IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Research Association NZ Code of Practice
Kantar Public practitioners are members of the
Research Association NZ and are obliged to comply
with the Research Association NZ Code of Practice.
A copy of the Code is available from the Executive
Secretary or the Complaints Officer of the Society.
Confidentiality
Reports and other records relevant to a Market
Research project and provided by the Researcher
shall normally be for use solely by the Client and the
Client’s consultants or advisers.
Research Information
Article 25 of the Research Association NZ Code
states:
The research technique and methods used in a
Marketing Research project do not become the
property of the Client, who has no exclusive right to
their use.
Marketing research proposals, discussion papers
and quotations, unless these have been paid for by
the client, remain the property of the Researcher.
They must not be disclosed by the Client to any
third party, other than to a consultant working for a
Client on that project. In particular, they must not
be used by the Client to influence proposals or cost
quotations from other researchers.
Publication of a Research Project
Article 31 of the Research Association NZ Code
states:
Where a client publishes any of the findings of a
research project the client has a responsibility to
ensure these are not misleading. The Researcher
must be consulted and agree in advance to the form
and content for publication. Where this does not
happen the Researcher is entitled to:
Refuse permission for their name to be quoted in
connection with the published findings
Publish the appropriate details of the project
Correct any misleading aspects of the published
presentation of the findings
Electronic Copies
Electronic copies of reports, presentations,
proposals and other documents must not be altered
or amended if that document is still identified as a
Kantar Public document. The authorised original of
all electronic copies and hard copies derived from
these are to be retained by Colmar Brunton.
Kantar Public is certified to International Standard
ISO 20252 (2012). This project will be/has been
completed in compliance with this International
Standard.
This presentation is subject to the detailed terms
and conditions of Kantar Public, a copy of which is
available on request or online here.
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