Panellist Privacy Notice – Data Bees.
We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This data notice describes the information that We process to support your panellist account with Us and to address any communications between you and Data Bees. This privacy notice describes how We collect and use personal information about you in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and other applicable data protection laws.
Please note that this privacy notice may change from time to time so please review it regularly. It is important that you read and retain this privacy notice, together with any other privacy notice We may provide on specific occasions when We are collecting or processing personal data, so that you are aware of how and why We are using your personal data and what your rights are under data protection legislation.
Who We Are.
Data Bees (known as “We”, “Us”, or “Our”) is a digital consumer feedback website.
When you choose to sign up as a panellist on the Data Bees website, We will collect and process some of your personal data to set up your account, so that you can take part in Our consumer feedback projects.
In addition, as part of the operation of the Data Bees website and the running of Our projects, We will collect information related to your purchases (e.g. receipts or invoices) (“Purchase-related Information”) to the extent that you choose to share it with us.
We not require, nor do we solicit receipts or invoices which contain personal information (including but not limited to names, billing addresses, shipping addresses or phone numbers). We request that you remove/redact all personal information from any Purchase-related Information shared with Us to ensure that your privacy is maintained. In the event that any personal information is shared with Us in error when sending across Purchase-related Information, We will hold it and process it in accordance with this privacy statement. In the event that We determine that any personal data sent to Us in error is sensitive, We will remove it from Our systems.
How is personal data collected
To allow you to engage in Our projects We must collect personal data through (i) Our website http://www.data-bees.com; and (ii) communications between Us and you.
The purpose and legal basis for processing personal data
If you choose to sign up as a panellist on the Data Bees website, We may process and request additional personal information as outlined below. We will collect certain personal information relating to you when you set up an account with Us and may request further information depending on the project you are signing up to.
| Stage | Personal Data | Purpose for Processing | Legal Basis for Processing |
| Sign-Up | Basic information including name, and contact details (email address, PayPal email address etc.). | To engage and manage your accounts with us. For example, We use your information to track, process and fulfil the rewards you have earned and provide effective customer service. | Our legal basis for processing this information is to ensure the performance of contracts and in order to pursue Our legitimate interests in doing business with Our commercial partners. |
| Screening questions about your use of a product or service. | Information about you that will allow Us to determine whether you are an appropriate panellist to take part in a project. | To ensure you meet the requirements for a given project. For example, We may ask if you have been a customer of a service for over a year. | Our legal basis for processing this information is in order to pursue Our legitimate interests in conducting Our projects to allow Us to do business with Our commercial partners. |
| Project Participation | Purchase-related information for a product or service. Examples of this include email receipts, invoices and evidence of payments. | This information is used to analyse the company in question. | Our legal basis for processing this information is in order to pursue Our legitimate interests in doing business with Our commercial partners. |
If you fail to provide personal data
If you fail to provide certain information when requested, you will not be able to maintain your account with Us or receive rewards for participating in the website (such as providing payment for the receipts you provide).
Analysis
As part of Our projects, We collect data from your email receipt which is added to Our dataset that’s
summarized in company research reports that investors purchase. You can always be certain that all
research data is anonymous.
Recipients of personal data
We will also, from time to time, send personal data to certain recipients as detailed below.
(a) Personal data to other third parties, such as governmental agencies and regulators (e.g. tax
authorities), social insurance carriers, courts, government authorities and to external advisors
acting as controllers (e.g. lawyers, accountants, auditors etc.). Such transfer are made in order
to comply with Our legal obligations and for the legitimate interests pursued by the Company to
ensure the effective operation of Our business;
(b) In the event of a merger or proposed merger, any (or any proposed) transferee of, or successor
in title to, the whole or any part of Data Bees business, and their respective officers, employees,
agents and advisers, to the extent necessary to give effect to such merger; and
(c) We may share in aggregate, statistical form, non-personal information regarding the visitors to
Our sites with Our partners and affiliates.
International transfers
We will, from time to time, send personal data to recipients based in countries located outside of the
European Economic Area (“EEA”). As certain countries are not within the EEA, this may mean that such
countries are not deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal information. To ensure
that personal data receives an adequate level of protection We will put in place for any international
transfers appropriate measures, as provided for under data protection laws, in order to ensure that
personal data is treated by those third parties in a way that is consistent with and which respects EU
data protection laws.
Data Security
We have put in place appropriate security measures to protect personal data, including measures
preventing personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered
or disclosed. In addition, We limit access to personal data to only those employees, agents and
contractors who are authorised to access the personal data.
How long we retain personal data
We will only retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes We collected it for,
including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, reporting or business requirements.
However, in most cases, you can delete your own personal data by deleting your user profile.
In some limited circumstances, We may retain some of your contact information for 7 years after the
closing of your account. This will only arise where it is necessary for Us to comply with legal
requirements or the completion of payments owed to you.
We will retain and securely destroy personal data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations,
which are reflected in Our internal record retention policy. For further information on the length of time
in which We may retain personal data, please contact Us using the details contained below in the
‘Contact us’ section.
Your rights
You have certain rights under data protection legislation as summarised below:
(a) Right of access: You have the right to obtain from Us confirmation as to whether or not
personal data concerning you is being processed, and, where that is the case, to request
access to the personal data, as well as certain information on how We are processing
such data;
(b) Right to rectification: You have the right to obtain from Us the rectification of inaccurate
personal data concerning you. Considering the purpose of the processing, you may also,
in some cases, be entitled to supplemental information regarding incomplete personal
data;
(c) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten): You may, in certain circumstances, have your
personal data deleted, for example if your personal information is no longer necessary in
relation to the purpose for which it was collected, if you have objected to the processing
of personal data and We do not have a legitimate interest which outweighs your interest,
if the personal data has been processed unlawfully, or if the personal data must be
deleted to comply with a legal obligation;
(d) Right to restriction of processing: You may require that We restrict the processing of
your personal data in certain cases, for example where We no longer need your personal
data but you need it to determine, enforce or defend legal claims or you have objected to
processing based on Our legitimate interest in order to enable Us to check if Our interest
overrides your interest;
(e) Right to data portability: In some circumstances, you may be entitled to receive the
personal data concerning you which you have provided to Us in a structured, commonly
used and machine-readable format and you have the right to transmit those personal data
to another controller; and
(f) Right to object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in
certain circumstances, for example where the processing is based on Our legitimate
interest. If so, in order to continue processing, We must be able to show compelling
legitimate grounds that override your interests, rights and freedoms.
In any case where Data Bees is relying on a panellist’s consent to process his / her Personal Data, that
Individual has the right to change his / her mind and withdraw consent through the website.
Your rights will in each case be subject to the restrictions set out in applicable data protection laws.
Further information on these rights, and the circumstances in which they may arise in connection with
Our processing of your personal data, can be obtained by contacting Us using the details in the ‘Contact
us’ section below. If you want to exercise any of your rights, please contact Us using the details in the
‘Contact us’ section below.
In relation to Our processing of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data
Protection Commission, whose contact details are as follows:
| Telephone | 1890 252 231 |
| [email protected] | |
| Address | Data Protection Commission Canal House Station Road Portarlington Co. Laois R32 AP23 Ireland |
Contact US
In order to make a query, raise a concern, avail of your data protection rights or for any other reason
related to this privacy notice, please contact Us using the below contact details:
| Telephone | +353 86 0800 386 |
| [email protected] | |
| Address | 60 The Avenue Woodpark Ballinteer Dublin 16 Ireland |