The selection of a business partner for information and literature research and intelligence is a sensitive and determining choice for your organization. Why? Because your information research firm must demonstrate a strong ethic capable of guaranteeing the confidentiality and integrity of its research while protecting your information and your business processes.
This aspect of our service is what we are known for. Indeed, our ethical approach ensures that each assignment's deliverable meets the level of quality prescribed and that their execution is made under conditions offering a full confidentiality while securing the privileged information Cogniges receives.
Durable relationships and trust
At Cogniges, we do not speak about an ethical proposal, but about ethical acts. We protect the confidentiality of each mandate that you entrust to us whether a confidentiality agreement is signed or not. To do this we:
- We compartmentalize the execution of mandates to ensure that the information collected is not disclosed to unauthorized third parties.
- The data or information used, the articles bought, the licenses or copyrights related to each mandate's deliverables are exclusive to each of them.
- The acquisition, processing, conservation or dissemination of information is done according to rigorous parameters, in line with your criteria and needs. We determine your criteria and needs with you, within a recognized, secure and proven framework.
Thus, we make sure that the laws and regulations including confidentiality policies, the data protection and the copyrights are respected. Cogniges also makes sure that the results of research are presented in an objective and impartial way.
Tools
Each project comes with specific requirements. It can happen that the use of an encrypted computer, provided by the customer, is necessary. As a matter of course, the main sources of specialized information are used under license. In addition, research or monitoring tools such as Inoreader, Proquest or Wachete, to name a few, are also used under license.
Why does research ethics guide our professional actions?
We work in a world where the amount of information available is exponential. Indeed, all sectors of economic activity and professionals are under pressure to publish to assert their vitality, establish their credibility and demonstrate their expertise, thus provoking a tsunami of information.
The sources of information multiply, complicating the research and the location of the relevant information. Cogniges is an asset in the management of the risk to which the organizations are exposed by an obsolete, incomplete or false information. We help you to validate the authenticity of the data and the reputation of the sources to avoid the traps associated with the use of false information.
The ethics and the collateral effect of doing business with Cogniges
In addition to the informational and operational benefits that Cogniges brings to you, its ethical approach contributes in a tacit way to the professional success of the stakeholders with whom it deals in your organization, establishing over the mandates a solid relationship of trust.