Privacy Policy
The information we collect
This section details the information we may collect about you. We will explain why and how we use it in later sections.
Account information
If you decide to create an account or inquire about one of our products or services, we will ask you to provide us with some specific information, for example:
- Basic personal data - such as name, surname and date of birth.
- Personal contact information - such as home address, delivery address, home phone number, cell phone number, and email address.
- Work details - such as job title, department, company name, company address, work email address and office phone number.
- Student or institution details, if you are signing up for an educational institution subscription - such as student status, year of graduation, and the name of the institution.
- Login details - such as username and password.
- Payment details - such as your bank account and payment card information.
We may also use your account information, such as your surname, name and country, to infer your gender.
Legal basis for processing
We only process personal information when we have a lawful basis to do so, such as the following:
- User consent
Here you give us permission to process your personal information for a specific purpose. For example, if you fill out a general inquiry form, we will ask for your consent if we want to use your personal information for any other purpose. You have the right to withdraw this consent at any time. You can manage your preferences from your account or by contacting customer service. - Legitimate business purposes
This is where our legitimate interest, as a company, lies in processing personal information. For example, when we become aware of copyright infringements on our site, it is in our legitimate interest as a company to identify those responsible. We are careful to balance our interests with your right to privacy. - Contractual necessity
Here, we need to process your personal information to fulfill our contractual obligations. For example, if you subscribe to the print edition, we will need to process your delivery address to finalize your subscription. - Legal obligation
Here, we have to process personal information to comply with the law. For example, we process and retain customer billing information to comply with financial regulations.
We may also rely on relevant exemptions under the GDPR in relation to the requirement to establish a lawful basis for processing.
The information we collect
This section details the information we may collect about you. We will explain why and how we use it in later sections.
Account information
If you decide to create an account or inquire about one of our products or services, we will ask you to provide us with some specific information, for example:
- Basic personal data - such as name, surname and date of birth.
- Personal contact information - such as home address, delivery address, home phone number, cell phone number, and email address.
- Work details - such as job title, department, company name, company address, work email address and office phone number.
- Student or institution details, if you are signing up for an educational institution subscription - such as student status, year of graduation, and the name of the institution.
- Login details - such as username and password.
- Payment details - such as your bank account and payment card information.
We may also use your account information, such as your surname, name and country, to infer your gender.
