Privacy policy
Swift Research Ltd. are registered in England No. 3151774.
Registered office: Swift Research Ltd., Concept House, Sandbeck Way, Wetherby, LS22 7DN, UK.
Policy last updated: 3rd May 2018.
Swift Research Ltd. are an independent market research agency collecting and processing data for the purpose of genuine market research. Swift Research Ltd. are a member of the UK Market Research Society (www.mrs.org.uk) and as such will never try to sell you anything.
We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.
The policy is set out into two sections:
Swift Research Privacy Policy – Participating in Surveys
This section of the privacy policy applies participants completing Swift Research surveys. For the privacy poloicy relating to use of the Swift Research website, click here.
What information Swift Research collect about you?
When participating in our surveys you may be asked about your views, opinions, behaviours and demographics for the basis of genuine market research.
How will we use this information about you?
The data we collect will only ever be used for genuine market research purposes. We will never try to sell you anything and will not use your data for marketing purposes unless prior consent has been obtained from you.
Unless otherwise stated within a project’s informed consent, your data will only be used in an anonymised and aggregated format.
How have we obtained your information?
Swift Insight is an online research community owned and managed by Swift Research Ltd. By joining Swift Insight, you have consented to your personal information being held on file to be used for research purposes by Swift Research Ltd.
There are occasions where a client, or a third-party may have provided your information to us for the purpose of conducting market research. Prior to any personal data being passed to us, we always ensure the source is GDPR compliant.
How information is stored and processed
Personal information collected by Swift Research will be stored securely and processed in the UK by Swift Research.
Your personal data will not leave the UK unless your implicit consent is provided during a specific project.
How we protect your information
Swift Research are concerned with protecting your privacy and data.
We aim to ensure that there are appropriate physical, technical and managerial controls in place to protect your personal details; for example our surveys are always encrypted and our network is protected and routinely monitored. Within Swift Research only those trained in handling data securely will have access to your information.
Despite all of our precautions however, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. So, whilst we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information which you disclose to us and so wish to draw your attention that you do so at your own risk.
How we share your information
We may use selected agents to process your information on Our behalf, such as courier companies to deliver test products to you and software providers to host our database and send SMS. Such third parties will be authorised to see and use your information but only to fulfil their contractual obligations to Us and will not be permitted to use it for any other purpose. We retain full responsibility for how your personal information may be used by such agents.
Swift Research Ltd. will never share your personal details with any third party unless prior consent has been sought.
Information collected within surveys will only ever be passed to clients in an anonymised and aggregated format unless otherwise stated within the consent for participation within the survey.
Data retention
We only retain the personal data collected from a participant for as long as is necessary.
Our data retention policies are based on the relevance of keeping your data as well as business requirements in addition to fulfilling our legal obligations.
Consent
By participating in surveys or studies run by Swift Research, you are consenting to Swift Research Ltd. storing and processing your personal data as described in the above privacy policy.
You may withdraw your consent or request access to the data we hold on you at any time by emailing info@swift-research.co.uk or contact us via our website (www.swift-research.co.uk).
Swift Research Privacy Policy – Using our Website
This section of the privacy policy applies users of the Swift Research website. For the privacy policyt relating to participants completing Swift Research surveys, click here.
Cookies
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What information do we collect from users of this website?
We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal data from users of this website:
- information about your computer and about your visits to and use of this website, such as your IP address, geographical location, browser type, referral source, length of visit and number of page views
- information that you provide to us when you contact us using the online form
- information hat you provide to us when you apply for a job via our website
What do we do with the information collected?
We may use your personal information to:
- improve your browsing experience by personalising the website
- collect anonymised data of how visitors use our website for statistical purposes
- deal with enquiries and complaints made by you via our website
