Policy & Terms
Privacy Policy
Equlise is committed to protect your privacy while interacting with us in when you participate in survey research and visit our community website, Voqall (the “Site”).
This document outlines how we collect and use different types of information gathered during your interaction with us and our platforms. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected on our community site Voqall.
This policy may also be updated periodically without any prior notice. Our advice is such that you check back frequently for any updates. The continued use of our Site and services after any such changes indicates your acceptance of the revised policy and all the changes. It is assumed that you acknowledge and agree to our Privacy Policy when you use or access our Site.
In case of any disagreement with any of the policies laid out here, please refrain from using our services /platform or site.
Privacy and data protection
At all times we protect the information related to consumers, their health or Business.
- All personally identifiable information (PII) collected by Equlise companies will be lawfully obtained, compiled, stored, processed, accessed, and utilized.
- Participation in research projects is completely voluntary. Respondents may opt-out of any project and also the site at all times. For all surveys where PII is being collected , there is a Prior consent.
- All information and PII collected is treated confidentially, only for research purposes, and not to be disclosed to any person who is not employed by Equlise companies.
- Clients will not receive any last names or telephone numbers of recruited respondents.
- Any information shared is solely used for lawful research purposes. By default all personal data is protected and Clients comply by Equlise’s Privacy Policy.
Equlise and its sub companies comply with the policy laws of all countries where we conduct surveys and collect data.
Personal data is not transferred to any country or territory outside the U.S. or European Economic Area except when the country or territory ensures adequate protection for data subjects’ rights and freedoms.
Equlise follow the research industry’s Codes and Standards for the USA and the country in which each Equlise company is located.
There is compliance to all pertinent Federal and State laws regarding privacy, including but not limited to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
Profile
We collect personal data from you when you provide it to our Services, when you fill out a form at the time of registration(for example, with demographic data) or respond to a survey.
You have options around the information on your profile, such as education, work experience, occupation, ownership, title and many other profile information. Its not mandatory to provide such additional information around your choices or preferences in your profile; however, this only helps you get more suitable surveys that are best fit for your enhanced profile and greater opportunity to complete surveys.
Basic demographics is required in order to complete surveys and reap rewards.
Please do not publish or add any of your personal data to your profile if you do not wish it to be made available to others.
Personal and Non-Personal Information:
When using the Site, for some of the cases, you may be asked to provide, or you may choose to upload, certain personally identifiable information about yourself (“Personal Information”).
Personal Information ir broadly your email address, physical address, and telephone number. Please note that Personal Information may also include personally identifiable information you voluntarily provide when you take a survey.
In addition, we may also collect non-personally identifiable information, such as pages viewed, browser type and other data. This data is aggregated, such as demographic information, in a way that does not identify any one person (“Aggregate Information”).
Survey answers that are not connected to Personal Information may also be part of Aggregate Information.
Information obtained in connection with the Site may be used in conjunction with information obtained through sources other than the Site, including both offline and online sources.
Sensitive personal data
Some of our surveys may require you to provide personal data that is likely to be sensitive. This is completely optional however if you do give a consent around collection of any sensitive personal data in the client surveys, the possibility of survey opportunities becomes much higher giving you a better yield. .
Personal data that falls under the category of being considered “sensitive”:
- Race
- Ethnicity
- Political choices and views
- Religious or philosophical beliefs
- Membership of any Unions
- Genetic data
- Biometric data
- Ailment/Health /Medical History
- Sexual orientation or preferences
- History of Criminal convictions
- Legal issues or penalties
Its completely a user’s choice to share any or all of their sensitive information on your profile.
There will always be an option at start of any such survey where you are given an opportunity to give or not give your consent before collecting and processing personal data deemed “sensitive”.
Information Usage:
You may be contacted about our other products and services or those of our partners or other third parties from time to time based on the information shared by you in your profile.
We never sell your Personal or Aggregate Information to third parties or mass marketers. Any of the above information may be shared with our affiliates, technical consultants, third party auditors, business partners, clients, and other third parties for who compile the Aggregate Information, make our Site available, help in its functionality, for market research purposes, advertising, promotional, and other related purposes.
