Information Collection and Use

Personal Data

When you register for an account, submit a model, or interact with our services, we may collect the following personal information:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, and affiliation.
• Account Information: Username, password, and any preferences you set within your account.

This information is used to manage your account, verify your identity, communicate with you about your submissions and updates to our services, and provide access to specific features of the database.

Usage Data

We collect information about how you access and use the PsychoModels database. This may include:

• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, browser version, device type, and operating system.
• Usage Data: Pages visited, time and date of your visit, time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.

This data helps us understand user behavior, improve our services, and enhance user experience.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

PsychoModels uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and store certain information. Cookies are small data files that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Types of Cookies Used:

• Session Cookies: Used to operate our service.
• Preference Cookies: Used to remember your preferences and various settings.
• Security Cookies: Used for security purposes.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some parts of our service may not function properly if you disable cookies.

Use of Data

PsychoModels uses the collected data for various purposes, including:

• Service Provision: To provide, maintain, and improve the PsychoModels database.
• Account Management: To manage your registration, account settings, and preferences.
• Communication: To notify you about updates, changes to our services, and respond to your inquiries.
• Analysis and Improvements: To analyze usage data to improve the functionality and user experience of our services.
• Security: To monitor and ensure the security of our services and detect and prevent fraudulent activities.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell or trade your personal information. We may share your data in the following circumstances:

• With Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our service, provide the service on our behalf, perform service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
• For Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. These measures include:

• Encryption: We use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online.
• Access Controls: Access to personal information is restricted to authorized personnel only.
• Security Protocols: We regularly review our security protocols to ensure data protection and compliance with industry standards.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, or reporting requirements. When we no longer need your personal information, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

Your Rights

You have the right to access, correct, update, or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to restrict or object to certain processing of your data. To exercise these rights, please contact us via the contact form.

Changes to This Privacy Statement

We may update our privacy statement from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy statement on this page. You are advised to review this privacy statement periodically for any changes. Changes to this privacy statement are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, please contact us via the contact form.

This privacy statement was last updated on 25 July 2024.