Privacy Statement

MBInfo is a website affiliated with the Mechanobiology Institute RCE (MBI), and the National University of Singapore (NUS). Online privacy is important to us and hence we limit the amount of data collected and stored to that which is essential only for internal analytics and improvement of the resource.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

If you are only browsing this website or using the search function, we do not capture data that allows us to identify you individually. The information collected includes your IP address, cookie information, your location, the date and time you visited the website, the pages you visit while at the website, the internet address of the website from which you accessed MBInfo, the keywords you searched for and the browser used to access our site. Although user sessions are tracked, the users remain anonymous.

Information Submitted Voluntarily

In the process of registration, wiki editing and submission of content to MBInfo, you may voluntarily submit personal information such as your name, email addresses and work affiliations. MBInfo stores this information to allow us to follow up any requests or queries at any time.

When editing the Wiki your name and affiliation may be displayed to the public as a form of attribution or credit for the work submitted. No other personal data will be displayed in this form. Any other personal information voluntarily submitted in the form of comments or discussion may be displayed publically, and MBInfo is not responsible for the subsequent use or distribution of this data.

Technical and User Feedback

Occasionally feedback will be sought from registered and non-registered users. Survey participation is voluntary and user information need only be provided at the discretion of the user.

Use and Sharing of Information

To safeguard your personal data, all electronic storage and transmission of personal data are secured with appropriate security technologies. Relevant data may be shared within MBI or NUS to assist us in providing any requested services. We will NOT share your personal data outside of MBI or NUS without first obtaining your consent.

Interactive Content

MBInfo hosts various interactive components that include, but are not limited to, quizzes. The results of these quizzes are not stored by MBInfo, and will not be reflected on any social media platform or made public in any way.

Financial Information

MBInfo is a freely accessible platform, produced for non-commercial educational purposes. As such MBInfo will not request or store any personal financial information from registered users or non- registered users.

Links

This site contains links to other independently-managed websites that are not affiliated with MBI or NUS and whose data protection and privacy practices may be different from ours. We are not responsible for the content and privacy practices of these other websites and encourage you to examine the privacy notices of those sites.

Changes to this Statement

MBI or NUS reserves the right to amend this privacy statement at any time. The use and storage of data will be carried out in accordance with this privacy statement. Any queries can be directed to feedback@mechanobio.info.