Privacy Policy

If you have questions about deleting or correcting your personal data please contact us. ESR Journal operates a Website at esrjournal.org. It is ESR Journal’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our Web sites.

Website visitors

Like most Website operators, ESR Journal collects non-personally identifying information of the sort that Web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. ESR Journal’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how ESR Journal’s visitors use its Website. From time to time, ESR Journal may release non-personally identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its Website. ESR Journal also collects potentially personally identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on our site. ESR Journal only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrator.

Gathering of personally identifying information

Certain visitors to ESR Journal’s Websites choose to interact with ESR Journal in ways that require ESR Journal to gather personally identifying information. The amount and type of information that ESR Journal gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, ESR Journal operates a permission-based email communication system, which allows us to collect personal information and send emails to people who want to receive them. In each case, ESR Journal collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfil the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with ESR Journal. ESR Journal does not disclose personally identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Website-related activities.

Aggregated statistics

ESR Journal may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its Websites. ESR Journal may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, ESR Journal does not disclose personally identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of certain personally identifying information

ESR Journal discloses potentially personally identifying and personally identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on ESR Journal’s behalf or to provide services available at ESR Journal’s Websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using ESR Journal’s Websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. ESR Journal will not rent or sell potentially personally identifying and personally identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, ESR Journal discloses potentially personally identifying and personally identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when ESR Journal believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of ESR Journal, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an ESR Journal Website and have supplied your email address, ESR Journal may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with ESR Journal and our publications – based on the preferences expressed at email sign-up. ESR Journal takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally identifying and personally identifying information.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a Website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the Website each time the visitor returns. ESR Journal uses cookies to help ESR Journal identify and track visitors, their usage of ESR Journal Website, and their Website access preferences. ESR Journal visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using ESR Journal’s Websites, with the drawback that certain features of ESR Journal’s Websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies. You can modify your browser settings to notify you each time a cookie is sent to it and you can decide whether or not to accept. Alternatively, you can set your browser to refuse all cookies. Cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time using your browser settings. The independent website at www.aboutcookies.org contains comprehensive information on how to modify your browser settings.

Business transfers

If ESR Journal, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that ESR Journal goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information will be one of the assets that is likely to be transferred to, or acquired by, a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and you consent to ESR Journal's transferring your user information to any acquirer of ESR Journal and their continuing to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.

Privacy policy changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, ESR Journal may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and at ESR Journal’s sole discretion. ESR Journal encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.



First published September 27, 2015.


This policy is based on the one developed by Automattic.com and made available under a CC-SA license.