Who we are
Our website address is: https://droplet-instruments.com. The website is owned by Aalto University Foundation, Finland.
What data we collect
Site usage data including visited pages, clicked buttons, your IP address, and other identifying information provided by the web browser. Any data input to forms, such as the contact form.
How do we collect your data?
By accessing this website, you directly provide most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:
- Voluntarily input data to the website
- Browse the website and your browser accepts cookies
How will we use your data?
We collect your data so that we can:
- Process your contact requests and manage your account
- Directly contact you after you have voluntarily opted into it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
All media on the web site are copyright of the owner or copyright of third parties and licensed to be used on this web site alone.
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.
We use cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
- Understanding how you use our website
- Keeping you signed in
- Keeping track of your contact requests
There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:
- Functionality – We use cookies to recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences.
- Analytics – We use cookies to analyse user behavior on the website.
You can set your browser not to accept cookies and remove already existing cookies from your browser. You might lose some functionality of the website, such as the contact form.
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 visit our login page, 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 tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
Your data is not shared outside our organisation.
Will you sell my data?
We do not sell your data.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Marketing
We will send you marketing information, only if you have voluntarily opted-in to this. You may always opt out at a later date.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
What are your data protection rights?
We 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 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 us to correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request to restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to us processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Your data is stored in data servers in the EU area.
Privacy policies of other websites
This 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.
Updates
The privacy policy is under regular review. This privacy policy was last updated on Nov 8, 2024.