Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

About our privacy policy

This Privacy Policy states how personal information collected when you visit an website, application, or product ("Service") that has a link to this Privacy Policy will be used by the company that owns the Service. This policy may be supplemented by other privacy terms or notices set forth in the specific area of ​​the service.

Information we collect

The service collects information from you in two ways: directly from the content you enter and automatically collected through the technology of the service.

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, mailing address and phone number;

Educational and professional background information;

user name and password;

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

Comments, feedback, postings, and other content that you submit to the service; and

Interest and communication preferences.

In order to access specific content and the additional features and features of the service, we ask that you fill out and submit a registration form to register your account, which may require additional information.

If you choose to register and log in with a third-party account (such as your Facebook account), the authentication at login will be handled by a third party and the service will be collected when you license your service account to your third-party account. Agree to share your name, email address and any other information about your third party account with us.

Automatically collected information

The service also automatically collects information through our servers and using cookies (small text files sent to your computer), web beacons (also known as clear or single-pixel .gif) and other technologies (this information can tell us about your use) Way of service), for example:

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 device unique identifier ("UDID"), and other technical identifiers;

Uniform Resource Locator ("URL") clickstream data, including data and timestamps, reference and exit URLs, search terms you have used, and pages you have visited or searched for on the service; and

Location-aware services provide the physical location of your device to give you more content about where you are in the world.

We may use and disclose information that will not reveal your identity or directly relate to any particular individual, for any reason, except for legal restrictions, such as browser and device information, anonymous usage data, and collection information. If we combine non-personal information with personal information, the combined information in the combined state will be treated as personal information.

You can control cookies with your browser settings and other tools. However, if you block certain cookies, you may not be able to register, log in to the service, access a specific part of the service, or make full use of the service.

Use your information

We may use your personal information for:

Provide services to you, such as allowing access to or delivery of our products or services, processing or fulfilling orders or transactions, or managing surveys or promotions;

Respond to your request, inquiry, opinion or concern;

Provide technology, products and other support and help keep services functioning, safe and reliable;

Provide you with customized content and personalized services to make them more relevant to your interests and needs;

Strengthen, evaluate and improve services, their advertising and promotional activities, our products and services, and the development of new products and services;

Identify and analyze usage trends, including for research, auditing, reporting, and payment of royalties and license fees to third-party content providers;

Notify you of changes or updates to the Services and our products and services; and

Provide you with special offers, promotions, surveys and other information about the services and products, activities and services of our company, our affiliates and non-affiliated third parties (such as clubs and sponsors).

We may also, at the above-mentioned purpose, personally provide you with personal information that we have obtained from other sources or that have been in our records (whether collected online or offline or collected by a former company or affiliated group company) Match and combine.

Disclosure of your information

We may share your personal information with the following persons or entities:

Related agents, representatives, joint ventures and entities we act as agents, licensees or publishers, such as associations and sponsors;

Applicable suppliers and service providers, including editors, reviewers, credit card processors, customer support, email service providers, postal and freight forwarders, and IT service providers; and all of our affiliates, businesses, and locations around the world Department within the group company.

To assist us in the production and delivery of our products and services, the development and operation of our business, systems and applications, processing of payments, customer support, marketing, promotion and communications, and other purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

We may also share your personal information with affiliated companies around the world and with associations, sponsors, and other non-affiliated third parties who wish to send you information about their products and services that may be of interest to you. This information is determined by the third party when it manages your communication preferences by following the process below.

If the service provides a content database or learning service ("Ordering Service"), and you access the subscription service through an organization-sponsored subscription, your personal information and usage data collected through the subscription service (such as the number of items you downloaded, your visit) Any non-subscription items and test scores) may be shared with your organization for use in analytics, order management, course management, and testing and tutoring purposes. If your institution is a company or other business entity, other usage data (such as the type of records you view and the number of searches you have) may also be shared for cost attribution and departmental budgeting purposes.

We may also need to disclose your personal information:

Respond to or comply with any laws, regulations, subpoenas, court decisions or other legal obligations;

To enforce and protect our rights and property;

To detect, investigate and help prevent security threats, fraud or other malicious activities;

To protect the rights, property or safety of our users, employees or others; and

If the service or related asset or business is acquired by another company, transferred to another company, or merged with another company.

Services may allow you to post and share personal information, opinions, materials and other content. Any information you publicly disclose may be collected and used by others, may be indexed by search engines, and may not be deleted. Be cautious when disclosing personal information in these public areas.

Your choices and communication preferences

You can manage your communication preferences by registering your service by updating your account preferences, by using the "opt-out" or cancellation mechanism, or by other means you get from us or when contacting us. We reserve the right to notify you of service changes or updates as necessary.

Access to your information and the accuracy of your information

The service allows registered users to access their account information at any time and make corrections or updates after login. The accuracy of such information is the sole responsibility of the user. You can also request access to other personal information about you that is retained in the service. If you request to deactivate your account or delete your personal information, we will endeavor to satisfy your request, but some personal information may remain in backup for a specific period of time and may be retained for legal purposes as needed. Business purposes or fulfill our legal obligations.

Data security

Take precautions to prevent loss, theft, and abuse and unauthorized use, disclosure, modification, and destruction of your personal information by using appropriate administrative, physical, and technical security measures.

Transmitting your information across borders

Your personal information may be transferred to other countries for processing. By using the Services, you consent to the transmission of information to countries outside of your country of residence, which may have different personal data protection rules than your country.

Changes to our privacy policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date of revision of any changes and updates will be posted on this page.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on December 19, 2013.