INFORMATION ON PRIVACY POLICY AND DATA PROTECTION
Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering (AECE) is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust with respect to the privacy of the personally identifiable information we collect from you. This privacy policy sets forth our practices regarding collection, use and disclosure of information collected through or in connection with the AECE website (Site).Collection and Registration of Personal Information
We may request users of Site to provide personal information. The information collected directly from a user may include contact information such as the user's name, e-mail address, phone numbers and postal address. In order to access certain content and to make use of the full functionality and advanced personalization features of the Site we ask you to register by completing and submitting a registration form, which may request additional information, such as work setting or principal professional field.
Automatic Collection of Information
This Site automatically collects certain information from your web browser regarding your use of the Site. Examples of information collected 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" or similar technologies. Cookies are anonymous, unique alphanumeric identifiers sent to your browser from a website's computers and stored on your computer's hard drive. The type of information collected as a result of a cookie being stored on your computer is specific to your computer. "Session" cookies collect information about your use of the Site (e.g., whether you are logged in) and to give you a more personalized browsing experience and help you navigate the Site more efficiently from page to page. These cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. "Persistent" cookies gather statistical information about repeat usage from your computer or workstation. In general, cookies do not contain personally identifiable information, but when you furnish your personal information through the Site, this information may be linked to the non-personally identifiable data stored in cookies sent to your browser from the Site.
We may use cookies, "web beacons" or clear .gifs, or similar technologies to collect and use this information for the purposes of usage analysis, quality control and administering, customizing and improving the Site.
You can prevent your browser from accepting certain cookies, have the browser require your consent before a new cookie is placed in your browser, or block cookies altogether by accessing your browser's privacy preferences menu. However, if you block cookies altogether, you may not be able to register, login to the Site, or make use of the full features and functionality of the Site.
Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties
Access to your personal information is restricted to the Editorial Board of Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Site creators, editors, and administrators. As this Site offers an online content database, your personal information and certain usage data, such as the number of items you downloaded, any items you accessed may be recorded for statistical purposes.
We will not 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;
- if Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering, or this Site is acquired by, transferred to or merged with another company.
General Data Protection Regulation
A new EU privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is in effect starting on 25 May 2018. AECE sees GDPR as building on our commitment to responsible data privacy and security practices. As part of our GDPR program, we are evaluating, and where necessary will make enhancements to, our products, services and practices to ensure that we treat personal data in line with GDPR and with what the community expects of us.
Social Media Features
This Site may include Social Media Features, such as the Facebook Like button. These Features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the Feature to function properly. Social Media Features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site. Your interactions with these Features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.
Our Commitment to Data Security
We endeavor to keep your personal information confidential and protected against unauthorized access, loss, misuse or alteration through the use of appropriate administrative, physical and technical safeguards. We do not sell or share your information with anyone else.
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 web page. 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. This privacy policy will not apply to data collected by or provided to other websites.
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