Privacy Policy

Last updated: 10/15/2020

Thank you for using Phages for Global Health Online!

We have some privacy policies to take care of. This is a short but important section, so please make sure you understand this page.

  1. We do not collect any personal data of any users who do not create an account. All content is freely accessible for anyone who does not create an account with us.

  2. When creating a user account, you are creating a user account with Phage Directory, as Phages for Global Health Online is powered and operated by Phage Directory's technical platform.

  3. When creating a user account with us, we ask for:

    • Your full name

    • Your email address

    • Optional profile image

    • Any optional profile information, like your institution or your ORCID number

  4. When creating a user account, you can optionally show an email address to the public, but we will never share the email address you used to sign up for an account

  5. The purpose of your user account is to create a public profile. Any information revealed in your profile will be fully open and accessible to all visitors of this website

  6. Please email support@phage.directory if you need to remove your account. To maintain continuity, your personal account information will be hidden from the public. However, we will still retain your name and email information to maintain the ability to provide customer support

  7. If your account is removed, the community content you create, including forum and discussion posts, will remain. However, your name and profile image will be dissociated from that content

  8. We will never sell your contact information

  9. We may sometimes share your contact information with other partner organizations (e.g. ISVM or Evergreen) in the phage community, with your consent

  10. We also collect data to improve our website (to fix bugs or make it faster). We will sometimes use Google Analytics to track anonymous browsing data, including browser type, the pages you visit, the search terms you use, and/or your IP address. Our analytics services might use Cookies.

  11. We may store cookies on your computer if you create an account. This is to help you stay logged in every time you close your browser or switch to another tab

  12. We may store your personal data on third party cloud services, including Amazon Web Services, FaunaDB and Airtable

  13. We do our best to maintain the privacy and security of your data. We employ SSL and we salt and encrypt your passwords with bcrypt. However, the security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security

  14. We strive to comply with all privacy laws. If you would like a copy of your personal data, would like your data to be deleted, or have questions or complaints, please contact support@phage.directory

  15. This privacy policy might change from time to time, as we make necessary changes based on feedback. If there are any material changes to this policy, we will notify you through email and/or through posting notices throughout the website