General Provision
This website located at www.biolink.org (this “Website”) is provided by Biosciences Lebanese International Network (“Biolink,” “we,” “our” or “us,” as appropriate).
This Privacy Policy (this “Policy”) applies to this website only, and it sets out how we collect, use and protect your Personal Information (as defined below) and non-personally identifiable information collected at this Website.
For purposes of this Policy, “Personal Information” means (1) a first name or a first initial and last name, (2) an email address, (3) a physical or postal address, (4) a telephone number, and (5) any other information that is unique to an individual, including information that can be used to uniquely identify, distinguish or trace an individual’s identity. Anything that is not Personal Information is “non-personally identifiable information.”
Please read this Policy before using this Website or submitting any Personal Information. By using this Website, you are accepting the practices described in this Policy with respect to the collection and use of your Personal Information. If you do not agree with the terms of this Policy, you should immediately cease use of this Website.
Information Collected
When you make a donation to Biolink, we collect personally identifying information (PII) voluntarily provided by you. PII may include, but is not limited to, your name, mailing address, email address, phone number, credit or debit card information, and bank information.
It is your choice to provide PII. You do not need to disclose more PII than is requested.
You should not provide PII about others unless you are expressly authorized to do so.
We may receive PII about you from other sources, including your company/organization, publicly-available sources, third-party analytics providers, and other third parties.
Submissions & Restrictions on Use
You agree that you are responsible for any submissions you make on this Site. You shall not submit unlawful, defamatory, abusive, obscene, or offensive material. You agree that you will not submit anything to the Site that will or may violate any rights of a third party, including but not limited to copyright, trademark, and/or privacy rights.
You agree that you shall not place false or misleading information on this Site or upload any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, or other computer programs that may interfere with the proper operation of this Site.
Copyright & Trademark
Unless expressly noted otherwise, all materials on this Site are protected by copyright, trademarks, service marks, and/or other intellectual property rights held by the Foundation, its initiatives, affiliates, or other parties that have allowed the Foundation to use their materials. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
How do we protect your personal information
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make a material change to the policy, we will post a notice on our Website, together with an updated Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to review the Privacy Policy whenever you visit the Website to make sure that you understand how any Personal Information you provide will be used. While we will take reasonable security measures to protect your Personal Information, no transmission of data over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, given the electronic nature of the Internet, by using this Website, you accept the inherent risks in doing so, including, but not limited to, the security risks of interception, unauthorized access, the risks of corruption and the risks of viruses or other harmful devices.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Biolink attempts to respond to claims of copyright infringement in a timely manner. If you believe this Site (or any material contained on this Site) is infringing your copyright, please send the following information to info@biolink.org
A description of your copyrighted work, including the United States Copyright Office registration number
A description of the material that you believe may be violating your copyright
Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address
A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyright is not authorized
A statement that the information you have provided is accurate
Links to Other Sites
Links on this Site may connect you to other websites that are not related to Biolink or under its control. The appearance of links to other sites does not imply an affiliation or endorsement to any of those websites or to any entities associated with or supporting any of those websites, and you access other websites at your own risk.
Social Media
You can engage with us through social media websites or through features such as plug-ins or applications on the Biolink website that integrate with social media sites. You may also choose to link your account with us to third party social media sites. When you link your account or engage with us on or through third-party social media sites, plug-ins, or applications, you may allow us to have ongoing access to certain information from your social media account (e.g., name, e-mail address, photo, gender, birthday, the posts or the ‘likes’ you make). If you post information when you interact with our websites through social media sites, plug-ins or other applications, depending on your privacy settings, this information may become public on the Internet. You can control what information you share through privacy settings available on some social media sites.
Donations
All donations made using this Site must be made in compliance with federal, state, and local laws relating to charitable contributions, including but not limited to the US Patriot Act and the IRS Tax Code, as they may be amended from time to time.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, including any particular provision or our Privacy Policy, please email us at info@biolink.org