National Analysts' Privacy Policy For Domestic and Global Information

This policy defines the commitment of National Analysts to protect the privacy of Personal Information that is collected or used in the course of conducting National Analysts business. On a global basis, National Analysts will, and will cause its affiliates to, establish and maintain business procedures that are consistent with this policy.

We respect the privacy rights of individuals.
National Analysts will respect the legal requirements that exist regarding the privacy of Personal Information and is committed to complying with all applicable law. National Analysts will, from time to time, review its Personal Information collection, use, and disclosure practices in order to assure compliance with laws and regulations.

We give notice of all Personal Information Collection.
National Analysts will give notice when Personal Information is collected. All notices will explain the need for the information and describe how the information will be used. Personal Information will not be used to directly market any products or services to identifiable persons unless that possibility has been disclosed in advance and the opportunity not to participate has been given.

We get explicit consent for sensitive information/opt-in.
National Analysts will maintain procedures to assure that information about children or other categories of sensitive information is only collected with explicit consent and is protected against improper use, consistent with applicable law.

We process and distribute information consistent with notice.
National Analysts will collect and use Personal Information consistently with the notices that have been provided. However, National Analysts may decide to remove identifiable features from collected Personal Information and the resulting information may then be used for statistical, historic, scientific or other purposes, consistent with applicable law.

We provide information security.
National Analysts will maintain the security of Personal Information, and protect the integrity of such information, with a commercially reasonable degree of care.

We require others who process National Analysts’ data to comply with the National Analysts’ policy.
National Analysts will require others who acquire or provide Personal Information from or to National Analysts, including those engaged to provide support services, at a minimum, to adopt and comply with the principles and objectives of this policy.

We provide a way to verify compliance and process complaints.
Where required by law, National Analysts will publish the procedures for verifying compliance and responding to complaints regarding potential deviations from its established procedures for protecting Personal Information. In addition to National Analysts’ internal Privacy Compliance Officer, the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO), of which National Analysts is a member, is another resource for questions about verification and complaint processing.

We will disclose Personal Information when required by Law or court order.
National Analysts will under certain circumstances permitted or required by law or court order, collect, use, and/or disclose Personal Information pursuant to procedures that do not require giving notice or conducting related activities (for example, in connection with law enforcement investigations).

We retain the flexibility to change this policy.
National Analysts will, and reserves the right to, modify and update this policy or its related business practices at anytime. National Analysts will NOT apply changes to this policy retroactively to information National Analysts has previously collected.
If you are concerned about our use of your Personal Information, please contact us at info@nationalanalysts.com with the subject line, “privacy” and you may also contact CASRO at info@casro.org