Privacy Policy


Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to watsoncaringscience.org and Watson Caring Science Institute (WCSI) and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to WCSI include watsoncaringscience.org By using the WCSI website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

WCSI may collect personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, shipping and billing address. If you purchase WCSI’s products and services, please note we do not collect billing and credit card information. That information is encrypted via PayPal and further supported with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. We may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by WCSI. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of WCSI’s website.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through WCSI’s public message boards or Facebook page, this information may be collected and used by others.

WCSI encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from WCSI so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. WCSI is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of WCSI website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

WCSI collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.

WCSI may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from WCSI and its affiliates. WCSI may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

WCSI does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

WCSI may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to WCSI and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

WCSI will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on WCSI or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of WCSI; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of WCSI, or the public.

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

WCSI secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

CHILDREN UNDER THIRTEEN

WCSI does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

OPT-OUT & UNSUBSCRIBE

We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out by using the “Manage Preferences” link at the bottom of our newsletters or by contacting us here: info@watsoncaringscience.org.

DATA DELETION

If you wish to have your account data deleted from the website, please send your request to info@watsoncaringscience.org.

CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT

WCSI will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. WCSI encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how WCSI is protecting your information.

CONTACT INFORMATION

WCSI welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that WCSI has not adhered to this Statement, please contact WCSI at info@watsoncaringscience.org.

UPDATED: October 23, 2022