Privacy Policy
人妻无码 (鈥渢he Society鈥�) wants to ensure that visitors, subscribers, members, alumni, donors, volunteers and everyone with whom we have a relationship understands what data we collect, how we use it, and what we do to keep it private when they use the Society鈥檚 websites with the following domain names: , , and , 听(each, a 鈥淲ebsite,鈥� and, collectively, the 鈥淲ebsites.鈥�)
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using the Websites and providing personal information to the Society. By accessing or using each of the Society鈥檚 Websites and/or providing any personal information to us, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not accept these practices, please do not access or use the Websites or provide us with your personal information.
Privacy Policy Updates
The Society will occasionally update this Privacy Policy. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on each of the Society鈥檚 Websites to help ensure that users are aware of what information we gather, how we might use that information and who we will disclose it to. We encourage you to review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices. The terms 鈥淵ou鈥� and 鈥淯ser鈥� are used to refer to anyone who is accessing the Websites.
Please address Privacy Policy inquiries to the Society by e-mailing our Privacy Officer听privacy@societyforscience.org, by calling (202) 785-2255 or by mailing
人妻无码
Attention: Privacy Officer
1719 N St NW
Washington, DC 20036.
Scope of Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is intended to cover your use of each Website, including all Society programs and publications available on the Websites including, but not limited to, the Regeneron Science Talent Search (previously known as the Intel Science Talent Search, and the Westinghouse Science Talent Search), International Science and Engineering Fair (also known as听 鈥淚SEF鈥�), the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (previously known as the Broadcom MASTERS, Society Middle School Program and the Discovery Young Scientist Challenge), the Society Advocate Grant Program, the 人妻无码 Action & Research Grant, Research Teachers Conference,听Science News Learning, the Society鈥檚 Alumni and Membership Programs, the Alumni Network and Society publications 鈥� such as Science News听补苍诲听Science News Explores.
It is important that you read this Privacy Policy, together with any other privacy policy or fair processing notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you in connection with a program, so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. This Privacy Policy supplements the other notices and is not intended to override them. For example, if you register for an event, this Privacy Policy supplements any notice you may receive in connection with that registration.
1. Collected Information
Personal data, or personal information, is any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where a person鈥檚 identity has been removed (anonymous data).
We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which may include the following categories:
- Identity Data听includes first name, last name, username or similar identifier, address, city, state, zip code, email address, date or year of birth, school, grade level, and awards. Optionally, for entrants in the ISEF, the Regeneron STS, and Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. Identity Data may also include: race, gender, or ethnicity.
- Contact Data听includes mailing address, delivery address, email address and telephone numbers.
- Transaction Data听includes details about services you have obtained from the Society, including registrations.
- Technical Data听includes Internet Protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access Society Website.
- Profile Data听includes your username and password, registrations, and sign-ups by you.
- Usage Data听includes information about how you use Society Websites and services.
- Marketing and Communications Data听includes your preferences for receiving marketing from the Society and your communication preferences.
The Society does not collect most Special Categories of Personal Data about you (this includes details about your religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, and information about your health and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offenses. Race or ethnicity are optional for some of the application systems related to our education programs. In the event that we do collect special categories of data, we will ask for your consent first.
Do not share any Special Categories of Personal Data with us unless we ask for such personal data.
2. How Is Your Personal Data Collected?
We use different methods to collect data from and about you including:
- Direct Interactions.听You may give us your Identity and Contact Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by mail, phone, email or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when you:
- register for an event, etc.;
- create an account on our website;
- subscribe to one of our programs; or
- give us feedback (when you Contact Us).
- Automated Technologies or Interactions.听As you interact with our Websites, the Society may automatically collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies, server logs, and other similar technologies.
3. If You Fail to Provide Personal Data
Where the Society must collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to allow you to register for an event). In this case, the Society may have to cancel a service you have with us but we will notify you if this is the case at the time.
4. How We Use Your Personal Data
The Society will only use your personal data in order to carry out our mission as a non-profit organization. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
- Where we need to perform the contract, we are about to enter into or have entered into with you, such as our obligations to you in connection with your rights when participating with programs or events.
- Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a Third Party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
- Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
- Generally, we do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your personal data, unless we ask for special categories of data (such as race or ethnicity).
5. Purposes for Which We Will Use Your Personal Data
The Society has set out below, in a table format, a description of all the ways we plan to use your personal data, and which of the legal bases we rely on to do so. We have also identified what our legitimate interests are where appropriate.
Note that we may process your personal data for more than one lawful ground depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data. Please contact the Privacy Officer if you need details about the specific legal ground we are relying on to process your personal data where more than one ground has been set out in the table below.
