This website ("Site") is owned and operated by Elsevier Limited, The Boulevard,
Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GB, United Kingdom, Registered in England
and Wales, Registration No. 1982084, VAT No. GB 494627212 ("Elsevier,"
"we", "us" or "our").
We are committed to maintaining your confidence and trust with respect to the information
we collect from you. This privacy policy sets forth what information we collect
about you, how we use your information, and the choices you have about how we use
your information.
Collection of Information Provided By Your Browser And Through Use Of Cookies
This Site automatically collects information on our server logs from your web browser
regarding your use of the Site. Examples of information we collect automatically
from all users include the Internet Protocol ("IP") address used to connect
your computer to the Internet; computer and connection information such as browser
type and version, operating system, and platform; and full Uniform Resource Locator
("URL") click stream data, including date and time, and content you viewed
or searched for on the Site.
This Site also collects information through the use of "cookies." Cookies
are anonymous, unique alphanumeric identifiers sent to your browser from a web site's
computers and stored on your computer's hard drive. The type of information
we collect as a result of a cookie being stored on your computer is specific to
your computer. We use "session" cookies to collect information about your
use of the Site (e.g., whether you are logged in) and so that you may view articles,
abstracts or other records and browse from page to page. These cookies are temporary
and are deleted when you close your browser. We use "persistent" cookies
to give you a more personalized browsing experience and help you navigate the Site
more efficiently.
We collect and use, and may from time to time supply third parties with, this information
only as anonymous, aggregated user data for the purposes of usage analysis, quality
control and administering and improving the Site.
You can prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, have the browser notify
you when you receive a new cookie, or disable cookies altogether by accessing your
browser's preferences menu. If you choose to disable cookies altogether, you
can use the Site but will not be able to register, login to the Site with a personal
User Name and Password, or make use of the advanced personalization features of
the Site, although the basic features and functionality offered to unregistered
users of the Site will be possible to use.
Collection of Personal Information
We sometimes request users of the Site to provide personal information. The information
collected from a user is strictly voluntary and may include contact information
such as the user's name, e-mail address, and postal address.
How Personal Information Is Used
We use the personal information that you provide for such purposes as:
- Research and development to enhance, evaluate and improve the Site and our services
- Communicating with you about changes or updates to the Site and our services and,
with your consent, special offers, promotions or market research surveys
Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties
Access to your personal information is restricted to our employees, agents, representatives
and service providers, such as our data processing, printing and fulfillment operations,
and entities for whom we are acting as an agent, licensee or publisher, such as
societies and our affiliated group companies, for the purposes set forth above.
We will not otherwise disclose any personal information without your consent except
under the following circumstances:
- in response to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise
our rights to defend against legal claims;
- if we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding
illegal activities, suspected fraud, safety of person or property, violation of
our policies, or as otherwise required by law; and
Access and Changes to Your Registration Information and Preferences
Registered Users may access their identified contact information and other Registration
Information and correct any discrepancies or update information
contacting us.
If you wish to receive alerts, newsletters, new product announcements, market surveys,
special offers or promotions, please tick the appropriate check box when you register
for personalized services. If you wish to cease receiving any of this information,
amend your preferences either by contacting
us or by using the "opt-out" or unsubscribe option or other means
provided within the communications you receive. We reserve the right to notify you
of changes or updates to the Site whenever necessary.
Retention of Personal Information
We retain the personal information we collect from you for as long as the information
is relevant to our business purposes or until you request that we remove the data
by contacting us.
Our Commitment to Data Security
We recognize that your privacy is important to you, and therefore we endeavor to
keep your personal information confidential. The personal and demographic information
about each user is stored on our servers that are behind a firewall and physically
housed within a secured data center. Furthermore, our internal practices help protect
your privacy by limiting employee access to and use of such information. However,
we do not represent, warrant, or guarantee that your personal information will be
protected against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alterations, and do not
accept any liability for the security of such information submitted to us nor for
your or third parties' use or misuse of such information.
About This Privacy Policy
The foregoing is the current privacy policy of the Site. We reserve the right to
change this policy at any time without notice. Any changes to this policy will be
posted on this webpage. Our policy does not create a contract or any legal rights.
This privacy policy applies solely to the information you provide while visiting
this Site. The terms of this privacy policy do not govern personal information furnished
through any means other than this Site (such as via telephone or postal mail).
This Site may contain links to other websites that are beyond our control. Other
websites to which you link may contain privacy policies that are different from
this privacy policy. We encourage you to check the privacy policy of each website
you visit before submitting any information to them.
Questions, Complaints and Dispute Resolution
If you have any questions or comments regarding this privacy policy, please
contact us.
If at any time you believe that we have not adhered to this privacy policy or you
have a complaint regarding the way your personal information is being handled, please
contact our Customer Service Department. Disputes under this privacy policy will
be resolved by our Customer Service Department, which will use commercially reasonable
efforts to promptly investigate, and if necessary, to correct any problem.