Rare: Training and Consultancy Limited Survey Respondent Policy Document.

Introduction

Rare Training and Consultancy Limited ("we," "our," "us") is committed to respecting and protecting the privacy and legal rights of all survey respondents. As a member of the Market Research Society (MRS) and a company based in the United Kingdom, we adhere to the UK Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This policy document outlines the legal rights of survey respondents when participating in our surveys.

Last Update: [02.04.2024]

By maintaining and following this policy, Rare Training and Consultancy Limited ensures that it respects and protects the legal rights of survey respondents in compliance with UK data protection laws and the principles of the Market Research Society.

Data Protection Principles

We are committed to ensuring that your data is:

  • Processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently.

  • Collected for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes.

  • Adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary.

  • Accurate and kept up to date.

  • Kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than necessary.

  • Processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data.

Legal Rights or Survey Respondents

As a survey respondent, you have the following rights:

3.1 Right to be Informed

You have the right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal data. This includes:

  • The purpose of data collection.

  • The lawful basis for processing.

  • The data retention period.

  • Who your data will be shared with.

3.2 Right of Access

You have the right to access your personal data and supplementary information. Upon request, we will provide:

  • Confirmation that your data is being processed.

  • Access to your personal data.

  • Other supplementary information as outlined in this policy.

3.3 Right to Rectification

If your personal data is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to request rectification. We will respond to your request within one month.

3.4 Right to Erasure

You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing. This is also known as the "right to be forgotten."

3.5 Right to Restrict Processing

You have the right to request the restriction or suppression of your personal data. When processing is restricted, we are permitted to store your data but not use it.

3.6 Right to Data Portability

You have the right to obtain and reuse your personal data for your own purposes across different services. This allows you to move, copy, or transfer personal data easily from one IT environment to another.

3.7 Right to Object

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, including for direct marketing purposes.

3.8 Rights in Relation to Automated Decision Making and Profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk of processing personal data. This includes:

  • Encryption and pseudonymisation of personal data.

  • Regular testing, assessment, and evaluation of the effectiveness of our security measures.

  • Ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our processing systems and services.

Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Sharing of Personal Data

We do not share personal data with third parties except as necessary to fulfill the purpose of the survey and as permitted by law. All third-party service providers are required to take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data in line with our policies.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this policy or our data protection practices, please contact us at:

Rare Training and Consultancy Limited

The Oakley, Kidderminster Road, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 9AY

hello@rare.consulting

Complaints

If you believe that we have not complied with your data protection rights, you can lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's independent authority set up to uphold information rights.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on our website and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this document.

Consent

By participating in our surveys, you consent to the collection, use, and processing of your personal data as described in this policy.