Privacy notice

This notice applies to The Rental Project (therentalproject.co.uk).

Who we are

The Rental Project is a survey and prize draw about renting in Fallowfield, Manchester, run by Reccy, an independent research project currently operated by individuals, who decide how the information you give us here is used. Contact: info@reccy.it.com.

What we collect

• Your email address and mobile number, and whether each is verified.
• If one of our partners collects your review in person, they type in your email address and mobile number for you. These are recorded as given and are not verified; the review is marked as collected by a partner.
• Your review: the property address, tenancy dates, ratings, written review, and any rent, energy cost or files you choose to add.
• Your entries: entry numbers and times, the version of the Terms & Conditions you accepted and your eligibility confirmations, a scrambled (hashed) copy of your phone number and IP address used to stop duplicate entries, and your browser type.
• Location (optional): only if you tap “Verify” on the review form, to check you are near the property. We keep a yes/no result, not your coordinates.
• If you win: evidence that you lived at the address, used only to verify your entry, never published, and deleted once the prize is awarded.

Why we use it

• To run the prize draw, check entries are genuine and contact the winner (contract).
• To research and analyse rental experiences in Fallowfield, and to publish reviews anonymously to help future tenants (legitimate interests).
• To moderate reviews: automated screening for spam, personal information and inappropriate content, with flagged reviews checked by a person (legitimate interests).
• To prevent fraud, abuse and automated entries (legitimate interests).

Your review is published anonymously. We never publish your name, email address or phone number, and we do not sell your personal data.

Who we share it with

• Clerk — account sign-in and email and SMS verification.
• Railway — hosting and database.
• Ideal Postcodes — UK address look-up on the review form.
• Google (Gemini) — may be used to suggest a one-line summary of your review text.

How long we keep it

Entry details are deleted within 6 months of the draw. Published reviews are kept, without your contact details, for as long as they are useful to tenants.

Your rights

You can ask for a copy of your data, or ask us to correct or delete it, by emailing info@reccy.it.com. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).