This privacy policy (“policy”) will help you understand how ARDIN – Association for Research in Digital Interactive Narratives (“us”, “we”, “our”) uses and protects the data you provide to us when you visit and use any of the websites hosted under the ardin.online domain (“websites”).

We reserve the right to change this policy at any given time, of which you will be promptly updated. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page.Topics:

• What data do we collect?
• How do we collect your data?
• How will we use your data?
• How do we store your data?
• Marketing
• What are your data protection rights?
• What are cookies?
• How do we use cookies?
• What types of cookies do we use?
• How to manage your cookies
• Privacy policies of other websites
• Changes to our privacy policy
• How to contact us
• How to contact the appropriate authorities

What data do we collect?

When you visit the websites, we may collect the following data:

 

• Your contact information and email address.
• Other information such as your academic affiliations and preferences.
• Data profile regarding your online behavior on our websites.

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide ARDIN with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

• Register online or place an order for any of our products or services.
• Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards or via email.
• Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.

ARDIN may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:

• Universities hosting ARDIN conference or payment providers processing payments for ARDIN events or services

How will we use your data?

ARDIN collects your data so that we can:

• Process your order and manage your account.

• To better understand your needs.
• To improve our services and products.
• To keep you informed of our activities by means of mailing lists.
• To contact you to fill out surveys and participate in other types of market research.
• To customize our websites according to your online behavior and personal preferences.

When ARDIN processes your order, it may send your data to, and also use the resulting information from, credit reference agencies to prevent fraudulent purchases.

How do we store your data?

ARDIN securely stores your data at Ionos (ionos.com) (website host) as well as on Google and Apple Cloud services.

Marketing and Information

ARDIN would like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like.

If you have agreed to receive any of our mailing lists, you may always opt out at a later date.

You have the right at any time to stop ARDIN from contacting you.

If you no longer wish to be contacted via the ARDIN mailing list, please unsubscribe via the provided button in the mail.

What are your data protection rights?

ARDIN would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request ARDIN for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that ARDIN correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request ARDIN to complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that ARDIN erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that ARDIN restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to ARDIN’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that ARDIN transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email:

wWrite to us: privacy@ardin.online

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology

For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

ARDIN uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

• Keeping you signed in
• Understanding how you use our website

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

• Functionality – ARDIN uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
• Advertising – ARDIN uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address.

How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Privacy policies of other websites

The ARDIN website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

ARDIN keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 9 January 2019.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about ARDIN’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at: privacy [at] ardin [dot] online

How to contact the appropriate authority

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that ARDIN has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.