Privacy policy

As thought leaders on, and experts in data quality, we take the protection of your personal information very seriously.

Your privacy on www.dqglobal.com
This website is administered by DQ Global. We want you to feel secure when visiting our site and are committed to maintaining your privacy when doing so. The information below provides an overview of how we protect your privacy whenever you are on this site.

What data do we gather?
Data on www.dqglobal.com is gathered in two ways: indirectly (for example, through cookies) and/or directly (for example, when you provide information on various response forms). This information includes your Internet address so that we can track unique visits to our site for analytic purposes.

We collect information when you choose to submit it to us. Throughout our site, for example, we provide the opportunity to register for an event or conference, order a white paper, or participate in an online survey. When we collect this type of information, we will notify you of the reason we are asking for information and how this information will be used. It is completely up to you whether or not you want to provide it.

We also collect information directly from you in a number of ways, some of which we describe in this Privacy Statement [where we do not describe it here it is described at the point of collection]. One way is through the use of cookies. The cookies we use identify you only as a number unless specifically stated otherwise at the place you choose to accept a cookie. (You can disable cookies on your computer by changing the settings in preferences or options menu in your browser. If unsure how please consult your software's "help" section.)

How do we use this information?
The information isn't used for anything more than to determine what is most effective about our site, to help us identify ways to improve it and to determine how we can tailor dqglobal.com to make it more effective. We may also use data for other purposes, which we would describe to you at the point we collect the information - for example if you are invited to register for an event, or to subscribe to a newsletter.

Do we share your information with outside parties?
Any data we collect is used only by DQ Global. We don't sell individual information and we use it only for our own internal analysis. Before you submit any information, we will notify you or the reason we are asking you for specific information, and it is then up to you whether or not you want to provide it.

Do we give you access to your information?
You are entitled to know whether we hold information about you and, if we do, to have access to that information and require it to be corrected if it is inaccurate. You can do this by contacting us online via

What about data security?
We take appropriate steps to maintain the security of your data wherever it may be in DG Global. The open nature of the Internet is such that data may flow over networks without security measures and may be accessed and used by people other than those for whom the data is intended. There's not much we or anyone else can do about this, suffice it to say we aim to apply appropriate levels of security at all times.

How long do we keep data for?
We keep data for three years after which inactive data records are destroyed. Data files and records we process on behalf of clients are destroyed as soon as the contract expires.

Links to other sites
The DQ Global web site contains links to other web sites. Please be aware that DQ Global is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information.