Scientific Literature and its affiliates respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy provides succinctly the manner your data is collected and used by Scientific Literature. You are advised to please read the Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing the services provided by Scientific Literature you agree to the collection and use of your data by Scientific Literature in the manner provided in this Privacy Policy.
We want you to
- Feel comfortable using our desktop websites and mobile sites.
- Feel secure submitting information to us.
- Contact us with your questions or concerns about privacy on this site.
- Know that by using our sites/interface you are consenting to the collection of certain data.
What information is, or maybe, collected from you?
We will automatically receive and collect certain anonymous information in standard usage logs through our Web server, including computer-identification information obtained from “cookies,” sent to your browser from a web server cookie stored on your hard drive an IP address, assigned to the computer which you use the domain server through which you access our service the type of computer you’re using the type of web browser you’re using.
We may collect the following personally identifiable information about you and not limited to on our website and mobile sites:
- Name including first and last name.
- Primary email address.
- Alternate email address.
- Mobile phone number and contact details.
- ZIP/Postal code.
- Financial information (like account or credit card numbers); and
- Opinions of features on our websites.
- Other information as per our registration process.
We may also collect the following information:
- About the pages you visit/access. The links you click on our site. The number of times you access the page. The number of times you have shopped on our website or mobile site. You can terminate your account at any time. However, your information may remain stored in archive on our servers even after the deletion or the termination of your account.
Who collects the information?
We will collect anonymous traffic information from you when you visit our site. We will collect personally identifiable information about you only as part of a voluntary registration process, on-line survey, or contest or any combination thereof. Our advertisers may collect anonymous traffic information from their own assigned cookies to your browser. The sites/applications contain links to other Web sites/applications. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such Websites/applications which we do not own, manage or control.
How is the information used?
We use your personal information to:
- Help us provide personalized features
- Tailor our sites, applications to your interest
- To get in touch with you when necessary
- To provide the services requested by you
- To preserve social history as governed by existing law or policy Generally, we use anonymous traffic information to:
- Remind us of who you are in order to deliver to you a better and more personalized service from product offering, advertising, and editorial perspectives;
- Recognize your access privileges to our Websites, mobile sites
- Make sure that you don’t see the same ad repeatedly
Help diagnose problems with our server
- Administer our websites, track your session so that we can understand better how people use our sites/interfaces
With whom will your information be shared?
We will not use your financial information for any purpose other than to complete a transaction with you. We do not rent, sell or share your personal information and we will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information to third parties unless:
- We have your permission
- To provide products or services you’ve requested
- To help investigate, prevent or take action regarding unlawful and illegal activities, suspected fraud, potential threat to the safety or security of any person, violations of Scientific Literature’s terms of use or to defend against legal claims
- Special circumstances such as compliance with subpoenas, court orders, requests/order, notices from legal authorities or law enforcement agencies requiring such disclosure.
What choices are available to you regarding the collection, use, and distribution of your information?
You may change your interests at any time and may opt-in or opt-out of any marketing / promotional / newsletters mailings. Scientific Literature reserves the right to send you certain service-related communication, considered to be a part of your Scientific Literature account without offering you the facility to opt-out. You may update your information and change your account settings at any time. Upon request, we will remove/block your personally identifiable information from our database, thereby canceling your registration. However, your information may remain stored in archive on our servers even after the deletion or the termination of your account. If we plan to use your personally identifiable information for any commercial purposes, we will notify you at the time we collect that information and allow you to opt-out of having your information used for those purposes.
What security procedures are in place to protect information from loss, misuse or alteration?
- To protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control, we have in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures. For example, our servers are accessible only to authorized personnel and that your information is shared with respective personnel on need to know basis to complete the transaction and to provide the services requested by you.
- Although we will endeavor to safeguard the confidentiality of your personally identifiable information, transmissions made by means of the Internet or telecom or other networks/s cannot be made absolutely secure. By using Scientific Literature, you agree that we will have no liability for disclosure of your information due to errors in transmission or unauthorized acts of third parties.
