Privacy policy

The openTELEMAC-MASCARET Consortium takes the privacy of its website visitors very seriously. We encourage you read this privacy policy which describes how we treat any personal information you provide.

Consent to Policy & Updates to Policy

By using the openTELEMAC.org websites (the Websites), you consent to the collection and use of your information by the openTELEMAC-MASCARET Consortium (the Consortium) as set forth in the policy below. The Consortium reserves the unilateral right to update, modify, change and alter its privacy policy. All such updates, modifications, changes and alterations are binding on all users and browsers of the openTELEMAC-MASCARET Websites and will be posted here.

Types and Uses of Personal Information

The Consortium collects personally identifiable information, including name, company, address, e-mail address, etc. when a visitor registers to the Websites. You are not required to provide this information to obtain access to any part of the Websites that is open to the public.
This information is only used to understand the demographics of our users, so that we can provide the most suitable services. You have the choice during registration to make this information visible to all the other registered users, to contacts only, or to keep it private from other users. If you do not wish this information to be collected then you should not use the Websites. You will be asked to consent to the provision of this information when you first register and if you are not happy to do so you should not give that consent .

Account modification and deletion

You can access your account information on the community page at any time and modify your details if these have changed . You can also delete your profile on the same page, and in doing so your personal profile information and your account will be permanently removed from our system. However comments that you have made in the forum might not be automatically deleted. If you wish to have these deleted, please contact the website administrator.

Users are responsible for providing accurate information on their profile and keeping it up to date. An automatic process is in place to ensure that accounts are up to date. Automatic emails are sent to accounts that remained inactive for two years. If no login occurred following the first email and the follow-up reminder, the account will be deleted .

Newsletter subscribers

By providing email address the user consents to their being marketed to by this methods. The Consortium will send a newsletter about four times a year to the registered users in order to provide information about new releases of the software, the organisation of user conferences, the availability of training, etc. All new registered users to the Websites are automatically added to the distribution list. However, should you wish not to receive newsletters in the future, you can simply click on an unsubscribe link at the bottom of any newsletter (this does not delete any of your account information).

Third Parties

No personal information is provided to organisations outside the Consortium, unless on specific occasions where you grant the Consortium permission to do so.

Cookies

Cookies are small bits of information stored on your computer's hard drive through your web browser by the Websites. These are used to make your life easier when you login, as well as to analyse the traffic on the site. Cookies only record the Internet Protocol address of the visitors and generic configuration information, and do not provide the Consortium with any personal information about the visitors of the Websites. The cookies used are as follows:

  • Google Analytics. These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our Sites. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.
  • Websites login. A cookie is created when you login on the Websites, so that your preferences are remembered throughout your browsing.

 

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The openTELEMAC-MASCARET Consortium takes the privacy of its website visitors very seriously. We encourage you read this privacy policy which describes how we treat any personal information you provide.

 

Consent to Policy & Updates to Policy

By using the openTELEMAC.org websites (the Websites), you consent to the collection and use of your information by the openTELEMAC-MASCARET Consortium (the Consortium) as set forth in the policy below. The Consortium reserves the unilateral right to update, modify, change and alter its privacy policy. All such updates, modifications, changes and alterations are binding on all users and browsers of the openTELEMAC-MASCARET Websites and will be posted here.

 

Types and Uses of Personal Information

The Consortium collects personally identifiable information, including name, company, address, e-mail address, etc. when a visitor registers to the Websites. You are not required to provide this information to obtain access to any part of the Websites that is open to the public.

This information is only used to understand the demographics of our users, so that we can provide the most suitable services. You have the choice during registration to make this information visible to all the other registered users, to contacts only, or to keep it private from other users. If you do not wish this information to be collected then you should not use the Websites. You will be asked to consent to the provision of this information when you first register and if you are not happy to do so you should not give that consent[AW1] .

 

Account modification and deletion

You can access your account information on the community page at any time and modify your details if these have changed[AW2] . You can also delete your profile on the same page, and in doing so your personal profile information and your account will be permanently removed from our system. However comments that you have made in the forum might not be automatically deleted. If you wish to have these deleted, please contact the website administrator.[AW3] 

 

Users are responsible for providing accurate information on their profile and keeping it up to date. An automatic process is in place to ensure that accounts are up to date. Automatic emails are sent to accounts that remained inactive for over two years. If no login occurred following the first email and the follow-up reminder, the account will be deleted[AW4] .

 

Newsletter subscribers

The Consortium will send a newsletter about four times a year to the registered users in order to provide information about new releases of the software, the organisation of user conferences, the availability of training, etc. All new registered users to the Websites are automatically added to the distribution list.[AW5]  However, should you wish not to receive newsletters in the future, you can simply click on an unsubscribe link at the bottom of any newsletter (this does not delete any of your account information).

 

Third Parties

No personal information is provided to organisations outside the Consortium, unless on specific occasions where you grant the Consortium permission to do so.

 

Cookies

Cookies are small bits of information stored on your computer’s hard drive through your web browser by the Websites. These are used to make your life easier when you login, as well as to analyse the traffic on the site. Cookies only record the Internet Protocol address of the visitors and generic configuration information, and do not provide the Consortium with any personal information about the visitors of the Websites. The cookies used are as follows:

 

·         Google Analytics

These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our Sites. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.

·         Websites login

A cookie is created when you login on the Websites, so that your preferences are remembered throughout your browsing.[AW6] 

 

 

If you have any question about our privacy policy, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.


 [AW1]As added by Nicole.

 [AW2]Users can update their information

 [AW3]Users can delete their profile and account

 [AW4]Process used to ensure data is up to date

 [AW5]Sorry Rob, we kept this as we want to reach the maximum number of people. Newsletter are sparse enough (quarterly) that it won’t flood the users inbox.

 [AW6]Added cookies details (GA text copied from HR Wallingford website following Céline’s suggestion)

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