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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: December 2024

1. Introduction

The Applied Science Research Institute ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect includes:

Personal Data: Name, email address, and other contact information you voluntarily provide when contacting us or requesting access to research data.
Usage Data: Information about how you access and use our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Provide, maintain, and improve our website and services
Respond to your inquiries and requests
Process data access requests and research collaboration inquiries
Send you updates about our research and publications (with your consent)
Analyze website usage to improve user experience
Comply with legal obligations

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

Service Providers: We may share information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as web hosting and analytics.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
Research Collaboration: With your explicit consent, we may share anonymized data for research collaboration purposes.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Right to access your personal data
Right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete data
Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
Right to restrict processing
Right to data portability
Right to object to processing
Right to withdraw consent

To exercise these rights, please contact us at research@appresearch.org.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of our website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

8. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Email: research@appresearch.org
General Inquiries: info@appresearch.org