The Consumer Data Research Centre is an initiative funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. It was established in 2014 to lead academic engagement between industry and the social sciences and to utilise consumer data for academic research purposes.
The CDRC provides unique insight into a diverse range of societal and economic challenges in collaboration with a wide range of consumer data providers. To accomplish this objective the CDRC acquires data from third parties, in some cases including personal data, as part of its Data Acquisition activities, to harness the potential of consumer-related Big Data for the benefit of society.
Data acquisitions are conducted by University College London; University of Liverpool; or University of Leeds, who are all partner institutions of the CDRC. The partner institution conducting a data acquisition is considered as the Data Controller of the acquired dataset.
- See all datasets for which UCL is the data controller
- See all datasets for which the University of Liverpool is the data controller
- See all datasets for which the University of Leeds is the data controller
In addition, where applicable, bespoke transparency notices for the relevant datasets are available on the individual webpages of the datasets on the CDRC Data Store. These notices contain specific details on the personal data being processed, the legal basis for processing and information on data security and retention.
Each partner institution also has its own Privacy Notice on processing Personal Data in compliance with the GDPR, which you can find below:
If you have any questions about this general privacy notice please contact data-protection@ucl.ac.uk
If you have a query about the way that your data is being processed in relation to a specific dataset, please contact the relevant data controller (which you will find listed with that dataset). The contact details for each University can be found below:
University | Contact details |
UCL | data-protection@ucl.ac.uk |
University of Liverpool | LegalServices@liverpool.ac.uk |
University of Leeds | d.wardle@adm.leeds.ac.uk |
For general queries about the CDRC at UCL or the University of Liverpool, please contact info@cdrc.ac.uk
If we are unable to adequately address any concerns you may have about the way in which we use your data, you have the right to lodge a formal complaint with the data protection authority in your country or our main data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office. Full details may be accessed on the complaints section of the Information Commissioner’s Office website.