Privacy policy

Privacy policy

The personal information will be treated confidentially by ScienceStage.com according to legal regulations, and throughout the contractual period the personal data will only be stored, processed and used without further express permission for the purposes of implementing the contract and billing. The user hereby agrees to the display of profile data submitted by the user. The data will be stored, processed and used electronically. The user is hereby advised that ScienceStage.com retains the right to store, process and use the user account and connection data, in far as this is required on individual occasions, to detect, isolate and correct any disruptions and operation errors in the telecommunications units. If such respective conditions apply, ScienceStage.com may store, process and use the user account and connection data to detect unlawful use of the telecommunications networks and services.

In line with the stipulations applying to such, ScienceStage.com will inform law enforcement agencies and courts with a view to initiating legal proceedings.

ScienceStage.com undertakes to provide the user immediately and free of charge on request with any data stored about the user or user name. Upon the user’s demand, this information can also be provided electronically.

ScienceStage.com is authorized to forward the user’s billing data to other service suppliers and third parties, in so far as this is required to determine the charge and for invoicing purposes. ScienceStage.com is authorized to forward the user’s billing data to third parties entrusted with the collection of charges, in so far as this is necessary for such purposes. Furthermore ScienceScience.com undertakes not to forward the user’s data or the content of the user’s private messages to third parties, without the express permission of the user.

ScienceStage.com expressly advises the user that data protection and security can not be 100% assured on public networks such as the internet, according to the current state of technology. The user is aware that the provider has technical access to all content stored on the internet server, and in certain circumstances also to the data stored there. The user is solely responsible for the security and safekeeping of all data posted by him on the internet and stored on internet servers.

The user hereby offers his consent to ScienceStage.com sending him emails throughout the duration of the contract offering technical support, technical tips and information about the extent of the service used, possible options to extend the service as well as other information pertaining to the use of the ScienceStage.com platform. For purposes of advertising, market research and the requisite presentation of services, ScienceStage.com is authorized to use videos, audio clips, text features, pictures, materials or key words uploaded by the user, and to create a respective profile from this content under the user name. The user has the right at any time to withhold his consent to such processing and use of his data.

ScienceStage.com can analyze the User's application, content, and data for any purpose, including commercial (such as for targeting the delivery of advertisements and indexing content for search).

Information We Track

Log Files: Similar to many websites, we gather certain anonymous, non-personal information automatically and store it in web server log files. This information includes internet protocol addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), site entry/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information to improve our site, analyze trends, administer the site, track users' movements around the site, and gather aggregate information about our user base as a whole. Aggregate information is data we collect about a group or category of services or members from which individual member identities have been removed, and therefore does not include your personally identifiable information.

Cookies: Similar to many websites, we store an encrypted cookie on your computer so we can remember you when you come back to our website without requiring you to log-in every time. Cookies also allow us to track and understand the interests of our users to enhance the overall experience on our site. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer for record-keeping purposes. It can also help us understand how our site visitors click to our site, and what pages they view during their visit.

Some of our business partners may also use cookies on our site. For example, some of our advertising partners, including Google, use cookies to collect non-personally identifiable information about your visit to our site in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you. We have no access to or control over these cookies, and this privacy policy does not govern the use of cookies by our business partners or advertisers. To be excluded from these services, please visit our partners’ websites and follow the instructions provided.

For instance, The DoubleClick DART cookie is used by Google in the ads. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the advertising opt-out page.

Users can possibly opt out of some, but not all, of our business partners's cookies in one location at the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out website at www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

You can set your web browser software to disable cookies. To do so, please refer to the help section of your specific browser for more information on how to manage or disable cookies. If you disable cookies, you may still view our site, but some areas of our site will not work properly.