At GS-Qual we respect the protection and privacy of participant’s personal information. We are honest and transparent about what personal information we hold and who we will share this information with.

GS-Qual will process participant’s personal data for the following purposes:

a. Keeping participant details on GS-Qual protected database in order to send out relevant research opportunities

b. Contacting participants via text message/phone or email to pre-check eligibility for market research studies.

c. Asking participants for their BACS details for completing market research projects (e.g. processing payments)

d. Sharing participant personal details with client/facilities/venues where research is taking place in order for them to contact participant’s in order to check attendance

e. We may share participant’s personal details with the research agency’s moderator/interviewer or end client to contact people about any face to face interviews they have agreed to take part in. (e.g. for in home interviews)

The type of personal information we may share with researchers or end clients for the purpose of market research is:

a. Participant name

b. Participant email address

c. Address (for face to face interviews in home)

d. Participant mobile number

e. Participant date of birth/age

f. Marital status

g. Age and number of children

h.  Participant gender

i.  Ethnicity

j. Educational level

k. Occupation

l. Household income

GS-Qual will never sell participant’s personal data to external companies.

GS-Qual will only process participant data with their consent and they have the right to withdraw at any time.

GS-Qual will intermittently revise this policy to improve the way we work, and to ensure we are continuously complying with any GDPR regulations