IranPoll follows strict recruitment and maintenance standards for its panel members.

 

our online panel Standards and methodology

IranPoll’s online panel respondents have been recruited from probability-based sources. Panelists are past Telephone (CATI) survey respondents who use the internet and have accepted to become a part of IranPoll’s online panel.

IranPoll follows a strict recruitment and maintenance standard:

  • All IranPoll panel members have been validated through a telephone interview conducted over the panel members’ personal cellular phones.

  • Panel members are unequivocally informed during the validation process that they must provide a proof of identity matching their online panel profile before they can claim any reward.

  • Individuals who fail to provide such proof are removed from the panel and are prevented from ever joining IranPoll’s online panel.

  • IranPoll also monitors the panel for fraudulent activities and permanently removes offending panelists.

  • Unauthenticated individuals will not be allowed to partake in our online surveys.

  • In line with ESOMAR standards, IranPoll does not allow panelists to take each survey more than once.

 

Data Protection and Privacy

In line with our strict validation and authentication standards and procedures, IranPoll takes its responsibility to protect the privacy and personal information of its panel members very seriously. We particularly follow Article 4.3 of ESOMAR/WAPOR guidelines, which ordains that:

Researchers must respect the principles of data protection and privacy (see Article 7 of the ICC/ESOMAR International Code). In some parts of the world, especially where democracy is not well-established, the importance of protecting respondents and the confidentiality of the information they provide is even more important… Personal information must only be collected and used for specified research purposes. The researcher must ensure that respondent’s personal identity is withheld from the client/research user… Researchers must ensure that adequate security measures are employed to prevent unauthorised access, manipulation and disclosure to the personal data, including any possible third parties.

IranPoll has adopted a series of measures to give confidence to its Iranian online panel members that their personal identity will never be disclosed to any third party. These measures extend from standard privacy protocols to providing respondents with high-quality VPN services.

To download IranPoll’s panel book and our answers to ESOMAR 28, please visit here.

IranPoll is the only research institution outside of Iran that has a high quality online panel of Iranians.