Nest Insight fair processing notice – Experts in Action

This fair processing notice (‘notice’) provides you with information about how your personal data will be used in our Experts in Action Group. Please read it carefully with Nest Insight’s Privacy policy, which has more information about how your personal data will be used and your data protection rights. We are required under Data Protection legislation to notify you of the information contained in this notice.

Your consent

We have only requested personal data necessary to match you with the right activity, but any of the personal data we have asked for is voluntary and you do not have to answer those questions. We are also not purposefully collecting personal data about you as part of the Experts in Action Group. Any of the views or insights given will be anonymised if they are to be used in research or any other work carried out by Nest Insight.

We will collect your consent before you can take part in our Experts in Action Group and any activities associated with this. If you do not provide your consent, your anonymous data (plus any personal data you self-disclose) will not be processed or used in any of Nest Insight work.

Types of data

The purpose of this Experts in Action Group is to create a permanent advisory group within Nest Insight that provides ongoing feedback and input into the work and strategy at Nest Insight, with a range of activities and levels of engagement. We will collect and use (process) the following personal data about you for the group related activities only.

  1. To contact you, ensure you get paid your incentive fees, and for potential opportunities for external media engagement, events, or other suitable activities requiring my contact details:
  • Your full name
  • Email address

This data will be kept for the duration of the project and any necessary follow-ups unless consent is withdrawn.

  1. To match you to the most suitable activities we ask you to fill in a short survey within the survey, which includes questions on:
  • Approximate annual salary
  • Gender
  • Age
  • Current location within the UK

This data will be securely stored and kept only as long as needed to complete the matching process and related group activities.

Special categories of data are more sensitive and are provided with extra protection under Data Protection legislation. This includes data that could reveal your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, health data, sex life data or data concerning a person’s sexual orientation.

  1. Special category data:
  • Ethnic origin
  • Long-term physical or mental health needs

You do not want to share this information with us, you do not have to. If you do share special categories of data information with us through your responses, we will process it on the basis that we have your explicit consent to this data being processed and used for the purpose of the research. This data will be securely stored and kept only as long as needed to complete the matching process and related group activities.

  1. There may also be opportunities to have photographs, videos, and audio recordings done as part of this group. This might involve:
  • Photographs
  • Video
  • Audio data

Please note that should you be filmed, photographed, or recorded then separate explicit consent will be obtained before using a release form. Please also note that this may include engagement with a third-party supplier and sharing of personal data [contact details] to facilitate this engagement, including external journalists interested in getting case study on the work being undertaken at Nest Insight. Should this opportunity I understand I will provide explicit consent via a release form and can remove my consent at any point. Please see the release form here.

Data storage and retention

We will ensure that all data is stored securely using encrypted systems to guarantee confidentiality and protection against unauthorized access. The retention period for each type of data will depend on its purpose, but this will never be kept for longer than 10 years and it will be deleted according to data protection regulations when it is no longer needed.

Your rights

You will be able to withdraw your data at any point.  To do this you will need to email Nest Insight at insight.research@nestcorporation.org.uk and ask them to remove your data. This will not be possible for some media shared publicly. An acknowledgement of this lower level of protection to your rights is made in the release form should it be applicable.

Third parties

We may use the following third-party processors to support the research:

  • We use a platform called Ayda to pay your incentive for engagement. You will be asked to sign up to their privacy policy and terms of use.
  • Should we use any third-party processors to support filming, photography, or audio recording their privacy policy will be shared with you where relevant.

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Do I get compensation for taking part?

Yes, an incentive payment of £50 will be paid for each individual session or meeting engaged. An online payment provider Ayda will be used to issue payments. For all payments to be received they will need basic information i.e. name and email address. You can then choose whether to have the compensation received via Bacs, PayPal or in a voucher form. Their privacy policy can be view here.

Do I have to take part in the group?

You do not have to take part in the group. You can ask questions about our group before deciding whether to become a member.

If you do want to become a member, you can leave the group at any time. Note that only full completion of an individual session or meeting will be compensated via Ayda.

You can contact us with any queries or to request to withdraw from the group by emailing us at insight.research@nestcorporation.org.uk. At your request, any personal data not already deleted will be removed from our records.

Are there any risks and benefits in taking part?

The possible risks of participating in the research are minimal. We take the necessary steps to ensure compliance with Data Protection legislation and to always protect your personal data.

You will receive an incentive for your expertise. You will have opportunities for training, such as in blog writing and public speaking, as well as opportunities to attend conferences or event.

Additionally, your input will help us ensure that the voices of real households and real human experiences lie at the heart of our thinking and research. The advice and feedback you give will contribute to the ways we work at Nest Insight and will provide feedback on important research that could help policymakers, academics, and the financial services industry better understand how to support people to improve their financial wellbeing.

Will I be identifiable in any outputs?

No – unless consent is given for film/photography/audio media to be externally published, however, should this happen then explicit consent will be obtained.

We will only ever be asking you to provide feedback or advice on a strategy or research. You will not be participating in the research or strategy sessions as a participant, but in an advisory capacity. Therefore, no personal or sensitive information will be asked of you.  In the event that you do, we will aim to delete this data. Until it is deleted, we may store and process that data as part of the group and related activities but will not publish it in any outputs.

Who can I talk to if I have questions about the group?

You can contact the research team with any queries by emailing us at insight.research@nestcorporation.org.uk.

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