GlobeScan Incorporated is committed to protecting your privacy. We comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 (UK), the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada), and the international code of conduct of ESOMAR, the world organization for enabling better research.
Any personal information given to us is used only for the purposes for which it was intended. For example, email addresses are only used to send information which you have specifically requested. We will never pass on any data to any other party and all employees who process your data are required to respect its confidentiality.
If you participate in GlobeScan's surveys your answers are kept completely confidential. It is our policy to not attribute answers to individuals or organizations. Only aggregated results will be reported.
Communication from GlobeScan
Contact information, if collected, will only be used to communicate directly with you should it be necessary. Communication could include (but is not limited to):
- The GlobeScan Newsletter
- Information about GlobeScan services
- Invitations to participate in our surveys
- Selected results of our surveys
- Incentives or rewards for participating in a survey.
Updating your information
Participation in surveys conducted by GlobeScan and receipt of mailings generated by GlobeScan are entirely optional and at the discretion of the subscriber or respondent. If you wish to discontinue receiving communication from GlobeScan you may do so by sending an e-mail to: privacy@globescan.com with "remove" in the subject line, indicating your full name and e-mail address in the body of the message.
If you would like to know if and how we store your personal information or would like to review your personal information, please e-mail privacy@globescan.com
You may also write to the Privacy Officer at:
- GlobeScan Incorporated
- 65 St. Clair Ave. E. Suite 900
- Toronto, ON Canada M4T 2Y3
or
- GlobeScan Incorporated
- 6 Union Wharf
- 23 Wenlock Road
- London UK N1 7SB
We will respond to requests within 30 days. GlobeScan tries to ensure the information we store is accurate and up to date. If, however, you find errors or inaccuracies in your data, we will erase, complete or amend that information upon request.
Security Measures
GlobeScan has security measures in place that protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of databases. Such security measures include, but are not limited to, the use of user IDs and passwords for GlobeScan staff when accessing databases, IP restriction, and firewall protection.
Information Collected Indirectly by GlobeScan's Web Site
GlobeScan collects certain types of information related to use of its Web site, including the collection of IP addresses through "cookies." These allow us to track volume and patterns of visits to our web site pages so that we can improve content and optimize navigability for all of our visitors.
Cookies also allow a web site to transfer small amounts of information to the visitor's own hard drive to enhance their visit. For example, you will not have to retype your information in order to visit our "Research Findings" pages. While the use of cookies is standard practice on the Internet, it is up to you to accept them or not. Please note that declining cookies will not prevent access to most of GlobeScan's Web pages.
From time to time we may make changes to our privacy policy. This document will be amended and updated to reflect such changes. This policy update was dated September 6, 2006.