Privacy Policy

Kantar Retail is absolutely committed to protecting your online privacy. Kantar Retail's websites (http://www.kantarretail.com, http://www.kantarretailIQ.com, and http://www.kantarretailIQ.eu); the websites of its predecessor business, Management Ventures, Inc. (including http://www.mvi-insights.com, http://www.mvi-insights.eu, http://www.mventures.co.uk) and Retail Forward Inc. (http://www.retailforward.com); (collectively "Kantar Retail Website") demonstrate its commitment to your privacy.

Kantar Retail is a global business and has developed global information practices to ensure your personal data are appropriately protected. While our primary data centers are in the USA, we will transfer information you provide to the appropriate Kantar Retail employees who will deliver the service or information you request. In order to provide you with timely, efficient service in a cost-effective manner, information you provide to Kantar Retail may be made available to authorized Kantar Retail employees who require access to the information for business purposes.

If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should contact legal@KantarRetailiQ.com

To provide you with the best possible service, Kantar Retail may, from time-to-time, ask for your latest contact information and website preferences. Kantar Retail may update or access this personal information you provide for your profile on the Kantar Retail Website at any time. This list of Kantar Retail websites may be updated from time-to-time.

This policy is to make you aware of what type of information is gathered and tracked, what the information is for, and with whom the information is shared.

Information Gathered and How We Use It

There are areas in which you can browse the Kantar Retail Website without giving us personal information. However, our subscription-based websites, http://www.kantarretailiq.com and http://www.kantarretailiq.eu are where, prior to entry, you will be asked to supply your username and password. The functionality of our sites may be limited in the areas that you can browse without giving personal information.

This information will not only allow us to provide better service and support, but also present a more personalized experience as you navigate the sites, process event registration, or request information.

During the first-time registration and subsequent login-in process, which allows you access to Kantar Retail’s website(s), the website may ask for the following information: user’s first and last name, company name, email address, mailing address, phone number, job function, and area of responsibility. The site also provides the ability to request information, and the Request Form will also ask for personal information from you. The information you provide on the form is shared only with Kantar Retail staff members only manage the user data when the user has specified to engage in transactions or provide future services.

If you submit personal information in response to a Career Opportunity, please be advised that your personal information will be distributed within the company so that the hiring manager may contact you to discuss any available employment opportunity with you. Similarly, if you submit information for any other directly stated purpose or requested service, the information will be used for that stated purpose or requested service.

If you register to receive information from email campaigns or subscribe to our daily, weekly, or monthly online retail alerts, newsletters, and/or publications, you will receive daily, weekly, or monthly information via email, which is based on the preferences you select. There are mechanisms associated with your account that allow you to unsubscribe from these publications.

General, aggregated, demographic, and non-personal information may be collected by Kantar Retail. It will not be linked to any of your personal information, through cookies or other means, without your consent. This type of anonymous, aggregated profiling and session data may include information that you have provided to us through surveys, polls, etc., but will not be tied to any personal information, without your consent. It may also include aggregated anonymous information about Kantar Retail Website usage and the customer base.

As part of the registration process for some services, you may be asked to provide information that does not personally identify you. For example, you may be asked to provide information concerning your business related preferences, purchasing habits, and the like. This information is generally optional. This preference information may be tied to personal information. Kantar Retail may request this information to understand you better and to also bring to your attention new services, programs, or offers that may be of interest to you.

In many cases, Kantar Retail will automatically collect certain non-personal information about your use of its services. Kantar Retail might collect, among other things, information concerning the type of Internet browser or computer operating system you are using, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your "click path" through the Kantar Retail Website. To do this, Kantar may use cookies and other technology.

Kantar Retail’s Commitment to Children’s Privacy

The Kantar Retail websites and services are not directed toward children under 13. Kantar Retail will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information for children under 13. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under 13 that may have presented Kantar Retail with personally identifiable information, please email us at legal@KantarRetailiQ.com.

With Whom Kantar Retail Shares Information

Unless Kantar Retail has your permission to do so or is required to do so by law, Kantar Retail will not sell, rent, lease, or otherwise provide your personal information to others in ways that are different than those stated in this privacy statement.

We may share your information in order to fulfill your requests. For instance, if you request a service or information that requires us to use a third-party vendor, we will share your information with that vendor to fulfill your request.

Kantar Retail is the host of the Kantar Website and will not give out any of your information you provided to Kantar Retail to a third party. The information will only be used to provide you with the services requested.

Data May Be Transferred Internationally

By consenting to this policy, you confirm that your command and knowledge of English is sufficient to understand the terms and conditions set forth herein.

For persons in European Union countries, as used herein, terms such as "personal information" refer to "personal data" as defined by the Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data ("Directive"). We will not collect any personal data from you unless you provide it under the terms of this policy. By using the Kantar Retail services, you agree that we may transfer your personal information outside the European Union in connection with the purposes stated in this policy. Your personal data will be transferred to the United States (and/or other non-EU jurisdictions, as applicable).

This privacy policy may have additions or deletions in the future. Please review it on a regular basis.