Institute Policy
Privacy Policy
§1 — Data We Observe
The Institute observes data during advisory engagements, credentialing cohorts, and routine operation of instruments returned for calibration. Observations are retained in the Institute's notional correlation index and are not generally indexable by the observed party.
§2 — Data We Decline to Observe
The Institute declines to observe any variable whose collection would require informed consent in more than one jurisdiction.
§3 — How We Process Your Observations
Observations are converted into x-values or y-values, plotted, and forgotten. If a correlation emerges, it is assigned to a principal investigator on a rotating basis. If none emerges, the observation is composted with the rest.
§4 — Cookies, and Also Crumbs, Which We Also Measure
The Institute's web property sets cookies for operational reasons it cannot precisely enumerate. It does not measure crumbs, but reserves the right to do so in future research.
§5 — Third Parties
The Institute shares data with third parties only where such sharing would itself be correlable with an outcome of research interest. Present third parties: zero.
§6 — Data Retention
Data is retained for the life of the Institute, plus one fiscal year.
§7 — Your Right to Be Forgotten by the Correlation Index
You may request removal from the Institute's correlation index by filing an observation (see /contact). Requests are reviewed on the first Thursday of each quarter. Most are granted.
§8 — Children
The Institute does not knowingly measure children. If we are measuring your child, a competent adult should intervene.
§9 — Changes to This Policy
This policy is revised annually, or when the Institute notices it has changed its mind.
Last updated when we last remembered to update it.