Thomson Reuters (BIOSIS) Website Privacy Statement
Scope and Purpose
This privacy statement is designed to help you understand how Thomson Reuters (“we”) may collect and use personal information about you as a client, or potential client, of our products and services.
This privacy statement applies to any personal information you may provide to us via the Index to Organism Names and Biology Browser (“Web Sites”). Where these Web Sites provide direct links to other web sites, this privacy statement does not apply to those web sites. Before disclosing personal information on any other company’s web site, you should read the privacy statement associated with that web site.
Any information you may provide to our customer support services, whether directly or through one of our Web Sites, will be covered by this privacy statement. That information may include any personal contact information and business-sensitive information such as system information, search strategies and problem descriptions we may need to provide assistance and information to you.
Some of Thomson Reuters' products and services also contain personal information. This information may be embedded in the records comprised in those products or services, extracted from those records or obtained directly from the individuals. This privacy statement does not apply to that information, but if you want to find out more about how Thomson Reuters uses personal information in its products and services or ask questions or comment on any of your personal information in our products and services, please contact us using the details provided in the ‘How to contact us’ section below.
Personal data we collect
We may ask for certain personal information from you for the purpose of providing to you content and/or services that you request. For example, if you submit an organism name for inclusion in the Index to Organism Names, or indicate an interest in receiving materials, you are asked to submit your name, institution and e-mail address, which we retain on file, so that we may send you the information that you requested. If you indicate on our E-mail Alert registration form that you are a member of the press, we may also send you information regarding our business. We also request your name and e-mail address and other contact details each time you contact us by clicking on the “Contact” link. We may retain a record of users who have contacted us in order to respond properly to questions or concerns and for purposes of future communications.
Non-personal data we collect
In general, you may browse our Web Sites without providing any personal information. Similar to other commercial web sites, our Web Sites use standard technology called "cookies" and web server logs to collect information about how the Web Site is used. Cookies are a feature of web browser software that allows web servers to recognize the computer used to access a web site. Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored by a user's web browser on the user's hard drive. Information gathered through cookies and web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web Site, and the web sites visited just before and just after our Web Site. This information is collected on an aggregate basis, as you and others browse our Web Sites, is not used to identify you in any way. If you want to interact with us via the Web Site, we may ask you to provide us with some personal information.
You can, of course, disable cookies on your computer by indicating this in the preferences or options menus in your browser. However, it is possible that some parts of our Web Sites will not operate correctly if you disable cookies. You should consult with your browser's provider/manufacturer if you have any questions regarding disabling cookies.
How we use and share your information
We use your personally identifiable information to provide you with the information or content that you have requested. In some cases, we may share your details with Thomson Reuters who may contact you on our behalf about our programs, features or services. If you no longer wish to receive press releases or any other type of communications from us, you may opt out by sending us an email through the "Contact" link. A full copy of the Thomson Reuters privacy statement can be viewed at www.scientific.thomson.com/privacy.
We use non-identifying information collected on our Web Site in the aggregate to better understand your use of the Web Site and to enhance your enjoyment and experience. For example, we may use the information to improve the design and content of our Web Site or to analyze the programs and services that we offer.
Additional disclosure of your information:
We may provide access to your personally identifiable information when legally required to do so, to cooperate with police investigations or other legal proceedings, to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our Web Site(s), to limit our legal liability and protect our rights, or to protect the rights and safety of visitors to our Web Site(s) or the public. In those instances, the information is provided only for that limited purpose. We may employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Our agents and contractors who have access to your personally identifiable information are required to protect the information in a similar manner that is consistent with this privacy statement. We will not share your personally identifiable information in ways unrelated to those described above without providing you with an opportunity to opt out of such use or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.
Security policy
We take reasonable steps to maintain the security of the personally identifiable information that we collect, including limiting the number of people who have physical access to our database servers, as well as installing electronic security systems that guard against unauthorized access. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that you transmit to us, so you do so at your own risk.
Changes to our privacy policy
From time to time, we may change our privacy policies. If we make a change, it will not affect the choices you have made about any information you gave us before that change. Any changes will be reflected in an updated privacy statement that will be posted on our Web Sites.
Complaints
We are committed to working with you to resolve, quickly and fairly, any complaints you may have about privacy. If you have any questions to comments, or you want a copy of our Data Privacy Complaints Policy, please contact us.
Identification
These Web Sites are controlled and maintained by
Thomson Reuters
Innovation Centre
York Science Park
York YO10 5DG
United Kingdom
How to contact us
At any time you may ask us to:
Send you a copy of your information. Remove your information from our records. Correct or update any of your information. Opt you out of receiving promotional information from us by post and/or email.
For access to, or correction of, your contact and preference information, please contact our Data Privacy team.
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