My experience getting a reference check to rent an...

My experience getting a reference check to rent an apartment is as follows:

Received a sales call from this company. I was under the impression my information would only be used for referencing purposes. Apparently it s also used to pitch sales. I think this is against GDPR?

Also, during the referencing process this company asked a lot of irrelevant questions that did not seem applicable. During the process I did question myself that something did not feel right. My concerns were confirmed when I received a sales call. I guess they have sufficient information to profile and market to me.

The whole process of providing information just so I can rent a place to live made me feel very (very very) uncomfortable.

FCC also requested a reference from my employer which was expected. My employer also commented that too many questions out of the ordinary were asked and the process felt long winded. He did not enjoy the process either.