Set out below are terms you will come across when using DATA360. If there is something you do have a
query about which is not answered below please do contact us.
Address Cleaning
Our UK address management system will correct and enhance consumer and business data. The system will
provide the most accurate address text and postcode available.
The DATA360 UK address management system references the following files:
- Royal Mail Changes
- Adare Smart Tables
- Royal Mail PAF
All output will be in mixed case.
There are 2 formats available for output on DATA360:
The enhanced service – provides 7 lines of address scrolled up.
The PAF Service – provides PAF exact address lines with Town, County & Postcode in fixed fields.
Cold Data
Individuals who have not contacted or transacted with your business.
Country Classification
Classifies records by country based up the supplied country name detauils on the record. The codes
appended are ISO standard,
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groups, such as Eastern Europe, the Middle East etc, along accepted geographical bountries.
Customer Retention
Communicating with existing customers to ensure they feel valued and continue to do business with you.
CSV File
A data file where the fields are separated by a comma only and may or may not contain double quotes text
qualifiers.
Data Audit Report
We will pass your database through a suite of programs which will provide a detailed overview of the
quality of your data. The report will detail exactly how and where your data can be improved. The report
will provide information on the following:
- Address Quality
- Deduplication at 3 levels
- Mover Information
- Suppression Information
- Data Enhancement
The data audit is free of charge and places the user under no obligation to purchase the results.
Data Cleaning
To ensure the data is as current and up to date as possible. Where necessary data will be corrected
and/or enhanced. The Data cleaning services offered within Data 360 will reduce mailing costs and help
to ensure your communication reaches the intended recipient. Data cleaning is also vital to ensure you
remain compliant with data protection legislation.
Data Enhancement
To enrich your database with additional variables or data elements. Data from other sources is matched
against your file and data appended where a match is made. This may mean applying a new address to a mover
record, appending a telephone number or geo demographic information. Enhancing the data on your file will
allow for more effective targeting and segmentation.
Data Processing
A suite of programs used to provide the selected services.
Data Controller
The Data Controller is a person who (either alone or jointly) determines the purposes for which, and
the manner in which, any personal data are, is to be processed.
Data Processor
The Data Processor is any person (other than an employee of the Data Controller) who processes the
data on behalf of the Data Controller.
Data Subject
The Data Subject is a living individual to whom personal data relates.
Data Protection Act
The Act sets out the rules for how personal data must be managed. There are eight main rules contained
within the Act. These state data should be:
- fairly and lawfully processed;
- processed for limited purposes;
- adequate, relevant and not excessive;
- accurate;
- not kept for longer than is necessary;
- processed in line with the Data Subject's rights;
- Secure
- Not transferred to countries without adequate protection
Deceased Screening
The removal of deceased individuals from your Database. This is achieved by matching your data against
a number of files available which contain the details of individuals who have passed away. This is also
known as mortality screening.
Deduplication
The matching process which will identify exact or close names and addresses within one or across your
data files. There are three levels of matching. A unique reference number is applied to enable you to
identify the following:
- Unique individuals at a given address
- Unique Families at a given address
- Unique addresses
Duplicate
A name and address that appears more than once within a file or across two or more files.
Electoral Roll
Uses the Edited Electoral Roll for name enhancement and name and address verification. The edited
roll is the file of individuals who have NOT chosen to have their details removed from the Electoral
Roll file made publicly available.
ER Name Enhancement and Name Verification
Verifies if an individual is present on the edited Electoral Roll. Where an address is verified we
will endeavour to identify the individual. Where the forename is supplied with only an initial we will,
where possible, append a full forename.
Goneaway
An individual who no longer lives at the supplied address.
Goneaway Files
Compiled lists of individuals who have moved from the supplied address.
House File
An internal file owned by a company, generally comprises of their own customers. This can be used as
a purge file or mailing file.
Merge/Purge
Another term for deduplication.
Mover Processing
To identify individuals on the database/file who have moved from the supplied address and, where possible
provide a new address.
MPS Baby
The MPS Baby file is supplied and maintained by the Direct Marketing Association. The MPS Baby Flagging
service will, free of charge, identify individuals who have suffered from a still born birth, the death of
a child or suffered a miscarriage in the last year.
MPS (Mailing Preference Service) UK & International
The MPS UK file is managed and supplied by the Direct Marketing Association, this is a service which allows
individuals and families to register their wish not to receive unsolicited mail.
At present DATA360 holds MPS files for the following Western European Countries:
- Belgium
- France
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Slovakia
- Switzerland
These files are updated on a regular basis. This list will be regularly updated as and when DATA360 supports
additional countries MPS files.
National Change of Address File
The National Change of Address File (NCOA) is managed and supplied by the Royal Mail. The file contains
the details of individuals who have paid the Royal Mail to have their mail redirected to another address.
The registration maybe at individual or family level. The data supplied is fully permissioned for use. Where
a match is found we will output the redirected address. This file may only be used on customer data.
Postcode Address File
The database supplied by the Royal Mail containing all postal addresses within the UK. This is used as
a reference file in our Address Management System.
Suppression Screening
The matching of customer/prospect data against a file of suppression data. Where a match is found the
record will either be flagged or removed from the customer/purge file. The suppression file maybe a list
mail returns, existing customers or individuals who do not match your required profile or the industry
suppression files.
Telephone Preference Service Flagging (TPS) and Telephone Number Reformatting
The TPS is supplied and maintained by the Direct Marketing Association. The file will identify
ndividuals who have registered to not be canvassed by telephone. We strongly recommend both customers
and prospects are cleaned against this file. If you call an individual who is registered on this file,
you are liable to a £5,000 fine.
All non numeric data, including spaces, will be removed from telephone numbers.
Telephone Number Appending
Using BT's OSIS file DATA360 will apply telephone numbers to your database and make amendments and
updates to your current numbers. Where a number is listed as Ex-Directory a flag will be applied, if
this service is selected.