This privacy policy sets out how the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) uses and protects any information that you give to SETAC when you use this website. This policy refers to SETAC as the global parent organization established in the United States as well as the five Geographic Units, SETAC Europe VZW, SETAC North America, SETAC Latin America, SETAC Asia-Pacific and SETAC Africa.
SETAC is in line with the European Regulation 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of personal data through its current Privacy Policy.
SETAC is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
SETAC may modify this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 25 May 2018.
SETAC can collect data from you (personal data) in various ways:
We may collect information for the following purposes:
The information we collect may include:
SETAC shall use the personal data received from you solely for the following purposes:
Your personal data are processed:
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Your personal data are processed in an anonymized way:
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The personal data will also be used for direct marketing, provided you have given an additional explicit permission for this ("opt-in").
If you are already included in our mailing list for receiving marketing material in paper and/or electronic form, SETAC may use your details for sending marketing and other material with regard to SETAC, its products and/or services. SETAC can use the data you provide for updating documents saved by SETAC.
This permission can be withdrawn at any time, without justification and free of charge, for example by clicking on the appropriate cancellation link at the bottom of each promotional email message or by changing the setting in your accont profile via our website at www.setac.org.
In the event that SETAC needs to fully or partially transfer activities; where or how it reorganizes; ceases to exist; or if SETAC goes bankrupt, your data may be transferred to new entities or third parties through which the business activities of SETAC are fully or partially carried out.
SETAC will make reasonable efforts to inform you in advance of any third party transfers that SETAC will disclose your data to said third party, but you also acknowledge that this is not technically or commercially feasible under all circumstances.
SETAC will not sell your personal data, nor rent, distribute, or otherwise make your data commercially available to third parties, except as described above or with your prior consent.
In rare cases, SETAC may have to disclose your personal data pursuant to a court order or to comply with other mandatory laws or regulations. SETAC will reasonably attempt to inform you in advance in this event, unless it is subject to legal restrictions.
SETAC will store and process your personal data for a period of time it is necessary for SETAC to fulfil contractual obligations to you and fully operate as a functional organization.
If you do not place an order (e.g., renew your membership, register for a meeting, update your profile) for 5 years, we will delete your customer profile.
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
We will not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties that we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
You may request details of personal information that we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A administrative fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write an email to setac@setac.org.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
You have the right to receive free access to your personal data at any time, as well as information about how we make use of your personal data.
You are free to decide whether or not to communicate your personal data to SETAC. You also have the right to request us to correct, supplement, or delete your personal data. You acknowledge that if you refuse to receive communications or request that we remove your personal data, certain services and products may not be available to you.
You may also request to limit the processing of your personal data.
You also have a right of opposition to the processing of your personal data for serious and legitimate reasons.
In addition, you always have the right to oppose the use of personal data for direct marketing purposes; in such a case you do not have to give reasons.
You have the right to obtain your personal data processed by us in a structured, standard, and machine-readable form and/or to transfer it to other responsible persons.
Insofar as the processing is based on your prior consent, you have the right to withdraw that permission.
You can exercise your rights by contacting us for this purpose, either by email to setac@setac.org or setaceu@setac.org, by post to SETAC Europe VZW, Avenue de la Toison d’Or 67 b6, B-1060 Brussels, Belgium, or by using the "Contact us" section on the website, and provided that your identity can be verified.
The processing of your personal data does not include profiling, and you will not be subject to automated decisions by us.
If you suffer damage as a result of the processing of your personal data, you can submit a claim for compensation.
We have developed security measures that are technically and organizationally adapted to avoid the destruction, loss, forgery, modification, unauthorized access, or notification by mistake to third parties of personal data collected, as well as to prohibit any other unauthorized processing of personal data.
Under no circumstances can SETAC be held liable for any direct or indirect damage resulting from incorrect or unlawful use by a third party of the personal data.
You must comply with the safety regulations at all times, for example by preventing any unauthorized access to your login and code. You are therefore solely responsible for the use made of the website of your computer, IP address, and your identification data, as well as for the confidentiality thereof.
In order to process your personal data, we grant access to your personal data to our employees and contractors.
We guarantee a similar level of protection by making contractual obligations enforceable against these employees and appointees, which are similar to this privacy policy.
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We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to our customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes, and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
A "cookie" is a small file sent by the SETAC server and placed on your computer's hard drive. The information stored on these cookies can only be read by us and only for the duration of the visit to the website.
Our Website uses cookies and similar technologies to distinguish your usage preferences from those of other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a better user experience when you visit our website and also allows us to optimize our website.
As a result of recent legislative changes, all websites aimed at certain parts of the European Union are required to request your consent for the use or storage of cookies and similar technologies on your computers or mobile devices. This cookie policy gives you clear and complete information about the cookies we use and their purpose.
Some cookie and similar technology functions are necessary and vital to ensuring that SETAC works properly for visitors and members, such as maintaining the security, safety, and integrity of the site. SETAC also employs Google Analytics and Multiview to help understand how SETAC is used by its community. This statement of privacy explains the data collection and use of the SETAC website and SETAC meeting websites.
SETAC uses two types of cookies:
In addition to cookies, there are other similar technologies used by SETAC:
Although there are different types of cookies, distinguished in terms of functionality, origin, or storage period, the legislation mainly distinguishes between functional or technically necessary cookies and all other cookies.
On your first visit to our website you will be asked to accept our different types of cookies. You can allow or deny category by category of cookies. You can change the cookie settings for our website at any time via the hyperlink at the bottom of our website and thus revoke your consent.
We are currently updating our website to configure an option for you to refuse the installation of these cookies by choosing "refuse cookies" when using the website for the first time in the pop-up window.
You can also refuse or block cookies by changing the configuration parameters of your navigation system. Disabling cookies may mean that you cannot use certain features of the website.
If you have further questions or comments regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact us either by e-mail to setac@setac.org or by using "Contact us" on the website.
More information about cookies can also be found at http://www.allaboutcookies.org. More information on online behavioral advertising and online privacy can be found at http://www.youronlinechoices.eu.
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites, and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.