PrivacyActaPhysica.com Privacy Policy ActaPhysica, Inc. (“ActaPhysica” or “we”) operates ActaPhysica.com. This Privacy Policy describes ActaPhysica’s use and sharing of personally identifiable information (“PII”-- your full name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, or credit card number) as well as data that can, under certain circumstances, indirectly lead to PII (“Related Data”) that Members voluntarily provide to ActaPhysica when they register. The Term “User” refers to a Visitor or a Member. This Privacy Policy applies to the services offered by ActaPhysica, including any ActaPhysica branded URL (the “ActaPhysica Website”), the ActaPhysica instant messaging service, ActaPhysica mobile services, and any other features, content, or applications offered from time to time by ActaPhysica in connection with the ActaPhysica Website (collectively, the “ActaPhysica Services”).
The ActaPhysica Services are hosted in the United States. If you are located outside the United States, you expressly agree that PII and Related Data will be transferred to the United States for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy as a result of your using the ActaPhysica Services.
The ActaPhysica Website is a general audience site and does not knowingly collect PII or Related Data from children under 13 years of age.
From time to time ActaPhysica may modify this Privacy Policy to reflect industry initiatives or changes in the law, our PII or Related Data collection and use practices, the features of the ActaPhysica Services, or technology, and such modifications shall be effective upon posting by ActaPhysica on the ActaPhysica Website. Your continued use of the ActaPhysica Services after ActaPhysica posts a revised Privacy Policy signifies your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. It is therefore important that you review this Privacy Policy regularly to ensure you are updated as to any changes. If ActaPhysica materially changes its practices regarding collection or use of your PII or Related Data, your PII and Related Data will continue to be governed by the Privacy Policy under which it was collected unless you have been provided notice of, and have not objected to, the change.
COLLECTION AND SUBMISSION OF PII AND NON-PII ON ACTAPHYSICA General. ActaPhysica collects your name and email address from you in order to register you as a Member (“Registration Data”). ActaPhysica cannot register you as a Member without this information. All other information you provide during the ActaPhysica registration or that you post on the ActaPhysica website is voluntary. ActaPhysica may also collect PII from you if you choose to participate in ActaPhysica Services activities like sweepstakes, contests, and surveys, because you want us to furnish you with products, services, newsletters, or information, or in connection with content or suggestions you submit to ActaPhysica for review.
In addition, ActaPhysica collects other Related Data and non-PII including IP address, aggregate user data, and browser type. This data is used to manage and improve the ActaPhysica Services, track usage, and for security purposes.
ActaPhysica Members may also choose to provide or store non-PII information and Related Data in their profiles, including but not limited to date of birth, telephone numbers, interests, hobbies, lifestyle choices, groups with whom they are affiliated (schools, companies), videos and/or pictures, private messages, bulletins or personal statements (collectively “Profile Information”). The Profile Information in a Member’s profile is provided at his or her sole discretion. Please be aware that your Profile Information, as well as any information posted to any public forum, can be accessed by the public. Profile Information located on private profiles can be accessed by ActaPhysica at all times and, in limited cases, by certain third parties authorized by ActaPhysica for purposes of ensuring compliance with ActaPhysica’s Terms of Use.
ActaPhysica Members can change their Registration Data and Profile Information at any time and can control how Visitors, other Members and ActaPhysica communicate with them by controlling their content settings. ActaPhysica determines the purposes of collection, use and disclosure of the Registration Data you provide and, as such, is considered the data controller of this information. Because the Member, not ActaPhysica, determines the purposes for which Profile Information is collected, used and disclosed, ActaPhysica is not the data controller of Profile Information that Members provide on their profile.
Cookies. Cookies are small bits of information that ActaPhysica places on your computer. ActaPhysica uses cookies to identify your Internet browser, store Users’ preferences, and determine whether you have installed the enabling software needed to access certain material on the ActaPhysica Services. Data in cookies may be read to authenticate user sessions or provide services.
Third party advertisements displayed on ActaPhysica Services may also contain cookies set by Internet advertising companies or advertisers (known as “third party cookies”). ActaPhysica does not control these third party cookies and Users of the ActaPhysica Services should check the privacy policy of the Internet advertising company or advertiser to see whether and how it uses cookies. A pixel tag is a tiny image inserted in a webpage and used to record the number and types of views for that page. ActaPhysica may allow third party pixel tags to be present on ActaPhysica Services for purposes of advertising, providing services or data and statistics collection.
You can program your computer to warn you each time a cookie is being sent, block third party cookies or block all cookies. However, by blocking all cookies you may not have access to certain features on the ActaPhysica Services.
ActaPhysica Services may be linked to Internet sites operated by other companies. ActaPhysica Services may also carry advertisements from other companies. ActaPhysica may transfer Related Data such as IP addresses to certain advertising partners located in your country of residence or abroad. ActaPhysica is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites or other services operated by third parties that are linked to or integrated with the ActaPhysica Services or for the privacy practices of third party Internet advertising companies. Once you leave ActaPhysica Services via such a link, access a third party application (such as widgets) or click on an advertisement, you should check the applicable privacy policy of the third party or advertiser site to determine, among other things, how they will handle any PII they collect from you.
