Introduction
In today’s data-driven world, massive amounts of data about individuals, their locations, products, and services are generated and processed every day. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was implemented across the European Union on May 25, 2018 to address the challenges posed by this data revolution. The GDPR is designed to standardize data protection laws and practices across the EU, providing individuals with stronger, more consistent rights to access and control their personal information.
Our Commitment to Compliance
Quick Market Insights is dedicated to maintaining high standards of information security, data privacy, and transparency. We are committed to managing data in compliance with GDPR and other relevant legislation. We understand the importance of protecting our clients’ personal information and have always prioritized data privacy. Our commitment includes continuously updating and enhancing our data protection practices to ensure compliance with the GDPR.
Preparing for GDPR
The GDPR imposes new rules on organizations within the EU and those that offer goods and services to, or collect and analyze data about, EU residents, regardless of where they are located. Quick Market Insights has focused on the following areas to ensure GDPR compliance:
Enhanced Privacy Rights
We have strengthened our existing security policies and business continuity management processes to enhance personal privacy rights. This includes updating procedures and controls to ensure the protection of personal data.
Gap and Privacy Assessments
We perform regular gap and privacy assessments to support GDPR compliance. These assessments help identify areas where improvements are needed and ensure that we meet mandatory breach reporting requirements and avoid significant penalties for non-compliance.
Data Protection
We have increased our responsibility for securing data by developing comprehensive compliance plans and building a stronger, more secure platform for our clients. We take ownership of our data protection obligations and continuously review our deployment options to enhance security.
Client Support
We provide services to help our clients understand and prepare for GDPR requirements. This includes offering guidance on data protection practices and helping clients implement necessary changes to their business processes and data management practices.
Data Contracts
We have updated all our data contracts to meet the additional requirements introduced by the GDPR. This ensures that our clients’ data is managed in compliance with the latest regulations.
Right to Erasure
We are implementing dedicated erasure procedures to meet the new Right to Erasure obligation. We are also assessing how long we retain and store data, ensuring that we comply with data subjects’ rights to have their information deleted when appropriate.
Workforce Training
All employees, whether in sales, security, or other roles, are trained on the enhanced data rights provided by the GDPR. This includes understanding key changes such as no longer charging for responding to subject access requests and ensuring that staff are aware of their responsibilities.
Technical and Organizational Measures
Quick Market Insights takes every reasonable measure to protect and secure personal data. Our information security policies include:
- Employee Training: Regular training sessions to keep staff informed about data protection practices and GDPR compliance.
- Data Encryption: Implementing encryption for data in storage and transit to prevent unauthorized access.
- Password Policies: Enforcing strong password policies and using one-time passwords and two-factor authentication.
- Security Controls: Utilizing technical and organizational prevention, detection, and correction controls to safeguard personal data.
Shared Responsibility
Compliance with GDPR is a shared responsibility between Quick Market Insights and our customers. We ensure that our customers retain full ownership of their data and have the ability to manage access, deletion, rectification, and other data rights. Our goal is to provide clients with the tools and capabilities to meet their GDPR obligations.
Continuous Improvement
We have established a dedicated data privacy team responsible for promoting GDPR awareness, evaluating compliance readiness, identifying any gaps, and implementing new policies and procedures as needed. This team works to ensure a consistent level of data protection and security across our organization.
Contact Us
For more information, you can view our
Privacy Policy or reach us at
[email protected].
By adhering to these practices, Quick Market Insights is committed to protecting the privacy and security of personal data, ensuring compliance with GDPR, and providing our clients with reliable and secure market research services.