CHCLEG001 - Scenario: Enrolment Form With Credit Card

[vaish]

Hi Lorina,
Kindly help me with the below question, am not able figure out the answer...

A parent hands you an enrolment form with their credit card information on it.
1.Detail one way that you could act to ensure that you are acting legally and ethically

A market research company wants to test children’s preferences for snack food after they have been scared. The researcher will induce fear in the children before offering them snacks to choose from.
a) If this market research test goes ahead, what is one way that you could act to ensure that you are acting legally and ethically

[Lorina]

For the first scenario with the enrolment form, the ethical and legal way to handle it would be to not accept or store the parent’s credit card details on paper. You’d politely explain that financial information has to go through secure payment systems only, and either return the form or remove the sensitive details. That way you’re protecting the family’s privacy and following proper data handling rules.

For the second scenario with the market research company, the clear answer is that you’d refuse to allow children to be part of research that deliberately induces fear. It’s not ethical to put kids in distress for testing purposes. Acting legally and ethically here means safeguarding the children’s wellbeing first, and reporting or escalating the request if needed.

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Lorina