LNK Creative Privacy Policy

THE PRIVACY OF EACH AND EVERY RESPONDENT IS IMPORTANT TO
LNK CREATIVE

1. PRIVACY POLICY DESCRIPTION

1.1. This Privacy Policy describes how LNK Creative (“LNK”) collects, uses, stores, and protects information from respondents in connection with services offered by LNK to our clients.

1.2. LNK is a paid subscriber to two platforms: Qualtrics and Involve.me (“platforms”). These platforms have been chosen because of their adherence to high quality industry standards. This Privacy Policy describes policies in place at LNK and both platforms.

1.3. This Privacy Policy applies when our clients and respondents (“you”, “user” or “respondent”) access, visit or use any LNK survey, form, quiz, or database (“survey”).

1.4. This policy does not cover the data once it is delivered to our clients. Our clients are responsible for inviting respondents to their surveys, forms and quizzes, and are responsible for managing said data and adhering to their own privacy policies once the data is collected.

1.5. This Privacy Policy is part of, and is governed by, the terms and conditions set forth in the LNK Terms of Use.

2. AGREEMENT TO TERMS OF PRIVACY POLICY

2.1.  You/Respondents are not required to provide any personal information to LNK or our clients unless you choose to access features that require such information.

2.2. Accordingly, by accessing, visiting or using LNK surveys, you expressly consent to our collection, use, disclosure and retention of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.

3. RIGHTS TO ACCESS, RECTIFICATION OR ERASURE, RESTRICTION AND OBJECTION, OF PROCESSING

3.1. You have the right to access, rectification, opposition, erasure (“right to be forgotten”), and right to restriction of processing of your personal data by directing any such requests to LNK (ellenkoronet@LNKcreative.com).

4. PERSONAL INFORMATION

4.1 Some LNK surveys do collect information that is not directly requested:

a) Device and application data:LNK may collect data from the device and application the User uses to access our services, such as the IP address and browser type. We may also infer the geographic location based on the User IP address.
b) Referral data:if the User arrives at an LNK survey from an external source (such as a link on another website or in an email), we may record information about the source that referred the User to us.

4.2. Respondent data: As of December, 2018, LNK will store survey responses for up to one year.

4.3. Email address: LNK records the email address for one of two purposes (sometimes both):

a) To send the respondent an email with their results and/or responses; and/or

b) For the client to stay in touch with the respondent for explicit purposes (such as receiving newsletters and offers).

5. DATA PROCESSING

5.1. LNK and platforms have always agreed to safeguard all Customer data with industry best standards:  We agree…

a) To provide appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to safeguard Respondent data.

b) To process data (that could include personal data) only to fulfil its obligations as related to services provided directly to clients.

c) To delete or change respondent data upon request

d) To provide security documentation that describes the processes and procedures for safeguarding the data.

e) To maintain the duty of secrecy with respect to the personal data, even after the termination of the contractual relationship, and to ensure that their employees have committed in writing to maintain the confidentiality of the personal data processed.

f) To ensure, taking into account the available technology, the costs of implementation, and the nature, scope, context and purposes of the processing, as well as the risks of varying probability and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons, that they will apply adequate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk. Data is stored only on privacy protected sites.

6. CONTAINMENT OF DATA

6.1.We do not sell data to third parties without permission. We may share information with our service providers who help us to provide our services to you, in which case those third parties are required to comply with our privacy policy and any other adequate technical and organizational measures.

6.2. We do not use data other than as described in this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use.

7. CANCELING YOUR ACCOUNT, OPTING OUT OF EMAIL, AND MODIFYING PERSONAL INFORMATION

7.1 You may cancel your account and you may opt out of receiving any emails from LNK at any time. We will respond to any such request, and any appropriate request to access, correct, update or delete your personal information within the time period specified by law (if applicable) or without excessive delay. We will promptly fulfill requests to delete personal data unless the request is not technically feasible or such data is required to be retained by law (in which case we will block access to such data, if required by law).

LNK Creative Terms of Use

When you work with LNK Creative to design and/or host a quiz, form, or survey, and when any respondent takes an LNK quiz, form, or survey, you agree to these Terms of Use.

Intent

LNK Creative quizzes, forms, and surveys are designed for educational and entertainment purposes only. They are not to be construed as diagnoses or treatment of any kind.

Use by Authorized Third-Party Service Providers

LNK Creative may work with third-party companies, commonly known as service providers, who are authorized to place third-party cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies for storing information on our sites or in our services, applications, and tools with our permission. These service providers help us provide you with a better, faster, and safer experience.

These service providers may use these technologies to help us deliver our own content and advertising and compile anonymous site metrics and analytics. Third-party cookies are covered by the third parties’ privacy policy.

For more information on third-party service providers that we use and how to opt out of them, please visit the following third-party websites:

Your Consent

By using LNK Creative services, you consent to the collection and use of this information by LNK or on behalf of our clients. If there are any changes to the terms of this statement, the revised version will be posted on this web page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Your Ability to Access and Update Personal Information

If you have questions about the personal information you have submitted, please contact EllenKoronet@LNKcreative.com