In this page you can see detailed privacy policy of our product.
If you choose to subscribe to our newsletter, your email will only be used for communication sent by the Science Pulse or Volt Data Lab;
We will not sell your email information to anyone, but we could share your email address with trusted partners;
We will not send you spam or harmful content;
We might integrate your email to other newsletters owned by Volt Data Lab, for strategic reasons;
We promise, within our power, to treat your information with zeal.
We use Google Analytics to measure audience in our website;
We use Hotjar to measure how people interact with our pages;
We use Sendy/AWS to send newsletters;
We use the Twitter API and redirect users to Twitter if they click certain links;
We use the Facebook API and redirect users to Facebook if they click certain links;
We use AWS as database host;
We use Shinyapps (from Rstudio) to host the application.
Note: although we DO NOT ourselves want to collect extensive data about anonymous users, we are aware that some of the services we use might do that.
In case you want to avoid that, you can use browsers that block certain tracking codes, like Tor and Brave, as well as browser extentions like Ghostery, Privacy Badger and Disconnect.
Volt Data Lab, a small project-based company based in São Paulo, Brasil, built the Science Pulse app as an Open Source app. This SERVICE is provided by Volt Data Lab at no cost and is intended for use as is.
You can reach Volt Data Lab at [email protected].
Volt Data Lab is fully owned by the journalist Sérgio Spagnuolo.
Volt Data Lab is currently changing its legal denominations with Brazilian fiscal authorities, and we will share public information as soon as all documentation is ready.
This page is used to inform visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decided to use our Service.
If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. The Personal Information that we collect is used for providing and improving the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
The terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, which is accessible at Science Pulse unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy.
Information Collection and Use
For a better experience, while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to email. The information that we request will be retained by us and used as described in this privacy policy.
The app does use third party services that may collect information used to identify you.
Link to privacy policy of third party service providers used by the app
Log Data
We want to inform you that whenever you use our Service, in a case of an error in the app we collect data and information (through third party products) on your phone called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilizing our Service, the time and date of your use of the Service, and other statistics.
Cookies
Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device’s internal memory.
This Service does not use these “cookies” explicitly. However, the app may use third party code and libraries that use “cookies” to collect information and improve their services. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your device. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of this Service.
Service Providers
We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:
We want to inform users of this Service that these third parties have access to your Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.
Security
We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Links to Other Sites
This Service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Children’s Privacy
These Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do necessary actions.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
This policy is effective as of 2020-06-19
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].
This privacy policy page was created at privacypolicytemplate.net and modified/generated by App Privacy Policy Generator. Volt Data Lab made changes to the templates to better adjust our transparency.
Last update to this page made on June 19, 2020