Schlesinger Associates
Mission statement to protect consumer, health information and business information privacy
Schlesinger
Associates and all its companies are committed to the protection
and safeguarding of personal data collected from persons who are (a)
consumers, (b) patients relating to health information and (c)
business individuals or entities relating to business
information.
Privacy is an especially important
issue for marketing research and opinion research since we are in
contact with consumers, patients and business persons on a daily
basis. In this regard, we often obtain confidential information from
such persons. ("Personally Identifiable Information or PII").
In order to protect the company and our Respondents and comply with
legal requirements such as the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPPA"), the Child Online
Privacy and Protection Act ("COPPA") and other relevant
statutes and regulations, it is important to us that we are aware of
and comply with our Privacy Policy and Principles when handling PII.
Privacy and data protection
In
order to fulfill our Mission Statement to Protect Consumer, Health
Information and Business Information Privacy, Schlesinger
Associates companies adhere to the following policies:
1.
All PII obtained shall be lawfully collected, compiled, stored,
allowed access to, processed and utilized by Schlesinger Associates
companies
2.
Participation in all research projects is voluntary and respondents
may opt out of any research project, at any time. In addition,
consent will be obtained prior to the collection of PII that will be
recorded.
3.
All PII obtained shall be treated confidentially, shall be used for
research purposes only and shall not be disclosed to any person not
employed by Schlesinger Associates companies, except with consent, as
required by law or by court order.
4.
All PII obtained shall not be disclosed to any client other than for
lawful research purposes. In this regard, in general, clients will
not receive (a) the last name or telephone number of any recruited
Respondent for any research study; (b) any original screeners or
sign-out sheets containing any last names or telephone numbers.
Further, Schlesinger’s Privacy Policy binds clients and any
such information shared with clients will be used for marketing
research and opinion research purposes only.
5.
Schlesinger Associates companies adhere to the policy laws of
all countries in which we manage research.
6.
Schlesinger Associates companies will not transfer personal data to a
country or territory outside the U.S. or the European Economic Area
unless that territory or country ensures an adequate level of
protection for the rights and freedoms of data subjects.
7.
Schlesinger Associates companies adhere to research industry Codes
and Standards relating to the USA and additionally the country
in which each Schlesinger Associates company is based.
To be removed from our research participant database, click below:
https://www.inspiredopinions.com/page/4
If
you have any questions about our policy or for further details about
our policy, please contact our Privacy Officer:
Allen
Hellman
Allen@SchlesingerAssociates.com
Address:
Schlesinger Associates
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1100
Los
Angeles, California 90024
Tel.: +1 (310) 295-3040
Fax: +1 (323) 876-9884
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| Author | Carol Haney |
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| File Created | 2021-01-22 |