Our GDPR Commitment:

Your privacy is important to us. We take great care in protecting your privacy and the information you provide whilst conducting research with us. All personal data collected will be handled and stored in line with both the EU General Data Protection Data Regulation 2016/679 (the “GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Test persons/participants in surveys:

When test persons/participants in surveys first come into contact, data such as name, postal address, date of birth, industry, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers may be recorded.

This data is recorded for the following purposes:

Contact to participate in surveys such as group discussions, telephone interviews, personal interviews, etc.

Legal basis for recording this data:

The legal basis for processing and answering initial inquiries is Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. a and lit. b GDPR.

Duration of storage:

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. After a revocation, this personal data will be deleted immediately.

In addition, personal data is only collected, processed and used if you have given your express consent to this, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a BDSG. Any further use or disclosure to third parties does not take place. We ask for your consent in the following case:

Cooperation with processors and third parties:

If, as part of our processing, we disclose data to other people and companies (processors or third parties), transmit it to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this is only done on the basis of legal permission (e.g. if the data is transmitted to third parties, as to payment service providers, pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR is required for the fulfilment of the contract), you have consented, a legal obligation provides for this or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. when using agents, web hosts, etc.). If we commission third parties to process data on the basis of a so-called "order processing contract", this is done on the basis of Art. 28 DSGVO.