Privacy Policy

Elsevier is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust with respect to the privacy of the personal information we collect from you.  Please read this privacy policy carefully to understand our practices about how we collect, use and share your personal information.

About our Privacy Policy

This privacy policy describes how the personal information that is collected when you visit the Elsevier website, application or product that posts a link to this privacy policy ("Service") will be used by the Elsevier company that owns the Service ("Elsevier," "we," "us" or "our").  This policy may be supplemented by additional privacy terms or notices set forth on certain areas of the Service. -

Information We Collect

The Service collects information from you in two ways: directly from your input and automatically through the Service's technologies.

Information You Provide

* The types of personal information that the Service collects directly from you may include: -

* Contact details, such as your name, email address, postal address and telephone number;
* Educational and professional background information;
* Usernames and passwords;
* Payment information, such as a credit or debit card number;
* Comments, feedback, posts and other content you submit to the Service; and
* Interests and communication preferences.

In order to access certain content and to make use of additional functionality and features of the Service, we ask you to register for an account by completing and submitting a registration form, which may request additional information.

If you choose to register and sign in by using a third party account (such as your Facebook account), the authentication of your login is handled by the third party and the Service will collect your name, email address and any other information about your third-party account that you agree to share with us at the time you give permission for your account on the Service to be linked to your third party account.