Privacy

What do you to protect my private data?

The PhilPapers Foundation (Phil*) is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust, and accordingly maintains the following privacy policy to protect your personal information. We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline. Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as demographics and emails), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a lock icon in the address bar and looking for 'https' at the beginning of the address of the Web page. While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment. We do not sell your data or personal information. This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Do you use cookies on your sites?

This site uses cookies only during the log in session and for Google Analytics. Please see our terms & conditions for details regarding the privacy implications.

Who counts as a 'research affiliate' for the purposes of data sharing?

Only a few individuals that work closely with the Centre for Digital Philosophy staff on research projects and that have agreed to keep all data we share with them confidential.

What is your data retention policy for third party apps used on the site? e.g. Facebook, Zoom

Information about you is collected from third party or public sources or that we receive from companies that partner with us to provide our services. In general, we will retain your personal information for the length of time reasonably needed to fulfill the purposes (including for as long as need to provide you with the services), unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. We will also retain and use your information for as long as necessary to resolve disputes and/or enforce our rights and agreements. You can request the removal of this data at any time.

What data are you collecting and processing from Facebook if I choose to use this log in method?

When you choose to use Facebook as your method of logging in, we redirect you to Facebook's permissions. We only retain your email address for the purpose of logging in. While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment. We do not sell your data or personal information. You can also choose to revoke our access to your Facebook permissions at any time.

How do I close or delete my profile and data?

Please send all closure or deletion requests to our ticket system here