Gambling harms: Privacy notice

In compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR), there are certain things that we need to let you know about how your information will be handled.

In this privacy notice, we explain the legal reason for data processing, what personal data we will collect, who will have access to your personal data, how your data will be used, when it will be deleted, and who you can contact about a query and complaint. 

1. The legal reason for handling data

The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) are the data processors and data controller for this project. As the data controller, NatCen is responsible for deciding the purpose and legal reason for handling data. This project is funded by GambleAware and delivered by NatCen. The legal reason for processing the data is ‘public task’. 

2. What personal data will be collected?

Information collected in the interviews will include information about your experiences with gambling and the impacts of gambling on your life as well as your review and experiences of stigma and discrimination related to gambling harms. 

3. Who will be able to access my personal data?

The project team at NatCen will have access to your personal data listed in section 2. McGowan Transcriptions is the service NatCen will use to write up the research interviews. They will have access to recordings and transcriptions from all interviews. NatCen will assign unique identifiers so individuals cannot be identified. McGowan Transcriptions is on NatCen’s approved supplier list and conforms to their information security policies.

4. How will my data be treated?

The data we collect will be used for research purposes only. All personal information, and any other data held on the project, will be deleted by NatCen within six months of the project’s completion in July 2024. 

5. Transfer to countries outside EEA

Your personal data will not be transferred to a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA) at any point.

6. Who can I contact with a query or complaint?

If you have any questions about how your data will be used, please contact NatCen’s Head of Data Protection at dpo@natcen.ac.uk.

Where we are processing your personal data with your consent, you have the right to access a copy of your personal data, ask for your personal data to be corrected, or ask for your personal data to be deleted. If you would like to make any request related to your personal data or to withdraw your consent, please contact: Gamblingstigma@natcen.ac.uk.

Under GDPR, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office if your query is not satisfactorily addressed by us. Please go to www.ico.gov.uk for more information.