Simul Corp Privacy Policy
Overview
At Simul Corp, respecting privacy is an important part of our commitment to respondents and the general public.
When a person participates in survey research conducted by our organization or our partners in survey data collection, you can be confident that any personal information you share with us will stay with us.
Any time you participate as a respondent in one of our surveys, whether in person or by telephone, mail, or Internet, you can be assured that your responses will be kept confidential and never linked to your personal identifying information without your express permission. Your personal identifying information will never be sold to anyone. You are free to choose whether or not to participate in a survey, free to choose not to answer any specific questions, and free to discontinue participation at any time.
This Privacy Policy is a statement of principles and guidelines describing the level of protection of personal information provided by Simul Corp and its data collection partners to respondents and the general public. This Privacy Policy aims to promote responsible and transparent personal information management practices in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada).
Simul Corp will continue to review its Privacy Policy to make sure that it is relevant and remains current with changing industry standards, technologies and laws.
Here are our 12 principles regarding privacy:
Principle 1 – Accountability
Simul Corp & Partners is responsible for personal information under its control and shall designate one or more persons accountable for Simul Corp & Partners’ compliance with the following principles.
Principle 2 – Identifying Purposes for Collection of Personal Information
Simul Corp & Partners shall identify the purposes for which personal information is collected at or before the time the information is collected.
Principle 3 – Obtaining Consent for Collection, Use, or Disclosure of Personal Information
The knowledge and consent of an individual are required for the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information, except where inappropriate.
Principle 4 – Limiting Collection of Personal Information
Simul Corp & Partners shall limit the collection of personal information to that which is necessary for the purposes identified by Simul Corp & Partners.
Principle 5- Anonymous Data Collection
Simul Corp & Partners reserves the right to gather data related to your computing device, the nature of your browser, IP address, and additional online identifiers. This collection of information is not utilized to pinpoint or create profiles of our users. Instead, IP addresses may be analyzed to understand the geographical distribution of our website’s visitors. Additionally, we may track details regarding your search activity and the documents and webpages you access on our site.
Principle 6 – Limiting Use, Disclosure, and Retention of Personal Information
Simul Corp & Partners shall not use or disclose personal information for purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with the individual’s consent or as required or permitted by law. Personal information shall be retained only as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.
Principle 7 – Accuracy of Personal Information
Personal information shall be as accurate, complete, and up-to-date as is necessary for the purposes for which it is to be used.
Principle 8 – Security Safeguards
Simul Corp & Partners shall protect personal information by security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information.
Principle 9 – Openness Concerning Policies and Procedures
Simul Corp & Partners shall make readily available to individuals specific information about its policies and procedures relating to the management of personal information.
Principle 10 – Request for suggestions & feedback
Simul Corp & Partners may invite you to share suggestions and feedback regarding our services. In the course of these interactions, if we need to follow up, your contact information, considered as personal data, will be processed in accordance with our data handling practices. We retain the exclusive right to either preserve or dispose of any communications exchanged, at our discretion. Additionally, in our efforts to analyze and utilize data, including personal data, we might employ third-party software solutions.
Principle 11 – Individual Access to Personal Information
Upon request, Simul Corp & Partners shall inform an individual of the existence, use, and disclosure of their personal information and give the individual access to that information. An individual shall be able to challenge the accuracy and completeness of the information and have it amended as appropriate.
Principle 12 – Challenging Compliance
An individual shall be able to address a challenge concerning compliance with the above principles to the designated person or persons accountable for Simul Corp & Partners’ compliance with the Simul Corp Privacy Policy.
If you have any concerns about how your privacy is protected at Simul Corp, please contact our Privacy Officer by e-mail to:
Privacy Officer
Simul Corp
info@simulcorp.com