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Williams Research Associates, LLC Privacy Policy
Williams Research Associates LLC does not normally collect any PII, but when PII is collected, WRA LLC understands the importance of protecting the privacy of potential research participants and we are committed to taking the appropriate steps to ensure that any personal identifiable information (“PII”) in its possession is treated confidentially.
When processing PII, WRA LLC adheres to industry-recognized data privacy standards including the Insights Association Code of Standards and Ethics for Market Research and Data Analytics. WRA LLC is committed to complying with the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act. WRA LLC makes all reasonable efforts to protect the privacy of potential research participants and to keep their personal information confidential and secure. Additionally, WRA LLC complies with applicable privacy laws and regulations governing privacy, data security and the disclosure, receipt and use of PII.
In this privacy policy WRA LLC clearly states why and how PII is processed and are transparent about how it is used for market research purposes.
COLLECTING Person Identifiable Information:
The PII that WRA LLC processes for market research purposes include, but are not limited to, the following:
USE of Personal Identifiable Information:
Any PII that WRA LLC processes is used for market and opinion research purposes only and not for any other purposes such as advertising, marketing, and/or sales. WRA LLC uses the PII primarily to contact individuals who have agreed to participate in a market research study. WRA LLC reports the research findings to the research sponsoring client in aggregate while protecting the anonymity of research participants. PII that WRA LLC receives will be stored solely for the purpose of the research and kept as long as necessary to complete the research project. WRA LLC may also use your PII to defend our rights and the rights of others, to efficiently maintain our business, to comply with the law, and for other limited circumstances as described in Information Sharing below.
Information Sharing
WRA LLC may share your PII with the following third parties:
WRA LLC Understands its Accountability for ONWARD TRANSFER:
WRA LLC generally outsources the recruitment of potential research participants to marketing research companies, vendors and contractors specializing in field services. WRA LLC will not transfer PII to any third party unless that company is a trusted partner and enters into a confidentiality agreement that requires them to provide an adequate level of data security and to implement limitations of use and disclosure. PII that is transferred is done specifically for research purposes only. Otherwise, WRA LLC will not disclose PII unless it is in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. We may also provide PII to a third party in connection with the sale, assignment, or other transfer of the business of WRA, LLC.
WRA LLC recognizes it may be liable for violations which occur during onward transfer to third parties.
Third Party Websites
The policies and procedures described in this privacy policy do not apply to websites not owned by WRA, LLC. If you link to or otherwise visit any other sites managed by third parties, you should review the privacy, security, data collection and distribution policies of such websites directly. WRA LLC has no control over those sites and is not responsible or liable for the policies and practices followed by third parties.
How WRA LLC Keeps PII Data SECURE:
WRA LLC stores and processes your PII on servers located in the United States. WRA LLC abides by the principles of the Data Privacy Framework set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of PII.
Internal policies and procedures have been developed and implemented by WRA LLC to protect PII. WRA LLC have security safeguards in place to prevent risks such as loss, misuse, unauthorized access or unauthorized use. For example, WRA LLC stores personal identifiable information on secured servers and performs all onward transfers via a Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) site.
Consistent with the Data Privacy Framework, GDPR principles, and the UK Data Protection Act, personal information is received, stored, and processed for market research purposes only. We take reasonable steps to ensure data is reliable for its intended use, accurate, complete and current. PII is retained for as long as needed to complete the research.
In certain situations, we may be required to disclose PII in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY DISCLOSURE
This section is referred to as the "California Privacy Disclosure" and is provided in connection with the California Consumer Privacy Act (or "CCPA"). Some terms in this California Privacy Disclosure are defined in CCPA.
This California Privacy Disclosure does not apply to information that is excluded from the definition of "personal information" under CCPA or to information or activity that is subject to exemptions under CCPA.
We may update our Privacy Policy or this California Privacy Disclosure from time to time or provide additional notices where required or appropriate.
This California Privacy Disclosure supplements our other privacy notices and policies and shall govern in the event of a conflict between this California Privacy Disclosure or other privacy notices and policies.
