PRIVACY POLICY

Effective as of January 28, 2020

LAST UPDATED: January 2022


This Privacy Policy describes the policies and procedures we follow when we collect, use and disclose your information when you visit the Futurist Group Website or participate in marketing research that we carry out for our clients. The Privacy Policy also tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

Futurist Group, LLC. is a marketing research firm that conducts quantitative and qualitative studies with consumers and businesses. We are committed to respecting and protecting your privacy whether you are a research respondent who is participating in a study or an individual visiting our Website to obtain information about our services. We use your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions.


For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:


You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.


Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Futurist Group, LLC.


  • Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
  • Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
  • Website refers to Futurist Group Website, accessible from http://thefuturistgroup.com/.
  • Service refers to the Futurist Group Website and any surveys or other marketing research response collection platforms in any format.
  • Country refers to: United States
  • Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
  • Third-party Social Media Service refers to any Website or any social network Website through which a User can log in or create an account to use the Service.
  • Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. For the purposes of the CCPA, Personal Data means any information that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with You.
  • Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a Website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that Website among its many uses.
  • Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • Business, for the purpose of the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), refers to the Company as the legal entity that collects Consumers’ personal information and determines the purposes and means of the processing of Consumers’ personal information, or on behalf of which such information is collected and that alone, or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of consumers’ personal information, that does business in the State of California.
  • Consumer, for the purpose of the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), means a natural person who is a California resident. A resident, as defined in the law, includes (1) every individual who is in the USA for other than a temporary or transitory purpose, and (2) every individual who is domiciled in the USA who is outside the USA for a temporary or transitory purpose.


Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

PERSONAL DATA
  1. Personal Data is any type of information recorded in any form, that may be used to identify a specific individual. We may collect a variety of Personal Data from You, including but not limited to Your full name, date of birth, gender, mailing address, phone numbers, email address and other similar information. We may also collect information about Your personal opinions and preferences.
  2. We may collect Personal Data from You directly when You voluntarily provide it to us, or We may obtain Personal Data from clients who ask us to conduct research on their behalf. We may also obtain Personal Data from list providers who have assured us that their lists are made up only of individuals who have given their permission to be included in the list.
  3. We may collect and use Personal Data obtained from publicly available sources, where this is permitted by law.
  4. We may occasionally collect Personal Data that reveals race, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, genetic data, biometric data, trade union membership or that concerns an individual’s health (“Sensitive Data”). We will not collect such Sensitive Data without Your consent and will fully comply with all legal restrictions related to the collection, storage, use and transfer of such Sensitive Data.
  5. We will never ask You for certain information which, if stolen or misused, could give rise to economic crimes against You, such as bank account or credit card numbers, social security or other similar government-issued ID numbers.
  6. We may also automatically collect a variety of publicly available information, such as IP address and device ID, for system administration, service improvement and data integrity purposes.
  7. You may provide personal information to us when You contact us through Our Website seeking information about our services. We will treat this information as confidential Personal Data.


USAGE DATA

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.


Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.


When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.


We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit Our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.


COOKIES

Like most websites, we use automatic data collection technology when you visit our Site to collect information that identifies your computer. This comprises information about your operating system, your IP addresses, browser type and language, referring pages and URLs, keywords, date and time, and what sections of our Site and Site you visit (the "usage information"). We collect this usage information by using cookies. Cookies are small packets of data that a Site stores on your computer's hard drive so that your computer will "remember" information about your visit. You can reject cookies by following the directions provided by your browser vendor or by your Internet provider's "help" file. If you reject cookies, you may still visit our Site and use the Site, but some areas of our Site may have limited functionality. We use cookies (and the usage information collected) to help us identify you and analyze how you use our Site.


Use of Your Personal Data

HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

Futurist Group does not sell your information and does not disclose your information, except as described in this Privacy Policy or as otherwise consented to by you.

We may share information, including, without limitation, PII and business contact information, as follows:

  1. With our employees, subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy or as otherwise disclosed to you at the time of the collection of the information or as subsequently consented to by you.
  2. To service providers who are performing services on our behalf. The service providers are authorized to use and disclose the information only as necessary to perform and provide the services for which they were engaged.
  3. We may disclose information about you: (i) if we are required to do so pursuant to applicable laws or legal or court process; or (ii) when we believe disclosure is necessary to prevent harm or financial loss, or in connection with an investigation of actual or suspected fraud or illegal activity.


