Figshare: Privacy Notice

This Notice applies to the website https://novasbe.figshare.com/ and related services.

https://novasbe.figshare.com/ is operated by NOVA SBE, with registered address at Rua da Holanda 1, 2775 – 405 Carcavelos, Portugal.

This Notice explains what personal data we collect, how we may use and manage it and the rights you may have in relation to such personal data. When we refer to “personal data” in this Notice, we mean information relating to an identified or identifiable individual that we collect and use in connection with https://novasbe.figshare.com/; not aggregate or other anonymised data, or information we process on behalf of our users.

How do we collect and use personal data?

We collect personal data in the following ways:

  • information you provide to us online.For example, when you register to use https://novasbe.figshare.com/, complete one of our web forms or make a support request, we collect the personal data you provide, like your name, ID, email address and other basic contact details / professional information. We will use this information to enable you to access and use https://novasbe.figshare.com/ or fulfil the request you’ve made. You may also provide (or configure your account, including by syncing with third party apps, so https://novasbe.figshare.com/ retrieves) additional information about you to access and use particular features within https://novasbe.figshare.com/, such as to populate a public profile page or make content you’ve submitted public. More occasional examples could include where you respond to a survey or enter a competition.
  • information we collect from your use of https://novasbe.figshare.com/.
    When you use https://novasbe.figshare.com/, we may collect information about that usage and other technical information, such as your IP address, browser type and any referring website addresses. We may combine this automatically collected log information with other information we collect about you and use it to keep a record of our interaction and to enable us to support, personalise and improve https://novasbe.figshare.com/. We may also collect this type of information using cookies and other similar technologies – please see our Cookie Policy for further details.
  • information you provide to us in person.For example, when you visit one of our exhibition booths or attend a https://novasbe.figshare.com/ fest or other of our events, you may provide us with your contact details. We will use this information to answer your enquiries or provide other information requested by you.
  • information we collect from our other interactions / business dealings.For example, if you attend a webinar, contact us via social media or otherwise interact with our business, including as a representative of a current / prospective customer, supplier or partner, we may track and make a record of those interactions, which may contain personal data. If you visit our premises, this may be captured on CCTV and used by us for security reasons.
  • Information we collect from third parties or publicly available sources.If you are a https://novasbe.figshare.com/user, we may collect personal data about you from research-related data sources.

In all the above cases, where we have a relationship with you, we may also use the personal data we collect to manage and keep a record of that relationship and other business administration purposes you’d reasonably expect and, subject always to your preferences, to provide information we think may be of interest to you.

In many of the above cases, we may also use the information collected to create aggregate or other non-personal data to enable us to benchmark and improve https://novasbe.figshare.com/and for other analytical/research purposes.

If you provide personal data to us about someone else (such as one of your colleagues), please ensure that you have their permission to do so and that they’re aware of the contents of this Notice.

The legal basis for our use of your personal data

In order to comply with European data privacy laws, we are required to set out the legal bases for our use of your personal data, which are as follows:

  • where you have given us your explicit consent, which you can withdraw at any time. For example, we rely on your consent to fulfil specific requests you’ve made, such as to receive our blog emails, or provide information you’ve opted-in to receive;
  • where the processing is necessary for the performance of our contract with you, or to enter into such a contract. For example, if you register to use https://novasbe.figshare.com/, we will need to use your details to set-up and administer your account;
  • where the processing is necessary to comply with our legal obligations; or
  • the processing is in our legitimate interests, provided these are not overridden by your individual rights. For example, we rely on our legitimate interests:
  • to retain personal data that’s associated with content you or a co-author has made public, so that personal information, associated with that content can be preserved.
  • to contact you when you’ve not previously given us your consent to do so, such as to tell you about things that we think might be of interest to you.
  • to use CCTV on our premises for security reasons.
  • to create aggregated or other non-personal data from your personal data.

