Thank you for visiting this web site (each, a "Site") owned and operated by Berkeley Analytics, Inc. (dba Nutritionquest). ("Nutritionquest"). This Privacy Policy details certain policies implemented throughout Nutritionquest governing Nutritionquest's use of information about users of our Site and the Data-on-Demand (DoD) system available on or through the Site.
We hope that reading our Privacy Policy helps you understand how we collect, use and disclose information on our platform.
Nutritionquest offers the Data-on-Demand (DoD) system, which is designed for use by researchers. Researchers direct their study participants to complete questionnaires on the Nutritionquest site. The researchers have access to the information collected by the questionnaire, as well as nutrient and food group estimates which are calculated from the answers respondents provide.
The questionnaire does not collect names, phone numbers, personal addresses, email addresses, and does not store IP addresses. As such, the system does not collect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or Protected Health Information (PHI). Researchers assign study subjects an identification number (Respondent ID), and we use the Respondent ID as the primary identifier on the data files that researchers can download from the site.
When using our Site, the only information we collect is Non-Personal Information through the use of Cookies. The Nutritionquest site does not collect email addresses or other personal identifiers of people using the site, neither the researchers nor the study subjects.
Non-Personal Information We Collect About You.
The Site may track Non-Personal Information that will be maintained, used and disclosed in aggregate form only and which will not contain your Personally Identifiable Information. For example, without limitation, we may collect the total number of visitors to our Site, the number of visitors to each page of our Site and/or how many users clicked on a certain feature. We may analyze this Non-Personal Information for trends and statistics in the aggregate, and we may use such Non-Personal Information to administer the Site, track users' movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
Cookies.
We collect Non-Personal Information about your use of our Web Site through the use of Cookies. Every computer that accesses a Nutritionquest Web site is assigned a different Cookie by Nutritionquest. The information collected by Cookies helps us improve the overall Site experience for our users.
Most browser software can be set to reject all Cookies. Most browsers offer instructions on how to reset the browser to reject Cookies in the "Help" section of the toolbar. If you reject our Cookies, certain of the functions and conveniences of our Site may not work properly. We do not link Non-Personal Information from Cookies to Personally Identifiable Information.
Questionnaire Responses and Research Data
The primary data collected through our Data-on-Demand system are responses to nutrition and physical activity questionnaires. This information is linked only to the Respondent ID assigned by the researcher and does not contain information that could identify the individual respondent. The data collected is used to calculate nutrient, food group and physical activity estimates which are made available to the researchers conducting the study.
Disclosure of Data
The questionnaire data and calculated results are made available to the researcher who is conducting the study. Nutritionquest does not use this data for any other purposes beyond providing the service to researchers.
Children
Some of Nutritionquest's diet and activity questionnaires are specifically designed for children under 13. However, Nutritionquest does not directly collect personally identifiable information from these children. The researcher using our Data-on-Demand system is responsible for enrolling these subjects, seeking consent from the appropriate parent/guardian, and for having their Institutional Review Board (IRB) approve the use of the site for the study subjects. Nutritionquest provides the technical platform and questionnaire tools, but all research protocols, including consent procedures and protections for minors, are the responsibility of the researcher and their institution.
Disclosure of Your Information
Except as described in this Privacy Policy below or as specifically agreed to by you, Nutritionquest will not disclose any information it gathers from you on our Site. We may release information to third parties: (1) to comply with a legitimate governmental agency investigation, law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena or court order; or (2) in special cases, such as in response to a physical threat to you or others, to protect property or defend or assert legal rights. In the event that we are legally compelled to disclose information to a third party, we may attempt to notify you unless doing so would violate the law or court order.
Nutritionquest may transfer information to a successor entity upon a merger, consolidation or other corporate reorganization in which Nutritionquest participates or to a purchaser or acquirer of all or substantially all of Nutritionquest's assets to which this Site relates.
Nutritionquest contractors sometimes have limited access to information in the course of providing products or services to Nutritionquest. These contractors include suppliers that provide us with technology services for the operation and maintenance of our Site. We also contractually require that our contractors protect the privacy of any information consistent with this Privacy Policy.
How Nutritionquest Handles Privacy and Security Internally
Nutritionquest may use security measures that are reasonably designed to help protect privacy: username and password protection, firewalls, Secure Socket Layer, limiting the number of Nutritionquest employees who have potential access to data, and requiring all Nutritionquest employees to abide by our Privacy Policy.
Despite Nutritionquest's reasonable efforts to protect information, there is always some risk that an unauthorized third party may find a way around our security systems or that transmissions of information over the Internet may be intercepted.
Contacting Nutritionquest
If you have a complaint or problem, please contact us. Our customer service department will forward your complaint to the appropriate internal Nutritionquest department for a response or resolution. We try to answer every email within 48 business hours, but may not always be able to do so.
If you do not receive adequate resolution of a privacy related problem, you may write to Nutritionquest's Privacy Office at:
Nutritionquest, 2342 Shattuck Avenue, # 307, Berkeley, CA 94704
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Due to the Internet's rapidly evolving nature, Nutritionquest may need to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If so, Nutritionquest will post our updated Privacy Policy on our Site along with notice that the Privacy Policy has been changed. Nutritionquest encourages you to review this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes. Your continued use of this Site will be subject to the terms of the then-current Privacy Policy.
Notice to European Users
The information you enter on this Site or otherwise provide to Nutritionquest may be transferred outside of the European Union to the United States of America which does not offer an equivalent level of protection to that required in the European Union. In particular, you are advised that the United States of America uses a sectoral model of privacy protection that relies on a mix of legislation, governmental regulation, and self-regulation. Article 26 of the European Union's Data Protection Directive (Directive 95/46/EC, 1995 O.J. (L 281) 31) allows for transfer of personal data from the European Union to a third country if the individual has unambiguously given his consent to the transfer of personal information, regardless of the third country's level of protection. By agreeing to this Privacy Policy, you consent to the transfer of all such information to the United States of America which may not offer an equivalent level of protection to that required in the European Union and to the processing of that information by Nutritionquest on its servers located in the United States of America as described in this Privacy Policy.
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