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Our standards and accreditations
Ipsos ’ standards and accreditations provide our clients with the peace of mind that they can always depend on us to deliver reliable , sustainable findings . Our focus on quality and continuous improvement means we have embedded a “ right first time ” approach throughout our organisation .
ISO 20252 This is the international specific standard for market , opinion and social research , including insights and data analytics . Ipsos UK was the first company in the world to gain this accreditation .
Market Research Society ( MRS ) Company Partnership By being an MRS Company Partner , Ipsos UK endorse and support the core MRS brand values of professionalism , research excellence and business effectiveness , and commit to comply with the MRS Code of Conduct throughout the organisation & we were the first company to sign our organisation up to the requirements & self-regulation of the MRS Code ; more than 350 companies have followed our lead .
ISO 9001 International general company standard with a focus on continual improvement through quality management systems . In 1994 we became one of the early adopters of the ISO 9001 business standard .
ISO 27001 International standard for information security designed to ensure the selection of adequate and proportionate security controls . Ipsos UK was the first research company in the UK to be awarded this in August 2008 .
The UK General Data Protection Regulation ( UK GDPR ) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 ( DPA ) Ipsos UK is required to comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) and the UK Data Protection Act ( DPA ). These cover the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy .
HMG Cyber Essentials Cyber Essentials defines a set of controls which , when properly implemented , provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet . This is a government-backed , key deliverable of the UK ’ s National Cyber Security Programme . Ipsos UK was assessed and validated for certification in 2016 .
Fair Data Ipsos UK is signed up as a “ Fair Data ” company by agreeing to adhere to twelve core principles . The principles support and complement other standards such as ISOs , and the requirements of data protection legislation . .
20-048464 | FINAL | Public | This work was carried out in accordance with the requirements of the international quality standard for Market Research , ISO 20252 , and with the Ipsos MORI Terms and Conditions which can be found at http :// www . ipsos-mori . com / terms .