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1. Introduction 1.1 We are
committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors and service
users. 1.2 This notice
applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to the personal
data of [our website visitors and service users]; in other words, where we
determine the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data. 1.3 In this
notice, "we", "us" and "our" refer to M/A/R/C® Research LLC. For
more information about us, see Section 11. 2. Credit 2.1 This document
was created using a template from SEQ Legal (https://seqlegal.com). 3. How we use your personal data 3.1 In this
Section 3 we have set out: (a) the general
categories of personal data that we may process; (b) [in the case
of personal data that we did not obtain directly from you, the source and
specific categories of that data]; (c) the purposes
for which we may process personal data; and (d) the legal
bases of the processing. 3.2 We may
process [data about your use of our website and services] ("usage data").
The usage data may include [your IP address, geographical location, browser
type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page
views and website navigation paths, as well as information about the timing,
frequency and pattern of your service use]. The source of the usage data is your
browser. This usage data may be processed only for internal purposes. The legal
basis for this processing is solely to make your user experience better. 3.3 We may
process information contained in any enquiry you submit to us regarding our
services ("enquiry data"). The enquiry data may be processed
for the purposes of offering, marketing and selling our services to you and
nothing else. The legal basis for this processing is your usage of this site. 3.4 We may
process information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to
our email notifications and/or newsletters ("notification data").
The notification data may be processed for the purposes of sending you the
relevant notifications and/or newsletters. The legal basis for this processing
is consent OR your usage of the site to subscribe to our publications or
newsletters. 3.5 We may
process information contained in or relating to any communication that you send
to us ("correspondence data"). The correspondence data may include
the communication content and metadata associated with the communication. Our
website will generate the metadata associated with communications made using
the website contact forms. The correspondence data may be processed for the
purposes of communicating with you and record-keeping. The legal basis for this
processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our
website and business and communications with users. 3.6 We may
process any of your personal data identified in this notice where necessary for
the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court
proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure. The legal basis
for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the protection and
assertion of our legal rights, your legal rights and the legal rights of others. 3.7 We may
process any of your personal data identified in this notice where necessary for
the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks, or
obtaining professional advice. The legal basis for this processing is our
legitimate interests, namely the proper protection of our business against
risks. 3.8 In addition
to the specific purposes for which we may process your personal data set out in
this Section 3, we may also process any of your personal data where such
processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are
subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of
another natural person. 3.9 Please do not
supply any other person's personal data to us, unless we prompt you to do so. 4. Providing your personal data to others 4.1 We may
disclose your personal data to our vendors and/or professional advisers insofar
as reasonably necessary for the purposes of contacting you on our behalf. 4.2 We may
disclose your Name, Address and/or Phone Number to our suppliers or subcontractors
or vendors as reasonably necessary for the purposes of sending you your incentives. 5. International transfers of your personal data 5.1 In this
Section 5, we provide information about the circumstances in which your
personal data may be transferred to [countries outside the European Economic
Area (EEA)]. 5.2 We may hire
vendors who have offices and facilities in other countries and may transfer
your contact information to such vendors or subcontractors in order for them to
contact you regarding your usage of our services. 6. Retaining and deleting personal data 6.1 This Section
6 sets out our data retention policies and procedure, which are designed to
help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations in relation to the
retention and deletion of personal data. 6.2 Personal data
that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than
is necessary for that purpose or those purposes. 6.3 We will
retain your personal data as follows: All personal data
will be retained for the duration of the project. Your information
will not be used for any other purpose. Some projects involve repeated data collection periodically
over a period of time till the completion of the project. 7. Amendments 7.1 We may update
this notice from time to time by publishing a new version on our website. 8. Your rights 8.1 In this
Section 8, we have summarised the rights that you have under data protection
law. Some of the rights are complex, and not all of the details have been
included in our summaries. Accordingly, you should read the relevant laws and
guidance from the regulatory authorities for a full explanation of these
rights. 8.2 Your
principal rights under data protection law are: (a) the right to
access; (b) the right to
rectification; (c) the right to
erasure; (d) the right to
restrict processing; (e) the right to
object to processing; (f) the right to
data portability; (g) the right to
complain to a supervisory authority; and (h) the right to
withdraw consent. 8.3 You have the
right to access your information. 8.4 You have the
right to have any inaccurate personal data about you rectified. 8.5 You have the
right to the complete erasure of your personal data. 8.6 You have the
right to restrict the processing of your personal data. 8.7 You have the
right to object to our processing of your personal data for any purpose than
the one for which your information was collected. 8.8 You have the
right to receive your personal data from us in a structured, commonly used and
machine-readable format. However, this right does not apply where it would
adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. 8.9 You have a
right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data
protection. 8.10 You have the
right to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal will not affect the
lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal. 9. About cookies 9.1 A cookie is a
file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by
a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is
then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the
server. 9.2 Cookies may
be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a
persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until
its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a
session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session,
when the web browser is closed. 9.3 Cookies do
not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but
personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information
stored in and obtained from cookies. 10. Cookies that we use 10.1 M/A/R/C® Research uses limited cookies to enhance the survey experience and prevent fraud and duplication of survey respondents. Cookies do not use any personal information. 11. Our details 11.1 This website
is owned and operated by M/A/R/C®
Research LLC. 11.2 We are
registered in The United States of America, in the state of Texas and our
registered office is at 1425 Greenway Drive Suite 300 Irving TX 75038 11.3 You can
contact us: (a) by post, at 1425 Greenway Drive Suite 300 Irving TX 75038 (b) using our website contact form at https://www.marcresearch.com/#contact ; (c) by telephone, on the contact number published on our website; or (d) by email, using the email address published on our website. 12. Data protection officer 12.1 Our data
protection officer's contact details are: Manager IT M/A/R/C® Research LLC 1425 Greenway Drive Suite 300
Irving TX 75038
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