CCPA RIGHTS. Following are rights of California consumers under CCPA. To exercise these rights, please call us at 1-814-260-9362 (10am-4pm Eastern). Please note that, if you submit a request to know, request to delete or request to correct, you may be asked to provide 2-3 pieces of personal information that we will match against our records to verify your identity.
Deletion. A California consumer has the right to request the deletion of personal information we have collected from the consumer, but CCPA permits some personal information to be retained, notwithstanding a consumer’s deletion request.
Correction. Taking into account the nature of personal information and the purposes of processing personal information, a California consumer has the right to request the correction of the consumer’s personal information if it is inaccurate. You can request to correct personal information at the information above, and you can also correct some personal information by visiting your account page on our website.
Right to Know. A California consumer has the right to request the disclosure of (1) the categories of personal information we have collected about that consumer; (2) the categories of sources from which that personal information is collected; (3) the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling or sharing the personal information; (4) the categories of third parties to whom we disclosed personal information; (5) the categories of personal information that we sold, and for each category identified, the categories of third parties to which we sold that particular category of personal information; and (6) the categories of personal information that we sold, and for each category identified, the categories of third parties to which we sold that particular category of personal information.
A California consumer also has the right to request the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about that consumer.
Non-Discrimination. A California consumer has the right that a business shall not discriminate against you because you exercised your rights under CCPA.
Agents. Authorized agents may submit requests on a California consumer's behalf by submitting the request through the same means listed under the rights above. Authorized agents must establish their qualification to act as an agent, and we will still require verification directly from the consumer, unless the authorized agent possesses an appropriate power of attorney.
COLORADO PRIVACY DISCLOSURE
This section is referred to as the "Colorado Privacy Disclosure" and is provided in connection with the Colorado Privacy Act (or "CPA"). Some terms in this Colorado Privacy Disclosure are defined in CPA.
This Colorado Privacy Disclosure only applies to people who are consumers under CPA.
This Colorado Privacy Disclosure does not apply to information that is excluded from the definition of "personal data" under CPA or to information or activity that is subject to exemptions under CPA.
This Colorado Privacy Disclosure supplements our other privacy notices and policies and shall govern in the event of a conflict between this Colorado Privacy Disclosure or other privacy notices and policies. However, if any other notice about CPA is provided at the point of collection, then that other notice shall govern in the event of a conflict with this Colorado Privacy Disclosure as permitted by applicable law.
CPA Rights. Following are rights of Colorado consumers under CPA. To exercise these rights, please call us at 1-814-260-9362 (10am-4pm Eastern). Please note that we will need to authenticate you to a reasonable degree of certainty before we can process your request.
Access. A Colorado consumer has the right to ask us to confirm whether or not we process personal data about the Colorado consumer and to access such personal data. We provide access to such personal data by providing you with a copy of such personal data.
Copy. A Colorado consumer has the right to obtain a copy of the consumer's personal data that the consumer previously provided to the controller.
Correction. Taking into account the nature of personal data and the purposes of processing personal data, a Colorado consumer has the right to have inaccuracies in the consumer’s personal data corrected.
Deletion. A Colorado consumer has the right to request the deletion of the consumer’s personal data, but CPA permits some personal data to be retained, notwithstanding a consumer’s deletion request.
Sale of personal data. A Colorado consumer has the right to opt out of sales of personal data. While we do not engage in sales of personal data under CPA, you may opt out of such sales if we do so in the future.
Profiling. A Colorado consumer has the right to opt out of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning the consumer. While we do not engage in activities that come within the scope of profiling under CPA, you may opt out of such profiling if we do so in the future.
Targeted Advertising. We do not engage in targeted advertising. A Colorado consumer has the right to opt out of targeted advertising.
Appeal. A Colorado consumer has the right to appeal our decision with respect to a request to exercise a CPA right.
Agents. Authorized agents may submit requests on a Colorado consumer's behalf by submitting the request through the same means listed under the rights above. Authorized agents must establish their qualification to act as an agent, and we will still require verification directly from the consumer, unless the authorized agent possesses an appropriate power of attorney.
CONNECTICUT PRIVACY DISCLOSURE
This section is referred to as the "Connecticut Privacy Disclosure" and is provided in connection with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (or "CTDPA"). Some terms in this Connecticut Privacy Disclosure are defined in CTDPA.
