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This website and the associated questionnaires are operated by Rémi Leturcq.

For any questions regarding this study, including questions related to your data, please contact: info@thebigpayoff.eu

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🕵️ What is this study about?

This study fills the gap in available data on total compensation for early-career professionals in European public affairs.

By collecting responses from professionals in the sector, we intend to establish a robust benchmark that actually empowers stakeholders in negotiations.

The study is intended for:

• Early-career professionals (approx. 18-35 yo)
• Working primarily in EU public affairs, government relations, or advocacy
• Willing to enhance transparency regarding compensation practices

🏴‍☠️ Independence

This initiative is conducted independently, in order to ensure the integrity, neutrality, and credibility of the results.

It is not commissioned, funded, or controlled by any employer, consultancy, recruitment firm, or commercial entity with a direct interest in compensation practices.

🍻 About BFL

The project is conducted within the informal framework of BFL.

BFL is a network of young French-speaking professionals working in European affairs and based in Brussels. It is open to all nationalities, sectors and organizations.

Its three key goals are: fostering mutual support, supporting members in accessing leadership positions, and promoting French influence in policymaking.

BFL hosts regular networking events, offers training and mentoring, and organizes working lunches with key figures from the Brussels ecosystem.

🧐 Terms of use

Acceptance of terms

By participating in this study, requesting access to its results, or expressing interest in receiving such results, users acknowledge and accept the conditions described below.

These terms may be updated at any time. The applicable version is the one in force at the time of use of the website, the survey, or the results.

Limitation of liability

The information provided through this survey and its results is made available for general informational purposes only.

While reasonable efforts are made to ensure the consistency and reliability of the data collected, no representation or warranty is given as to the accuracy, completeness, or representativeness of the results.

All data is self-reported and may be subject to inaccuracies, omissions, or biases that cannot be fully controlled.

The dataset may be affected by reporting errors, inconsistencies, selection biases, or limited sample sizes.

The results are intended to provide indicative insights and general trends only and do not constitute a statistically exhaustive or fully representative analysis of the population concerned.

Users remain solely responsible for any interpretation or use of the information provided. In particular, the results are not intended to constitute professional, financial, or career advice.

Under no circumstances shall the operator of this website be held liable for any direct or indirect loss, damage, or decision arising from the use of the survey or its results.

Use of results and access conditions

Access to the results of this survey is provided on a discretionary basis.

Participation in the survey does not create any automatic right to access the results. The operator reserves the right to grant, limit, suspend, or withdraw access at any time, including in cases of suspected misuse, inconsistent responses, or failure to comply with these terms.

While the objective of this initiative is to make the results available to the widest possible audience, no guarantee is given regarding access, timing, or scope of dissemination.

The results are provided for personal and informational use only. Any reproduction, redistribution, commercial use, or public dissemination, whether in whole or in part, without prior written authorization, is prohibited.

Users agree not to use the results in a manner that could misrepresent the data, harm the integrity of the project, or mislead third parties.

Service availability

The website and the survey are provided on an “as available” basis.

The operator does not guarantee uninterrupted access to the website, the survey, or the results. Access may be suspended, restricted, or discontinued at any time, without prior notice, for technical, operational, or other reasons.

The operator reserves the right to modify, update, or remove any part of the website, the survey, or the results at any time.

Use of third-party services

The survey is conducted using Typeform, a third-party service provider based in Barcelona (Spain) and acting as a data processor on behalf of the controller. As part of the provision of this service, certain data submitted through the survey may be processed by Typeform and its authorized subprocessors, including on servers located outside the European Union.

Where personal data is processed or transferred outside the European Union, such processing or transfer is carried out under appropriate safeguards recognized under applicable data protection law. Users are encouraged to consult Typeform’s privacy policy for further information on how Typeform processes personal data.

Intellectual property

All content made available on this website, including but not limited to text, structure, methodology, and aggregated results, is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

Unless otherwise stated, all rights are reserved. No part of the website or its results may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written authorization from the operator.

No license or right of use is granted to users other than for personal and informational purposes. In particular, any substantial extraction, reuse, or exploitation of the dataset is prohibited.

Any authorized use must ensure that the source is clearly acknowledged and that the integrity of the data is preserved.

Applicable law and jurisdiction

These terms are governed by Belgian law.

Any dispute relating to the use of the website, the survey, or the results shall fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Belgium.

🙈 Data protection & confidentiality

This study is designed to comply with applicable EU data-protection rules, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Rémi Leturcq acts as the sole data controller for the processing of personal data collected through the questionnaires.

While no names or company affiliations are collected as part of the survey itself, responses are submitted together with an email address, which constitutes personal data under GDPR.

In addition, where users request access to the results or express interest in receiving them, additional contact details may be collected, such as first name, last name, and phone number.

The processing of personal data is based on your consent, which is given when you voluntarily participate in the survey, request access to its results, or express interest in receiving them.

Contact details provided for receiving information about the project are processed separately from survey responses and are not used to identify, attribute, or analyse individual contributions.

Once a response has been validated, the email address is kept separately from the validated survey response. The email address is not used to publish, attribute, or track individual contributions across survey waves.

Your email address, and where applicable any additional contact details provided, are used solely for follow-up purposes (e.g. confirmation, sharing results, clarifications, and recontacting participants in future editions of the study). They are stored securely with restricted access and will be retained for a period of 10 years for these purposes, in view of the long-term and recurring nature of the project.

The results of this survey may be used in public reports, presentations, or publications, including in partnership with professional or commercial actors.

No individual-level data (including emails) is disclosed to third parties for their own independent purposes, except where required by law. Personal data may, however, be processed by service providers acting on behalf of the controller.

The survey is conducted using Typeform, a third-party service provider based in Barcelona (Spain) and acting as a data processor on behalf of the controller.

Depending on Typeform’s technical setup and subprocessors, personal data may be processed or transferred outside the European Union, including to countries such as the USA. Where such transfers occur, they are carried out under appropriate safeguards recognized under applicable data protection law.

All results will be processed and published in aggregated form only, with measures designed to ensure that individual respondents are not identified.

No solely automated decision-making, including profiling producing legal or similarly significant effects, is carried out in connection with this survey.

You have the right to access, correct, or delete your data, to restrict its processing, to withdraw your consent at any time without negative consequences, and, where applicable, to receive the personal data you have provided in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement.

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