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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, clients are bound by
Schlesinger's Privacy Policy 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.
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
Tel.+1 323-876-9909, ext. 104.