This Connecticut Privacy Disclosure only applies to people who are consumers under CTDPA.
This Connecticut Privacy Disclosure does not apply to information that is excluded from the definition of "personal data" under CTDPA or to information or activity that is subject to exemptions under CTDPA.
This Connecticut Privacy Disclosure supplements our other privacy notices and policies and shall govern in the event of a conflict between this Connecticut Privacy Disclosure or other privacy notices and policies. However, if any other notice about CTDPA is provided at the point of collection, then that other notice shall govern in the event of a conflict with this Connecticut Privacy Disclosure as permitted by applicable law.
Categories of personal data. We may collect personal data in the course of our business. Please see the section above titled "COLLECTING Person Identifiable Information" for a description of the kinds of personal data we use. When we de-identify data for purposes of CTDPA, we will maintain and use such de-identified data only in de-identified form and will not attempt to reidentify the information unless permitted by applicable law.
Purposes for processing personal data. We process personal data for the purposes described in the section above titled "USE of Personal Identifiable Information".
Third parties. We use third parties to help us in the operation of our business, and these third parties may have access to any of the personal data described in the categories of personal data above. Please see the section above titled "Information Sharing " for the categories of third parties with which we share personal data.
CTDPA Rights. Following are rights of Connecticut consumers under CTDPA. To exercise these rights, please call us at 1-814-260-9362 (10am-4pm Eastern). Please note that we will need to authenticate you to a reasonable degree of certainty before we can process your request.
Access. A Connecticut consumer has the right to ask us to confirm whether or not we process personal data about the Connecticut consumer and to access such personal data. We provide access to such personal data by providing you with a copy of such personal data.
Copy. A Connecticut consumer has the right to obtain a copy of the consumer's personal data that the consumer previously provided to the controller.
Correction. Taking into account the nature of personal data and the purposes of processing personal data, a Connecticut consumer has the right to have inaccuracies in the consumer’s personal data corrected.
Deletion. A Connecticut consumer has the right to request the deletion of the consumer’s personal data, but CTDPA permits some personal data to be retained, notwithstanding a consumer’s deletion request.
Sale of personal data. A Connecticut consumer has the right to opt out of sales of personal data. While we do not engage in sales of personal data under CTDPA, you may opt out of such sales if we do so in the future.
Profiling. A Connecticut consumer has the right to opt out of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning the consumer. While we do not engage in activities that come within the scope of profiling under CTDPA, you may opt out of such profiling if we do so in the future.
Targeted Advertising. We do not engage in targeted advertising. A Connecticut consumer has the right to opt out of targeted advertising.
Appeal. A Connecticut consumer has the right to appeal our decision with respect to a request to exercise a CTDPA right.
VIRGINIA PRIVACY DISCLOSURE
This section is referred to as the "Virginia Privacy Disclosure" and is provided in connection with the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (or "VCDPA"). Some terms in this Virginia Privacy Disclosure are defined in VCDPA.
This Virginia Privacy Disclosure only applies to people who are consumers under VCDPA.
This Virginia Privacy Disclosure does not apply to information that is excluded from the definition of "personal data" under VCDPA or to information or activity that is subject to exemptions under VCDPA.
This Virginia Privacy Disclosure supplements our other privacy notices and policies and shall govern in the event of a conflict between this Virginia Privacy Disclosure or other privacy notices and policies. However, if any other notice about VCDPA is provided at the point of collection, then that other notice shall govern in the event of a conflict with this Virginia Privacy Disclosure as permitted by applicable law.
Categories of personal data. We may collect personal data in the course of our business. Please see the section above titled " COLLECTING Person Identifiable Information" for a description of the kinds of personal data we use. When we de-identify data for purposes of VCDPA, we will maintain and use such de-identified data only in de-identified form and will not attempt to reidentify the information unless permitted by applicable law.
Purposes for processing personal data. We process personal data for the purposes described in the section above titled "USE of Personal Identifiable Information".
Third parties. We use third parties to help us in the operation of our business, and these third parties may have access to any of the personal data described in the categories of personal data above.
