Research Consent

Part of Wanderlust Careers’ mission is to help people benefit from Career Testing, and research is an important part of that mission. Here are some highlights from our Research Consent Document. Please read the entire consent document below before making a decision to participate.

Key Information:

  • The purpose of Wanderlust Careers Research is to make new discoveries about career development and other factors that contribute to successful career choice.
  • If you agree to this consent, you allow Wanderlust Careers researchers to use certain information (including your personality data and your responses to research surveys) to study a wide variety of research topics.
  • To protect your privacy, Wanderlust Careers conducts research with information that has been stripped of your name and contact information and combined with similar information from many research participants.
  • Some Wanderlust Careers Research is conducted in collaboration with third parties, such as non-profit organizations or academic institutions. We may share summaries of research results, which do not identify any particular individual, with qualified research collaborators and in scientific publications.
  • It is unlikely that you will directly benefit from your participation, though you and others may benefit in the future from discoveries that lead to career development advances or improvements to Wanderlust Careers’ product or services. There is a very small risk that someone could get access to your Personal Information (information that can be used to identify you) without your permission in the event of a privacy breach.
  • Taking part in this research is completely voluntary, and you can change your consent choice at any time without affecting your access to the Wanderlust Careers product or services.

Purpose: Why is Wanderlust Careers doing research?

Wanderlust Careers Research aims to make and support scientific discoveries about career development and other factors that lead to successful career choice. To do this, we conduct our own research and support the work of other researchers around the world by collaborating and publishing our findings in academic journals. Results of our research may be used to help develop new ways to treat people struggling with career indecision, or new reports and features for the Wanderlust Careers product or services. We study:

  • The genetic and other factors behind diseases and traits
  • Ways to diagnose and treat diseases
  • The history of peoples across the world, including how they migrated and intermixed in the past
  • How people react to learning about their genetics or how they interact with an online genetics and health platform

Wanderlust Careers makes discoveries by analyzing information across large numbers of research participants to find patterns. These patterns might tell us, for instance, if people with a particular set of personality factors are more likely to feel fulfilled with a certain career choice. Another pattern might point to a new way to treat a person struggling with career indecision. Some discoveries made by Wanderlust Careers could help researchers better understand career indecision and may guide future treatment decisions.

What does it mean to take part in Wanderlust Careers Research?

If you choose to take part in Wanderlust Careers Research, you will be asked to take surveys or enter information about yourself into the Wanderlust Careers website or mobile app. You choose what information to share, which surveys to take, and which questions to answer. Giving consent means that you agree to let Wanderlust Careers researchers use certain information (including such information provided prior to giving consent) for Wanderlust Careers Research. We may use the following information for Wanderlust Careers Research:

  • Your Personality Information
  • Your Self-Reported Information
    • Your age and ethnicity
    • Data from a third party that you authorize us to use for research
  • How you interact with the Wanderlust Careers platform — for example, what personality reports you view or which research surveys you take

Collectively, we refer to these data as Research Information.

  • Wanderlust Careers Research is open-ended: we may inform you of new surveys and research opportunities as they are added. We may also invite you to participate in specific studies based on information you’ve previously provided. We use routine communication methods to inform you of research opportunities. We may send you email invites and/or notifications in your account or on your mobile device.
  • When Wanderlust Careers conducts studies on sensitive research topics, you will be provided additional information to help you decide whether you want to take part in this research.
  • Depending on the research activity, we may or may not provide you with compensation for your time. For some longer or more involved research activities, cash equivalents, or charitable donations may be provided as compensation. There is no cost to take part in this research.
  • Some Wanderlust Careers Research may be sponsored by or conducted in collaboration with third parties, such as non-profit organizations or academic institutions whose additional expertise and/or resources can help Wanderlust Careers make important discoveries. Sometimes research discoveries lead to products or inventions that have value if they are made or sold. In situations where your information contributed to an invention or product that profited Wanderlust Careers or any of its research collaborators, you will not receive any financial benefits.
  • Your child may take part in Wanderlust Careers Research if your child gives assent to participate, and a parent or legal guardian authorizes Wanderlust Careers to use their Research Information for research. 

You can learn more about Personality Information, Self-Reported Information, Registration Information and other Personal Information in our Privacy Statement. 

How is my privacy protected?

Wanderlust Careers uses physical, technical, and administrative security measures to protect your information. We regularly review and improve our privacy and security practices to help ensure the safety of your information. These practices include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Wanderlust Careers research analyses are conducted with information that has been stripped of your identifying Registration Information (information you provide when you register your account, such as your name and contact information). Your contact information may be used to communicate with you but are not analyzed in combination with your Research Information.
  • When we publish research results or share results with collaborators, we only publish or share summary information that does not identify any particular individual.
  • Wanderlust Careers maintains security standards for our robust data privacy and security systems.
  • All Wanderlust Careers researchers are trained on how to work with human research participants and how to conduct research responsibly.

Who will have access to my information?

  • Outside of Wanderlust Careers:
    • We may share summaries of research results, which do not identify any particular individual, with qualified research collaborators and in scientific publications. We will not ask you for separate permission every time we share summary information with qualified research collaborators or publish in scientific journals.
    • We may share information with our ethics review board (also called an Institutional Review Board or “IRB”) and other agencies to maintain our compliance, or as otherwise required by law.
  • Within Wanderlust Careers:
    • Wanderlust Careers researchers who conduct analyses will have access to your Research Information, but not to your identifying Registration Information.
    • For further details on Wanderlust Careers other uses of Personal Information, see our Privacy Statement.

What are the benefits and risks of taking part in Wanderlust Careers Research?

Benefits:

  • You will not receive any direct benefits by taking part in Wanderlust Careers Research. You may, however, receive indirect benefits:
    • Sometime in the future, you or others, including people who share your personality or other characteristics, may benefit indirectly from Wanderlust Careers’ Research discoveries, such as those that improve Wanderlust Careers product or services offerings or contribute to ways to prevent and treat disease.
    • By taking surveys you may learn about Wanderlust Careers’ Research findings. We may also let you know which publications you’ve contributed to and provide you with periodic updates on the research.

Risks:

  • Discomfort: Some survey questions or data comparisons may make you uncomfortable.
  • Privacy: Although Wanderlust Careers has strict policies and practices in place to minimize the risk of a breach, there is a very small risk that a breach of your Personal Information can happen. For example:
    • In the event of a breach, your Research Information could be exposed outside of Wanderlust Careers. 
    • There is a remote chance that an individual could be re-identified from summary information, including from published research results. 
  • There may be additional risks to participation that are currently unforeseeable.

Can I change my mind?

  • Your participation in Wanderlust Careers Research study is completely voluntary, so you may choose to not participate. If you change your mind about participating, you can change your consent choice by emailing us at hello@wanderlustcareers.com at any time. If you withdraw your consent, Wanderlust Careers will prevent your Research Information from being used in new Wanderlust Careers Research initiated after 30 days from when we receive your request via email.
  • There is no penalty for choosing not to give consent or for withdrawing from Wanderlust Careers Research. You will not lose any benefits you receive by being Wanderlust Careers customer, including access to your Personality Information.
  • If you choose not to give consent for Wanderlust Careers Research, your Research Information may still be used for other purposes, such as to improve the Wanderlust Careers product and services, as described in our Privacy Statement. 

Who do I contact if I have questions?

If you have any questions or concerns about Wanderlust Careers Research, have problems changing your consent status, suffer a research-related injury, or have a question about participants’ rights, please contact the following: hello@wanderlustcareers.com 

You can also print a copy of this consent document if you would like to review it in paper form.