Privacy and Data Protection

Protecting your personal information is important to us.

The European Social Survey European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ESS ERIC) is a data controller in terms of the UK Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

ESS ERIC is registered with the UK Information Commissioners Office (ICO) with the registration number ZA106409.

This website is hosted by ESS HQ (City, University of London, United Kingdom) - a data processor, who acts in accordance with instructions from the ESS ERIC.

The ESS Data Portal is hosted by Sikt - Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research (Norway) - a data processor, who acts in accordance with instructions from the ESS ERIC.

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