How we use your personal data, a)the kinds of personal data that we may collect, use, store and transfer  The legal basis means one of the permitted ,bases for processing set out in Article 6 of the General Data Protection ,Regulation (GDPR).  We may process data about your use of our website and services ("usage ,data"), which we obtain through our analytics tracking systems. The usage data ,may include your IP address referral source If you have indicated your interest in our services then we may ,also process correspondence data to provide you with occasional news about ,our services and marketing communications (although you will be free to ,unsubscribe at any time) We may process the account data ("account data") you provide to us when ,registering for a Prolific account (or a user account on our Community Forum), ,which may include your name, email address, phone and address (and, in ,connection with our Community Forum, a “nickname” for posting).  The account ,data may be processed for the purposes of operating our website, providing our ,services, ensuring the security of our website and services, and communicating ,with you. We do not pre-moderate or have any ,control over what you include in forum data, so we ask that you carefully consider ,your own privacy in deciding what to post, especially since forum posts are public ,and visible to anyone browsing the forum.  We process profile ,data for the purposes of demographic screening. Shortly after your account has been opened, we will conduct several ID checks. ,We will verify your email address and telephone number by sending you ,verification messages. We will also verify your ID, which will require you to ,provide us with a copy of your photo ID, like your passport or driver’s licence, ,together with a selfie to compare to that document. Depending on the ,verification tool we use, we might ask for proof of address. Your selfie photo, ,photo ID, proof of address and the information associated with or visible on them ,(such as your name, date of birth, phone number, email address and physical ,address) are all together your “ID Data”. We will use the ID Data to verify your ,identity for fraud prevention purposes. We may disclose your personal data to our suppliers or contractors in connection ,with the uses described above. For example, we may disclose:,a)any personal data in our possession to suppliers which host the servers on ,which our data is stored; f any part of our business or operations is sold or transferred to, or integrated ,with, another organisation (or if we enter into negotiations for those purposes), ,your personal data may be disclosed to that organisation. Some of the third parties to whom we may transfer your personal data, ,discussed above, may be located outside the EEA or may transfer your personal ,data to their own service providers located outside the EEA. We will retain your personal data as follows:,a)most data associated with any account on our website (including account data, ,profile data, and correspondence data) will be kept during the life of the account ,and then deleted no more than twelve (12) months after account closure. 

Summary:
Information is provided about how your personal data is used. Details are provided about what kind of information they collect. The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users. Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location. This service tracks which web page referred you to it. You can opt out of promotional communications. You must provide your legal name, pseudonyms are not allowed. Your personal data is used for limited purposes. You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online. Your personal data is aggregated into statistics. Your provided identifiable information is actively checked by the service. This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation. Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction. Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world. The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes.