The Privacy Statement for Panel members
Your Privacy!
- You will NEVER be asked to buy anything or contribute to any organisation.
- We will NEVER sell or send your name (or email address) to another party that might want to sell you anything.
- Any information you provide to us will be combined with responses given by others and reported in aggregate form. Your individual information will be kept strictly confidential.
- Should you decide to discontinue participation in a particular study or your Panel membership, we will respect your decision to do so. You will need to email us at enquiries@thepatientconnections.com
Your Privacy! In greater detail:
- Market research must always conform to the national and international legislation which applies in those countries involved in a given research project.
- Respondents' cooperation in a market research project is entirely voluntary at all stages. They must not be misled when being asked for their cooperation.
- Respondents' anonymity must be strictly preserved. If the Respondent on request from the Researcher has given permission for data to be passed on in a form which allows that Respondent to be personally identified, then:
- the Respondent must first have been told to whom the information would be supplied and the purposes for which it will be used, and also
- the Researcher must ensure that the information will not be used for any non-research purpose and that the recipient of the information has agreed to conform to the requirements of this Code.
- The Researcher must take all reasonable precautions to ensure that Respondents are in no way directly harmed or adversely affected as a result of their participation in a market research project.
- The Researcher must take special care when interviewing children and young people. The informed consent of the parent or responsible adult must first be obtained for interviews with children.
- Respondents must be told (normally at the beginning of the interview) if observation techniques or recording equipment are being used, except where these are used in a public place. If a Respondent so wishes, the record or relevant section of it must be destroyed or deleted. Respondents' anonymity must not be infringed by the use of such methods.
- Respondents must be enabled to check without difficulty the identity and bona fides of the Researcher.
The Professional Responsibilities of Researchers
- Researchers must not, whether knowingly or negligently, act in any way which could bring discredit on the market research profession or lead to a loss of public confidence in it.
- Researchers must not make false claims about their skills and experience or about those of their organisation.
- Researchers must ensure the security of all research records in their possession.
- When acting in their capacity as Researchers the latter must not undertake any non-research activities, for example database marketing involving data about individuals which will be used for direct marketing and promotional activities. Any such non-research activities must always, in the way they are organised and carried out, be clearly differentiated from market research activities.
Adapted from the Respondent Bill of Rights developed by ESOMAR®, Vondelstraat 172, 1054 GV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Tel.:+31-20-664.2141. http://www.esomar.org