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Purpose/Activity |
Type of data |
Lawful basis for processing including basis of legitimate interest |
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To register you for an account or membership |
(a) Identity |
Performance of a contract with you |
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To process and deliver your registration or activities (events, programs, etc.) or membership benefits, including: |
(a) Identity |
(a) Performance of a contract with you |
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To manage our relationship with you which will include: |
(a) Identity |
(a) Performance of a contract with you |
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To administer and protect our operations and the Websites (including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data) |
(a) Identity |
(a) Necessary for our legitimate interests (for running our operation, provision of administration and IT services, network security, to prevent fraud etc.) |
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To use data analytics to improve our Websites and visitor experiences |
(a) Technical |
Necessary for our legitimate interests (to keep our Websites updated and relevant) |
You do not have to provide any personal information, other than Technical Data, to read the content of our Websites. However, there are many instances where an individual may provide the Society with Identity Information. These include but are not limited to: students applying to participate in an education program (e.g. Regeneron Science Talent Search), an individual subscribing to one of our publications (e.g.听Science News) or other communications (e.g. enewsletter or eblast), an individual who is a member/volunteer or who is interested in volunteering/becoming a member, an individual who claims and maintains a profile and/or claims a digital achievement badge in the Alumni Network or an individual who makes a donation or purchases a gift membership. For entrants in ISEF, the Regeneron STS, and Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, the Society may ask for additional Identity Information including, race, gender, and ethnicity, but providing this information is optional (this varies based on the application).
When a User makes a donation or gift membership, become a member or renews a membership, the process requires that User to complete a credit card transaction in which additional information will be needed (i.e., card type, number, security code and expiration date). Credit card payment processing is handled by a Third Party and neither the Society nor this Third Party stores any credit card information. (See 鈥淧rocessing Information鈥� section below)
The following guidelines set forth the Society鈥檚 practices for handling your personal information in more detail:
a. Education Program Applicants, Entrants, Volunteers, Teachers, Finalists, Observers, and Guests
The Society currently administers programs that typically engage students ages 13 and older. Any student providing information as part of an application, whether or not selected for a program, will have their information used for consideration of entry to the program and to send communications about the applied-for program and other Society programs, membership and publications.
Applicants selected to participate in a Society program will have their applicant information transferred to an Alumni Database following program participation. Certain information, including name, school, hometown, competition and year of participation, competition abstract and any awards won, may be automatically published in several Society public-facing Websites. Some individuals will be able to claim their profiles by registering with the Society and upon registration, edit their profiles, upload photos and provide additional information, all in accordance with the Society鈥檚 Terms of Use. Those individuals also may be contacted by the Society鈥檚 alumni program staff for participation in additional alumni activities and the Society may also contact alumni regarding other the Society programs, membership and publications.
All other participants (non-applicants) that engage with our Education Programs (i.e. educators, volunteers, judges, etc.) are asked to provide personal information that identifies them. Such information may include, but is not limited to, your name, address, phone number, or email address.
b. Subscribers, Members, Donors, 鈥淔riends鈥� and Other Commercial Activity
Many individuals provide information in order to volunteer with the Society, receive the Society Newsletter, the听Science News听daily/weekly email newsletter, the听Science News for Students听email newsletter or otherwise participate in or learn more about the Society programs and publications. For example, Users may be prompted for address information in order to subscribe to the Society鈥檚 publications, including, but not limited to,听Science News听and the Society newsletter. Addresses and other personally identifiable information will be stored as necessary to process and fulfill an individual鈥檚 gift, membership, subscription or other commercial transaction. The Society may send solicitation and/or subscription offers along with these communications, subject to a User鈥檚 opt-out selection described below. This information may also be shared with other programs and publications of the Society or as otherwise described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy.
From time to time, the Society may rent subscriber information to Third Party organizations. If Users would like to be removed from such lists, see section 9 below for more information.
c. E-mail Communications, SMS, and Opt-Out Preferences
The Society sends e-mail communications to current and past members, program participants, volunteers, subscribers, digital badge earners and other individuals or organizations upon request. Every bulk e-mail includes an 鈥渦nsubscribe鈥� link that allows the recipient to decline all future email communication from the Society. Removal from all lists may take up to five business days to complete. Replying directly to the email, rather than using the unsubscribe form, may require additional time to process.
The only instance where an 鈥渦nsubscribe鈥� link would not be included at the bottom of an e-mail sent as direct correspondence from a Society staff person. Please respond directly back to that individual staff person if you would prefer to be removed from future communications of that type or all types.
