Who We Are
Our website address is: https://palpito.co.za.
Palpito is a consumer panel that operates in partnership with Cint, which aggregates information from all users. Palpito, a company of Confasa 3D Virtual Services S/s LTD, with CNPJ: 60.527.165/0001-48, and headed by Fabiane Del Nero, is committed to the security and privacy of data. Cint is a global technology company focused on providing SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions to buyers and sellers of online sample in the market research industry.
The data collected is used to manage user accounts and this information helps produce statistical conclusions. Palpito is committed to implementing appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect all private and confidential data.
Collection and Use of Personal Data
Cint collects and processes personal information according to the instructions of the panel owners. This means that the Palpito panel controls all personal information collected, and Cint processes the personal data included. Cint may not process personal information for any purpose other than to fulfill its obligations to the panel owner.
Subscribers to the Palpito Panel are invited to participate in surveys to express their opinions on various product and service surveys. Cint collects personal information from subscribers on this site who have willingly chosen to provide or accept the collection of such information.
The personal information of a subscriber to the Palpito panel may be used for the following purposes:
- To invite them to participate in market research through a questionnaire.
- To perform a profile study to gather more information about the subscriber.
- To respond to a basic support question.
- To validate the responses of the panel subscriber.
- To update and ensure that the personal information of the panelist is true and correct.
Occasionally, we may contact a panel member:
- To gather information to provide another form of incentive offer.
- To ask a subscriber for permission to use their personal information for a purpose that was not explained to them when their personal information was first collected.
When a panel member participates in any of our surveys, they are asked to give their personal opinions, as well as demographic information such as their age and family composition. The subscriber may also accept services that will result in tracking of the panel member’s Internet use, such as accessed websites and online campaigns exposed to the panel member. If you do not want to participate in online measurement, please click here. If you want to know more about how to clear your browser’s cache and cookies, please click here.
A panel member may refuse to answer certain questions or stop participating in a study at any time. A panel member may terminate their registration at any time by following the opt-out instructions.
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that contains information about an individual, which is placed by a website on an individual’s device. Cint includes cookies for survey control and fraud prevention purposes. One or more “Cookies” may be installed to facilitate the management of the Panel and for statistical purposes (accessed pages, date and time of access, etc.). The user authorizes the implementation and use of “cookies” by Palpito. The user is given the opportunity to refuse the installation of “cookies” by changing the settings of the browser in Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.
Disclosure of Personal Information
We are not permitted to give, sell, or transfer your personal information to third parties without your prior consent, except as otherwise set forth below.
Survey responses and information : only non-identifiable and aggregated information will be shared with our clients. Any response you provide or survey information we collect will remain entirely confidential.
Sale of a business: We may transfer any information we collect about you as an asset in connection with a merger or sale of the company or part of our business or as part of a corporate reorganization or any other change in corporate control.
Legal: Cint and our service providers may provide your personal information in response to a search warrant or other legally valid inquiry or order, or to an investigative body in the case of a breach of an agreement or violation of law, or as required by law. We may also disclose personal information in the collection of a debt from you, or otherwise whenever necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
Data Security
Your account and profile information are password-protected so that you and only you have access to this personal information.
We recommend that you do not disclose your password to anyone. Cint will never ask for your password by phone or unsolicited email. Remember to log out of your panel account and close the browser window when you have finished your session. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or internet cafe.
Whenever Cint handles personal information as described above, regardless of where this takes place, Cint takes steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
Child Privacy Protection
Cint does not intentionally collect Personal Data from children below the age where parental consent is required. If Cint becomes aware that Cint has inadvertently collected Personal Data from a child below the age of parental consent, Cint will delete this Personal Data from our database.
Acceptance and Updates to Privacy Policies
By using the site, you confirm your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, do not use this site.
We reserve the right, at our discretion, to modify our Privacy Policies, update and make changes at any time. We encourage you to continually consult our Privacy Policies. Your continued use of the site after the posting of changes will mean that you accept these changes.
How to Contact Us
To ensure that you are up-to-date with any changes to this privacy policy, refer to the last updated section of this policy. Questions about this policy, complaints about our practices, and access requests should be directed to the Palpito Panel: contact@palpito.co.za or to the Cint Support Team, learnmore@cint.com.