Terms and conditions

Membership of Business Views is free. By registering as a member, you agree to receive e-mail invitations to participate in activities conducted by BVA BDRC, its third-party partners and their clients.  In joining Business Views, there is no guarantee of the number of activities you will receive and your participation and any information requested (including personally identifiable information) is provided voluntarily.

By joining Business Views, you are not guaranteed to receive any reward.  To become eligible to receive a reward, you will need to complete an activity.  For each activity, you will receive an E-mail invitation which will inform you of the potential reward and the requirements needed to qualify. BVA-BDRC ensure they are providing quality data to their clients, therefore survey data is reviewed and quality verified. If you responses do not pass quality verification you will not be eligible for the reward. Quality verification includes but is not limited to:

Illogical or nonsensical responses
Untruthful, fraudulent or false responses
Inappropriate or abusive responses
Speeding through the survey

Rewards are usually processed within 2 weeks of completion of the research project and no longer than 4 weeks after completion of the research project. Surveys may close earlier than the end date specified if sufficient responses are received. This will mean that you will not have the opportunity to complete the survey and receive the reward. You are not guaranteed to be invited to all surveys.

During the activities on Business Views, we may disclose confidential and/or proprietary information and materials to you. Such information and materials shall remain the sole and exclusive property of its owner. As a member of the panel, you agree that you will keep those materials disclosed to you confidential and not disclose them to any 3rd party or use them for any purpose outside of the research. Breach of confidentiality may result in your removal from the panel and you may be liable for damages.

By joining Business Views, you agree not to provide any response that:

1. Is defamatory or discloses any information that you have no legal right to disclose, or is otherwise illegal;
2. Is (or contains anything which is) vulgar, hateful, obscene, profane, threatening or insulting;
3. Intends to impersonate another person or entity;
4. Contains any form of advertising, promotional materials or any form of commercial activity;
5. Contains any or links to any virus, corrupted files, “Trojan Horses”, key loggers or any other malicious code or material that could cause harm to the computer, data or financial security of any third party;
6. Contains any or links to any intentionally false or misleading statements or any statement seeking to unfairly manipulate others;
7. Is an attempt to collect or store data about other members;
8. Is protected by any form of intellectual property whether registered or unregistered or any contractual, statutory and equitable obligations of confidence; or
9. Is or may amount to collusion or activities of a suspicious or criminal nature.

By using Business Views you agree to be bound by these rules. Anyone found to be in breach of any of the above rules faces removal from the site.

Users of Business Views should be aware that passwords are for their own personal use. Passwords should not be shared or disclosed to any third party. Business Views will never ask for your password. It will be a breach of this policy for any user to misuse their or other users’ passwords. If you breach this policy, you will be removed from the portal.

As a member of Business Views you also agree to the terms of BVA BDRC’s Privacy Policy. BVA BDRC reserves the right to use any information you provide (excluding personally identifiable information) as part of an activity on Business Views with third parties and clients.  

You acknowledge that all materials on the Panel, including the Panel’s design, graphics, text, sounds, pictures, software and other files and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, "Materials"), are the property of BVA BDRC or its panel provider, and are subject to and protected by the law of England & Wales, and international copyright and other intellectual property laws and rights.

With the exception of personal injury or death resulting from their negligence or any liability for fraud, BVA BDRC and its platform provider shall not under any circumstances be liable for any damages of any kind arising out of, in connection with or relating to the use of or inability to use the Panel.

You can unsubscribe from Business Views at any time, by clicking on the unsubscribe option once you are logged in, or by using the unsubscribe link found on the bottom of any of our E-mail communication with you. You can also request to be removed by contacting us at surveys@businessviewspanel.com.  Any information in the panel identifiable as yours will be permanently deleted.  BVA BDRC reserves the right to terminate your account at any time.

If you have any further questions about taking part in the research portal, please email us at surveys@businessviewspanel.com.