F1000 Biology's policy for protecting your personal information

Privacy is an important concern for internet users, and is something that F1000 Biology takes very seriously. What follows is an explanation of F1000 Biology's policy for protecting contributors' personal information.

What personal information does F1000 Biology ask contributors to supply, and why?

Being a member of Faculty of 1000 (referred to hereafter as a contributor), does require the use of cookies, and the supply of information such as name, e-mail etc. This is necessary for security reasons and also for F1000 Biology to be able to assure standards of scientific integrity. Contributors may submit further personal information (e.g. details of research areas of interest) in order to take advantage of present and future personalization facilities on F1000 Biology.

What further information does F1000 biology track, and why?

In order to run Faculty of 1000 Biology we track contributors submission of evaluations and on occasion, in order to provide the best service to contributors, search, subject, and e-mail preferences.

What is F1000 Biology's policy on sharing e-mail addresses with third parties?

Contributor information will not be shared with third parties without the explicit consent of the contributor. If the contributor has explicitly opted to receive special offer and product information e-mails from F1000 Biology partners in the Science Navigation Group, then F1000 Biology may from time to time e-mail the contributor on behalf of these partner companies. However, these companies will not be given the contributor's details without that contributor's explicit consent.

Use of cookies

F1000 Biology uses cookies to track usage. For auto login a cookie is sent from our server and is stored on your computer's hard drive. Session cookies are also sent from our server to your computer and used for session management. However these cookies do not remain on your hard drive on completion of your session. Cookies are used by F1000 Biology to:

1. Enable us to identify you without having to ask you for username and password.
2. Measure usage.
3. Track movement within the F1000 Biology site.

If you do not wish to accept any of these cookies or wish to be notified when a cookie is sent you can modify your browser preferences. If you refuse to accept the permanent cookie that is saved on your computer's hard drive then you will not be able to use the Auto login facility. If you choose not to accept session cookies then you may not be able to use all of the facilities offered on F1000 Biology.
More information about cookies.

Legal responsibilities

F1000 Biology reserves the right to disclose members' personal information if required to do so by law, or in the good faith and belief that such action is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process, respond to claims, or protect the rights, property or safety of F1000 Biology, employees or members.

Who should I contact if I have any questions or concerns about my privacy?

If you have any questions or concerns about your privacy and F1000 Biology please contact our customer services team.