The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this website, cleanenergy.molecularspace.org.

License

Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike license. 

Information gathering

Our web server software generates logfiles of the IP addresses of computers that access this website and of what files they access. These web server logs are retained on a temporary basis and then deleted completely from our systems.

Use of information

We use your IP address and files you access to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our  website by identifying (1) which parts of our site are most heavily used, and (2) which portion of our audience comes from within the Harvard network. We also use this information to tailor site content to user needs, and to generate aggregate statistical reports. At no time do we disclose site usage by individual IP addresses.

We do not link IP addresses to any personally identifiable information. This means that user sessions may be analyzed, but the users will remain anonymous.

Security

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.

Cookies

A cookie is usually a small piece of data sent from a website and stored in a user’s web browser while a user is browsing a website. When the user browses the same website in the future, the data stored in the cookie can be retrieved by the website to notify the website of the user’s previous activity. Cookies cannot carry viruses, and cannot install malware on the host computer. Our site uses cookies for login authentication, Cross Site Request Forgery protection and visitor statistics.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
     - From Google Analytics Terms of Use.

Questions?

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, you can contact us at: cleanenergy.harvard [at] gmail.com

This website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

Changes to this policy

An announcement of any changes to this policy will be posted prominently on the first page of our website for three months before any changes go into effect.

Effective Date

This policy is effective as of June 20, 2013 (date last modified).