Policy updates
We reserve the right to change or update this policy at any time by placing a prominent notice on our site. Such changes shall be effective immediately upon posting to this site.
Pricing information
While Scientific Literature strives to provide accurate product and pricing information, pricing or typographical errors may occur. The pricing of the products is subject to change without notice. Scientific Literature cannot confirm the price of a product until after you order. In the event that a product is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect information due to an error in pricing or product information, Scientific Literature shall have the right, at our sole discretion, to refuse or cancel any orders placed for that product, unless the product has already been dispatched. In the event that an item is mispriced, Scientific Literature may, at its discretion, either contact you for instructions or cancel your order and notify you of such cancellation. Unless the product ordered by you has been dispatched, your offer will not be deemed accepted and Scientific Literature will have the right to modify the price of the product and contact you for further instructions using the e-mail address provided by you during the time of registration, or cancel the order and notify you of such cancellation. In the event that Scientific Literature accepts your order the same shall be debited to your credit/debit card account and duly notified to you by email that the payment has been processed. The payment may be processed prior to Scientific Literature dispatch of the product that you have ordered. If we have to cancel the order after we have processed the payment, the said amount will be reversed back to your credit/debit card account.
Fraudulent / Declined transactions
Scientific Literature and its associated acquiring bank or financial institutions reserve the right to recover the cost of goods, collection charges, and lawyers fees from persons using the Website fraudulently. Scientific Literature and its associated acquiring banks or financial institutions reserve the right to initiate legal proceedings against such persons for fraudulent use of the Website and any other unlawful acts or acts or omissions in breach of these terms and conditions.
Reviews, feedback, submissions
All reviews, comments, feedback, postcards, suggestions, ideas, and other submissions disclosed, submitted or offered to Scientific Literature on or by this Website or otherwise disclosed, submitted or offered in connection with your use of this Website (collectively, the “Comments”) shall be and remain Scientific Literature property. Such disclosure, submission or offer of any Comments shall constitute an assignment to Scientific Literature of all worldwide rights, titles, and interests in all copyrights and other intellectual properties in the Comments. Thus, Scientific Literature owns exclusively all such rights, titles, and interests and shall not be limited in any way in its use, commercial or otherwise, of any Comments. Scientific Literature will be entitled to use, reproduce, disclose, modify, adapt, create derivative works from, publish, display and distribute any Comments you submit for any purpose whatsoever, without restriction and without compensating you in any way. Scientific Literature is and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any Comments in confidence; (2) to pay you any compensation for any Comments; or (3) to respond to any Comments. You agree that any Comments submitted by you to the Website will not violate this policy or any right of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary right(s), and will not cause injury to any person or entity. You further agree that no Comments submitted by you to the Website will be or contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, threatening, abusive or obscene material, or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or any form of ‘spam’. Scientific Literature does not regularly review posted Comments but does reserve the right (but not the obligation) to monitor and edit or remove any Comments submitted to the Website. You grant Scientific Literature the right to use the name that you submit in connection with any Comments. You agree not to use a false email address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of any Comments you submit. You are and shall remain solely responsible for the content of any Comments you make and you agree to indemnify Scientific Literature and its affiliates for all claims resulting from any Comments you submit. Scientific Literature and its affiliates take no responsibility and assume no liability for any Comments submitted by you or any third party.
Use of Cookies
Cookies are small files, which many web sites transfer to your hard disk. They can inform the web site what pages you visit, and your preferences, which enable web sites to provide you with more personalized service. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or to warn you before accepting them. We use cookies, but most parts of our site can be accessed even if your cookies are turned off. But you may find there are parts of the site, which you cannot access if your cookies are turned off.
Limitation of liability
You expressly understand and agree that we shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible loss (even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages), resulting from or arising out of
(i) the use of or the inability to use the service
(ii) the cost to obtain substitute services resulting from any transaction entered into on through the service
(iii) unauthorized access to or alteration of your data transmissions
(iv) statements or conduct of any third party on the service
(v) any other matter relating to the service