Effective Date: 6/19/2023
This Privacy Policy explains how www.Sciencegasm.com collects, uses, and discloses personal information obtained from users of our website in accordance with Canadian privacy laws. By using our website, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
- Collection of Personal Information: We may collect the following types of personal information from you when you interact with our website:
a. Information You Provide: We may collect personal information such as your name, email address, and any other information you voluntarily provide when you register for an account, subscribe to our newsletter, or leave comments on our blog posts.
b. Automatically Collected Information: We may automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, referring website, pages visited, and the date and time of each visit. This information helps us analyze trends, administer the site, and improve your experience.
- Use of Personal Information: We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:
a. To provide and improve our services: We use your personal information to deliver the services you request, such as creating and managing your account, publishing your blog posts, and communicating with you regarding your account or inquiries.
b. To personalize your experience: We may use your personal information to customize your experience on our website, including providing personalized recommendations and tailored content based on your interests.
c. To send promotional communications: With your consent, we may use your contact information to send you newsletters, updates, and other promotional materials. You can unsubscribe from these communications at any time.
d. To enforce our policies: We may use your personal information to enforce our website’s terms of service, protect our rights, and prevent fraud or other illegal activities.
- Disclosure of Personal Information: We may disclose your personal information to third parties in the following circumstances:
a. Service Providers: We may engage trusted third-party service providers to assist us in operating our website or providing services to you. These service providers are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of your personal information.
b. Legal Compliance: We may disclose your personal information if required by law, regulation, legal process, or government request. We may also disclose your information to enforce our legal rights or investigate potential violations of our policies.
c. Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal information may be transferred to the acquiring entity as part of the transaction. We will notify you of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.
- Data Retention: We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. We will securely delete or anonymize your personal information when it is no longer needed.
- Security: We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our website or stored on our servers.
- Your Rights: You have certain rights regarding your personal information under Canadian law. You have the right to access, correct, update, and delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent for certain processing activities. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below.
- Children’s Privacy: Our website is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete the information promptly.
- Changes to this Privacy Policy: We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website or by other reasonable means. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any updates.
- Media: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
- Cookies:
- If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.
- These cookies will last for one year. If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices.
- Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
- Embedded content from other websites:
- Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
- These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
- Contact Us: If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at info@sciencegasm.com.