Collection of Information Provided By Your Browser And Through
Use Of Cookies
This Site automatically collects information on our server logs from
your web browser regarding your use of the Site. Examples of
information we collect automatically from all users include the
Internet Protocol (“IP”) address used to connect your computer to the
Internet; computer and connection information such as browser type and
version, operating system, and platform; and full Uniform Resource
Locator ("URL") click stream data, including date and time, and
content you viewed or searched for on the Site.
This Site also collects information through the use of "cookies."
Cookies are anonymous, unique alphanumeric identifiers sent to your
browser from a web site’s computers and stored on your computer's hard
drive. The type of information we collect as a result of a cookie
being stored on your computer is specific to your computer. We use
“session” cookies to collect information about your use of the Site
(e.g., whether you are logged in) and so that you may view articles,
abstracts or other records and browse from page to page. These cookies
are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. We use
“persistent” cookies to give you a more personalized browsing
experience and help you navigate the Site more efficiently.
We collect and use, and may from time to time supply third parties
with, this information only as anonymous, collective or aggregated
user data for the purposes of usage analysis, quality control and
administering and improving the Site.
You can prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, have the
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altogether by accessing your browser’s preferences menu. If you choose
to disable cookies altogether, you can use the Site but will not be
able to make use of any advanced personalization features of the Site,
although the basic features and functionality of the Site will be
possible to use.
Collection of Personal Information
We sometimes request users of the Site to provide personal
information. The information collected from a user is strictly
voluntary and may include contact information such as the user’s name,
e-mail address, and postal address.
How Personal Information Is Used
We use the personal information that you provide for such purposes as:
• Completion and support of the activity for which the information was
provided, such as allowing access to or delivery of our products or
services, processing or fulfilling an order, or responding to your
requests or inquiries, or facilitating the publishing of your
article/book/work.
• Website and system administration, such as for the technical support
of the Site and its computer system, including processing computer
account information, information used in the course of securing and
maintaining the Site, and verification of Site activity by the Site or
its agents
• Research and development to enhance, evaluate and improve the Site
and our services
• Tailoring or customizing content or design of the Site during a
single visit to the Site and individualized personalization of the
Site on repeat visits
• Pseudonymous analysis to create a profile used to determine the
habits, interests or other characteristics of users for purposes of
research, analysis and anonymous reporting
• Communicating with you about changes or updates to the Site and our
services and, with your consent, special offers, promotions or market
research surveys
Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties
Access to your personal information is restricted to our employees,
agents, representatives and service providers, such as our data
processing, printing and fulfillment operations, and entities for whom
we are acting as an agent, licensee or publisher, such as societies
and our affiliated group companies, for the purposes set forth above.
With your consent, we also may share your personal information with
our affiliated group companies worldwide that wish to send you
information about their products and services that may be of interest
to you.
We will not otherwise disclose any personal information without your
consent except under the following circumstances:
• in response to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to
establish or exercise our rights to defend against legal claims;
• if we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take
action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, safety of person
or property, violation of our policies, or as otherwise required by
law; and
• if Elsevier, this Site or a related asset or line of business is
acquired by, transferred to or merged with another company.
Access and Changes to Your Information
The accuracy of such information is solely the responsibility of the
user. No access is given to other data that may have been collected
about users.
If you wish to receive newsletters, new product announcements, market
surveys, special offers or promotions, please tick the appropriate
check box when you provide personal information. If you wish to cease
receiving any of this information, amend your preferences either by
contacting us at apacteam@elsevier.com or by using the “opt-out” or
unsubscribe option or other means provided within the communications
you receive. We reserve the right to notify you of changes or updates
to the Site whenever necessary.
Retention of Personal Information
We retain the personal information we collect from you for as long as
the information is relevant to our business purposes or until you
request that we remove the data by contacting us at the address or
telephone number detailed below.
Our Commitment to Data Security
We recognize that your privacy is important to you, and therefore we
endeavor to keep your personal information confidential. The personal
and demographic information about each user is stored on our servers
that are behind a firewall and physically housed within a secured data
center. Furthermore, our internal practices help protect your privacy
by limiting employee access to and use of such information. However,
we do not represent, warrant, or guarantee that your personal
information will be protected against unauthorized access, loss,
misuse, or alterations, and do not accept any liability for the
security of such information submitted to us nor for your or third
parties' use or misuse of such information.
About This Privacy Policy
The foregoing is the current privacy policy of the Site. We reserve
the right to change this policy at any time without notice. Any
changes to this policy will be posted on this webpage. Our policy does
not create a contract or any legal rights.
This privacy policy applies solely to the information you provide
while visiting this Site. The terms of this privacy policy do not
govern personal information furnished through any means other than
this Site (such as via telephone or postal mail).
This Site may contain links to other websites that are beyond our
control. Other websites to which you link may contain privacy policies
that are different from this privacy policy. We encourage you to check
the privacy policy of each website you visit before submitting any
information to them.
Questions, Complaints and Dispute Resolution
If you have any questions or comments regarding this privacy policy,
please contact:
Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd
APAC Customer Service
3 Killiney Road
Windsland House I, #08-01
Singapore 239519
apacteam@elsevier.com
Tel: +65-63490200
Fax: +65-67331050
If at any time you believe that we have not adhered to this privacy
policy or you have a complaint regarding the way your personal
information is being handled, please contact us. Disputes under this
privacy policy will be resolved by our Customer Service team, which
will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly investigate, and
if necessary, to correct any problem.
Last revised: November 15, 2005
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