HOW WE USE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE

We may use information to:

  1. Respond to inquiries and requests;
  2. Process and manage opt-out or unsubscribe requests;
  3. Comply with applicable laws, regulations, codes, and industry standards and practices;
  4. Conduct marketing and market research activities including contacting you to participate in surveys via telephone, email, or otherwise
  5. Respond to a subpoena or an order of a court or government agency;
  6. Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims, including, without limitation, in order to protect the safety of an individual or to protect Futurist Group's rights and/or property


LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING

We may process Your Personal Data where You have given Your consent to such processing for one or more specific purposes, where processing is necessary for complying with Our legal obligations, where necessary to protect Your vital interests or those of another natural person, or where necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Futurist Group or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by Your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms. Where processing is based on Your consent, You have the right to withdraw consent at any time; however, this will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.


Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and as permissible by applicable law. To determine the appropriate retention period for information, We consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of Your information, the purposes for which We process Your information and whether We can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.


Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.


Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place protecting the security of Your data and other personal information.


Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.


Detailed Information on the Processing of Your Personal Data

Third-Party Service Providers have access to Your Personal Data only to perform their tasks on Our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Analytics

We may use third-party Service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Websites.


Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a Web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports Website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.


You can opt-out of having made Your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.


For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms Web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en


Email Marketing

If You submitted Your Personal Data requesting information about Our services, We may contact You with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to You. You may opt-out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from Us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email We send or by contacting Us.


We may use Email Marketing Service Providers to manage and send emails to You.


CCPA Privacy

Your Rights under the CCPA


Under this Privacy Policy, and by law if You are a resident of California, You have the following rights:


  • The right to notice. You must be properly notified which categories of Personal Data are being collected and the purposes for which the Personal Data is being used.
  • The right to access / the right to request. The CCPA permits You to request and obtain from the Company information regarding the disclosure of Your Personal Data that has been collected in the past 12 months by the Company or its subsidiaries to a third-party for the third party’s direct marketing purposes.
  • The right to say no to the sale of Personal Data. You also have the right to ask the Company not to sell Your Personal Data to third parties. You can submit such a request by visiting our “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” section or Web page.
  • The right to know about Your Personal Data. You have the right to request and obtain from the Company information regarding the disclosure of the following:
  • The categories of Personal Data collected
  • The sources from which the Personal Data was collected
  • The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling the Personal Data
  • Categories of third parties with whom We share Personal Data
  • The specific pieces of Personal Data We collected about You
  • The right to delete Personal Data. You also have the right to request the deletion of Your Personal Data that have been collected in the past 12 months.
  • The right not to be discriminated against. You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of Your Consumer’s rights, including by:
  • Denying goods or services to You
  • Charging different prices or rates for goods or services, including the use of discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties
  • Providing a different level or quality of goods or services to You
  • Suggesting that You will receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.


Exercising Your CCPA Data Protection Rights

In order to exercise any of Your rights under the CCPA, and if You are a California resident, You can email Us as detailed below.

The Company will disclose and deliver the required information free of charge within 45 days of receiving Your verifiable request. The time period to provide the required information may be extended once by an additional 45 days when reasonably necessary and with prior notice.


Do Not Sell My Personal Information

We do not sell any personal information.


Please note that with regard to Usage Data, any opt out is specific to the browser You use. You may need to opt out on every browser that You use.

The opt out will place a cookie on Your computer that is unique to the browser You use to opt out. If You change browsers or delete the cookies saved by Your browser,


You will need to opt out again.


Mobile Devices


Your mobile device may give You the ability to opt out of the use of information about the apps You use in order to serve You ads that are targeted to Your interests:

  • “Opt out of Interest-Based Ads” or “Opt out of Ads Personalization” on Android devices
  • “Limit Ad Tracking” on iOS devices


You can also stop the collection of location information from Your mobile device by changing the preferences on Your mobile device.


Children’s Privacy


Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.


California Privacy Rights for Minor Users


California Business and Professions Code section 22581 allow California residents under the age of 18 who are registered users of online sites, services or applications to request and obtain removal of content or information they have publicly posted.


To request removal of such data, and if You are a California resident, You can contact Us using the contact information provided below, and include the email address associated with Your account.


Be aware that Your request does not guarantee complete or comprehensive removal of content or information posted online and that the law may not permit or require removal in certain circumstances.


Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other Websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.


We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.


Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.


We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Website prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this

Privacy Policy.


You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.


Contact Us

 

If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:


By email: PI-360@www.thefuturistgroup.com

By mail:

Futurist Group, LLC.

PO Box 306

River Edge, NJ 07661 USA

Attention: Legal - Information Request


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