GPS is committed to the value of privacy. As you use our web sites, you may
be prompted to enter information when you
- Create a user name and password
- Use personalization features
- Participate in online forums or discussions
- Provide feedback
The data collected online from an GPS user is voluntary, although some
services are only accessible by registering user details. Information
collected may include your name, e-mail address, street address, job
title, society membership, or other related demographic information.
Except as described in this Privacy Policy, GPS will endeavor to keep
your information confidential. We focus on using the information as
part of GPS's service to you and its mission to advance
the knowledge of physics and its application to human welfare.
The primary purpose of gathering information is to allow GPS to link
a name and contact information to a user ID or browsing experience.
Once you have provided appropriate information, you will be enabled
to use a variety of products or personalized services, and to access
online help or support.
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive that sometimes
links to personally identifiable information about the user. GPS uses
session cookies which are designed not to be permanent or persistent.
The session cookie is designed so that, once you close your browser,
the cookie will simply terminate. If you configure your browser to reject
cookies, you may still use some, but not all, portions of our site.
We recommend closing browsers on publicly available machines (such as
those in libraries) after use.
We use IP addresses and other user information to analyze trends, administer
the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information
for aggregate use. We do not share aggregated (i.e., non-individual)
demographic information with our partners and advertisers. We use one
or more outside credit card processing companies to bill users for goods
and services and we will disclose your personally identifiable information
to these companies as needed to process your orders and to respond to
your requests.
GPS sites contain links to other sites, and other sites have links
to GPS. Please be aware that GPS is not responsible for the privacy
practices (or other practices, goods, services, or content) of other
sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read
the privacy statements of each web site that collects personally identifiable
information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected
by GPS.
Users who participate in GPS/ARC online forums or discussions may have their
messages or postings edited for size and/or content. Submissions to
such forums explicitly grant such editorial rights to GPS staff who
reserve the right to remove inappropriate submissions. By participating
in an online forum or discussion, you consent to our use or disclosure
of any content you submit.
If we make material changes to our privacy policy, these changes will
be posted to our privacy policy page. You should review this page regularly
for updates.
