Dufferin Research had been specializing in online survey programming and the hosting of both stand alone custom research projects and continuous tracking studies for over two decades. The firm was established in 2000 to provide these specialized services to smaller Market Research firms and consultants before cloud based services existed. Dufferin Research now deals with a wide range of clientele from international research organizations, to direct research buyers and users from global, national and local businesses and organizations (including NFP), in addition to our original target market. Our edge over cloud services resides in our physical (not virtual) control over the data and security. The data is collected and stored within Canada. We can certify where the data is physically stored, where the backup copies are, who has had access. Moreover we can destroy any and all copies of the data upon request. Data stored in a cloud computing environment with head offices in foreign countries can offer no such guarantees.