01Rules of the Effigy Consulting Online Survey

1. Organizer

The survey (hereinafter the “Survey”) is organized by Effigy Consulting, 18 clos des Cheneaux 1390 Grez Doiceau BELGIUM (EU) (hereinafter the “Organizer”). Contact: info@effigy-consulting.com.

2. Purpose and modalities

The purpose of the Survey is to collect opinions from individuals aged 18 or older on Delivery Topic (Parcel, Food, Grocery, …). Participation is free of charge and without obligation to purchase. Participation is done by filling out the questionnaire accessible via a link communicated on Effigy Consulting’s Meta pages.

3. Period

The Survey runs from 30/12/2025 to 01/02/2026. The Organizer reserves the right to shorten, extend, modify or cancel the Survey in the event of force majeure or legitimate reason, without liability.

4. Conditions and eligibility criteria

• Age and residence: Participants must be 18 years or older and reside in a country where such operation is not prohibited by law.

• Capacity: Participants must have full legal capacity.

• Criteria: live on the following countries (Puerto Rico, South Africa and Portugal) and being a Delivery Drivers in the Parcel/Food/Grocery area, for one of the companies mentioned on the Meta Post (refer to logos in the post). 

• Limitation: One (1) entry per person (same name, same email address, same social media account).

• Exclusions: Employees of Effigy Consulting, its subsidiaries, partners, providers involved in the Survey, and members of their households are excluded.

• Fair conduct: Any automated, fraudulent, deceptive entry, or entry under a false identity will be void.

5. Restrictions related to Meta

The Survey does not require and does not encourage participants to share, repost, tag others, or promote the Survey in any way, either within Meta or externally.

6. Waiver and non-affiliation with Meta

By participating, each individual:
(a) releases Meta (Facebook/Instagram) from all liability related to the Survey; and
(b) explicitly acknowledges that the Survey is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Meta. Information is provided to the Organizer, not to Meta.

7. Rewards

• The reward(s) described in the Survey announcement are strictly limited to the first 5 participants who cumulatively meet: (i) being among the first 5 participants, (ii) the eligibility criteria, and (iii) the requirement of a valid response (see art. 8).

• Rewards are not exchangeable, transferable, or redeemable for cash. If a reward is unavailable, the Organizer may substitute it with one of equivalent value.

8. Minimum quality and validation of responses

Effigy Consulting reserves the right not to consider a response (and thus not to include it among the first 5) if:

• it is incomplete, inconsistent, manifestly fanciful, automatically generated, or irrelevant to the survey topic;

• it violates these rules, public order, or third-party rights.
  The Organizer’s decision regarding the validity of a response is final and binding.

9. Notification and delivery of rewards

Eligible individuals among the first 5 valid responses will be contacted via the email address provided or by private message. If no reply is received within 5 days, the reward may be reassigned. Any applicable fees, taxes, or withholding obligations remain the responsibility of the recipient where required by law.

10. Intellectual property rights and content

Survey responses remain the property of their authors. However, participants grant the Organizer, free of charge, non-exclusive, for the duration necessary to the analysis, a right to use and aggregate responses in an anonymized form for study and professional publication purposes (white papers, articles, conferences), without identifying respondents by name.

11. Personal data protection (GDPR)

Data controller: Effigy Consulting.
Purposes: (i) Survey management (collection and analysis of responses, fraud prevention, allocation of rewards), (ii) research and statistics (aggregated/anonymized data), (iii) legal compliance.
Legal basis:

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) for participation and, where applicable, receiving information about results/reports.

• Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) to ensure survey integrity, produce anonymized analyses, and defend our rights.
  Data processed: identifiers and contact details (e.g., email), technical metadata linked to submission, questionnaire responses, and proof of eligibility if applicable.
  Storage and hosting: Data is stored and hosted within the European Union.
  Transfers outside the EU/EEA: None are planned. Should such transfers become necessary, they will be governed by a compliant mechanism (standard contractual clauses, transfer impact assessments, additional safeguards).
  Retention periods:

• identification/Survey management data: 12 months after closure;

• aggregated/anonymized study data: retained indefinitely (non-personal);

• supporting documents and security logs: up to 24 months in case of disputes/fraud.
  Recipients: authorized internal Effigy Consulting staff and processors (survey tool provider, EU-based hosting provider, anti-fraud tools), acting under instructions and bound by confidentiality and security obligations.
  Data subject rights: access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection (especially to processing based on legitimate interest), portability, and withdrawal of consent at any time (non-retroactive).
  Complaints: You may lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority (e.g., CNIL in France).
  GDPR contact: info@effigy-consulting.com (subject: “Personal Data – Survey”).
  Security: appropriate technical and organizational measures (access control, encryption in transit and at rest, logging, data minimization).

12. Liability

The Organizer shall not be held liable for malfunctions, failures, network interruptions, data loss, or circumstances beyond its control preventing proper conduct of the Survey. The Organizer’s liability is limited to proven direct damages, excluding indirect damages.

13. Warranties and compliance

Participants warrant the accuracy of the information provided and undertake to comply with applicable laws and regulations, as well as the terms of use of the services used to participate (including Meta).

14. Governing law and jurisdiction

These rules are governed by the law of Belgium. Any dispute shall be submitted to the competent courts of the Organizer’s registered office, subject to mandatory provisions more favorable to consumers.

15. Acceptance of the rules

Participation in the Survey implies full and unconditional acceptance of these rules. The rules are accessible for the entire duration of the Survey at the link provided with the questionnaire.

16. Modification of the rules

Any amendment will be published as an addendum and will come into force upon posting. Amendments will not affect rights already acquired by participants.