Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last Updated and Effective as of: August 20, 2021

Community Data Platforms (“Company”, “we”, “our” or “us”) has created this Privacy Policy in order to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy. The Privacy Policy below discloses our practices regarding information collection and usage for websites owned and operated by the Company or operated by the Company on behalf of our community partners (collectively, the “Website”), users of our platform(s), and survey participants (collectively, “Users”). This Privacy Policy does not apply to any other websites, apps or services provided by us, our affiliates or any third parties. BY USING OR ACCESSING THE WEBSITE OR PARTICIPATING IN A SURVEY, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR AGREEMENT TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY.

 

HOW WE THINK ABOUT DATA AND PRIVACY

 

We take seriously our responsibility to handle data in a safe, responsible, and ethical manner. Not only do we adhere to all applicable state laws and federal regulations, but we also abide by industry standards, and utilize best practices.

 

DATA USAGE FRAMEWORK

 
What we believe about data:

  • Information lies at the core of economic and cultural progress.
  • The use of objective data supports collaboration among a wide range of citizens, elected officials, business folks, non-profit executives, researchers and technologists.
  • Results that are derived through data analytics are not a substitute for judgment, but rather a means to help improve decision-making.
  • Data management and analytics should not be viewed as the purview of the “few”, but rather a resource that is broadly available.
  • The value of data increases based on its access, diversity, quality, and applicability across a wide range of applications, both in the private and public sector.
  • The use of data and analytics should lead to action vs. endless debate.

 
The following principles are integral to our treatment of data in everything we do:

  • Purpose: Data collection and use should be purposeful, intentional, and connected to our core objective: to make communities smarter and stronger. We will not collect data for the sake of having data.
  • Community Engagement: We will continually invite input and learn from the community on how they view data as a resource.
  • Privacy: The privacy of individuals remains important to us. We will maintain controls designed to protect any personal information we store, whether collected by us directly or obtained through our third-party partners.
  • Transparency: Whenever possible and without compromising privacy or confidentiality agreements, we will endeavor to make available and accessible methodologies and the data insights we develop.
  • Partnerships: We collect significant data from publicly available sources. Additionally, we will only contract for additional data from third-party partners who make commitments to us with respect to the integrity of the data and its method of collection.

 

CATEGORIES OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT

We do not collect personally identifiable information about you unless you voluntarily submit that information to us, such as through our contact pages, by e-mail, by seeking employment with us, participating in a survey, or some other means. The personally identifiable information which you may provide to us could include your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address, or any other form of personally identifying information as defined by applicable data protection laws (“Personal Information”).

 

NON-PERSONAL OR AGGREGATE INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT

When you visit or use the Website, we may automatically collect certain non-Personal Information about you, such as the type of browser or device operating system you use, the domain name of the website from which you linked to us, the amount of time you spend on the Website and the pages on the Website that you view. We may also aggregate information collected from our Users (such as the number of users in a particular region or having particular characteristics).

 

INFORMATION USAGE, DISCLOSURE, AND RECIPIENTS

We may send your Personal Information to third party vendors to help us process your Personal Information for the purposes set out in this policy. If you participate in a commercial survey, we may utilize other third party vendors, but any Personal Information is only provided at your option.

  • We will only use your Personal Information as described herein.
  • We will use Personal Information to operate the Website and to provide you with any specific services that you have requested.
  • We may use your Personal Information to respond to your direct inquiries.
  • We will use your Personal Information to add you to our mailing lists and to send you emails from time to time.
  • We will use your Personal Information if you participate in a survey.
  • We may permit our vendors and subcontractors to access your Personal Information, but they are only permitted to do so in connection with performing services for us. They are not authorized by us to use the information for their own benefit.
  • We may disclose your Personal Information to survey partners and clients.
  • We may disclose Personal Information as required by law or legal process.
  • We may disclose Personal Information to investigate suspected fraud, harassment or other violations of any law, rule or regulation, or the policies for the Website.
  • We may transfer your Personal Information in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding or the sale, merger or change of control of Company.
  • When you submit a resume or job application through our Website, we may share those documents and the information therein with our third-party service providers that help us manage personnel matters. They may only access and use such records in connection with performing services for us. They are not authorized by us to use the information for their own benefit.

