Privacy Policy

Effective as of March, 2013

Thank you for your interest in the website and service located at surveys.ecglobal.com (the “Website”) owned, operated, licensed or controlled by eCGlobalPanel Inc. (collectively “eCGlobalPanel Inc.,” “we,” “our” or “us”). The terms “you,” “your” and “yours” refer to anyone accessing, viewing, browsing, visiting or using the Website, including survey creators and survey respondents. The use of information collected through our service shall be limited to the purpose of providing the service for which a client has engaged eCGlobalPanel Inc. In addition to eCGlobal Exchange®, eCGlobalPanel Inc. offers a variety of products and services. Many of those other products and services are governed by separate terms of use and privacy policies.

YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THIS WEBSITE AND/OR SERVICES OR PRODUCTS CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, AND THE CURRENT AND PRIOR VERSIONS, AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO.

Your privacy is important to us! We value our visitors/users/customers and is committed to protecting your privacy. We only share your information only as described in this Privacy Policy. We have provided this Privacy Policy to assist you in understanding the information that we collect, how we use it, and the ways we maintain it, including the security of your personal information.

Description

The eCGlobal Exchange is an integrated solution that creates an ongoing dialogue platform, where companies can connect, communicate and exchange information and knowledge with consumers. To have a profile eCGlobal Surveys will require, first, an approval of a record of a corporate entity and choose one of the plans of interaction available for use. Among these plans, which will be prioritized are levels of actions, including: questions, answers, encouragement and knowledge extraction from a database contained in several profiles of a public participant in various activities within the network eCGlobalNet.

Thus, the eCGlobal Surveys® intends to maintain a continuous channel for dialogue and interaction, and a collaborative process of building values and decisions about brands, companies and services. Several interactive tools are offered in eCGlobal Surveys intended to stimulate dialogue and conversation.

eCGlobalPanel Inc., ECGLOBALPANEL OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AFFILIATES OR BUSINESS FROM THE SAME GROUP, is in the business of providing services to organizations that work in marketing and market research in general. Its network and principal place of activity is 429, Lenox Avenue. 33139. Miami Beach, FL. USA.

Information Collection and Use

1. General

This Privacy Policy applies to all information submitted by individuals through a sites network of eCGlobalPanel Inc. and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to ecglobal.com, ecglobalnet.com, ecglobalpanel.com, ecglobalex.com and all other sites in the network eCGlobal Exchange ®. For the purposes of this Policy, the term "Personal Information" includes, without limitation, name, email address, sex, date of birth, civil status, education, occupation, etc.. As well as professional information so we can direct our actions and studies in an appropriate manner to the profile and interests of users. The contact information (name, email, phone, etc..) can also be used to send prizes and informative.

When you register as a user of eCGlobal Exchange® network, you may receive information about promotions or useful information about the site and the eCGlobalPanel Inc services.

The eCGlobalPanel Inc. will only use personal information for the purpose (s) of the intended use of the Website and in no way be disclosed to third parties. In ECGLOBAL EXCHANGE ® PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF YOUR INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE TOP PRIORITY. Treat all information of our studies in aggregate form, so that it is aggregated by segments, not individually. PERSONAL INFORMATION OF OUR USERS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND NEVER WILL BE PUBLISHED OR DISCLOSED TO THIRD PARTIES.

2. Security

eCGlobalPanel Inc. is committed to protecting the security and integrity of personal information of its users, and therefore maintains technical and administrative staff to protect personal information from unauthorized disclosure and/or use and/ or access to any third party or a third party. The eCGlobalPanel Inc. and its users must use, disclose, protect, secure and maintain all personal information sent or supplied in accordance with any and all applicable international laws - federal, state and/ or local laws, codes and regulations of ESOMAR.

3. Account Information

We do not require you to provide your personally identifying information in order for you to access, open or browse the Website. However, to use features on the Website (such as creating surveys or responding to surveys), we may require you to register to open a user account and provide personally identifying information about yourself. We will also collect personally identifying information from you should you wish to request a quote from us. Under those circumstances, we may collect information including, without limitation, your name, email address and phone number. In addition, if you make a purchase from the Website, we will require you to provide your billing information, which will be used strictly for billing purposes.

4. Contact Information

We use your contact information to facilitate and improve your use of the Website and to comply with any requirements of law. We do not sell and will not divulge your contact information to third parties other than as specified in this Privacy Policy, unless we are legally entitled or obliged to do so. We may also use your email address or other contact information you provide us to contact you with regard to your account such as to send you Website-related information including updates or changes to the Website and to correspond with you about any questions or concerns you have brought to our attention. You may also receive automated messages regarding the Website and information about our products and services that we think will interest you.

