CORPORATE PRIVACY POLICY

At Karom Group of Companies, respecting privacy is an important part of our commitment to respondents and the general public.

When you participate in survey research conducted by our organization, you can be confident that any personal information that you share with us will stay with us.

Any time you participate as a respondent in one of our surveys, whether in person or by telephone, mail or Internet, you can be assured that your individual responses will be kept confidential and never linked to your personal identifying information without your express permission. Your personal identifying information will never be sold to anyone. You are free to choose whether or not to participate in a survey, free to choose not to answer any specific questions and free to discontinue participation at any time.

The Karom Group of Companies Privacy Policy is a statement of principles and guidelines describing the level of protection of personal information provided by Karom Group of Companies to respondents and the general public. The objective of the Karom Group of Companies Privacy Policy is to promote responsible and transparent personal information management practices in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada).

Karom Group of Companies will continue to review its Privacy Policy to make sure that it is relevant and remains current with changing industry standards, technologies and laws.

Karom Group of Companies is a member of MRIA. This organization sets standards to which members must adhere and which also protect your privacy.

If you have any concerns about how your privacy is protected at Karom Group of Companies, please contact:

Privacy Officer

Hugh Thom
Karom Group of Companies,
2384 Yonge Street, P.O. Box 1286, Station K
Toronto, ON M4P 3E5
Phone: (416) 489-4146 ext 209
Email: hughthom@karomgroup.com

Last updated: October 2, 2007