Personal Information
i-Sites may collect personally identifiable information such as name, postal address, telephone number, e-mail address, institution affiliation, credit card number, checking account number, or date of birth through various activities of the Society. This personal information is collected and used by i-Sites staff for the purpose of facilitating a relationship or business transaction.
E-mail
i-Sites does not sell or rent e-mail addresses to other organizations. Certain e-mail addresses may be published in both print and electronic i-Sites publications including i-Sites website. i-Sites may generate e-mail for the following types of communication:
Notification e-mail to which the individual may subscribe and unsubscribe.
Transactional e-mail, which is the result of a business transaction initiated with i-Sites.
Relationship e-mail, which is sent as an informational service because of a relationship with i-Sites.
Commercial e-mail, which is sent to promote an i-Sites product or service (You may opt not to receive this type of e-mail).
Correspondence from i-Sites staff as a result of a communication initiated by a member or customer.
E-mail that has a provision for opt-out will include instructions on how to do so. All inquiries regarding subscription-based e-mails should be directed to i-Sites Member and Customer Services Department.
Mailing Lists
Postal mailing list’s, comprised of full name and postal address, may be sold to other organizations (e.g. professional societies and/or commercial publishers) for one-time promotional or informational use. Promotional or informational materials are subject to i-Sites approval prior to the rental. E-mail addresses are not included in mailing lists.
i-Sites may occasionally send informational or promotional materials to members and customers. You may choose to exclude yourself from all, none, or only non-i-Sites mailings by contacting the Member and Customer Services Department (see i-Sites Contact Information).
Third-party Agents
i-Sites uses third-party agents for several business purposes, including credit card validation, hotel registration, and shipping. These agents are permitted to use your personal information only to provide i-Sites with a specific service and not for any other purpose. Please contact i-Sites Customer Service Department if you believe this policy has been violated.
i-Sites makes every effort to preserve your privacy, but we may need to disclose personal information when required by law. i-Sites may also disclose personal information if it believes in good faith that such action is necessary.
Non-personal Information
Non-personal information is collected behind the scenes by i-Sites web server and is used to compile general website usage statistics or facilitate access to restricted website services. Such information includes:
IP address of computer
Browser-related information
Locations visited on the website
HTTP cookies
IP address
IP address is used to verify access rights of licensed subscribers to i-Sites products that require license agreements, such as i-Sites Electronic Journals and MathSciNet. They also aid in the general administration of the website.
HTTP Cookies
A HTTP Cookie is a piece of data that is stored by your browser in either your computer’s memory or on your computer’s hard drive. i-Sites uses cookies to keep track of user session identity on the website, such as tracking items in a bookstore shopping cart or maintaining access to restricted website services via i-Sites Web Account. Cookies are also used to track the effectiveness of various services provided on i-Sites website. Browsers generally allow you to disable cookies. Services on i-Sites website that require a login to an i-Sites web account require that cookies are enabled.
Public Forums
Several public forums are hosted on i-Sites website. The inherent public nature of these forums dictates that i-Sites assumes no responsibility for protecting the information disclosed on them by users. Please exercise caution when disclosing personal information in public forums.
External Links
The only domain covered by i-Sites privacy policy is i-Sites.co.il . i-Sites website may contain links to other sites, however, and i-Sites is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites.
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