VCDPA Rights. Following are rights of Virginia consumers under VCDPA. To exercise these rights, please call us at 1-814-260-9362 (10am-4pm Eastern). Please note that we will need to authenticate you to a reasonable degree of certainty before we can process your request.
Access. A Virginia consumer has the right to ask us to confirm whether or not we process personal data about the Virginia consumer and to access such personal data. We provide access to such personal data by providing you with a copy of such personal data.
Copy. A Virginia consumer has the right to obtain a copy of the consumer's personal data that the consumer previously provided to the controller.
Correction. Taking into account the nature of personal data and the purposes of processing personal data, a Virginia consumer has the right to have inaccuracies in the consumer’s personal information corrected.
Deletion. A Virginia consumer has the right to request the deletion of the consumer’s personal data, but VCDPA permits some personal data to be retained, notwithstanding a consumer’s deletion request.
Sale of personal data. A Virginia consumer has the right to opt out of sales of personal data. While we do not engage in sales of personal data under VCDPA, you may opt out of such sales if we do so in the future.
Profiling. A Virginia consumer has the right to opt out of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning the consumer. While we do not engage in activities that come within the scope of profiling under VDCPA, you may opt out of such profiling if we do so in the future.
Targeted Advertising. We do not engage in targeted advertising. A Virginia consumer has the right to opt out of targeted advertising.
Appeal. A Virginia consumer has the right to appeal our decision with respect to a request to exercise a VCDPA right.
UTAH PRIVACY DISCLOSURE
This section is referred to as the "Utah Privacy Disclosure" and is provided in connection with the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (or "UCPA"). Some terms in this Utah Privacy Disclosure are defined in UCPA.
This Utah Privacy Disclosure only applies to people who are consumers under UCPA.
This Utah Privacy Disclosure does not apply to information that is excluded from the definition of "personal data" under UCPA or to information or activity that is subject to exemptions under UCPA.
This Utah Privacy Disclosure supplements our other privacy notices and policies and shall govern in the event of a conflict between this Utah Privacy Disclosure or other privacy notices and policies. However, if any other notice about UCPA is provided at the point of collection, then that other notice shall govern in the event of a conflict with this Utah Privacy Disclosure as permitted by applicable law.
Categories of personal data. We may collect personal data in the course of our business. Please see the section above titled " COLLECTING Person Identifiable Information" for a description of the kinds of personal data we use. When we de-identify data for purposes of UCPA, we will maintain and use such de-identified data only in de-identified form and will not attempt to reidentify the information unless permitted by applicable law.
Purposes for processing personal data. We process personal data for the purposes described in the section above titled "USE of Personal Identifiable Information".
Third parties. We use third parties to help us in the operation of our business, and these third parties may have access to any of the personal data described in the categories of personal data above.
UCPA Rights. Following are rights of Utah consumers under UCPA. To exercise these rights, please call us at 1-814-260-9362 (10am-4pm Eastern). Please note that we will need to authenticate you to a reasonable degree of certainty before we can process your request.
Access. A Utah consumer has the right to ask us to confirm whether or not we process personal data about the Utah consumer and to access such personal data. We provide access to such personal data by providing you with a copy of such personal data.
Copy. A Utah consumer has the right to obtain a copy of the consumer's personal data that the consumer previously provided to the controller.
Correction. Taking into account the nature of personal data and the purposes of processing personal data, a Utah consumer has the right to have inaccuracies in the consumer’s personal information corrected.
Deletion. A Utah consumer has the right to request the deletion of the consumer’s personal data, but UCPA permits some personal data to be retained, notwithstanding a consumer’s deletion request.
Sale of personal data. A Utah consumer has the right to opt out of sales of personal data. While we do not engage in sales of personal data under VDCPA, you may opt out of such sales if we do so in the future.
Profiling. A Utah consumer has the right to opt out of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning the consumer. While we do not engage in activities that come within the scope of profiling under VUCPA, you may opt out of such profiling if we do so in the future.
Targeted Advertising. We do not engage in targeted advertising. A Utah consumer has the right to opt out of targeted advertising.
Appeal. A Utah consumer has the right to appeal our decision with respect to a request to exercise a UCPA right.
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