How we collect, use, and protect your information.
Last updated: June 2, 2024
Chemistry Lovers ("we", "us", "our") operates the website chemistrylovers.com (the "Site"). We are a science journalism publication dedicated to reporting on chemistry research, industrial applications, and environmental discoveries. Our registered address is 300 Science Park Dr, Cambridge MA 02140, USA. You can contact us at editorial@chemistrylovers.news.
We may collect the following categories of information when you visit or interact with our Site:
Automatically collected data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, time spent on pages, and other standard server log information. This data is collected automatically by our hosting infrastructure and analytics tools.
Voluntarily provided data: If you subscribe to our newsletter or use our contact form, we collect your name and email address. We do not store contact form submissions on our servers; they are transmitted directly to our editorial team.
Cookies and tracking technologies: We use cookies (small text files stored on your device) and similar tracking technologies. Details are provided in Section 5 below.
We use collected information for the following purposes:
To operate and improve the Site, including analysing which content is most useful to readers; to send newsletter updates to subscribers who have opted in (you may unsubscribe at any time); to respond to enquiries submitted via our contact form; to detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and technical errors; and to comply with legal obligations.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on the Site. Google AdSense is a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site and other sites on the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting aboutads.info.
Google may use the data collected to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network. For more information on how Google uses data collected through partner sites, please visit: How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites. Users may opt out of personalised advertising. We do not have access to or control over cookies or other tracking technologies used by third-party advertisers.
We use the following types of cookies on this Site:
Essential cookies: Required for the Site to function correctly. These cannot be disabled.
Analytics cookies (Google Analytics): We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the Site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this Site. We use the information only to improve the Site. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit the Site, not your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google's ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognising you on return visits to this Site by disabling cookies on your browser or using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Advertising cookies (Google AdSense): As described in Section 4 above, Google AdSense places cookies on your device to deliver personalised advertising.
How to control cookies: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through your browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit allaboutcookies.org. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this and many other websites.
We retain newsletter subscriber email addresses for as long as the subscription is active. You may unsubscribe at any time by following the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email. Server log data is typically retained for 90 days. Analytics data is retained in accordance with Google Analytics' standard data retention settings.
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data: the right to access personal data we hold about you; the right to request correction of inaccurate data; the right to request deletion of your data; the right to object to or restrict certain processing; and the right to data portability.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at editorial@chemistrylovers.news. We will respond within 30 days.
California residents (CCPA): You have the right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold; the right to delete personal information held about you; the right to opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information); and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.
EU/UK residents (GDPR): Our legal bases for processing personal data are: legitimate interests (analytics, security), consent (newsletter subscriptions), and contractual necessity (contact form responses). You have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority.
This Site is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at editorial@chemistrylovers.news and we will delete such information promptly.
Our Site contains links to third-party websites, including links to original research papers, university press releases, and scientific journals. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will always reflect the date of the most recent revision. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Chemistry Lovers — Privacy
300 Science Park Dr, Cambridge MA 02140, USA
Email: editorial@chemistrylovers.news