Privacy Policy
ASOR is committed to protecting the privacy of those who use the Ancient Near East Today website. ASOR does not share email lists with other organizations or sell email lists. All email lists are maintained by ASOR and used exclusively for sending ASOR communications including information on events, Friends of ASOR webinars, membership, publications, and other programming. ASOR does not use illegal or misleading methods to mine public data. Users are informed when their personal information is requested and it is their choice to submit this information.
By using the ANE Today website, you consent to the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy. You “opt-in” when submitting your personal information to any of ASOR’s databases, or requesting that ASOR staff enters information on your behalf. If you do not agree with this policy, or any part of the policy, you should not use any of ASOR’s services.
All users have the option to unsubscribe at any time by selecting “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the newsletter. In accordance with the EU’s GDPR legislation, individuals have “the right to be forgotten.” You may request to have your personal information deleted from our records by emailing programs@asor.org.
Third-Party Providers
ASOR stores personal information in servers hosted by third-parties (for example, Rhythm services our Online Database and Store and Higher Logic services our email communications system). These providers are GDPR compliant, however, ASOR is not responsible for third-party compliance and security.
Other than with respect to your own User Submissions (see further below, “Publisher Agreement”): (a) the Content may not be copied, modified, reproduced, republished, posted, transmitted, sold, offered for sale, or redistributed in any way without the prior written permission of ASOR and/or its applicable licensors; and (b) you must abide by all copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in or attached to any Content.
External Sites and Links
Any information you elect to make publicly available on our sites, including social media, will be available to others. Even if that information is removed, cached or archived pages may retain that information, as well as any person who has copied and saved the information. As a service to our users, the ANE Today website and newsletter include links to other sites of interest. ASOR is not responsible for the content or use of information of non-ASOR sites and disclaims all liability for damages arising out of their use or for their privacy policies.
Cookies
When a user visits the ANE Today website, a temporary cookie (or file) is used to aid navigation on our website, but the cookie is not used to collect information. ASOR does not use tracking cookies or third party cookies. Third-party sites that you may be linked to (such as FaceBook, YouTube, Google, etc.) may install cookies depending on their configuration. You are not required to accept any cookies to use our sites. You can disable cookies on your browser to prevent from being recognized on return visits.
Changes to Privacy Policy
ASOR may update this Privacy Policy as our services and products change, or as necessary to improve data protection. We reserve the right to amend the Privacy Policy at any time, for any reason, and may do so by posting a new version online. Your continued use of the website and other services, as well as providing personal data to us, will be subject to the terms of the then-current Privacy Policy. If we make any material changes or if otherwise required by the applicable law, we will notify you by email (sent to the email address specified in your account) or post a notice on this website prior to the change becoming active. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Data Collected Automatically
We use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about use of the ANE Today website. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit these sites, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to these sites. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve the ANE Today website for our users. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit these sites, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personal information. Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit a site, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to our sites by disabling cookies on your browser.
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