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Smith Research, Inc., (“Smith Research, Inc.”, “we” or “us”) realizes the value
of your information and understands that privacy is a concern of all of our
members and users. We have therefore developed the following Smith Research,
Inc., Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) which applies to the Smith Research,
Inc., Online (www.thynkster.com) web sites (collectively, the “Site”).

This Privacy Policy is governed by our Terms of Use, which is found on the “Join
Now” page. We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy. When we do, we will
also revise the “last modified” date at the top of this Privacy Policy to alert
you to the fact that this Privacy Policy has changed. For material changes to
this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either by placing a prominent notice on
the Member page of our Site or by directly sending you a notification. We
encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about
how we are protecting the information you provide to us.

Your continued use of this Site constitutes your agreement to this Privacy
Statement and any updates.




1. INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE

A) Personal Information

In order to become a member of Smith Research, Inc. and participate in our
surveys, you must provide us with certain personal information about yourself.
“Personal Information” includes information that may be used to identify you,
such as your first and last name, home or other physical address, your email
address, phone number or other contact information, whether at work or at home.
We use the Personal Information you provide to us to determine your eligibility
for different surveys, panels and focus groups. If Personal Information is
required for a survey or study, you will be notified before you participate.
Your participation in any study acknowledges that you agree to the use and
sharing of your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Smith Research, Inc. may disclose Personal Information as described above and
where it is required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such
action is necessary to: (1) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with
legal process served on Smith Research, Inc. or this Site; (2) protect and
defend the rights or property of Smith Research, Inc.; or (3) act in urgent
circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Smith Research, Inc.,
its web sites or the public. If Smith Research, Inc. should ever file for
bankruptcy or merge with another entity, we may sell the information you provide
to us to a third party or share your Personal Information with any company with
whom we merge.

B) Surveys

Smith Research, Inc. provides you the opportunity to participate in multiple
surveys on this Site. We may from time to time use a trusted service provider to
conduct these surveys; however, we will not share the Personal Information you
provide through a survey with other third parties unless we give you prior
notice and the opportunity to opt-out of such disclosure.

C) Aggregate Information

As part of our business, we collect certain non-personally identifiable
information about our members and use such anonymous or aggregate data to come
to certain conclusions for our clients. “Aggregate Information” is information
in summary form which does not contain any information or data that is
identifiable to a specific person. We share the Aggregated Information we obtain
from surveys with our partners and clients. We will only link aggregate user
data to the specific individual who provided it to us in order to provide such
individual with a reward for their participation.


2. COOKIES

Certain non-personal information and data may be automatically collected by this
Site through the use of “cookies.” “Cookies” are small text files a website can
use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate the visitor’s ongoing access to and
use of a site, and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate
data that will allow content improvements. Generally, cookies work by assigning
a unique number to the visitor that has no meaning outside the assigning site.
If you do not want Smith Research, Inc. to collect your anonymous data through
the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you
to deny or accept the cookie feature. Smith Research, Inc. uses cookies to
improve your online experience and facilitate your visit within our Site. Smith
Research, Inc. does not link cookies to your Personal Information.


3. CORRECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED

We believe you should be in control of your Personal Information so if at any
time you want to change the information you have provided to us, you may do so
by logging in to your account and deleting or changing certain information in
the “My Profile” section of the Site.


4. OPT-OUT

If at anytime you wish to discontinue your membership with Smith Research, Inc.
and no longer wish to receive survey invitations, you may opt-out of receiving
them by following the instructions included in any e-mail communication you
receive from Smith Research, Inc..


5. CHILDREN

This Site is not intended for or directed to persons under the age of 13. Any
person who submits Personal Information on this Site or accepts the Terms of Use
represents to Smith Research, Inc. that they are 13 years of age or older. It is
our policy to endorse the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and
to use our best efforts to comply with that Act.


6. INTERNATIONAL USERS

Personal Information collected on this Site will be stored and processed in the
United States and by using this Site in any country other than the United
States, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country.


7. SITE SECURITY

Smith Research, Inc. operates secure data networks protected by industry
standard firewall and password protection systems. We review our security and
privacy policies and enhance them as necessary. Smith Research, Inc. only allows
authorized personnel at the company to have access to the information provided
by you and does its best to ensure that your Personal Information is secure and
protected.


8. CONTACT US

If you have any concerns or questions regarding the privacy of the information
you provide to Smith Research, Inc., please contact Smith Research, Inc. at
info@smithresearch.com.