The Blog of Business & Society (hereafter, the site) is part of the journal Business and Society. This privacy policy will explain how, in accordance to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we use the personal data we collect from you when you use this site. Please read this policy carefully as it sets out what you can expect from us and gives you our contact details if you wish to ask any questions or raise concerns about how we are processing your personal information.
Topics:
1. What data do we collect?
2. How do we collect your data?
3. How will we use your data?
4. How do we store your data?
5. What are your data protection rights?
6. What are cookies?
7. How do we use cookies?
8. What types of cookies do we use?
9. How to manage your cookies
10. Changes to our privacy policy
11. How to contact us
1. What data do we collect?
The site collects the following data:
- Personal identification information that you provide (Name, email address, other information)
2. How do we collect your data?
You directly provide the site with most of the data we collect. Data and process data is collected when you:
• Voluntarily join our mailing list.
• Voluntarily comment on the posts or provide feedback on the posts or via email.
• Voluntarily like or share a post.
• Correspond with us by post, telephone, email, or otherwise.
• Use or view the site (via your browser’s cookies).
The only data that we directly use are those that you provide us when you join our mailing list.
However, the site utilises several tools, which are third-parties that receive your log data and collect, monitor and analyse usage data and place cookies. We do not have control over this data. Such known tools are Twitter, Facebook, Google Fonts, Font Awesome, Google Analytics, and WordPress).
3. How will we use your data?
The site collects your data so that we can:
- Manage contacts
- Email you with updates when new posts are live.
- Provide you with information that you explicitly request from us.
The tools collect your data to:
- Analyse trends.
- Ensure that content from the site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your device.
- Interact with external social networks and platforms social media widgets and share bars.
We do not sell or share or trade your data with anyone else. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating the site, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information (when its release is appropriate) to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property or safety.
4. How do we store your data?
The site securely stores the data you directly provide on a tool with multilevel encryption. Your data will be deleted when you request it.
5. What are your data protection rights?
The site would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
• The right to access – You have the right to request the site for copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that the site correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request the site to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that the site erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that the site restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the site’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that the site transfer the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact the Blog Editor by email (contact details further below).
6. Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your device to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. It is standard practice to use cookies to make your experience better when using a website. When you visit the site, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
7. How do we use cookies?
The site uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
- Understanding how you use the site.
- Ensure that content from the site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your device.
8. What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies. This site uses:
• Functional cookies – The site uses these cookies so that we recognise you on our site and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in.
• The tools on the site may have cookies that collect information about your visit. We do not have access to this nor do we have any control over how the providers utilise this data. These may be used to track users’ browsing habits – in addition to the information specified herein- and without our knowledge. Please refer to the privacy policy of the listed services for detailed information.
9. How to manage cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookies. However, in a few cases, some of the site features may not function as a result.
Through browser preferences, it is also possible to delete cookies installed in the past, including the cookies that may have saved the initial consent for the installation of cookies by this site.
10. Changes to our privacy policy
The site keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 12 May 2020. We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the site after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
11. How to contact us
If you have any questions about the site’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us by email: sarah.stephen @unisg.ch