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The Human Rights Matrix is a self-assessment and learning tool for companies. The Matrix does not purports to determine whether a company is effectively implementing its own policies, which would require a thorough human rights due diligence process. All information contained on this site is provided without guarantee of any kind, either express of implied, including, without limitation, guarantees as to fitness for a specific purpose, non-infringement, accuracy or completeness of any materials published therein. Under no circumstances shall the contributors be liable for any direct or consequential loss, personal injury, property damage, or expense of whatever nature incurred or suffered by a user that is claimed to have resulted from the use of the Human Rights Matrix. The contributors whether past, present or future shall not be liable under any circumstances for how or for what purpose users apply the information obtained from the tool. The user maintains sole responsibility and risk for use of the Human Rights Matrix and outputs.
CONFIDENTIALITY
The administrators of the Matrix (namely the secretariat of the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights and Credit 360) could, in principle, access your responses. However, this would only happen after written agreement with you. Your company can of course choose who you wish to share the information, results and insights with.
DATA PROTECTION
Although the system itself is at the early stages of development, it is built on top of our proven Credit360 application framework and security technology. This system is used by over 50 global companies to store CR and related data, and the Matrix Tool will use exactly the same security architecture to authenticate users, and store / protect their data.
All data transferred between the Flash-based Matrix front end and the Credit360 servers will be sent via Secure Sockets Layer encrypted communication (HTTPS) and access to the data will be restricted, requiring a valid access token (granted only to users who authenticate themselves on our systems).
Our systems are protected by internal and external monitoring applications and we run active Intrusion Detection tools to detect and disable any security breaches. Many of our clients run Penetration Tests on our architecture and we have passed two such tests in the last three months, one from a BLIHR member. All our servers are located in a locked cage at TeleCity Redbus in London Docklands, protected by 24 hour security. Physical access is only allowed by users on a pre-defined list and only with advance notice. All of our systems are run through a standard system hardening process and are subject to a published SLA and Disaster Recovery procedures. We can supply further documentation on our Application and Technical Architecture should more information be required.
LEGAL LIABILITY
Companies may choose to base their public statements about human rights performance on the use of the tool. When doing so, the company should take the same precautions it uses when making any public statement about the company in order to avoid confusion possible claims of misrepresentation. The use of the Human Rights Matrix does not remove the need for a company to ensure that its public statements are not misleading.
The Matrix is an initial self-assessment and learning tool that enables a company to begin to understand and address its human rights performance, by identifying its policies on human rights and the approaches it has taken towards human rights. It is not a compliance audit, and does not purport to determine whether a company is effectively implementing its own policies, which would require a thorough human rights due diligence process. Rather, it serves as a starting point for more focused and rigorous inquiry. A company that wishes to make any public statements about its use of the Matrix should make this point clear in order to avoid confusion. If you are uncertain about this issue, please seek professional legal advice.
