1. Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to: Email address, First name and last name, Phone number, Address, (State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City), Usage Data, Academic, Professional, Research topic, Award

2. Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

3. Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:

• Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies.
• Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

4. Use of Your Personal Data

We may use your Personal Data for the following purposes:

4.1 To Provide and Maintain Our Service

• Ensuring the functionality, reliability, and monitoring of our Service.

4.2 To Manage Your Account

• Facilitating your registration and account management as a user.
• Enabling access to specific features and functionalities available to registered users.

4.3 To For Contractual Obligations

• Supporting the creation, execution, and fulfillment of purchase agreements for products, items, or services you have requested.
• Managing any other contracts established through our Service.

4.4 To Contact You

• Communicating via email, phone, SMS, or other electronic methods (e.g., push notifications) to provide updates, functionality-related information, or security alerts.

4.5 To Provide News and Offers

• Sharing updates, special offers, and information about goods, services, or events similar to those you have already purchased or expressed interest in, unless you have opted out of such communications.

4.6 To Manage Your Requests

• Addressing and processing inquiries, support tickets, or other requests you submit.

4.7 For Business Transfers

• Using your information to evaluate or execute business transactions such as mergers, divestitures, reorganizations, or sales of assets, where your Personal Data may be part of the transferred assets.

4.8 For Other Purposes

• Conducting data analysis and identifying trends.
• Assessing the effectiveness of promotional efforts.
• Improving our Service, products, and your overall experience.

5. Google Advertising Cookies

We use Google AdSense on our website, which utilizes cookies to deliver ads. These cookies are used to personalize advertisements based on a user's previous visits to our website or other websites. Below is detailed information regarding the use of Google advertising cookies:

5.1 Use of Cookies by Third-Party Vendors:

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on users' prior visits to our website or other websites.

5.2 Google Advertising Cookies:

• Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our website and/or other sites on the Internet.
• These cookies allow for personalized advertising experiences.

5.3 Opt-Out of Personalized Advertising:

• Users can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• Alternatively, users can opt out of third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

5.4 Third-Party Vendors and Ad Networks:

• Other third-party vendors or ad networks may also use cookies to serve ads on our site.
• Visitors can view the privacy policies of these third-party vendors and ad networks on their respective websites to opt out of cookies used for personalized advertising (if supported by the vendor or network).

For further information on cookie policies and consent notices, you may refer to Cookie Choices and review resources like the Network Advertising Initiative.

6. Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

7. Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer. The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

8. Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You. Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us. Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

9. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

We act as the Data Controller for the information you provide to us. Our legal basis for collecting and processing your personal information depends on the type of information we collect and the specific purposes for which it is used, as outlined in this Privacy Policy. We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. This includes retaining and using your information as required to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have specific data protection rights. To learn about the personal information we hold about you or to request its removal from our systems, please contact us.

Under the GDPR, you are entitled to the following rights:

• Right of Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain conditions.
• Right to Object: Object to our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Right to Restriction: Request the limitation of how we process your personal information.
• Right to Data Portability: Request that we transfer your data to another organization or directly to you.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on your consent to process your personal data.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If we need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.

11. Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

12. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

13. Newsletters

When you subscribe to our newsletter, your e-mail address will be stored. This is only used for sending you the newsletter. You can always opt out of this newsletter simply by clicking the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of each email. Once unsubscribed, your email address deleted on all of our records and you will not receive any further newsletter emails from our website. We do not provide or sell your email address to third parties.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

By email: info@varsityresource.com

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