PRIVACY POLICY
At intlscience.com, we are committed to safeguarding your personal data and upholding your fundamental privacy rights. We believe your trust is earned through transparency, accountability, and a demonstrated commitment to protecting your data against misuse, unauthorized access, and exposure. This Privacy Policy outlines how and why we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information, and explains your rights under data protection laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
1. Scope of This Policy & Our Role as Data Controller
This Privacy Policy applies to all users of intlscience.com and the services we provide through our website. The data controller responsible for your personal information is intlscience.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”). This Policy applies regardless of where you access our services from and governs your use of our website in all regions.
As a data controller, we determine the purposes and methods for which your personal data is processed. This includes any data you provide directly or data collected automatically throughout your interaction with intlscience.com.
2. Categories of Personal Data We Process
We collect and process several categories of personal data to operate and improve our services. These are:
a. Usage Data
Includes data automatically collected when you visit intlscience.com, such as your IP address, browser type and version, pages visited, time spent on pages, referral sources, access dates and times, and interactions with our web properties.
b. Account Data
Includes your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other details provided in the context of registering for or managing an account on our platform.
c. Profile Data
Includes information about your preferences, interests, prior purchases, behavior on our website, and any voluntary details you choose to add to your user profile.
d. Communication Data
Includes your communication preferences, any messages, inquiries, support requests, emails or contact history between you and our team.
e. Technical Data
Includes device type, operating system, device identifiers, screen resolution, browser plug-ins, system configuration, and other technical information derived from your interaction with our services.
f. Transaction Data
Includes purchase records, payment details (processed via third parties and encrypted), shipping addresses, delivery confirmations, and invoice history.
g. Preference Data
Includes marketing preferences, consent to receive communications, product interest selections, and opt-in/opt-out status for various contact channels.
3. Legal Bases for Processing Personal Data
We only process your personal data when permitted under applicable laws, and do so based on the following lawful bases:
– Consent: When you have clearly expressed your agreement to the processing (e.g., subscribing to marketing emails).
– Contract Performance: Where processing is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations (e.g., providing purchased services or products).
– Legitimate Interest: For purposes including service improvement, fraud prevention, or analyzing usage data where this does not override your rights.
– Legal Obligation: Where we are required to process certain data to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
4. Your Rights Under Data Protection Laws
Subject to applicable laws such as the GDPR and CCPA, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
– Right of Access: Obtain a copy of your personal data we hold.
– Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
– Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances (“right to be forgotten”).
– Right to Restrict Processing: Request that we limit processing of your personal data under specific conditions.
– Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and transmit it to another controller.
– Right to Object: Oppose the processing of your data where we rely on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
– Right to Withdraw Consent: If processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting previous lawful processing.
To exercise any of your rights, please contact us using the details in Section 13.
5. Security of Your Personal Data
We implement and maintain appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, accidental loss, misuse, disclosure or destruction. These include:
– Data encryption (in transit and at rest)
– Secure access controls and authentication procedures
– Regular data backup and redundancy systems
– Security awareness and data protection training for team members
6. International Data Transfers
intlscience.com operates globally, and your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. In such cases, we ensure adequate safeguards are in place, including the use of European Commission standard contractual clauses, to protect your data in accordance with GDPR obligations and other regional requirements.
7. Data Retention Periods
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this Policy, or as required by law. Retention periods may include:
– Usage & Technical Data: up to 12 months for analytics and diagnostics
– Account & Profile Data: retained while your account is active and up to 3 years thereafter
– Transaction Data: up to 7 years for accounting and compliance purposes
– Communication Records: up to 3 years following last contact
– Preference Data: until you update your consent or withdraw permissions
8. Cookies & Similar Technologies
intlscience.com uses cookies and related technologies to enhance your user experience, analyze web traffic, and support essential site functionality. Categories of cookies used include:
– Essential Cookies: Required for basic site operations and security.
– Functional Cookies: Help remember user preferences and provide enhanced features.
– Analytics Cookies: Collect aggregated data on how visitors use the site (e.g., page views, click paths).
– Performance Cookies: Measure page load speeds and operational efficiency.
9. Cookie Management & Compliance
You may manage or disable cookies directly through your browser settings or via our provided cookie consent banner, which complies with GDPR and CCPA requirements. You may withdraw cookie consent at any time. Some features of the website may not function properly without essential cookies.
Under CCPA, California users may opt out of the sale of personal data. intlscience.com does not sell your personal data in the traditional sense but provides tools to limit marketing use of such data where applicable.
10. Children’s Privacy
intlscience.com does not knowingly collect or process personal data from children under the age of 13. If we discover that we have inadvertently gathered personal data from a child without verifiable parental consent, we will take appropriate steps to delete such information from our records as promptly as possible.
11. Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy as our services, legal obligations, or industry practices evolve. When material changes are made that affect your rights or the way we use your data, we will provide clear notice via our website or directly via email, where appropriate.
12. Contact Us
For any questions, concerns, or requests relating to your personal data or this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://intlscience.com
We are fully committed to upholding GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable data protection frameworks. If you have concerns about our handling of personal data, we encourage you to reach out to us directly. We value and prioritize your trust in our data practices.