This privacy policy describes how the personal information that is collected when you visit the website, application or product that posts a link to this privacy policy ("Service") will be used by the company that owns the Service  "we," "us" or "our"). This policy may be supplemented by additional privacy terms or notices set forth on certain areas of the Service.

 

Information We Collect

 

The Service collects information from you in two ways: directly from your input and automatically through the Service's technologies.

 

Information You Provide

 

The types of personal information that the Service collects directly from you may include:

 

Contact details, such as your name, email address, postal address and telephone number;

Educational and professional background information;

Usernames and passwords;

Payment information, such as a credit or debit card number;

Comments, feedback, posts and other content you submit to the Service; and

Interests and communication preferences.

In order to access certain content and to make use of additional functionality and features of the Service, we ask you to register for an account by completing and submitting a registration form, which may request additional information.

 

If you choose to register and sign in by using a third party account (such as your Facebook account), the authentication of your login is handled by the third party and the Service will collect your name, email address and any other information about your third-party account that you agree to share with us at the time you give permission for your account on the Service to be linked to your third party account.

 

Information Collected Automatically

 

The Service also automatically collects, through our servers and the use of cookies (small text files sent to your computer), web beacons (also known as clear or single pixel .gifs) and other technologies, information that tells us how you use the Service, such as:

 

Internet Protocol ("IP") address used to connect your computer to the Internet;

Computer, device and connection information, such as browser type and version, operating system, mobile platform and unique device identifier ("UDID") and other technical identifiers;

Uniform Resource Locator ("URL") click stream data, including date and time stamp, referring and exit URLs, search terms you used, and pages you visited or searched for on the Service; and

For location-aware services, the physical location of your device in order to provide you with more relevant content for where you are in the world.

We may use and disclose information that does not reveal your identity or permit direct association with any specific individual, such as browser and device information, anonymous usage data and aggregated information, for any purpose, except where we are restricted by law. If we combine non-personal information with personal information, the combined information will be treated as personal information for as long as it remains combined.

 

You can control cookies through your browser's settings and other tools. However, if you block certain cookies, you may not be able to register, login to the Service, access certain parts of the Service or make full use of the Service.

 

Use of Your Information

 

We may use your personal information to:

 

Provide the Service to you, such as allow access to or delivery of our products or services, process or fulfill an order or transaction, or administer surveys or promotional programs;

Respond to your requests, inquiries, comments or concerns;

Provide technical, product and other support and help keep the Service working, safe and secure;

Offer you customized content and individualized personalization of the Service to make it more relevant to your interests and needs;

Enhance, evaluate and improve the Service, its advertisements and promotional campaigns and our products and services and to develop new products and services;

Identify and analyze usage trends, including for the purposes of research, audits, reporting and paying royalties and license fees to third-party content providers;

Notify you about changes or updates to the Service and our products and services; and

Provide you special offers, promotions, surveys and other information about the Service as well as products, events and services of ours, our affiliates and non-affiliated third parties such as societies and sponsors.

We may on occasion also match or combine the personal information that you provide with information that we obtain from other sources or that is already in our records, whether collected online or offline or by predecessor or affiliated group companies, for the purposes described above.