The Society may send SMS messages to participants who have opted in during our events to receive updated information or to communicate with the Society. Your phone number will not be sold, rented, or shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing purposes under any circumstances. You may unsubscribe from receiving SMS messages at any time by replying STOP, clicking an unsubscribe link, or emailing privacy@societyforscience.org.
d. Internal Uses
The information that the Society collects is generally used for internal purposes such as processing donations, providing our publications and services and fulfilling requests for information. The Society may also collect information about Website Users in order to assist in determining which parts of the Websites visitors find most valuable. This allows the Society to continually improve the services it provides. 听For example, the Society may track the URL that a User visited before coming to a Society Website. Additionally, the Society may track Users鈥� IP addresses and use Users鈥� IP addresses to help diagnose problems with the Society鈥檚 servers and to administer the Websites.
6. Security
The Society protects data using technical measures to minimize the risks of misuse, unauthorized access, unauthorized disclosure, loss or theft, and loss of access. Some of the safeguards we use are data encryption, firewalls, and data access authorization controls. Therefore, the security mechanisms used to protect data are checked and updated regularly to provide effective protection against abuse.
We use SSL (Secure Socket Layers) encryption to protect the connection between the Society鈥檚 Websites and a browser. We have additional and comprehensive security measures in place when a User accesses the Society鈥檚 Websites by implementing a multilayer security approach for protection as well as firewalls to prevent unauthorized access.
For confidentiality and security, we use IDs and passwords to secure personal information. It is important for Users to protect their ID, password, and any personal information. Users should not disclose personal information (especially passwords) to anyone. When a User is finished using our services, they should log out from their account. If a User shares their computer, whether in a public or private setting, the User should sign off and close the browser when finished.
7. Cookies or Other Tracking Technology
A cookie is a small data file that is written to a computer鈥檚 hard drive or mobile device by the web browser. A cookie file can contain and/or automatically collect information, such as a user identification code or IP address that a website will use to track the pages and number of times a User has visited. The data read from these cookies may be linked to personally identifying and non-personally identifying information. Third party cookies enable Third Party features or functionality to be provided on or through the Website (e.g. advertising, videos and website analytics services).
Users may instruct their Internet browsers to opt out of accepting a 鈥減ersistent鈥� cookie and rather accept only a 鈥減er-session鈥� cookie, but will need to login each time they visit the Society鈥檚 Websites to enjoy the Websites鈥� full benefits. If the User declines the attachment of any cookie, the User may not have access to the full benefits of the Website. Registration enables the Websites to better determine a User鈥檚 interest areas and provide the most relevant information.
The Society may also use web beacons, clear gif technology, action tags or other technologies to collect aggregate website visitation data by tracking how Users navigate to and through the Websites. We also include web beacons in our e-mail messages, including newsletters, in order to count how many e-mail messages have been delivered or opened. Web beacons cannot be declined when delivered using a regular web page, but they can be refused when delivered by e-mail. If a User does not wish to receive web beacons by email, they will need to disable HTML images or select text only for emails received with their email software.
Some web browsers may transmit 鈥渄o not track鈥� signals to the websites with which the browser communicates. There is no standard that governs what, if anything, websites should do when they receive these signals. The Society does not currently take action in response to these signals. We may revise this Privacy Policy if and when we establish a standard for responding to these signals.
We may use a web analytics service such as Google Analytics, New Relic, and HotJar to record and analyze activity on our Websites. 听These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help the Society understand how our Websites are used, the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns, or to help us customize our Websites and applications in order to enhance the user experience. The Websites or any such service may track browsing across web sites that use the same service, may collect statistical data and/or IP address.
The Website鈥檚 web and ad servers log information about a User鈥檚 IP address, browser type and the current URL the User is requesting. This information is always provided by a User鈥檚 browser and automatically logged by most websites. These log files are stored in a secure location and used in our internal analysis of traffic patterns within our Websites.
Our Websites interface with social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter and may include social media features such as the Facebook 鈥渓ike鈥� button, widgets or interactive mini-programs that run on our Websites. These features may collect a User鈥檚 IP address, screen resolution, browser type, browsing information, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. If a User is member of a social media site, the features may allow the social media site to connect the User鈥檚 visit to our Websites with the User鈥檚 personal information. User鈥檚 interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the party providing the features.
For more information about the cookies the Society uses, please see our separate Cookie Policy at听/cookie-policy.
8. Marketing and Third-Party Sharing
The Society contracts with Third-Party companies to provide certain services on a User鈥檚 behalf. These services include credit card processing, printing services, mail and email distribution and processing and other customer support services. 听Information provided to Third-Party service providers is strictly limited to the services required or as required by law.
