Privacy Policy
Our Website is hosted by Wix. Thus, Our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions comply with the same of Wix.
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This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your Personal Information when You use Our Services and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You. We use Your Personal data to provide and improve Our Services. By using Our Services, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
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INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
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INTERPRETATION
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The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
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DEFINITIONS
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For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
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Account means a unique account created for You to access Our Services or parts of Our Services.
Company (referred to as "Company," "We," "Us," or "Our" in this agreement) refers to Journal of Young Physicists. The Journal of Young Physicists has no specific location, and is completely online.
Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by Our Services, containing the details of Your browsing history on our Services etc..
Device means any device that can access Our Services such as a computer, a mobile phone or a digital tablet.
Personal Data/Personal Information is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Services refer to Our Website.
Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It may also refer to third party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Services, to provide the Services on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Services or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Services are used.
Third Party Social Media Service refers to any website or any social network website through which a user can log in or create an account to use Our Services.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Services or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
Website refers to Journal of Young Physicists, accessible from the URL: https://journalofyoungphysicists.org
You means the individual accessing or using the Services, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Services, as applicable.
COLLECTING AND USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA
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TYPES OF DATA COLLECTED
Personal Data
While using Our Services, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to: Email address; First name and last name; Age; Country of residence, etc.. Also, if You are commenting on Our blog posts, please make sure that You do not enter any personal/sensitive information in Your comments. We can't accept any responsibility for any damage resulting from this. Your comments must also be acceptable and relevant. Unacceptable comments will be removed.
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using Our Services. Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Services that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. When You access the Services by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device's unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Services and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Services. You may change your browser's Cookies settings if you wish to remove certain Cookies. However, this may affect your browsing experience using Our Services.
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USE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
The Company may use Your Personal Data to provide and maintain the Services, including to monitor the usage of the Services; to manage Your Account; to manage Your registration as a user of the Service; etc.. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Services that are available to You as a registered user.
We may also use Your Personal Data to contact You by email regarding important news related to the Company; regarding Your articles(s) submitted to Us; to address any issue You have contacted Us with, etc.. If You do not wish to receive emails from Us (except important emails), just reply to one of our emails.
We may also use Your Personal Data for other purposes such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of Our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve Our Services and Your experience.
We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of Our Services. Also, when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside. If You interact with other users or register through a Third Party Social Media Service, Your contacts on the Third Party Social Media Service may see Your name, profile, pictures and description of Your activity. Similarly, other users will be able to view descriptions of Your activity, communicate with You and view Your profile. However, all users must agree with Our Privacy Policy.
We may also disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.
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RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain Your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce Our legal agreements and policies.
The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Services, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
TRANSFER OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed online at different locations by Our volunteers. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those from Your jurisdiction. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer. The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
LAW ENFORCEMENT
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Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation; protect and defend the rights or property of the Company; prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with Our Services; protect the personal safety of users of Our Services or the public; protect against legal liability.
SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.
CHILDREN'S POLICY
Our Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. However, since Our Website is targeted at young students, in case anyone under the age of 13 uses Our Services, and provides Us with any Personal Data, their parents must review their children's online activity and assume responsibility on behalf of their children. From Our side, We can confirm that We will do Our best to ensure the privacy and security of this information.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Our Services may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services. Also, when Our Services contain a link to a third party site, We do not, in any way, promote that site.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Services, prior to the change becoming effective. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
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By using Our Services (i.e., by visiting Our Website), You agree with the above Privacy Policy. If You have any questions/concerns, You may contact Us with Your issue.