Privacy policy

London Economics Ltd, a Limited Company registered in England and Wales with registered number 04083204 and registered offices at Somerset House, New Wing, Strand, London WC2R 1LA, is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

London Economics is registered as a data controller in the Data Protection Register of the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) with Registration Number Z1010343.

What information do we collect about you?

Personal information is processed in order to undertake research. For this reason the information processed may include name, contact details, family details, lifestyle and social circumstances, financial details, location, professional details, and details on consumption or production of goods and services. Sensitive types of information may include physical or mental health details, racial or ethnic origin and religious or other beliefs.

We also process personal information provided by people applying for jobs at LE, including contact information, biographical data and other employment-relevant information.

We are aware that your information may be confidential and we will protect the confidentiality of your information in accordance with our normal procedures and legal requirements. We will not use it for any purposes other than those set out in this policy.

We will process your information in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation)

Lawful basis for processing.

We process data on the basis of contract, legal obligation, consent, or legitimate interest.

How will we use your personal information?

The information we collect is used to provide services to our clients. This includes analysing the data for research purposes and to incorporate it into our databases for general research and analysis purposes.

Where necessary or required this information may be shared with clients, agents, and service providers (such as survey and research organisations).

Personal information of applicants for employment at London Economics are processed as part of our recruitment process.

Access to your information, portability, correction and erasure

You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. You can also request us to transfer your personal data to another organisation. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, or request a data transfer to another organisation, please email or write to us at the address below.

We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. You may ask us to correct or remove (erase) any personal information.

How to contact us

Questions, comments or requests concerning this privacy policy or data protection matters are welcome and should be addressed to us at:

London Economics, Somerset House, New Wing, Strand, London WC2R 1LA, United Kingdom

Tel: +44 20 3701 7700

Fax: +44 20 3701 7701

Email: [email protected]

Effective: 25 May 2018

Last update: 27 February 2024