Confidentiality
The results of each survey are strictly confidential and will not be shared outside of aggregate analyses estimating the effects of the survey. Statistical information may be disclosed only if the information has been transformed into an aggregate form without naming the individual and/or site. The survey will also be handled according to established AMS procedures implementing the Privacy and Freedom of Information Act of 1974, and OMB Circular A-130, Responsibilities for the Maintenance of Records about individuals by Federal Agencies.
Michigan State University has strict protocols to protect the confidentiality of persons who respond to our surveys. We are going to great lengths to protect the confidentiality of the information that participants provide. When you submit your responses to the survey we will separate your email from the data that you provide and keep them in separate files without any way to identify the participants that provided the information.
Of course we are hoping that you will decide to answer all the questions relevant to the National Farmers Market Survey, but you are under no obligation to respond to the survey, or to any particular question. We will regularly send out reminders to encourage more responses. At any time you wish to be removed from our mailing list, please let us know by email, traditional mail, or by telephoning us. We have provided a number of different contact points on the contact page which can be accessed via the menu at the left.
Michigan State University's "Univeristy Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (UCRIHS)" reviews and approves research including surveys. A human subject of research is an individual from whom an investigator obtains data by interaction or intervention or about whom the researcher obtains confidential information. Under the regulations, research is defined as a formal investigation designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowedge.
Federal and University regulations require that all research projects involving human subjects and materials of human origin be reviewed and approved by an IRB before initiation.
Michigan State University has strict protocols to protect the confidentiality of persons who respond to our surveys. We are going to great lengths to protect the confidentiality of the information that participants provide. When you submit your responses to the survey we will separate your email from the data that you provide and keep them in separate files without any way to identify the participants that provided the information.
Of course we are hoping that you will decide to answer all the questions relevant to the National Farmers Market Survey, but you are under no obligation to respond to the survey, or to any particular question. We will regularly send out reminders to encourage more responses. At any time you wish to be removed from our mailing list, please let us know by email, traditional mail, or by telephoning us. We have provided a number of different contact points on the contact page which can be accessed via the menu at the left.
Michigan State University's "Univeristy Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (UCRIHS)" reviews and approves research including surveys. A human subject of research is an individual from whom an investigator obtains data by interaction or intervention or about whom the researcher obtains confidential information. Under the regulations, research is defined as a formal investigation designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowedge.
Federal and University regulations require that all research projects involving human subjects and materials of human origin be reviewed and approved by an IRB before initiation.
If you have any questions regarding the privacy of your answers, please contact:
Gail Dummer
Chair
Social Science, Behavioral, Education IRB
Michigan State University
207 Olds Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1222
Email: irb@msu.edu
Phone: 517-355-2180
Fax: 517-432-4503
Gail Dummer
Chair
Social Science, Behavioral, Education IRB
Michigan State University
207 Olds Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1222
Email: irb@msu.edu
Phone: 517-355-2180
Fax: 517-432-4503
