Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy

This privacy policy and cookies policy (the “Privacy Policy”) is entered into by and between you and The Econometric Society (“ES,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our”) and, together with the Terms of Use which govern your access to and use of https://www.econometricsociety.org/ (including all webpages, subdomains and subparts therein contained, separately or collectively, the “Website”).Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Terms of Use, located at https://www.econometricsociety.org/terms-of-use Please read this Privacy Policy before using the Website or submitting any personal information to us. You are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy whenever you visit the Website.

This does not apply to the Personal Information of our employees, independent contractors and job applicants when such information is collected and used by us when they act in those capacities. We make disclosures about their Personal Information in other documents.

1. Collection and Use of Personal Information.

“Personal Information” is information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you, your device, or your household. Personal Information does not include aggregated or de-identified information that cannot be used directly or indirectly to personally identify you, your accounts or devices.

We receive or collect Personal Information from you when you use the Service, contact or interact with us, sign up for our newsletter or other mailing list, and voluntarily provide us with your feedback, comments and other content in connection with using the Service.

We receive or collect Personal Information from you when you voluntarily submit this information to us when using the Services and/or the Website. We may also automatically collect information about you as you navigate through and interact with the Website, including, but not limited to, IP addresses, your browser type, operating system, and cookie and other tracking data (as described below) (collectively, “Usage Data”).

The following list describes the general categories of Personal Information We have collect or otherwise receive, along with examples of some of the types of information within these categories that may constitute Personal Information. These examples are not intended to be comprehensive, and there may be overlap between categories.

• Contact information and other identifiers, such as names, postal addresses, phone numbers, gender, date of birth, username, password, email addresses and other similar identifiers.

• Financial information, such as shipping and billing address, payment information, account name, donation information (including amounts donated, date of donation, and method of donation; however, credit card numbers are processed by a third-party payment processors and are not received or retained by Us).

• Other information, such as ballot information.

Additional Personal Information We collect is described in Section 4 (Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies).

2. Use of Personal Information.

Depending on our relationship with you, the Personal Information collected from you may be used to:

1. the purposes for which you provided it;

2. to provide information and Services and/or Websites to you;

3. to process and respond to your inquiries and comments;

4. administer, improve and optimize the Website, including enhance the security;

5. comply with applicable laws, regulations, regulators and authorities;

6. manage Your account, including to manage your registration as a user. The Personal Information you provide may provide you access to different functionalities and areas of the Website;

7. fulfill your specific request (for example, signing up for a newsletter or general information about Our activities and events);

8. contact you, by email, telephone calls, SMS or other equivalent form of electronic communication;

9. to compile aggregate data for internal and external business purposes; and

10. any other purposes that may arise from time to time and for which we will obtain your specific consent.

We will only process your Personal Information where we have a legal basis to do so. This may be because the data is necessary for Our performance of a contract with you, because you have consented to Our use of your Personal Information, or because it is in Our legitimate interests to use it. In most cases the legal basis will be to meet Our legitimate interests, for example to support Our goal of advancing economic theory in relation to statistics and mathematics across the world. When We process Personal Information to meet Our legitimate interests, We put in place safeguards to ensure that your privacy is protected and to ensure that Our legitimate interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms. Where We rely on your consent to process your personal information, you may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting Us using the details at the end of this Privacy Policy.

3. Distribution of Personal Information.

We may share your Personal Information with third parties to allow us to operate our business, to contact you, process ballot information during elections or to offer you certain services or promotions. We may also use and disclose your Personal Information as We believe necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law, to enforce Our Terms of Use, to protect Our and your rights, and to prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Services. We may also use, disclose or transfer your Personal Information to a third party in the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of Our business (including in connection with any bankruptcy or other similar proceeding). We may disclose your Personal Information for any other purpose with your consent.

Please note that you may choose not to share certain information as described in Section 10 (User’s Rights).

4. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

We, along with third parties, may use cookies, local shared objects, web beacons, pixels, scripts, and other technologies for tracking, analytics and personalization and optimization of the Services and/or Website. These technologies may collect information about your use of the Services and/or Website, your preferences and activities, pages you visit before and after your use of the Services and/or Website; pages browsed; items and content you view, search for, hover over, or click on; and information you type or enter into the Services and/or Website. This information may be used to analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, better understand your online activity and interests, save your preferences and interests so We can personalize your future visits, compile aggregate data about Services and/or Website traffic and interactions, and assist us in improving the Services and/or Website, among other things.

Cookies are small files that are transferred to and stored on your computer through your Web browser (if you allow it) that enable the website’s or Services and/or Website provider’s system to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. You can instruct your browser to stop accepting cookies. But if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use all portions of all functionality of the Services and/or Website.

• Persistent cookies remain on the visitor’s computer after the browser has been closed.

• Session cookies exist only during a visitor’s online session and disappear from the visitor’s computer when they close the browser software.

Flash cookies (also known as local shared objects) are data files that can be created on your computer by the websites you visit and are a way for websites to store information for later use. Flash cookies are stored in different parts of your computer from ordinary browser cookies. You can disable the storage of flash cookies. For additional information about managing and disabling flash cookies, please visit our website.

Web beacons are small strings of code that provide a method for delivering a graphic image on a Web page or in an email message for the purpose of transferring data. You can disable the ability of Web beacons to capture information by blocking cookies.

Some of our Services and/or Website providers, may also use these and other tracking technologies on our website, some of which may track users across websites and over time. If you have any questions concerning the use or policies of those third parties, We encourage you to consult their Privacy Policies and Terms of Use directly.

5. Data Security.

We use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure a level of security for your Personal Information appropriate to the risk. However, despite Our efforts, no website or system is completely secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS, WE ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION DUE TO TRANSMISSION ERRORS, THIRD PARTY ACCESS, OR CAUSES BEYOND OUR CONTROL.

6. Retention of Personal Information.

We will retain your Personal Information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and to the extent permitted to comply with Our legal obligations (for example, if We are required to retain your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce Our legal agreements and policies. We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of the Services, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

7. Cross Border Transfers.

Please be advised that Our servers and systems are located in the United States. If you use the Services and/or Website outside of the United States, We will take steps that are reasonably necessary to ensure that your Personal Information is treated securely and appropriately safeguarded in accordance with this Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy and applicable data protection or privacy laws.

8. Links to Other Websites.

The Services may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services. Any information collected by a third party will be governed by that third-party’s privacy policy, which may be different from this Privacy Policy. If you access third-party services, such as LinkedIn and Facebook, through the Website to share information about your experience on the Website with others, these third-party services may be able to collect information about you, including information about your activity on the Website, in accordance with their own privacy policies.

9. User’s Acceptance of This Privacy Policy.

Each use of the Website constitutes your agreement, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, to be bound by and comply with the current Privacy Policy. If at any time you no longer agree to be bound by or comply with this Privacy Policy, then you should stop accessing and using the Website.

10. User’s Rights.

You may have certain rights regarding your Personal Information (subject to certain restrictions), including the right to: access your Personal Information, rectify any Personal Information We hold about you, erase your Personal Information, restrict Our use of your Personal Information, object to Our use of your Personal Information and lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. If you would like to discuss or exercise such rights, please contact Us at the details below.

You may decline to share certain Personal Information with us, in which case We may not be able to provide to you some of the features and functionality of the Services and/or Website.

To change your information, please contact us at [email protected].

11. Children

Our Services and/or Website is not intended for children under the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction. We do not knowingly collect or sell Personal Information from individuals under the legal age of majority. If you are under the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction, please do not submit any Personal Information through the Services and/or Website. If you have reason to believe that We may have accidentally received Personal Information from an individual under the legal age of majority, please contact us immediately at [email protected].

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right, in Our sole discretion, to change, update, or add or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. All such changes are effective immediately when we post them to the Website and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. Your continued use of the Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes. Accordingly, you should periodically review this Privacy Policy when accessing or using the Website.

This Privacy Policy was last updated: 12/9/2024

Privacy Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you may email us at [email protected].