The Society may use a User鈥檚 personally identifiable information to provide the User with promotional information about programs, services, events and publications offered by the Society or select Third-Parties, including sponsors and their advertising and public relations agencies.
The Society will not share, rent, or sell phone numbers with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent, this information will not be shared with any third parties. This includes affiliate or business partners that the Opt-In is not transferable to another party involved in their process.
The Society may also share information with its sponsors and their advertising and public relations agencies. These Third Parties may have their own opt-out options in which you will be able to directly opt-out. Otherwise you can opt-out by contacting the Society.
From time to time, the Society may share subscriber information with Third Party organizations or Third Party marketing partners for their own marketing or commercial use. The Society closely reviews every request for information by Third-Parties to help ensure they are trustworthy and reputable, as determined by the Society at its discretion.
The Society may receive mailing lists from Third Parties for direct mail marketing purposes that may contain names and mailing addresses. If you would like to opt-out of the use of your information, please contact us at听privacy@societyforscience.org.
While we strive to ensure that any such parties will provide at least the same level of protection as this Privacy Policy offers, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of Third Parties and do not guarantee that these Third Parties have similar privacy practices.
A User may opt-out of data sharing with Third-Party organizations or modify communication preferences at any time. A User can ask the Society to stop sending you marketing messages at any time or request the deletion of your personal data by emailing听听privacy@societyforscience.org, by calling (202) 785-2255, or by mailing 人妻无码, Attention: Privacy Officer, 1719 N St NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. Please allow a reasonable time for the Society to respond to your request.
The Society may also use aggregate data that is not personally identifiable in discussions, presentations or reports to current or potential grantors. This data may include demographic, geographic or other broadly representative data.
The Society will divulge any information collected from a User on the Websites when required to do so by law.
In the event that the Websites or substantially all of our assets are acquired, merged or reorganized, your information may be transferred to another party.
9. Cardholder Data
A User may be asked to provide credit card information to complete a transaction. It is our policy to have the transaction processed by a Third-Party payment processor. The Society does not collect, access, store or process any credit card information. For more information about the Third Parties we use for processing, please visit听听辞谤听.
10. Third Party Links/Advertisements听
Our Websites contains advertisements, sponsor messages and links to Third Party websites. This Privacy Policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information that the Society collects from Users. Although Users may link to other sites, Third Parties or their advertisements via the Society鈥檚 Websites, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of Third Parties or the content of linked sites or advertisements
11. California Residents: Your California Privacy Rights听
In addition to the Privacy Rights provided for generally in these policies, California residents have the right to request by mail, e-mail or telephone communication, that the Society disclose for the immediately preceding calendar year the categories of personal information shared with Third Parties and the names and addresses of such Third Parties including the nature of the Third-Parties businesses. Users who are California residents and would like to make this request should contact the Society by e-mailing our Privacy Officer privacy@societyforscience.org, by calling (202) 785-2255 or by mailing 人妻无码, Attention: Privacy Officer, 1719 N St NW, Washington, DC 20036
12. Account Holders/Registrants: To Access or Correct Your Information
Users who have an account or have registered with any of the Websites may view, correct or update the personal information we have by accessing and changing their personal information via a User account login or sending a request to privacy@societyforscience.org. It is important that the data we have about our Users is accurate and up to date. In the event a User鈥檚 information changes, the Society asks that the User please notify us so that we can update our records.
13. Data Retention
We will retain the information provided to us and information automatically collected through the Websites for as long as a User account or membership is active or as needed to provide our publications and services for a reasonable time thereafter. User鈥檚 personal information will remain in the Alumni Network indefinitely unless Users鈥� instruct the Society to delete their profiles or otherwise opt-out. We will retain and use Users鈥� information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements. At any time, we may store non-personal information in the aggregate.
14. Minors听
Minors under the age of 18 may request and obtain removal of certain content or information posted on our Websites by sending an email to privacy@societyforscience.org. Please be advised that our removal of your post(s) does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the content or information you have posted on our Websites.
Minors under the age of 16 who reside in the EEA will be required to have the holder of parental consent authorize the information required to participate in our programs. Additional information will be required at such times to confirm the data that has been submitted by the User or on the User鈥檚 behalf.
15. International Users
The Society and our operations are governed by the laws of the United States. While we offer our services worldwide, we do not target any individuals in any specific countries, and anyone is welcome to use our Websites and related services. However, if you do not wish your personal data to be processed in accordance with the laws of the United States, you should not be accessing our Websites or using any of our services.