Furthermore, while individual responses to your questions may be shared with our business partners, they will not be labeled with or linked to your Personal Information. This ensures that your privacy and confidentiality are maintained at all times.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to disclose your Personal Information under certain circumstances, which may include, but are not limited to:
(a) requests from local, state, or federal law enforcement officials;
(b) any judicial, administrative, or similar proceeding or order;
(c) as required by law;
(d) to investigate suspected fraud, harassment, physical threats, or other violations of any law, rule, or regulation, the Site rules or policies, or the rights of third parties, or to investigate any suspected conduct which we deem improper.
We also reserve the right to transfer your PII and other information to any future successors in business and purchasers of site assets. It’s important to note that we will take all reasonable measures to ensure that any such disclosure is made only as necessary and in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Health and Financial Information:
At Equlise, we value your privacy and are committed to maintaining the confidentiality of any of your personal health or financial information. We will use this information only in the same manner and to the same extent as any other Personal Information you provide to us, as outlined in our privacy policy.
Access to your personal health and/or financial information will be limited to only a select group of individuals at Equlise who require such information to fulfill their work responsibilities. We will always strive to limit the disclosure of your personal health and/or financial information to the minimum number of individuals possible, in order to safeguard your privacy.
If you ever wish to modify or remove any of your Personal Information from our database, or if you have any concerns about the protection of your Personal Information, please contact us at support@voqall.com.
Children’s Information
We want to make it clear that we do not collect personal information directly from children under the age of 18. In the event that we become aware that personal information from a child under 18 has been collected without parental or guardian consent, we will take all reasonable efforts to promptly delete such information from our database. This is in accordance with our commitment to protect the privacy of children and comply with applicable laws and regulations regarding the collection and use of personal information.
Security:
At Equlise, we take the security and privacy of your Personal Information seriously. We have implemented robust security measures to safeguard your data, including physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information.
While we are committed to doing everything in our power to protect your information, please note that the transmission of data over the Internet is not completely secure. Despite our best efforts, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your Personal Information when transmitted to or through our Site due to the innate nature of Open internet.
Equlise is not liable for any unauthorized access or disclosure of your Personal Information that may occur due to factors beyond our control, such as malicious attacks or errors in transmission. By using our Site, you assume all risks associated with transmitting your Personal Information over the Internet.
If you have any questions or concerns about the security of your Personal Information, please don’t hesitate to contact us at compliance@equlise.com. We are committed to being transparent and responsive in our approach to data security and privacy.
Changes and Modifications:
We may update or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time at our discretion. However, we are committed to being transparent and notifying you of any significant changes to this policy. If we plan to use your Personal Information in a manner that differs from what is outlined in this Privacy Policy, we will notify you through a notice on our website or via email.
Your continued use of our Service following any updates or modifications to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes. We recommend that you check this page periodically to stay informed about any changes to our Privacy Policy.
Other Web Sites:
Please note that our Site may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated or controlled by Equlise. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party websites, and we encourage you to review their respective privacy policies before providing any personal information. Equlise does not endorse or have any control over the content or practices of these third-party websites. Use of any linked website is at your own risk..
Cookies and Web Beacons:
This website may utilize cookies to optimize our services. Cookies are small files that are stored on your computer’s hard drive by websites when you visit them. These files can contain various types of information, such as a user ID used to track your page views. We may use cookies to improve your experience on our website and to analyze user traffic patterns. While most browsers are set to accept cookies by default, you can choose to be alerted when a website is attempting to send you a cookie and can refuse it if you wish. However, this may impact some of the Site’s functionality.
No personally identifiable information, such as your email address, would be transmitted via this cookie; however, We may use information collected through cookies or other tracking technologies to enhance and personalize your experience on our Site in combination with information from other third party sources.
From time to time we may use third-party advertising firms to measure ad effectiveness. They may use cookies and action tags (also known as single pixel gifs or web beacons) which stays completely anonymous throughout. At any time this information doesn’t include your address, email address, or any other personally identifiable information.
While we use cookies in different situations on the Voqall site, cookies received with banner ads are collected by these advertisers and their ad service providers. We do not have access to that information the use of which is governed by the ad company’s privacy policy and/or that of its service provider . At any time we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such third party advertising companies.
Device and Location
Our platforms obtain information of your ISP address, delegated server, operating system, network browser and extensions, device ID and features, and your ISP or carrier or both. When you interact with our Services, we may collect information about your device and internet connection, such as the type of device, operating system, browser type and version, and IP address. If you access our Services using a mobile device, we may also collect information about your device’s location. We will always ask for your consent before collecting your precise location using GPS or similar tools.
