Privacy Policy

(last revision: 2020-03-20)

We are committed to maintaining your confidence and trust with respect to your privacy. Please read this privacy policy carefully to understand our practices about how we collect, use and share your personal information.

This privacy policy applies when you visit or use our websites and other services that refer or link to this privacy policy (each, a “Service”). If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, do not access or use the Services. This privacy policy may be supplemented by additional privacy statements, terms or notices provided to you.

Information we collect

Anonymous browsing information: We automatically collect certain information from you when you visit arXivDigest. This data is used to gather metrics on site usage including geographic location of visitors (IP address), pathways navigated through the website, what type of internet browser is used (user-agent). No attempt is made to deanonymize information we collect.

Personal information: To use our Service, we require you to register as a User. The types of personal information that we collect directly from you may include:

• Contact details, such as your name, email, affiliation, websites;
• Account login credentials, such as usernames and passwords, password hints and similar security information;
• Other account registration and profile information, including educational, professional and other background information, such as research area and topics of interests;
• Information that you communicate to us, such as questions or feedback either via online forms or in email sent to admin@arxivdigest.org;
• Data that you provide to us as part of interacting with the Service, such as recommendations you click on and save, and/or search queries;
• Communications preferences, such as the frequency, type and format of the alerts you sign up to receive.

All information associated with your user account can be viewed and downloaded from your user profile.

We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide the Service. Your information will be stored and processed by the IAI research group at the University of Stavanger, in Norway.

How we use your information

We use gathered information to track user behavior and site usage with the overall goal of improving our visitors’ experience and optimizing our services. More specifically, we use information to conduct scientific research, offer you customized content and other personalization to make the Service more efficient for you, and develop and provide additional features. We also use the information to administer this website and prevent abuse.

With whom we share your information

Information we gather may be shared with third-parties via the arXivDigest API for the purpose of academic research. However, we will not sell this data to third-parties for their use in direct marketing, advertising, or for the promotion of their products and services.

Information shared via the API: Approved users of the arXivDigest API may get access to the following information:

• Your name, affiliation, websites, research areas, and topics of interest provided on your profile;
• The recommendations you have received, and how you interacted with them (specifically, whether you clicked on them and/or saved them, with timestamps).

We will not share:

• Your email address;
• Free text feedback you have provided either via the Feedback form or via email.

Users of the arXivDigest API are subject to the API Terms of Service, and are required to update arXivDigest content daily, and are not allowed to store user-specific data for more than 24 hours. Data obtained via the arXivDigest API may only may be displayed to others or published in a scientific or technical context, solely for the purpose of describing the research and development and related issues, provided that specific individuals cannot be identified.

Cookies

We use cookies to keep you logged into secure areas of the website and/or to keep track of your preferences as you interact with certain services. We also use Google Analytics for collecting anonymized data on our visitors.

You can control cookies through your browser’s settings and other tools. However, if you choose to block certain cookies, you may not be able to register, login, or access certain parts or make full use of the Service.

Protecting your information

ArXivDigest follows standard practices to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of the information that is under our control.

Special Notice for EU Residents

If you are located within the European Economic Area (European Union, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland), we acknowledge the rights granted to you under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

These rights may include:

• Right to access your information held by us.
• Right to correct inaccurate or incorrect information about you.
• Right to the erasure of your information when it is no longer necessary for us to retain it.
• Right to restrict processing of your personal information in specific situations.
• Right to object to processing your information, including sending you communications that may be considered direct-marketing materials.
• Right to object to automated decision-making and profiling, where applicable.
• Right to complain to a supervisory authority in your jurisdiction within the EU.

Contact

For questions about arXivDigest privacy policies or technical support please contact: admin@arxivdigest.org