Who we share your personal data with

We may share your personal data within https://novasbe.figshare.com/ on a confidential basis for our internal administrative, billing and other business purposes. We do not generally disclose or share personal data with third parties, except where it’s necessary for legitimate business reasons, such as:

  • to the agents, advisers and service providers that assist us in running /we use to administer our business;
  • to the subcontractors and service providers we use to provide and support https://novasbe.figshare.com/;
  • if required to enable the integration or use of third party resources accessed / used on https://novasbe.figshare.com/;
  • if part of our business is sold to or integrated with another business, to our advisers and any prospective purchasers (and their advisers);
  • in such circumstances for which you have given your consent;
  • if necessary for the performance of the contract we have with you or in order to enforce any claims we are entitled to;
  • if required by law or ordered by a court;
  • to third party apps you have chosen to sync with your account;
  • in the case of your https://novasbe.figshare.com/ profile or details associated with content you’ve made public, to public users of https://novasbe.figsh.com/;
  • if you register for a webinar or other event, to other attendees and co-organisers of that event;
  • in the case of usage information relating to your access of a https://novasbe.figshare.com/ portal or other https://novasbe.figshare.com/ service that is co-branded or branded with the name of another organisation, to that organisation;
  • to third parties that host content on a persistent basis that you’ve chosen to publish, such as Chronopolis, and other third parties involved in the scholarly content infrastructure, such as CrossRef, Orcid and Datacite.

We include appropriate confidentiality and security obligations in our contracts with our service providers and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions (not for their own purposes).

Note, where you are using https://novasbe.figshare.com/ pursuant to an institutional subscription, your institution will have access to all your content and have admin rights over your account, including the ability to configure and populate your profile and track your usage; and we will act in accordance with any instructions they may give in respect of that content (whose policies – not this policy – will govern how the personal data we process on their behalf is used).

Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect personal data from accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss and unauthorised access, destruction, misuse, modification or disclosure including generally accepted standards designed to protect personal data provided to us, both during transmission and once it is received.

Retention of your personal data

We only keep your personal data for as long as it is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, after which it will be destroyed, erased or anonymised.

If you are a https://novasbe.figshare.com/user and have made content public, we will retain a record of your association with that content potentially indefinitely.

Marketing

Depending on your preferences, we may send you marketing communications we think might be of interest to you. Some of these messages may be tailored to you, based on your interests (e.g. previous browsing activity) and any other information we may hold.

If you no longer wish to receive such communications, you can click the unsubscribe button. Note, even if you unsubscribe from marketing messages, we may still send you emails about the services you use, such as details of new functionality/changes to legal terms of use.

Cookies

Please see our Cookie Policy for information on how we collect personal data using cookies and similar technologies.

Your rights

European data privacy laws give rights to individuals in respect of personal data that organisations hold about them, for example:

  • to request a copy of the personal data that we hold about them;
  • to object to the processing of their personal data; or
  • to request that their personal data is rectified or deleted, or its processing limited.

To make any requests regarding your personal data, please email us at library@novasbe.pt. We will comply with any requests to exercise your rights in accordance with applicable law. Please be aware, however, that there are a number of limitations to these rights, and there may be circumstances where we’re not able to comply with your request.

Third party sites

If any part of https://novasbe.figshare.com/ is made available on or through third party websites or other resources, includes links to such resources, or other resources contain links to any part of https://novasbe.figshare.com/, this is done for convenience only. We recommend that you check the privacy and security policies of such resources as they are not subject to this Notice.

Contact details

If you would like any further information, or have any questions or concerns, regarding your personal data, as a first step, please email us at library@novasbe.pt or write to us at:

Library
Rua da Holanda 1
2775-405 Carcavelos
Portugal

You have the right to make a complaint at any time to your local supervisory authority for data protection issues. We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns in the first instance.

Changes to this Notice

We reserve the right to modify or replace this Notice at any time by posting the revised Notice on our website. You are responsible for reviewing and becoming familiar with any such change each time you access any part of https://novasbe.figshare.com/.