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Last Updated: 21 April 2021

PRIVACY NOTICE

The intention of this privacy notice is to make you aware of how we (“Robas Research Private Limited”) collect, use, store, process and secure your personal information disclosed to us while using our services, participating in our surveys and visiting our website. This notice would further inform you about the rights and choices you have over your personal information and the reasons for which we process such information. For information relating to our cookie policy, please see our cookie page

Throughout this document we refer to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and any legislation implemented in connection with the General Data Protection Regulation which is the governing legislation that regulates data protection across the EEA. This includes any replacement legislation coming into effect from time to time.

About us

Robas Research is an online market research and business insights providing organization which caters towards optimizing outputs to advance the cause of businesses. We are currently based out of India and have a branch office in Nevada, USA.

Personal Data:

For the purpose of this policy personal data is defined as per the General Data Protection Regulation i.e., any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly. In particular by reference to an identifier such as name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more factors specific to the identity of that person. In this context, the name, e-mail address, phone number, IP address and your location would be considered as your personal information. 

During the course of your visit on our website and the duration of your association with us, you would be solely responsible for providing us with your accurate personal information as we would be relying on such information to render you with the services and maintain records of your data.

When do we collect your Information?

In order to be able to provide you with the services, we collect your information on our platform during the following instances:

The second instance where we may collect your information is when you visit our website. We may collect, track or aggregate information about you based on the cookies deployed on your browsers or by way of web beacons. The collection of information shall also include your IP address, operating system and browsing software, tracking the duration of your visit, pages clicked on, time of your visit and any other activity that you conduct on our website.

Information we collect about you:

We only collect such information that is required from us to provide you with the services on our platform. The type of information that we will collect on you, and you voluntarily provide to us on this website includes:

We may, in further dealings with you, extend this information to include your address, services used, and subscriptions, records of conversations and agreements and payment transactions.

We may also receive information about you when you access your account via third party sites such as Facebook or through other website through which we have provided a third party extension.

The legal basis for processing your data is based on your consent and our legitimate interest that we will have requested at the point the information was initially provided, therefore we will not store, process or transfer your data outside the parties detailed above unless we have an appropriate lawful reason to do so.

Personal data obtained through automated means:

Personal Data provided by third parties:

We may obtain Personal Data, behavioral and/or demographic information from third parties, such as data management platforms, ad networks, information service bureaus, and sample suppliers. This collection may include, but is not limited to, age, gender, geography, location, mobile ad IDs

How we use your information:

To whom we might share your information with?

In case if we share your information to any third party and in most cases such third parties being our vendors then we do so by having data processing contracts with them in place. This means that the third parties with whom your data would be shares are acting based on our instructions and are not acting in their independent capacity. These data processors cannot share your information with anyone apart from us. They will hold it securely and retain it for the period we instruct. In some circumstances we are legally obliged to share information. For example under a court order or where we cooperate with other European supervisory authorities in handling complaints or investigations. We might also share information with other regulatory bodies in order to further their, or our, objectives. In any scenario, we’ll satisfy ourselves that we have a lawful basis on which to share the information and document our decision making and satisfy ourselves we have a legal basis on which to share the information.

We may provide your personally identifiable information and other ancillary information to our parent company located in India for processing such information on our behalf. In case of any such transfer we would comply with Article 47 of the GDPR.

How we keep you updated on our products and services ?

We will send you relevant offers and news about our products and services in a number of ways including by email, but only if you have previously consented to receive these marketing communications. When you register with us we will ask if you would like to receive marketing communications, and you can change your marketing choices online, over the phone or in writing at any time.

If you wish to amend your marketing preferences, you can do so by opting out of receiving the communications. This can be done by sending a request mail to panel.support@buzz-thepanel.com

Your rights over your information

Right to Access Your Personal Information

You have the right to access the personal information that we hold about you in many circumstances, by making a request. This is sometimes termed ‘Subject Access Request’. If we agree that we are obliged to provide personal information to you (or someone else on your behalf), we will provide it to you or them free of charge and aim to do so within 30 days from when your identity has been confirmed.

We would ask for proof of identity and sufficient information about your interactions with us that we can locate your personal information. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us as set out below.

Right to Correction Your Personal Information

If any of the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate or out of date, you may ask us to correct it.

If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us as set out below.

Right to Stop or Limit Our Processing of Your Data

You have the right to object to us processing your personal information if we are not entitled to use it any more, to have your information deleted if we are keeping it too long or have its processing restricted in certain circumstances.

If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us as set out below.

How long do we keep your information for ?

We retain a record of your personal information in order to provide you with a high quality and consistent service. We will always retain your personal information in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation i.e., we shall never retain your information for longer than is necessary. Unless otherwise required by law, your data will be stored for a period of [2 years] after our last contact with you, at which point it will be deleted.

Security

Data security is of great importance to Robas Research and to protect your data we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure your collected data.

Data Transfers

Your Personal Data may be transferred to recipients in countries other than the country where you are located. These countries may not have the same data protection laws as your country. When we transfer your Personal Data to other countries, we will protect that information as described in this Policy or as disclosed to you at the time of the collection.

If you are located in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, we comply with applicable legal requirements providing adequate safeguards for the transfer of Personal Data to third countries.

How to contact us ?

If you would like to exercise one of your rights as set out above, or you have a question or a complaint about this policy, the way your personal information is processed, please contact us by one of the following means:

By email: dpo@ro-bas.com

By post: #111, `Shreshta Bumi', No. 87, K R Road, Shankarapuram, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560004, India

Thank you for taking the time to read our Privacy Policy.

Robas Research Private Limited