PRIVACY & DATA PRACTICES

Careful with people.
Deliberate with data.

This page describes Spoon Fieldwork’s baseline operating practices. A client-approved project protocol and contract take priority where they set more specific requirements.

Who we are

Spoon Fieldwork is a service brand of Silkroad Development LLC, 4926 Conrad Street, Skokie, Illinois. We provide English-language telephone interviewing, recruitment, scheduling, and survey fieldwork support.

Client project data

For subcontracted work, we prefer to work inside the client’s approved CATI and file-transfer environment. We limit interviewer access to the information needed for the assigned project and avoid downloading respondent data to local devices unless the client has explicitly approved a controlled exception.

Calls and recordings

Interviewers follow the approved introduction, consent language, contact rules, and disposition codes for each project. Calls are not recorded by default. Recording is used only when authorized by the project protocol and permitted under applicable requirements.

Retention and closeout

Project materials are returned, transferred, or deleted according to the client-approved closeout plan. Any required exception is documented and escalated to project leadership.

Website inquiries

If you email us, we use the information you provide to respond to your inquiry, evaluate potential work, and maintain ordinary business records. Please do not send respondent data or other sensitive project information in an initial email.

Questions or concerns

Contact hello@spoonfieldwork.com. We will route project-specific privacy questions to the responsible project lead.

Last updated August 11, 2026. This operational notice does not represent a claim of third-party certification.