GDPR regulations
QoG Data may collect personal information for different purposes. Here we describe under which conditions we collect data and offer more information regarding how we treat such data.
Most importantly, we want to assure you that the information we collect for contacting or scientific purposes.
If you have questions or a request regarding this topic, you can contact us at qoginfo@pol.gu.se or the University’s Data Protection Officer Kristina Ullgren at dataskydd@gu.se.
QoG Standard, Basic, OECD and Regional datasets:
In order to contact you concerning us using your datasets in our compilation, the QoG Institute has previously collected information about your name, email address and institutional affiliation. We have retrieved this information via academic or professional associations, institutions and organizations, from individual researchers and practitioners, or through publicly available information on the web.
The QoG Institute only uses this information solely for the purpose of consulting or informing you about our usage of your data.
Read the full information about our use of personal data for the Standard, Basic, OECD and Regional datasets below.
The Expert Survey
In order to contact you with an invitation to participate voluntarily in the Expert Survey, the Quality of Government Institute previously collected information about your name, email address and institutional affiliation. We retrieved this information via academic or professional associations, institutions and organizations, from individual researchers and practitioners, or through publicly available information on the web.
During the Expert Survey, we also collect background information about your gender, age, education, country of birth, country of residence, and employment. We collect this information for scientific purposes, specifically to make estimations about data reliability.
In addition, the survey software collects certain metadata, including your partial IP address, approximate location (latitude and longitude), start date and finish date of the survey, survey duration, and survey language. The metadata is used to evaluate the progress of the survey and to enable improvements for future rounds of the Expert Survey.
All survey responses are anonymized and cannot be traced to you as an individual.
Read the full information about our use of personal data for the Expert Survey below.
