Kid Apparel and Footwear Innovation - Participant Consent Form - UK


Research Participation Consent Form 

 Project Name: Kid’s Apparel and Footwear Research 

Research Method: Digital Diaries and Interviews via Zoom Pro 

Research Company: Smarty Pants, LLC, 14 Dove Tree Lane, Jonesborough, TN 37659, USA 

Research Discussion Leader: Terry Cudmore [email protected] 

 What is the purpose of this study? 

In this study we want to explore preferences and desires for kids apparel and footwear. 

 Who is conducting the study?  

Smarty Pants, LLC (‘Smarty Pants’), an independent research firm based in the USA.  

This research is sponsored and funded by a corporate client of Smarty Pants, (Client). The Client will be revealed at the conclusion of the research to prevent any response bias. 

 What will participating in this project involve? 

If you agree to participate in the project, you will be invited to take part in a series of digital activities requiring up to 2 hours of your time over the course of 10 days. Digital activities may require you to submit written responses, as well as video and/or images.  

 After these digital activities are completed, you may be selected to participate in follow-up virtual video interview or group discussion over Zoom, lasting 60-90 minutes. For those with children age 10 and older, we may also ask your child to join you for a portion of this discussion. This discussion will be led by a member of Smarty Pants research team and will be audio and video recorded for analysis purposes.  

 Do I have to take part? 

No, it’s completely up to you whether or not you take part in the study. If you agree to participate, you are free to change your mind at any time without giving a reason. 

 What am I consenting to? 

This consent is the lawful basis for Smarty Pants to collect, process and transfer personal data you provide, to the minimum extent necessary, for the purpose of fielding and administratively supporting the research project described above. This consent is also a release of intellectual property rights and an assignment of those rights, if applicable, to Smarty Pants and/or Client.  This consent also serves as a waiver of the right to file legal claims against Smarty Pants and/or Client related to participation in the research.  

Please tick the boxes below to confirm you consent to the following: 

  • You may access, change, erase, object to or restrict the use of this information at any time and for any reason by contacting Smarty Pants Data Compliance Officer: Terrance Tyree at [email protected] or +1-203-847-5766. You may access our full privacy policy here: https://asksmartypants.com/privacypolicy 
  • Providing your personal data will not subject you to automatic decision making or profiling by automated systems. 
  • Your consent for processing your personal data ends when the purpose of informing and supporting this research project has been completed, or when you choose to stop participating, to the extent that occurs before the project is completed.  At that time, Smarty Pants will remove from its systems and destroy any, and all, of your personal data that it has received. 

  • audio, photo or video recordings may be used in reports or videos provided to Client and used internally, by them, to inform business decisions in whatever manner they see fit.  
  • You are not consenting to public distribution of your audio, photo or video, and your personal data, as well as your opinions and ideas, will be held by Smarty Pants and Client in strictest confidence. 

  • There is risk any time your personal data is transferred, even with the use of data systems that include data protection by design, such as the data systems utilized by Smarty Pants.  No method of transmission is 100% secure; as such, we cannot absolutely guarantee the security of information transmitted to us, which shall at all times be at your own risk.  We are not responsible for circumvention of security measures we provide.   
  • Smarty Pants has put safeguards in place to minimize that risk by implementing and maintaining generally accepted NIST level 3 security standards. Smarty Pants participates in the EU/U.S. and Swiss/US Data Privacy Framework Services Program as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Insights Association regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information transferred from the European Union, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, as applicable to the United States.   
  • Only authorized personnel shall have access to personal data, which shall apply to Smarty Pants employees, agents, and third parties.   
  • Smarty Pants is committed to ensuring that all personal data that is received or transferred to us is handled in accordance with all applicable law.   

  • This may include, but not be limited to, our partners who provide a research location, transcribe a research discussion, or send out participant incentives. 
  • Smarty Pants will remain accountable for the protection and security of your personal data when transferred to our partners to the extent required by law. 
  • You may contact us if you would like to know more about which parties, if any, we shared (or intend to share) your information with, and for what purposes. 
  • All third parties receiving your information must keep confidential the information disclosed and use it only for the purpose for which it was disclosed. 

You understand that your participation in the research, and any and all creations or developments from the research are works made for hire and you do hereby sell, assign, and transfer to Smarty Pants or Client and their successors and assigns, the entire right, title and interest in and to all works related to, derived from, or incorporating this research regardless of copyright applications. 

 

  • You acknowledge that the study shall be conducted on premises or digital platforms neither owned, nor controlled by Smarty Pants or Client, and waive any claim against either party under any theory.  
  • If this waiver against either Smarty Pants or Client is limited by applicable law, you agree to waive any claims to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. 

 

What are the possible benefits of taking part? 

There will be no immediate benefits for you, but by taking part in this study you can help us better understand preferences for kids apparel and footwear.  After your full completion of the digital activities you will paid an incentive of £60-£105 depending on which activities you have taken part in. 

Are there any risks?  

No. There is no known risk if you take part in this study. Include any if there are. 

 Contact details: 

If you wish to contact us about the research or have questions or complaints about the use of your personal information, including receiving a copy, changing the information, deleting your information or limiting how it is used, please contact:  

Data Compliance Officer – Terrance Tyree  

Email: [email protected] 

Tel: +1 203-847-5766 

Smarty Pants 

14 Dove Tree Lane 

Jonesborough, TN 37659 USA 

 Main contact for the study. If you have any questions about the project, have trouble with this consent form, or would like to stop participating, please contact me at: 

 Terry Cudmore  

[email protected] 

 CONSENT: 

I confirm that I have read and understand the information provided for this study. I have had the opportunity to consider the information and ask for clarification. I have had any questions answered satisfactorily. I have provided my initials for each topic area of consent as a confirmation of my understanding and agreement.  

 

I hereby give my consent for participation in the described research project by me and/or my minor child.   

 

 

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