Privacy Policy

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This document informs visitors regarding our policies on the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information for those who decide to use Natural Science News.

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Cookie and Data Storage Policy

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Subscribers affirm they are 13 years of age or older and possess legal capacity to agree to this privacy policy under their residing jurisdiction. Our operations are global, and while based in Belize, we recognize our inability to pre-determine the policy's enforceability in every jurisdiction. Subscribers bear the responsibility to ensure their adherence is permissible under their local laws.

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Confirmed subscribers authorize us to send emails related to our content, offers, and promotional materials, including third-party advertisements. While we may facilitate these communications, endorsement of third-party products or services is not implied.

Data Usage

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Data Protection and Sharing

We uphold strict confidentiality and will not sell or indiscriminately share subscriber data. Authorized disclosures may occur for operational necessities or legal obligations, where we will aim to share only essential data. In rare instances, data may be shared with law enforcement upon lawful request, or voluntarily under serious circumstances, at our discretion.

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We may employ third-party companies to facilitate our Service or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Security

The security of your personal information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to their site. We strongly advise reviewing the Privacy Policy of these websites as we have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy may be updated periodically. We advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. Any changes made will be posted on this page and are effective immediately.

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