Aggregate Information :
Every time you use Internet to visit different websites, you leave behind a digital footprint known as “clickstream data.”
This data includes information about the type of computer and web browser you use, as well as the website you came from before visiting the current site. At our website, we may collect and analyze clickstream data as part of our aggregate information to better understand how visitors interact with our site.
By analyzing this data, we can determine how long visitors spend on each page of our site, how they navigate through it, and how we can improve our web pages to better meet their needs. We want to assure you that any collection or use of clickstream data will always be anonymous and aggregated, and will not include any personal information. Our aim is to continuously enhance our website and services for our visitors.
Cross-border data transfer
We process data both within and outside of the United States, and we rely on legal mechanisms to facilitate the lawful transfer of data across borders. However, it’s important to note that the laws of the countries where we process data may differ from the laws in your country and may not provide the same level of protection. To ensure that your personal data is appropriately safeguarded when transferred outside of your country, we adhere to the requirements specified in these mechanisms. We take data privacy seriously, and are committed to protecting your personal information to the best of our ability.
The nature of Equlise’s services necessitates the flow of data from the European Union (EU) to customers, suppliers, and data processors within and outside the EU. To ensure that personal data from the EU is adequately protected when transferred outside of the EU, the GDPR mandates the use of specific legal mechanisms.
To comply with GDPR requirements, we typically utilize European Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent measures to transfer data from the EU. These clauses establish contractual obligations between parties involved in the transfer of personal data (such as between Equlise and its customers, suppliers, or data processors located outside of the European Union). These obligations bind all parties to ensure the protection of data privacy and security throughout the transfer process.
At Voqall, we may share your personal and/or demographic information with third-party sample/market research firms (individually referred to as “Third Party MR” and collectively as “Third Party MR Companies”). This information may include a unique identification number (“UID”), zip code, gender, marital status, education, ethnicity/race (where permitted by applicable law), employment-related information, and non-personally identifiable information about family members.
If you are eligible for a customer survey opportunity provided by a third party, the third-party MR company will provide your unique identification number and survey link to us. We will then invite you to participate in the customer survey via email. Please note that we will not share your name, email address, or phone number with third-party MR companies.
It is important to understand that your information may be transferred and stored outside of your country of residence, including but not limited to, in the United States, when you provide your consent to our Privacy Policy. By consenting, you agree to the processing and export of your personal information.
If you have any questions regarding this data sharing, please contact support@voqall.com. You can also unsubscribe from these survey opportunities through your account on Voqall.com.
Equlise is responsible for managing all unsubscribe requests and is responsible to inform the third-party MR companies of any unsubscribe requests.
It is essential to note that your participation in these survey opportunities does not entitle you to any benefits offered by MR third-party companies or membership in them. We take your privacy very seriously, and any sharing of personal information with third-party MR companies will always be in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Terms and Conditions:
With your use, or access of this website ,it is assumed that you agree and accept the terms and conditions of this.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ,YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE THE SITE.
For questions or concerns relating to privacy, you may contact us by email at compliance@equlise.com
United States of America:
Our Site is maintained in the United States of America. By using the Site, you authorize the export of Personal Information to the USA and its storage and use as specified in this policy. If you are not a U.S. citizen, you expressly consent to the processing of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy, even if the laws in your country may be more stringent with respect to the processing of personally identifiable information.
We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes to our information practices. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices to ensure they still meet with your approval.
Terms And Conditions
By accessing or using any part of the service, you acknowledge that your access and use is governed by the following terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) and all applicable laws. Your use of any part of the site signifies your full acceptance of these Terms and Conditions without any limitations or qualifications. If you do not agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions, you may opt to not use any portion of the service.
1. Authorized Use Of This Site
These Terms and Conditions govern your personal, non-commercial use of the Site. The information provided on the Site is intended for informational purposes only, and any use that conflicts with these Terms and Conditions requires our prior written consent. To participate in surveys, polls, or panels on the Site, you must be 18 years of age or older.
