Privacy Policy
Xsciens (“this site”) respects the privacy of its visitors and is committed to protecting personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how personal information and access data are handled on this site (https://www.xsciens.com).
Site Operator
This site is operated by an individual. For inquiries, please see the “Contact” section at the end of this page.
Access Analytics
This site uses Jetpack Stats, an analytics tool provided by Automattic, Inc., to understand how the site is used. The tool uses cookies to collect access data (such as pages viewed, referral sources, region, and device information) in a form that does not identify individuals. For details on how data is collected, please refer to Jetpack’s privacy information (https://automattic.com/privacy/).
Advertising (Google AdSense)
This site uses Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service (including during the preparation stage of its introduction). Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s past visits to this site or other sites.
Through the use of advertising cookies, Google and its partners can show ads based on visits to this site and other sites. Users can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings (https://adssettings.google.com/). Users can also opt out of third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info (http://www.aboutads.info/choices/).
Cookies
A cookie is a small data file that a website sends to a user’s browser. Cookies are used to improve convenience, analyze access, and deliver advertising. Cookies themselves do not contain information that can identify an individual, such as name, email address, postal address, or phone number.
Users can configure their browser settings to refuse cookies or to display a warning when a cookie is sent. If you disable cookies, some features of this site may not be available.
Information Sent to External Parties
In accordance with Japan’s Telecommunications Business Act, this site sends information obtained through cookies and similar technologies, such as browsing history, to external providers including Automattic, Inc. and Google LLC, for access analytics (Jetpack Stats) and advertising (Google AdSense). For details on what information is sent and how it is used, please see the relevant sections of this policy and each company’s privacy policy.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on this site, we collect the information entered in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here (https://automattic.com/privacy/). After your comment is approved, your profile picture is publicly visible alongside your comment.
Media (Images)
If you upload images to this site, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may be able to extract location data from images on the site.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, and articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves in exactly the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Data Retention
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Access analytics data is retained for a certain period according to Jetpack Stats’ specifications, and is then used in aggregated and anonymized form.
Your Rights
If you have left comments on this site, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except where we are required by law to retain it.
For users accessing this site from within the EU/EEA, rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), such as the right of access, rectification, erasure, and restriction of processing, may apply.
Children’s Privacy
This site does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.
Changes to This Policy
This site may revise this Privacy Policy without prior notice in response to changes in laws or in the services provided. The revised policy takes effect when it is published on this site.
Contact
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact info@xsciens.com.