Please note that if you specifically consent to additional uses of your Personal Information, we may use your Personal Information in a manner consistent with that consent. Finally, we reserve the right to supplement your Personal Information with information we gather from other sources which may include information we gather from online and offline sources or that we purchase from third parties.

Non-personally identifying information or aggregate information (“de-identified”) may be shared with any number of parties, provided that such information shall not specifically identify you. We may also use tracking information and other non-personally identifying information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and for any other business purposes permitted by law.

 

SURVEY PANEL PARTICIPATION

If you register for one of our survey panels, or opt to participate in a commercial market survey, as part of that process you would provide us (or one of our third party vendors) with Personal Information. Your Personal Information may also be updated by answering demographic and/or profiling questions incorporated into questionnaires that we administer. We use this information to match your demographics and profile with different types of surveys that we administer for our own purposes, administer on behalf of our clients, and/or administer for clients of other organizations requiring online survey participants. Information you provide will not be used for unrelated, non-research purposes such as direct marketing, non-consent list generation, credit rating, push polling, fund-raising or other intrusive marketing or political activities. Except as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy, we do not share information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes unless you affirmatively agree to such disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right to share for any business purpose non-personal or aggregate demographic, profiling, or other information we collect as long as such disclosure preserves your individual anonymity. We also reserve the right to share your personal, profile or other information we collect if special circumstances exist, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it or when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating the law or our rights or interfering with (either intentionally or unintentionally) use of our Website or services.

 

COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

We may store some information on your device or device hard drive as a “cookie” or similar type of file (such as clear gifs, web beacons, tags, and similar technologies that work on mobile devices) to collect data related to usage of the Website and for the purpose of facilitating and enhancing your communication and interaction with the Website. Such data may include, without limitation, the address of the websites you visited before and after you visited the Website, the type of browser you are using, your Internet Protocol (IP) address, what pages in the Website you visit and what links you clicked on, the latitude and longitude coordinates of your device, the region where your device is located, and geo-IP data. We use this information to help us maintain and enhance the efficiency and usefulness of the Website and may use it and other non-personally identifiable information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, such as to serve targeted content to you. However, some of the information we collect may include data, such as IP address data or the identifiers associated with your device that are unique to your computer or device (e.g., IDFA for iOS and Android ID for Android).

We may also use and place cookies on your device from our third-party service providers in connection with the Website, such as an analytics provider that helps us manage and analyze Website usage. An example of such third party is Google Analytics, which we use to collect and analyze demographic and other information, and through which Google will collect certain information to be used according to Google’s privacy practices. To opt-out of the use of Google Analytics, click here. We use session ID cookies and persistent cookies. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. Our persistent cookie remains active on your hard drive for up to one (1) year. We set a persistent cookie to enable us to track and target the interests of users to enhance the services we provide.

If you want to stop or restrict the placement of cookies or clear any cookies that may already be on your computer or device, please refer to and adjust your web browser preferences. Further information on cookies is available at www.allaboutcookies.org. By deleting our cookies or disabling future cookies you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our Website or some of its functionality may be affected. Cookies and similar items are not used by us to automatically retrieve personally identifiable information from your device without your knowledge. Please be advised that certain third parties that are beyond the scope of this Privacy Policy, such as advertisers, may collect information in connection with the Website. We are not responsible for the acts or omissions of such third parties.

 

CLICKSTREAM DATA

As you use the Internet, a trail of electronic information is left at each website you visit. This information, which is sometimes referred to as “clickstream data,” can be collected and stored by a website’s server. Clickstream data can tell us the type of device and browsing software you use and the address of the website from which you linked to the Website. We may collect and use clickstream data to anonymously determine how much time visitors spend on websites, how visitors navigate throughout websites and how we may tailor our Website to better meet consumer needs. This information will be used to improve our Website and our services.

 

SECURITY AND DATA RETENTION

We have undertaken and will undertake commercially reasonable efforts designed to prevent unauthorized access to user data retained in our servers, however, due to the inherent open nature of the Internet, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information provided online. We will retain your information for as long as your account or inquiry is active or as needed to provide you with the Website and for a reasonable time thereafter in accordance with our standard procedures or as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements. Even if we delete some or all of your Personal Information (either in the regular course of business or at your request), we may continue to retain and use aggregate, de-identified, or anonymous data previously collected.