Certain services and content on the Site may require you to provide specific information, which must be truthful and accurate. You may not use any aliases or other means to conceal your true identity. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Site at any time and without prior notice. To understand how we collect and use your information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
2. Unauthorized Use
By using the Site, you agree to refrain from engaging in any illegal activities, including but not limited to unlawful, harassing, libelous, invasive of privacy, abusive, threatening, or obscene behavior. You must comply with all laws related to your use of the Site.
You may not use any automated devices or programs, such as spiders, robots, or data mining techniques, to reproduce, distribute, download, or store any content available on the Site, or to manipulate the results of any poll, survey, panel, or sweepstakes. You are also prohibited from interfering with the Site or any other user’s use of the Site, including through actions such as overloading, flooding, or crashing the Site.
In addition, you may not send unsolicited emails, including promotions and advertisements for products or services, through the Site. You may not forge or mask your true identity in any email or posting, and you may not frame any part of the Site within another website, alter the appearance of the Site, or establish links from any other website to any page of the Site other than the home page. Reselling use of or access to the Site to any third party is strictly prohibited, and individuals are not permitted to register for or maintain more than one account.
Posting or transmitting any threatening, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, or controversial material or any material that could otherwise violate any law is strictly prohibited. Equlise reserves the right to fully cooperate with law enforcement authorities or court orders requesting or directing Equlise to disclose the identity of anyone who posts such information or materials.
3. Intellectual Property
The Site and all its components, including copy, graphics, designs, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, patents, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights contained therein, are either owned exclusively by Equlise or are authorized for use or access by Equlise. Any modification, copying, reproduction, creation of derivative works, republishing, displaying, uploading, posting, transmitting, or distributing of content on the Site without prior written consent from Equlise is strictly prohibited, except as expressly permitted in these Terms and Conditions.
By accessing or using the Site, you are not granted any license or conveyed any rights, except as provided in these Terms and Conditions. Equlise LLC reserves all rights not granted under these Terms and Conditions.
4. Sweepstakes And Promotions
From time to time Equlise LLC may offer or conduct panels, surveys, sweepstakes, points programs or other promotions or programs (“Services”) in connection with this Site. All such Services shall be subject to any additional terms, conditions, rules, guidelines or agreements that are provided to you at the time of accessing such Services. Equlise LLC reserves the right to change point awards or other incentives offered in connection with these Services.
5. Third-Party Information
This Site may contain (i) links to other websites not maintained by Equlise LLC. or (ii) information about products or services of third parties. Equlise LLC. does not independently verify the business practices of these third parties and makes no warranties on their behalf. Equlise LLC does not endorse any third-party links or references provided on the Site or surveys. We advise you to be aware when you leave our Site and to read the terms and conditions of each and every website that you visit. Equlise LLC. is not liable or responsible for practices or content of such other web-sites. The views and opinions expressed on other sites you navigate to, are not necessarily those of Equlise LLC.
6. Communications With Equlise LLC.
Any communication or material you transmit to Equlise LLC. by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, panel responses, suggestions, or the like is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and nonproprietary.
Except to the extent expressly covered by our Privacy Policy, anything you share or post may be used by Equlise LLC. or its affiliates for any purpose, including but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting around research purposes. Furthermore, Equlise LLC. is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you send to the Site without compensation and for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products and services using such information.
7. Privacy
Equlise LLC. takes the privacy of you and your information very seriously. For further information about how we use information collected from you, please view our Privacy Policy.
8. No Warranties
The Site and all content and services provided on or accessed through the Site are provided “as is” without any representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, by Equlise LLC. To the fullest extent permissible by law, Equlise LLC. disclaims all warranties, including without limitation, non-infringement, title, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. Equlise LLC. does not warrant that the Site, its functions, or any content or materials contained therein will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Site or the server that makes it available is free of viruses or other harmful components.
In no event shall Equlise LLC. be liable under any legal or equitable theory, including without limitation , contract, strict liability, or otherwise, for any lost profits, lost data, lost opportunities, costs of cover, exemplary, punitive, personal injury/wrongful death, special, incidental, indirect, or other consequential damages, each of which is excluded by agreement of the parties to the broadest extent permitted by law, regardless of whether or not Equlise LLC. has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
9. Modifications
The information posted on the Site is subject to change without notice and Equlise LLC reserves the right to modify these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice. Any such changes will be posted on the Site, and it is your responsibility to check the Site frequently for such changes. By accessing the Site after any modifications to these Terms and Conditions, you are deemed to have accepted the changes.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Equlise LLC., its employees, directors, officers, agents and representatives from and against any and all third party claims, demands, liabilities, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses, arising from, or related to, any breach by you of any of these Terms and Conditions or applicable law, or otherwise arising out of your use of the Site or any content contained therein.
