Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how Vibe Research ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit our website (viberesearch.org), including when you use our contact form or subscribe to our newsletter.
Last Updated: June 15, 2024
Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
Information You Provide to Us
We collect information you provide directly to us, such as when you:
- Fill out and submit our contact form
- Sign up for our newsletter
- Participate in research surveys or studies
- Communicate with us via email or other methods
The types of information we may collect include your name, email address, institutional affiliation, professional title, and any other information you choose to provide.
Information We Collect Automatically
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and your visit, including:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- IP address
- Date and time of your visit
- Pages you view
- Links you click
- Referring website
We use cookies and similar technologies to collect this information. You can control cookies through your browser settings and other tools.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our website
- Respond to your inquiries and requests
- Send you technical notices, updates, and administrative messages
- Provide information about our research, events, and related topics
- Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our website
- Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities
- Protect the rights and property of Vibe Research and others
Sharing of Information
We may share information about you as follows:
- With vendors, service providers, and consultants who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf
- In response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law or legal process
- If we believe your actions are inconsistent with our user agreements or policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of Vibe Research or others
- In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our organization by another entity
- Between and among Vibe Research and our current and future parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and other entities under common control and ownership
- With your consent or at your direction
We may also share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you.
Data Retention
We store the information we collect about you for as long as is necessary for the purpose(s) for which we collected it or for other legitimate business purposes, including to meet our legal, regulatory, or other compliance obligations.
Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include:
- Accessing, correcting, or deleting your personal information
- Objecting to our processing of your personal information
- Requesting that we limit our processing of your personal information
- Requesting portability of your personal information
- Opting out of certain direct marketing communications
To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@viberesearch.org.
Security
We take reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.
Children's Privacy
Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected personal information from a child under 13, please contact us at privacy@viberesearch.org.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of this policy, and in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our website or sending you a notification).
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Vibe Research
235 Market Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
privacy@viberesearch.org
+1 (415) 963-4287