Privacy Statement

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

The Science Diplomacy Center™ records the following information automatically for all website visitors; the IP address from which you access the Internet, the date and time, the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site, the name of the file or the words you searched, and the browser used to access our site.

We use this information to measure the number of visitors to the various sections of our site and identify system performance or problem areas. We may also use this information to help us expand the coverage of our website and to make the website more useful.

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information useful for the user's Web interactions. The Science Diplomacy Center™ does not use cookies to store personal data or link non-personal information stored in cookies with personal data about specific individuals. The Science Diplomacy Center™ uses cookies primarily to provide general Web analytics. Some optional or customizable features of our website require that the user's browser accept a cookie. The cookie information does not include personal data such as name, age, phone number, email address, or mailing address. 

Sharing Personal Data with Third Parties

If a user accesses a Web page on the Science Diplomacy Center™ website to subscribe to one of our publications, log in to gain access to specific areas of the website or request to be added to an electronic mailing list maintained by the Science Diplomacy Center™, we may ask for contact information such as name, address, and email address. We may store this information and may use it to contact you. Your participation and the provision of such information are entirely voluntary.

Use of Third-Party Services

The Science Diplomacy Center™ may use third-party services to better engage with our visitors or to collect data by means of forms, surveys, subscriptions, or other online data entry mechanisms. We are not responsible for the terms of service or privacy policies of any third- party service providers.  Information you provide through these third-party services may be shared with the Science Diplomacy Center™.  Any information shared will be treated by the Science Diplomacy Center™ as if you have provided it to the Science Diplomacy Center™ directly, as described in the Sharing Personal Data with Third Parties section above.

Technical Feedback

The Science Diplomacy Center™ may request technical information regarding the operation and functioning of our websites from users through surveys. Survey participation is completely voluntary and the user has a choice whether to disclose any information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and email address) and demographic information (such as zip code and age). Technical feedback received is used to respond to the user's question or comment and to improve our website. Personally identifiable data submitted by the user for this purpose is not used for other purposes.

Links

Our Web pages may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites. Websites maintained by third parties may collect information and use it in a way inconsistent with this privacy statement. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our websites and to read carefully the privacy statements of each website they visit.

Changes to this Statement

The Science Diplomacy Center™ reserves the right to change this privacy statement at any time. We will use data in accordance with the privacy statement under which any data has been collected. Questions should be directed to [email protected].