Privacy policy

References to “IOP” mean the Institute of Physics.

IOP respects the privacy rights of its online visitors and recognizes the importance of protecting the information collected about visits to this web site. It has adopted a Privacy Policy that guides how it collects, stores and uses the information provided.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully, as, once you use this web site, you shall be deemed to have read and accepted it. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 15 April 2008.

Information Collection, Security and Use

Save where otherwise stated, IOP is the controller of the personal data collected from this web site. In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, IOP follows strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of personal data which users provide to it, to prevent unauthorized access. Save where it has a user’s express consent, it will not sell, share, or rent this information to others, except that it may make the information available to other companies within its group.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file written to a user’s hard drive and does not contain any personally identifiable information. The use of cookies is now widespread. The reason IOP may use cookies is to save its users time on this web site. If a user sets up their browser to reject the cookie, they may still use this web site although functionality may be impaired.

Links

This web site contains links to third party web sites. Please be aware that IOP is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other web sites. It encourages its users to read the privacy statements of these third party web sites. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by IOP web sites.

Notification of Changes

If IOP decides to change its privacy policy, it will make the updated version available via this web site so its users are always aware of what information it collects, how it uses it and under what circumstances, if any, it discloses it. If, at any point, it decides to use personal data in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, it will notify users. Users will have a choice as to whether or not IOP uses their information in this different manner.

Your privacy is important to us

IOP strives to do everything it can to protect the privacy of its users. IOP will not sell or rent personally identifiable information to any third parties.

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