PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: 20/01/2025
Last Updated: 20/01/2025

1. OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY

We value your trust and are committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and related privacy laws.

This Privacy Policy explains how Selector Media Ltd (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal data. By using our services, you confirm you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

For any queries, please contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) at 📧 dpo@surveyselector.net.

2. WHO WE ARE

Selector Media Ltd acts as the data controller for personal data you submit via our platforms related to market research and survey opportunities.

  • Company Name: Selector Media Ltd

  • Registered Address: 11 Whitney Drive, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4BE, United Kingdom

  • Data Protection Officer: 📧 dpo@surveyselector.net

3. WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND WHY

We only collect personal data where we have a lawful basis to do so. The information we collect includes:

 

Type of Data

How We Collect It

Purpose

Legal Basis

Contact Details (name, email, phone, date of birth, gender, postcode)

When you complete a form or register

To connect you with relevant survey partners

Consent

Survey Preferences

When you select interests or demographics

To tailor market research opportunities to you

Consent

Partial Form Data

When you begin filling a form (with prior consent)

To improve experience and prevent duplicate registrations

Legitimate Interests (with safeguards)

Device & Browsing Data (IP, location, cookies)

Automatically via cookies and analytics (with consent)

To analyse website usage and personalise experience

Consent

Marketing Preferences

When you opt-in to updates

To send you relevant promotions and updates

Consent



4. PARTNER DATA SHARING & “PINGING”

a) Sharing Your Data with Survey Partners

With your explicit consent, we may share your personal data with selected third-party survey partners to provide access to paid market research opportunities. You will be shown a list or categories of partners at the point of sign-up, and you can choose who to share your data with.

You will not be contacted by any partner unless you have actively opted in.

b) Partner “Pinging” – Pre-Check with Your Consent

To help prevent duplicate registrations and improve your user experience, we offer a feature called “partner pinging”. With your explicit prior consent, we may check (using hashed or partial data like your email or phone number) whether you already exist in our partners’ databases.

  • We will only ping survey partners if you have actively consented to this.

  • No marketing or contact will occur unless you complete registration and give full consent.

  • You can opt-out of partner pinging at any time before submitting the form.

5. COOKIES & TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance site functionality and improve your experience. These include:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies – Required for basic site functionality.

  • Analytics Cookies – e.g., Google Analytics, used only if you consent.

  • Marketing Cookies – Used to personalise content, only with your consent.

We will not place non-essential cookies on your device without your prior consent.

Manage or update your cookie preferences [here].

6. MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

We will only send you promotional emails or messages if:

  • You have given explicit consent, or

  • You are an existing user and we have a legitimate interest to keep you updated (with an opt-out option).

You can withdraw consent or unsubscribe at any time by:

  • Clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any email.

  • Contacting us at 📧 dpo@surveyselector.net.

7. HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR DATA

Data Type Retention Period
Submitted form data 4 years (for dispute resolution & legal compliance)
Marketing email contacts Until 6 months of inactivity
Partial form submissions 24 hours (with a 30-day backup for security)

You may request deletion of your data at any time.

8. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Your data may be transferred outside the UK/EEA. We ensure such transfers are compliant by:

  • Using Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the UK ICO or EU Commission.

  • Transferring only to countries with adequate data protection laws.

9. YOUR DATA RIGHTS

Under the UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access your data

  • Rectify incorrect information

  • Erase your data (“right to be forgotten”)

  • Restrict how your data is processed

  • Object to certain types of processing (e.g. marketing or legitimate interests)

  • Withdraw Consent at any time

To exercise any of your rights, contact: 📧 dpo@surveyselector.net

10. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe we have collected personal data from a child, please contact us immediately.

11. UPDATES TO THIS POLICY

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we’ll update the date at the top and post the updated policy on this page.

CONTACT US

📧 Email: dpo@surveyselector.net
 📍 Address: 11 Whitney Drive, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4BE, United Kingdom