11. Severability
If any part of these Terms and Conditions shall be held or declared to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be ineffective but shall not affect any other part of these Terms and Conditions and, in such event, such provision shall be changed and interpreted so as to best accomplish the objectives of such unenforceable or invalid provision within the limits of applicable law or applicable court decisions.
12. Waiver Remedies
The failure of Equlise LLC. to partially or fully exercise any rights or the waiver of Equlise LLC. of any breach of these Terms and Conditions by you shall not prevent a subsequent exercise of such right by Equlise LLC. or be deemed a waiver by Equlise LLC. of any subsequent breach by you of the same or any other term of these Terms and Conditions. The rights and remedies of Equlise LLC. under these Terms and Conditions and any other applicable agreement between you and Equlise LLC. shall be cumulative, and the exercise of any such right or remedy shall not limit Equlise LLC. right to exercise any other right or remedy.
13. Ideas And Concepts
Equlise LLC. does not accept any unsolicited ideas from outside the company including without limitation suggestions about advertising, promotion or merchandising of products or services, or changes in methods of doing business. Equlise LLC. may already be working on or may in the future work on a similar idea. This policy eliminates concerns about ownership of such ideas. If, notwithstanding this policy, you submit an unsolicited idea to this Site, you understand and acknowledge that such idea is not submitted in confidence and Equlise LLC. assumes no obligation, expressed or implied, by considering it. You further understand that Equlise LLC. shall exclusively own all known or hereafter existing rights to the idea everywhere in the world, and that such idea is hereby irrevocably assigned to Equlise LLC. Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent any such assignment is deemed unenforceable, you hereby grant Equlise LLC. an irrevocable, perpetual, world-wide license to use the idea in any manner, in any medium now known or hereafter developed, without compensation to you.
14. Governing Law
The laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to its conflicts of law rules) shall govern these Terms and Conditions. By accessing or using the Site, you agree that any dispute arising in connection with these Terms and Conditions or your use of the Site shall be resolved exclusively through binding arbitration, conducted in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall be conducted in the State of Delaware, and any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof
15. Queries
For any questions around these Terms and Conditions you may contact us by email at support@voqall.com.
Profile
We may collect personal data from you when you use our Services, such as when you fill out a form or respond to a survey. You have the option to provide additional information in your profile, such as education and work experience, but this is not required. Providing profile information can help you get more out of our services, including more survey opportunities. However, please be aware that sharing some personal data may be necessary in order to complete surveys and receive incentives.
Please refrain from publishing or adding any personal data to your profile if you do not wish for it to be shared with others.
Sensitive personal data
Personal data that falls under the category of being considered “sensitive”:
- Race
- Ethnicity
- Political choices and views
- Religious or philosophical beliefs
- Membership of any Unions/ Political affiliations
- Genetic data
- Biometric data
- Ailment/Health /Medical History
- Sexual orientation or preferences
- History of Criminal convictions
- Legal issues or penalties
Its completely a user’s choice to share any or all of their sensitive information on your profile.
There will always be an option at start of any such survey where you are given an opportunity to give or not give your consent before collecting and processing personal data deemed “sensitive”.
We always seek your explicit consent before collecting and processing personal data deemed “sensitive”.
In order to get the best fit survey opportunities , its always recommended to keep your profile as updated as possible and share all the basic details around demographics.
Yes, I consent to Equlise LLC collecting, processing, using and sharing my sensitive personal data (mentioned above) to provide the Services in accordance with this Privacy Policy, in particular to determine my eligibility to participate in market research surveys.
I do not consent to Equlise LLC collecting, processing, using and sharing my sensitive personal data (described above) to provide services in accordance with this Privacy Policy, in particular to determine my eligibility to participate in market research surveys.
Quality. Security. Compliance
We stay agile and adaptable, keeping up with the latest standards and best practices in delivering accurate, insightful, and engaging surveys to ensure the safety and privacy of our users’ data.
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© 2023 Voqall. All Rights Reserved.