Data protection statement
What information is being collected?
We will also ask you for information about your age, gender and occupation.
Why is it being collected?
Personal Information is being collected to ensure that those who respond to the survey are eligible. For sensitive information, you will have the option to select ‘prefer not to say’, should you want to.
Who is collecting it?
Hitch marketing are a social marketing agency currently undertaking a research project on behalf of Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance (https://www.hitchmarketing.co.uk).
How will it be used?
The data will be used to contact you about taking part in our research.
Any data that Hitch gives the Cancer Alliance team will be anonymous.
How long will it be kept?
We will keep your data for 18 months following the completion of the project and then they will be securely destroyed.
How will it be stored?
Your details will be stored digitally on our secure server. Any hard copy of data will be kept in a locked filing cabinet when not being used for analysis purposes. It will continue to be stored there for 18 months following the completion of the project.
Your right to anonymity.
You have the right to access your data and withdraw consent until survey analysis begins. Once you complete the survey, you’ll receive a unique participant ID which identifies your response but not you personally. Keep this ID if you may want to withdraw later.
To withdraw, contact Hitch at insight@hitchmarketing.co.uk and quote your participant ID.