 

OTHER WEBSITES, APPS AND SERVICES

As a convenience to you, we may provide links to third party websites, apps or services from within the Website. You may also be directed to third party landing pages for surveys which are operated by service providers to the Company. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. When you link away from our Website, we encourage you to read the policies and terms of every website, app or service you visit.

 

SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICES

The Website may integrate with social networking services. You understand that we do not control such services and are not liable for the manner in which they operate. While we may provide you with the ability to use such services in connection with our Website, we are doing so merely as an accommodation and, like you, are relying upon those third-party services to operate properly and fairly.

You should be aware that Personal Information which you voluntarily include and transmit online in a publicly accessible blog, social network or otherwise online may be viewed and used by others. We are unable to control such uses of your Personal Information, and by using such services you assume the risk that the Personal Information provided by you may be viewed and used by third parties.

 

INFORMATION RELATING TO CHILDREN

Our Website is designed for those 13 years of age and older. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of 13. If we are made aware that we have received such information, or any information in violation of our policy, we will use reasonable efforts to locate and remove that information from our records. We do not permit participation in our surveys by any individual under the age of 18.

 

COMMUNICATIONS WITH US OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE

By providing your email address to us, you expressly consent to receive emails from us. We may use email to communicate with you, to send information that you have requested or to send information about other services provided by us, provided that, we will not give your email address to another party to promote their products or services directly to you without your consent or as set forth in this Privacy Policy. You may opt-out at any time, using the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our email communications, or you may contact us at info@communitydataplatforms.com. Any communication or material you transmit to us by email or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like, are and will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Except to the extent expressly covered by this Privacy Policy, anything you transmit or post may be used by us for any purpose, including but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting.

 

CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions from this Privacy Policy at any time. However, if at any time in the future we plan to use Personal Information in a way that materially differs from this Privacy Policy, we will use reasonable efforts to notify you. We encourage you to periodically review the Website for the latest information on our privacy practices.

 

OPT-OUT AND YOUR RIGHT TO WITHDRAW CONSENT

To opt-out of any future promotional messages from us, you should send an unsubscribe request to us at info@communitydataplatforms.com. If you do not want your Personal Information shared with any third party who may use such information for its own direct marketing purposes, then you may opt-out of such disclosures by sending an email to info@communitydataplatforms.com. We will process your request within a reasonable time after receipt.

You may also adjust the settings on your mobile device to allow or restrict the sharing of location information. For example, the “location” permissions on your mobile device may allow you to elect whether to never share location information with us, to share location information only while you are using the Website, or always share location information even if you are not using the Website. If you elect to not share your location information, you may be unable to access some features of our Website that are designed for mobile devices. Also, in the event that you prevent the sharing of location information, we may still estimate your general location based on the IP address you use to access our Website.

To be clear, cookie-based opt-outs must be performed on each device and browser that you wish to have opted-out. For example, if you have opted out on your device browser, that opt-out will not be effective on your mobile device. You must separately opt out on each device. However, once you have opted out on one device (“Opted-Out Device”), we will not use any new data from the Opted-Out Device to identify you on another device for purposes of providing interest-based content and we will not use data from another device for such purposes on the Opted-Out Device.

 

DO NOT TRACK

Please note that we do not respond to or honor “do not track” (a/k/a/ DNT) signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers.
 

CALIFORNIA PRIVACY

Under California Law, California residents have the right to request in writing from businesses with whom they have an established business relationship, (a) a list of the categories of personally identifiable information, such as name, email address and mailing address and the type of services provided to the customer that a business has disclosed to third parties (including affiliates that are separate legal entities) during the immediately preceding calendar year for the third parties’ own direct marketing purposes and (b) the names and addresses of all such third parties. To request the above information, please contact us by email at info@communitydataplatforms.com. If you do not want your Personal Information shared with any third party who may use such information for its own direct marketing purposes, then you may opt out of such disclosures by sending an email to us at info@communitydataplatforms.com.

 

INTERNATIONAL USERS

The Website is controlled, operated, and administered by Community Data Platforms from its offices within the United States. The Website and Community Data Platforms make no representation that materials or surveys available through the Website (or otherwise) are appropriate or available for use outside the United States and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. If you access the Website from a location outside the United States, you are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. If you are located in any member state that is part of the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, or any other country that has adopted data protection laws similar to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, please do not provide personally identifiable information to us.

 

CONTACT

For questions or concerns relating to this Privacy Policy or your information, we can be contacted at: info@communitydataplatforms.com.