1. Privacy policy

Irish Academic Press is committed to protecting consumer privacy online. We believe that greater protection of personal privacy on the Web will not only protect consumers, but also increase consumer confidence and ultimately their participation in online activities. At Irish Academic Press, we intend to give you as much control as possible over your personalinformation.
The purpose of our policy is to inform you about the types of information we gather about you when you visit our site(s), how we may use that information, whether we disclose it to anyone, and the choices you have regarding our use of, and your ability to correct, the information.
Our site(s) may contain links to other Web sites, including Web sites directed to children. We have no control over the privacy practices or the content of any of our business partners, advertisers, sponsors or other sites to which we provide links from our site. You should check the applicable privacy policy of the Web site sponsor when linking to other Web sites.

1.1. Information that we collect

We may request that you voluntarily supply us with personal information, including your e-mail address, postal address, home or work telephone number, credit card number (only if you choose to purchase a product online), for purposes such as correspondence, making a purchase, or participating in online contests or debates. If you choose to give us personal information via the Internet that we may need — to correspond with you, process an order or provide you with a subscription, for example — it is our intent to let you know how we will use such information.
Like many other commercial sites, our site may utilise a standard technology called a “cookie” to collect information about how our site is used. A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive, pass on a computer virus, or capture your e-mail address. Our Web site(s) may use cookies to enhance your visit. Cookies can identify which parts of a site have been visited or keep track of selections, such as those selected in a “shopping cart.” Our cookies may collect your domain name and track your selections through our Web pages. We only use “cookies” to gather the information indicated in this policy and do not use cookies to gather personal identifying information about you without your consent.

1.2 Use of user information

We may perform statistical analyses of aggregate user behavior. This allows us to measure relative consumer interest in the various areas of our Web sites for product development purposes. Any information we collect is used for its own internal purposes to improve the content of the Web sites, to enhance users’ experiences when visiting our site(s), to customize the content and/or layout of our pages, and to provide the services required by an individual user. We do not use personal identifying information for any reason that is not disclosed either in this Policy or at the time the information is requested. We never send e-mail to you unless you request a particular service, or consent to being contacted by e-mail. There are instances where you will have the opportunity to subscribe to an e-mail list that will send information about the site or our advertisers to your e-mail address, but this will be done only with your permission and consent.

1.3 Disclosure to third parties

We do not share personal identifying information with any third party. PLEASE BE AWARE that when you voluntarily disclose personal information (such as your name, e-mail address) in debate areas to third parties, that information may be collected by others outside the control of us and may result in unsolicited messages from others.
These privacy policies are effective as of June 11, 2007. We reserve the right to change this policy at any time, and will post any changes to this policy as soon as they go into effect.

1.4 Security of information

We use our best efforts to ensure the security of personal information submitted by users. We use a third-party organisation (PayPal) for our payment processing, and as a result we neither collect nor store credit card information on this website. When we collect other information from our users, it is stored in an area where the general public does not have access to it.

1.5 Use of materials

The right to download and store or output the materials in our site(s) is granted for the user’s personal use only, and materials may not be reproduced in any edited form. Any other reproduction, transmission, performance, display or editing of these materials by any means mechanical or electronic without the express written permission of us is strictly prohibited. Users wishing to obtain permission to reprint or reproduce any materials appearing on these sites may contact the Webmaster via our contact form.

2. Your conduct

You must not use the website in any way that causes, or is likely to cause, the website or access to it to be interrupted, damaged or impaired in any way.

You understand that you, and not Irish Academic Press, are responsible for all electronic communications and content sent from your computer to us and you must use the website for lawful purposes only.

You must not use the website for any of the following:

* for fraudulent purposes, or in connection with a criminal offence or other unlawful activity
* to send, use or reuse any material that is illegal, offensive, abusive, indecent, defamatory, obscene or menacing; or in breach of copyright, trademark, confidence, privacy or any other right; or is otherwise injurious to third parties; or objectionable; or which consists of or contains software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or any “spam”
* to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety

3. Comments and communications

Users of this website may post comments in certain sections and submit suggestions, ideas, questions, or other information, as long as the content is not illegal, obscene, abusive, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties, or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of “spam.” You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of any content. Irish Academic Press reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit any content.

If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you
* (a) grant Irish Academic Press and its affiliates non-exclusive, royalty-free and fully sublicensable rights to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media; and
* (b) Irish Academic Press and its affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose.

You agree that the rights you grant above are irrevocable during the entire period of protection of your intellectual property rights associated with such content and material. You agree to waive your right to be identified as the author of such content and your right to object to derogatory treatment of such content. You agree to perform all further acts necessary to perfect any of the above rights granted by you to Irish Academic Press, including the execution of deeds and documents, at the request of Irish Academic Press.

You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that, as at the date that the content or material is submitted to Irish Academic Press: (i) the content and material is accurate; (ii) use of the content and material you supply does not breach any applicable Irish Academic Press policies or guidelines and will not cause injury to any person or entity (including that the content or material is not defamatory). You agree to indemnify Irish Academic Press and its affiliates for all claims brought by a third party against Irish Academic Press or its affiliates arising out of or in connection with a breach of any of these warranties.

4. Defamation claims

If you believe that any content on, or advertised for sale on, the website contains a defamatory statement, please notify us immediately. Once this procedure has been followed, Irish Academic Press will make all reasonable endeavours to remove the defamatory content complained about within a reasonable time.

5. Intellectual Property Claims

Irish Academic Press and its affiliates respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been used in a way that gives rise to concerns of infringement, please notify us immediately.

6. Governing Law; Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Ireland. You agree that in any legal action or proceeding between you and Irish Academic Press for any purpose concerning this Agreement, you agree to submit to exclusive jurisdiction to the courts of the Republic of Ireland and you expressly waive all defenses to jurisdiction. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the Site, Services or Materials must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred. Irish Academic Press’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms of Use shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of these Terms of Use. Irish Academic Press may assign its rights and duties under these Terms of Use to any party at any time without notice to you.

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Delivery, Returns and Refunds  Privacy Policy