5. Respondent Data

The Website collects and stores all survey responses and data but does not, and will not, disclose or sell such information to third parties other than as specified herein. However, the creator of each survey owns, and is ultimately responsible for the privacy of, the content of such survey and the data obtained pursuant to such survey. Therefore, you should contact the survey creator to request his, her or its policies regarding the privacy of survey responses and other survey data. All questions regarding a particular survey should be directed to the creator of such survey.

6. Access to Personal Data and Data Retention

Individuals can access your personal information to review, correct or delete any personal information each time you visit the website of the network with your user profile. Simply enter the area logged in the My Account section. Your data will be automatically updated in our database.

We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

7. Changes in this Privacy Statement

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our homepage.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer for record-keeping purposes. We may use cookies to improve the quality of the Website and to better understand how users interact with the Website. We do not and cannot use cookies to retrieve individual personally identifying information about you from your computer unless you knowingly and willingly provide such information. You can adjust your web browser security settings to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you disable the use of cookies in your web browser, some features of the Website we offer may not function properly.

Children Privacy's Protection

The eCGlobalPanel Inc. believes it is important to protect the online privacy of children and therefore encourages parents or guardians to spend time online with their children to participate and monitor their Internet activities. In general, the eCGlobalPanel Inc. will not collect any information from individuals under the age of 14 without permission from their parents or legal guardians. However, there may be exceptions, depending on the country of research, and eCGlobalPanel Inc. being always in accordance with the laws and codes relating to the privacy protection of children and adolescents, including, as far as possible, ESOMAR regulations, all international laws and from the specific country that will happen the research.

Examples - This way, can be summarized in the chart below the ages that are considered as children and adolescents in certain countries, according to national law:

Argentina:
Children: Up to 18 years old
Teen: Up to 18 years old
Brazil:
Children: Up to 12 years old
Adolescent: Between 12 and 18 years old
Colombia:
Child: 0 to 12 years old
Adolescent: Between 12 and 18 years old
Mexico:
Children: Up to 12 years old
Adolescent: Between 12 and 18 years old

Links to Other Websites

This Website contains several links to other websites. Neither Company, nor any of its officers, directors, partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, agents, representatives, vendors or suppliers of Company is responsible for the content, privacy policies, products, services, reliability, viewpoint, or accuracy of information on any such websites.

We do not control and shall not be responsible for the collection of personal information by third party websites, including websites owned or controlled by our preferred Financial Partners, participating marketing research firms or focus group facilities, vendors and/or websites not controlled or authorized by Company. Third party websites that are accessed through links on our Website have separate privacy policies. We have no responsibility or liability for the policies implemented by third parties on their websites. You should contact those third parties directly to ask questions about their privacy policies. If you enter or choose to leave our Website via links to other non- Company websites (including those of our Financial Partners, participating marketing research firms or focus group facilities, or vendors), your visits to those websites are not covered by this Privacy Policy. For example, our Financial Partners, participating market research companies and focus group facilities may review your information to ascertain whether or not you actually qualify for use of their services. We recommend that you contact such parties directly for more information about their specific privacy policies.

Your California Privacy Rights

FOR RESIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA ONLY. Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code requires select businesses to disclose policies relating to the sharing of certain categories of your Personal Information with third parties. If you reside in California and have provided your Personal Information to Company, you may request information about our disclosures of certain categories of Personal Information to third parties for direct marketing purposes. Such requests must be submitted to us at one of the following addresses: rfp@ecglobal.com or 429, Lenox Avenue. 33139. Miami Beach, FL. USA.

Note For European Visitors

Please note that New York AMA Communications Services, Inc. may transfer collected information outside the European Economic Area. By using our web site and providing us with your personal data, you consent to such transfer of your personal data.

Entire Agreement

By submitting your personal information to eCGlobalPanel Inc., or through eCGlobal Surveys® websites, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. The eCGlobalPanel Inc. reserves the right at any time to make changes to this privacy policy, always being published changes on the site for your review. Your continued use and interaction with eCGlobalPanel Inc. constitutes your full acceptance of this policy.

Issues / Questions / Complaints / Informations

In the case of any problems, questions, complaints or request of additional information about the privacy practices of eCGlobalPanel Inc., please contact us by the email rfp@ecglobal.com. We receive and answer each email individually, therefore, provide a period of 24 to 48 hours.

Or you can contact us via postal mail at: 1680, Michigan Ave - Suite 700 - Miami Beach, FL. 33139.