Who we are
Paul Rhodes Consulting is an impact evaluation organisation based in the UK. A sole trader, the registered address is 4 Northcote Avenue, Holgate, York, YO24 4JD.
The sole activity is conducting evaluation and research projects in response to the needs of a diverse range of clients, which predominantly come from the public and third (charity) sectors.
Participation in the evaluation we conduct is always entirely voluntary. This Privacy Policy outlines the processes and procedures we follow when collecting and using personal data.
The lawful basis for collecting your data
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), there are 6 lawful bases that can be used to legally collect personal data. For our research projects we will generally rely on consent, legitimate interest or public task/public interest as the lawful basis for data collection.
How we use your data.
We use personal data in the following ways:
- For research purposes, including analysing data and writing research reports for our clients.
- To re-contact you or store data for quality control purposes, so we can check the interviewer was polite, clarify answers you have given, or check the interviewer has followed the instructions they were given
- To administer prize draws or incentives (if offered for the research you took part in)
- To re-contact you to take part in further research (if you gave your permission when we first contacted you).
We always explain how your data will be used at the time we invite you to take part in the research, including confirming that the research is anonymous or confidential.
If we want to re-contact you for a specific purpose at a later date, we always ask your permission at the time you take part in the research, and will only contact you for that purpose.
We use the data we collect about you to undertake genuine research. As soon as possible, we will anonymise your data by removing anything that could identify you. We usually report research findings in an anonymised (it will not be possible to identify you) and aggregated (which means mixed in with the views of many other people) format.
On some occasions, we may ask for your permission to identify you to our client, but we will explain why we want to do this and we will only identify you with your permission.
Sharing your data with others
Your data will not be shared with any third parties.
How long we will keep your data for
We will only keep your personal data for as long as we need it. We will usually delete personal data within 6 months of the end of a project.
If you get in touch to request that you are not contacted again by Paul Rhodes Consulting, we will keep a record of your contact details so we can exclude you from our future research projects, where it is possible to do so.