Use of Research – User License Agreement

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Studies produced by Arx Research contain material protected under International and Federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reprint or use of this material is prohibited. No part of these studies may be altered, obscured, reproduced, transmitted or shared in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without written permission of Arx Research (contact info@arxresearch.com).

Nothing in the studies (reports), Fact Sheets, articles, or any other research document produced by Arx Research constitutes financial or legal advice as the contents of the studies are provided for information purposes only.

Arx Research grants purchasers and Arx Express members a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable agreed-upon license to use research materials. Purchasers may not distribute or copy any portion of the research materials, beyond the scope of the purchased license, without Arx Research’s prior, written permission. Breach of any material provision of this policy is subject to the applicability of U.S. or international copyright laws and will be governed by the laws of the state of Massachusetts, USA.

Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. This privacy policy is intended to state Arx Research’s privacy and security of the personal information we obtain from you during the purchase process (Products), download of papers, sign up for newsletter, contact us requests, participation in surveys, or visit to our Websites (Websites).
However, please note that we are not responsible for any use of your personal information you provide to third-party applications or websites that may be accessed via the Products or Websites. We make every effort to ensure third-party compliance with the use of personal information regulations. We recommend that you review the privacy policy of any third-party applications or websites that you use.

Collection of Personal Information

By submitting your email address, you consent to us keeping you informed about our website updates and other products and services that we think might interest you. You can unsubscribe at any time. When you use our Products or Websites, you may be asked for personally identifiable information such as your name, address, company, title, email address and/or telephone number. By giving us such information, you consent to our using it in the manner described in this policy.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by emailing us at info@arxresearch.com. We will return or destroy your personal information within five days of receipt of your withdrawal request.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you may ask businesses to disclose what personal information they have about you and what they do with that information, to delete your personal information, to direct enterprises not to sell or share your personal information, to correct inaccurate information that they have about you, and to limit businesses’ use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information: Right to know, right to delete, right to opt-out, right to non-discrimination, right to correct, and right to limit.

You also have the right to be notified before or at the point businesses collect your personal information, of the types of personal information they are collecting and what they may do with that information. For additional information, adjustment, or deletion of your data, contact us at info@arxresearch.com. More information about your rights available here: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) | State of California – Department of Justice – Office of the Attorney General

Use of Personal Information

We use personal information to allow us to process your service and product requests, provide access to our research surveys, send out informational materials, and enable us to improve the products and services we offer. We may occasionally carry out market research and send you details of services and offers that we think may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive such information, please e-mail info@arxresearch.com or, alternatively, when we send you an e-mail, it will contain a provision for you to opt-out of receiving any further information from us.

Disclosure of Personal Information

We will not disclose your personal information to any third party unless we are required to do so by law. Should you breach our terms and conditions or terms of use or if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, we may disclose your information to a relevant authority. This may include exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction. Any disclosure of personal information will be strictly controlled and made fully in accordance with current U.S. law and each country’s regulations.

Web Beacons

Cookies are small data files that a website you visit may save on your computer or handheld device that usually includes an anonymous unique identifier. Our Websites and those of our Products may use cookies for user authentication, keeping track of your preferences, promotional campaigns, or tracking our audience size and traffic patterns. We may include small graphic images in our email messages and newsletters to determine whether the messages were opened, and the links were viewed. If you do not wish cookies to be placed on your PC or handheld device, then they can be disabled in your web browser. The option to do so is normally found in your browser’s “security settings” section. Please note that permanently disabling cookies in your browser may hinder your use of websites.

Security

All security on our Websites is treated seriously. Where applicable, we undertake security steps, including use of SSL technology, virus and hacking monitors, on our back-end systems that store customer account information and to protect data transmissions.

Policy Changes

Changes in this policy will be posted on our Websites. You are advised to check our Websites regularly to view our most recent privacy policy.

For questions about this policy or to request material usage permission, contact info@arxresearch.com

Updated 6/13/2024