This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors (both former and current) to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in PaCER 2020 website. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. This website is strictly for individuals above age 18.
Information we collect
Personal Data collected and held in order to provide a better service to you. We may collect, store, and use the following kinds of information:
Personal Data collected and held in order to provide a better service to you. We may collect, store, and use the following kinds of information:
Personal Data collected and held in order to provide a better service to you. We may collect, store, and use the following kinds of information:
- Information about your computer and about your visits to and use of this website (including your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views, website navigation);
- Information that you provide to us for the purposes of using our website services (including your name, physical address, affiliation, email, contact number, a record of our contact with you and your areas of interest e.g. registration, publications, etc.)
- Information about your research article and details that you enter in the copyright transfer form that you upload.
- We do not collect any of your bank/credit card/debit card details. The privacy policy of our online payment partner Razorpay is available at: https://razorpay.com/privacy
- If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.
- Any other information that you choose to send to us.
Before you disclose to us the personal information of another person, you must obtain that person's consent to both the disclosure and the processing of that personal information in accordance with the terms of this privacy policy.
Using the Information
Personal information submitted to us via this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website. We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
- Administer and maintain the website.
- Enable your use of the information available on the website;
- Send you email notifications which you have specifically requested;
- Send you our communications, publications, newsletter, invitations relating to our activities and such like as you may select, request or as we may consider being may be of interest to you, by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology (and you can choose to ‘opt-out’ of these mailings by informing us at any time if you no longer require communications);
- To measure the success of the competition and response; and for registration for events;
- Provide third parties with statistical information about our users – but this information will not be used to identify any individual user;
- Deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website;
- Keep the website secure and prevent fraud;
- Verify compliance with the terms governing the use of the website.
Sharing of Information
- The papers whose copyright transfer has been committed to us, will be published online.
- We will share information with third parties who perform services on our behalf. We may share information with publisher and online payment partner, who may or may not be located in India.
- We will share information with our business partners. This includes a third party who provide or sponsor an event, or who operates a venue where we hold events. Our partners use the information we give them as described in their privacy policies.
- We may share information if we think we have to in order to comply with the law or to protect ourselves. We will share information to respond to a court order or subpoena. We may also share it if a government agency or investigatory body requests. Or, we might also share information when we are investigating potential fraud.
- We may share information with any successor to all or part of our business.
- We may share your information for reasons not described in this policy. We will tell you before we do this.
Security and Retention of Personal Data
- We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse, or alteration of your personal information.
- We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure (password and firewall-protected) servers.
- Only authorised people have access to, custody of and the means of using personal data PaCER website collects.
- PaCER-2020 website retains personal data so long as the data are still required for the purposes mentioned above.
- You acknowledge that the transmission of information over the Internet is not inherently secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the Internet.
Cookies and Web Beacons
- We may use cookies on the website. To know more about cookies, Click here.
- We will use the cookies to keep track of you whilst you navigate the website and also maybe keep track of your preferences in relation to your use of our website.
- We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites. Some features of our sites and applications may not function properly if you decline or disable Internet cookies while using the Web Services.
Log Files
PaCER 2020 website follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analysing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Disclosures
We may disclose your personal information to any of our employees, officers or agents, insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy. In addition, we may disclose your personal information:
- To the extent that we are required to do so by law;
- In connection with any on-going or prospective legal proceedings;
- In order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights;
- To any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information.
International Transfer
Please note that Personal Information may be transferred, accessed and stored globally as necessary for the uses and disclosures stated above in accordance with this Privacy Policy. By providing your Personal Information you give express consent to transfer your Personal Information to our affiliates globally and to third party entities that provide services to us.
Policy Amendments
We may update this privacy policy from time to time by posting a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes. The Policy was last updated on May 10th, 2020.
Your Rights
You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you. Please note that provision of such information will be subject to the supply of appropriate evidence of your identity.
Third Party Websites
The website contains links to other websites (could be advertising parties as well). We are not responsible or accountable for the privacy policies or practices of third party websites.
Special Information for Parents
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) protects the online privacy of children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect or maintain information from anyone under the age of 13, unless or except as permitted by law. Any person who provides information through the Web Services represents to us that he or she is 13 years of age or older. If we learn that information has been collection from a user under 13 years of age on or through the Web Services, then we will take the appropriate steps to cause this information to be deleted. If you are the parent or legal guardian of a child under 13 who has become a member of the Web Services or has otherwise transferred information to the Web Services, please contact us using our contact information below to have that child’s account terminated and information deleted.
Updating Information/ Contacting Us
If the personal information that we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated or if you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal information, please contact us through email at pacer2020@pices-journal.com.
Jurisdiction
If you choose to visit the website, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Policy and the website's terms of use. In addition to the foregoing, any disputes arising under this Policy shall be governed by the laws of India.