On May 25, 2018, the European Union (the “EU”) implemented new data privacy and protection regulation, called the General Data Protection Regulation and the United Kingdom (the “UK”) post Brexit implemented the UK General Data Protection Regulations (collectively referred to as the “GDPR”). This regulation aims to standardize data protection laws across the EU and the UK and lay down standards to be observed worldwide while processing of personal data originating in the EU and the UK. The GDPR also has a strong emphasis on affording individuals stronger, more consistent rights to access and control their personal information. At 1Lotus Marketing Research Services (“we”, “us”, “our”, “1Lotus Research”), we take compliance of data privacy and security regulations very seriously. For the GDPR, we are working diligently to ensure that we are compliant with the rules laid out by the law. In the following sections, we have outlined our approach to comply with the GDPR.
1Lotus Research and GDPR Compliance
1Lotus Research is the owner and is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the website https://1lotusresearch.com/. The website showcases 1Lotus Research’s services and product offerings. 1Lotus Research is a market research firm specializing in gathering high-quality data through in-person and online surveys, interviews, focus groups, and other methods which help businesses make informed decisions (“Services”). We at 1Lotus Research process personal information of our customers and market research participants in the capacity of a Data Controller (for any personal information submitted on the Website) and in the capacity of a Data Processor (for any personal information provided by our customer when they use our Services).
Risk Assessment
We have performed a company-wide information discovery exercise to identify and assess what personal information we hold, where it comes from, how and why it is processed, and to whom it is disclosed.
Data Subject Consent
As a Data Controller, 1Lotus Research has updated its Privacy and Cookie Policies and Disclaimer for the usage of the Cookies in as per the requirements of the GDPR on its website https://1lotusresearch.com/ and it requires all the visitors of its website to provide consent for use of personal information. 1Lotus Research also allows such users to exercise their rights in relation to their personal information such as modification, rectification, deletion of their data.
As a Data Controller we execute contracts required under the GDPR with our data processor to ensure that the data processor process the personal information as per the GDPR. Additionally, we implement technical and organizational security measures to ensure compliances.
As a Data Processor we comply with the required safeguards pertaining to safety of personal information received from our clients.