SPA Privacy Policy Bellomy Research, Inc. is a full service marketing research firm that has been providing strategic insight, knowledge and direction to some of the most respected organizations in the US. Since 1976, Bellomy Research has been providing consumers, like you, with the ability to voice their opinions by participating in research surveys and focus groups. You can be assured your privacy and the confidentiality of your information is our number one priority. All of the data that Bellomy Research collects in our research studies report as aggregate information, that is, information about groups - not individuals. Individual information is never reviewed or published, as it is irrelevant to the research conducted by our clients. All individual information provided is held strictly confidential. Bellomy Research routinely reviews its security features and privacy practices, and enhances them to better protect your privacy. Such changes may necessitate modifications to this document, so for up-to-date information about our privacy practices, please refer to the online version of this policy. Our privacy practices are explained in greater detail below. The Information We Gather Bellomy Research gathers personal information when individuals participate in one of our research projects. To participate in one of our projects, we ask that you complete a survey that gathers some personal and general consumer information. We ask you for this information as a means to see if you might qualify for a particular research project. Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary and you therefore have a choice whether or not to disclose any information. In some cases, if you qualify, we may also ask for your email address so that we can send you email invitations to participate in a follow-up survey. If you have been invited to participate in an in-home product placement test, we may also ask for your name and address so that we may send your test product. All email contact from Bellomy Research will be sent to your primary email address that you gave to us when you agreed to participate in a research project. If you agree to participate in one of our research projects, any information you provide (name, address, city, state, and Zip) may also be used for the purposes of incentive fulfillment. If you take a survey or provide us with personal information without being a member of one of our panels, the only personally identifiable information we will preserve is your email address. We do this so we may contact you if you have won a prize or are entitled to an incentive and to limit the number of times that you are eligible to take a survey. Unless you elect to participate in a research project or become a member of a Bellomy Research panel, we will not contact you for any reason other than to notify you that you have won a prize or are eligible for an incentive. If you are entitled to a prize or an incentive, we will collect and maintain such personally identifiable information, as we are required to maintain or report by virtue of any law or regulation. Use of This Information As part of our survey research process, we gather, aggregate, and analyze information from our survey participants. We provide the results of our research (which contain no personally identifiable information) to our clients, which include governmental agencies, major corporations, and other organizations. Your survey responses are valuable in guiding the development and designing of products and services. Your responses to our survey questions are often used by our clients to make decisions on key issues. Bellomy Research does not sell or transfer the personally identifiable information collected about the members of its panels or the individuals that take surveys for us. Information which is personally identifiable will only be transferred with your prior permission on a case by case basis. If you are a member of a Bellomy Research panel, your information is stored in our proprietary database so we may call upon it to determine which people match up with specific research studies. If we think your profile makes you a potential candidate for a study, we will email you an invitation to make you aware of this opportunity. From time to time Bellomy Research may use third-party software for email list management, email distribution and survey participation. In such cases only a minimum amount of information is transferred to these third parties so as to enable them to perform specific functions on our behalf. In order to provide certain services, we may on occasion supplement the personal information you submitted to us with information from third party sources in order to enhance your profile information. The Use of Cookies on Our Site Our site uses cookies on the registration and survey forms for technical purposes only. We do not store or retain your cookie information in any way following the entry of these forms. Cookies are used only temporarily during the time you are actively completing a survey or filling out the registration forms. You always have the option to disable cookies while registering or completing a survey without affecting your participation. The only information we maintain in our database is the information you supplied when filling out a survey or panel registration form. As is true of most Web sites, we gather certain information automatically. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider, referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. During this process, we may also collect limited information about your system configuration such as screen resolution and video color depth in order to determine the best possible presentation. This information will never be released to a third party and is only used to match you with the appropriate surveys. Except as provided in our privacy policy, as amended from time to time, Bellomy Research will never disclose individually identifiable information without prior permission from you. Member Services Area/Update, Correct, Delete Information If you are member of one of our proprietary panels, we provide you with a Members Area on our site; here you may correct or update your membership information or delete your membership. If you are a Panel member and delete your membership, all your profile information will be marked as such in our database. Opt-Out Policy By participating in a Bellomy Research survey or becoming a member on one of our panels, you agree to receive emails inviting you to participate in surveys that we feel may match your experiences and background. From time to time, we may also email newsletters to you to make you aware of new features or contests running on our site. If you no longer wish to receive any communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by emailing us at: unsubscribe@bellomyresearch.com or you may contact us at our postal address provided at the end of this policy statement. Correct/Update Policy If you are a member of one of our proprietary panels and you need to correct any of your profile information or if you would like to update any of your information, you may automatically do so by clicking on "Update Membership Information" under Your Profile found in the Members Area of your panel website. This area is accessible via the home page of your panel website. By following the appropriate directions on your panel member site, your information should be automatically updated in our database. Delete/Deactivate Policy If you choose to end your membership within a Bellomy Research proprietary panel, you may automatically delete your profile information by clicking on Delete Membership under Your Profile found in the Members Area of your panel website. By following the appropriate directions, your information will be deleted, and you will no longer receive communications from Bellomy Research for that particular panel membership. Please allow two to three business days for your information to be completely removed from all of our records. Or you may send an email directly to unsubscribe@bellomyresearch.com requesting to be removed. Email links are provided on the site so that you may contact us directly with any questions or concerns you may have. Each email we receive is read and responded to individually; please allow two to three business days for us to get back to you. Winners Policy and Privacy Guarantee Panel members and others who take our surveys are randomly selected to win prizes for participation in surveys, polls, and other promotions. All winners are notified by email of their winnings. Cash and other prizes awarded to non-panel members will be awarded directly. Occasionally we ask a prizewinner to grant us permission to post his/her name on the Winners page on the Bellomy Research website. We will never post a name on our Winners page without an individual's prior permission. Notification of Changes If there are ever any material changes in our privacy policy practices, you will be notified directly. We will take all possible measures to obtain your consent if the information we collect from you, the user, is going to be used in a different manner than stated at the time of registration. Any changes in our privacy statement will be posted 30 days prior to that change. Security Bellomy Research takes strict measures to ensure every aspect of your information is kept secure. Access to all personal information is restricted and limited to few key personnel. Our website security is reviewed on a monthly basis and can only be accessed via a strict password policy. Bellomy Research will never ask you for private information such as your credit card or social security numbers as a part of our research. We may be required by law to ask for your social security number to comply with reporting laws and regulations if you are the recipient of survey incentives. Your profile information is highly confidential and will be used only by Bellomy Research to email you concerning our studies, newsletters, winner notifications, and incentive redemptions. Business Transfers As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or buy additional assets. In such transactions, Bellomy Research’s right to contact its panel members and the information you have voluntarily provided in your user profile would generally be one of the transferred business assets. Any sale or transfer of Bellomy Research or substantially all of its business assets, which included our panel, would be to an entity, that agreed to comply with all of the material terms of our privacy policy. Links From time to time we may offer visitors the ability to voluntarily link to other sites. Bellomy Research does not review, and is not responsible for, the content or effect of the privacy policies of these sites. Legal Disclaimer We may disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to conform to the edicts of the law or to comply with a legal process served on our website. Children's Privacy Bellomy Research will not knowingly collect any information from any individual under the age of 13 without permission from his/her parents or legal guardian. Bellomy Research is in adherence to all COPPA rules and regulations. Privacy Contact If you have technical questions or comments, please contact us at: If you have general questions or comments about this privacy statement, the practices of our sites, your dealings with our websites, or suggestions on how we can make our websites even better for you, please contact us as follows: Survey Help Desk |
