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FCDO privacy notice and guidance on consular research
How the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) uses your personal data if you provide it for consular research and what your rights are when you do.
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This privacy notice tells you:
- what information FCDO collects about you if you consent to participate in consular research
- how we use your information
- your rights in relation to this information
Updates to this page
Published 2 September 2020
Last updated 14 January 2026
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All sections of the privacy notice have been updated to reflect current practices and partnerships.
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The guidance on who we share our information with has changed. IFF Research remains our partner research agency, but where that information is held has been updated. Some data may be processed on servers based in the European Economic Area (EEA).
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Privacy notice reviewed and clarified.
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