ActaPhysica Services may also be linked to sites operated by companies affiliated with ActaPhysica (i.e., that are part of the Acta Group: “Affiliated Companies”). Users who visit those Affiliated Company sites should refer to their separate privacy policies and practices, which may differ in some respects from this Privacy Policy. ActaPhysica may use cookies and similar tools to customize the content and advertising you receive based on the Profile Information you have provided. Profile Information you provide in structured profile fields or questions (multiple choice questions like “Marital Status,” “Education” and “Children”) (“Structured Profile Information”), information you add to open-ended profile fields and questions (essay questions like “About Me,” “Interests” and “Movies”) (“Non-Structured Profile Information”) and other non-PII and Related Data about you may also be used to customize the online ads you encounter to those we believe are aligned with your interests. For example, based on your music interests we might display an advertisement to make sure you are advised when your favorite band is coming to town. The information used for this feature does not provide your PII or identify you as an individual to third parties, but will involve the processing of certain Related Data such as IP addresses. Some of the advertisements that appear on ActaPhysica Services may also be delivered to you by third party Internet advertising companies. These companies utilize certain technologies to deliver advertisements and marketing messages and to collect non-PII information and Related Data about your visit to or use of ActaPhysica Services, including information about the ads they display, via a cookie placed on your computer that reads your IP address. Third party applications (such as widgets) created by third party developers may also be available on the ActaPhysica Services. Third party applications are small bits of software, often with interactivity, that can be installed into Members’ profiles or shared with other Users. However, ActaPhysica does not control the third party developers, and cannot dictate their actions. When a Member engages with a third party application, that Member is interacting with the third party developer, not with ActaPhysica. ActaPhysica encourages Members not to provide PII to the third party’s application unless the Member knows the party with whom it is interacting.
USE: ACTAPHYSICA'S USE OF PII
ActaPhysica also allows Users to browse for certain Profile Information in order to help connect with Members. ActaPhysica may also enable Members to publicly display some Registration Data as an element of their Profile Information if they choose to do so via a profile setting under “Edit Profile.” Search engines may index the portion of a Member’s profile (including the Profile Information it contains) that is publicly displayed.
If you have consented to receive promotional materials (e.g., newsletters) or notifications from ActaPhysica, ActaPhysica may periodically use your email address to send you such materials related to the ActaPhysica Services, as applicable. If you want to stop receiving such materials from ActaPhysica, you can follow the unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.
ActaPhysica employees, agents and contractors must have a business reason to obtain access to your PII and Related Data. ActaPhysica may share your PII and Related Data with those who help us manage or provide ActaPhysica Services’ information activities (for example., message board administration, order fulfillment, statistical analyses, data processing), or with outside contractors, agents or sponsors who help us with the administration, judging and prize fulfillment aspects of contests, promotions and sweepstakes. These outside contractors, agents or sponsors may temporarily store some information on their servers, but they may only use your PII to provide ActaPhysica with a specific service and not for any other purpose.
ActaPhysica may also provide your PII to a third party in those instances where you have chosen to receive certain information and have been notified that the fulfillment of such a request requires the sharing of your PII. ActaPhysica also may share your PII with Affiliated Companies if it has a business reason to do so. ActaPhysica may customize the advertising and marketing messages you receive on the ActaPhysica Website, or may work with outside companies to do so. Your Related Data, non-PII and/or Profile Information may be shared with these companies so this customization can be accomplished. ActaPhysica prohibits these companies from sharing your Related Data, non-PII and/or Profile Information with any third party or from using it for any other purpose. Anonymous click stream, number of page views calculated by pixel tags, and aggregated demographic information may also be shared with ActaPhysica’s advertisers and business partners.
There may be instances when ActaPhysica may access or disclose PII, Related Data, Profile Information or non-PII without providing you a choice in order to: (i) protect or defend the legal rights or property of ActaPhysica, our Affiliated Companies or their employees, agents and contractors (including enforcement of our agreements); (ii) protect the safety and security of Users of the ActaPhysica Services or members of the public including acting in urgent circumstances; (iii) protect against fraud or for risk management purposes; or (iv) comply with the law or legal process. In addition, if ActaPhysica sells all or part of its business or makes a sale or transfer of all or a material part of its assets or is otherwise involved in a merger or transfer of all or a material part of its business, ActaPhysica may transfer your PII to the party or parties involved in the transaction as part of that transaction.
When a Member chooses to post Profile Information that will be publicly disclosed, that Member is responsible for ensuring that such information conforms to all local data protection laws. ActaPhysica is not responsible under any data protection laws for Member posted information.
ACCESS, REMEDIES AND COMPLIANCE: HOW TO ACCESS, CORRECT OR CHANGE YOUR PREFERENCES REGARDING YOUR PII AND HOW TO CONTACT ACTAPHYSICA ABOUT PRIVACY CONCERNS Whenever possible, ActaPhysica Members may review the Registration Data we maintain about them in our records. We will take reasonable steps to correct any PII a Member informs us is incorrect. If you are a Member, you can view and change your Registration Data, Member preferences and Profile Information by logging into your account and accessing features such as “Edit Profile” and “Settings.”
If you would like to communicate with us about this Privacy Policy or ActaPhysica’s collection and use of your PII please contact ActaPhysica at:
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