Information gathered from users on the VideoLectures.NET web site is
licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No
Derivative Works 3.0. Rather than perceived as a restriction on use,
this is seen as facilitating use through the addition of context,
association, and relevance, to make VideoLectures.NET easier to find and
use for educational purposes.
Not all VideoLectures.NET are covered by the same licenses.
VideoLectures.NET gathers and presents metadata (pointers) on
VideoLectures.NET materials, which themselves have varying degrees of
open use and reuse policies, copyright agreements, and licensing
arrangements.
Although we seek to point to open and re-usable content,
VideoLectures.NET in no way promotes the use of materials outside the
particular legal restrictions imposed by an VideoLectures.NET author or
provider. We reserve the right to remove any material from the site
deemed to fall outside of the definition of VideoLectures.NET. We make
no claim of rights over VideoLectures.NET content hosted on other sites
that we may link to.
We take no responsibility for the consistency of VideoLectures.NET
content that we may link or for the use that any user of the
VideoLectures.NET site may engage in or recommend to others.
Privacy
General
VideoLectures.NET is committed to developing open and fair policies for
the use of VideoLectures.NET materials for teaching and learning. We are
equally committed to protecting the privacy of our users online. This
privacy and use statement discloses the privacy and use practices for
the VideoLectures.NET web site.
Use
Search and colaborations
Sharing of Personally Identifiable Information: VideoLectures.NET
respects the privacy of the individual and undertakes to protect the
confidentiality of personal information that is supplied in the course
of membership and participation on the VideoLectures.NET web site.
Creation and Sharing of User Data on the Site: VideoLectures.NET provides its registered users with the privilege of adding user-created data to the site. It is the right of VideoLectures.NET to grant and revoke this right to any user of the VideoLectures.NET web site. A user may be required to or allowed to submit some personal information as part of his or her Member Profile, such as user name and role, affiliated institution, subject or grade taught, for example, as part of membership and participation in an online community based on open educational resources vetting.
Ratings, reviews, and tags created by the user are by definition part of the VideoLectures.NET knowledge base and are created under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0.
VideoLectures.NET is not responsible for any personally identifiable information that a user discloses to sites visited and for the privacy practices of such sites. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by the VideoLectures.NET web site.
Creation and Sharing of User Data on the Site: VideoLectures.NET provides its registered users with the privilege of adding user-created data to the site. It is the right of VideoLectures.NET to grant and revoke this right to any user of the VideoLectures.NET web site. A user may be required to or allowed to submit some personal information as part of his or her Member Profile, such as user name and role, affiliated institution, subject or grade taught, for example, as part of membership and participation in an online community based on open educational resources vetting.
Ratings, reviews, and tags created by the user are by definition part of the VideoLectures.NET knowledge base and are created under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0.
VideoLectures.NET is not responsible for any personally identifiable information that a user discloses to sites visited and for the privacy practices of such sites. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by the VideoLectures.NET web site.
Research
Videolectures.NET is part of a X5GON research project:
Within this project, we collect user activity data that is acquired by the X5GON snippet integrated in our system. The user data we acquire through the snippet is anonimized and consists of the following values:
User ID: This value is the identifier of the user accessing the learning material. It is created using the X5GON snippet and stored as a cookie in the users browser. The value is randomly generated, anonimized, and cannot be used to get back to the user.
Material URL: This value is the material identifier and the link that the user visited.
Referrer URL: This URL is the link from which the user arrived to the material.
Access Date: The date at which the material was accessed.
User Agents: This attribute contains information about the technology the user used to access the material.
Language: The language configuration used in users technology.
User Location: The geographical location from which the user accessed the material, e.g. city, country, and continent. NOTE: This value will be calculated using the users IP. The user IP is NOT stored in our databases.
The acquired user data is used to identify users learning interests and give personalized recommendations. More can be found on the X5GON privacy policy page.
Within this project, we collect user activity data that is acquired by the X5GON snippet integrated in our system. The user data we acquire through the snippet is anonimized and consists of the following values:
User ID: This value is the identifier of the user accessing the learning material. It is created using the X5GON snippet and stored as a cookie in the users browser. The value is randomly generated, anonimized, and cannot be used to get back to the user.
Material URL: This value is the material identifier and the link that the user visited.
Referrer URL: This URL is the link from which the user arrived to the material.
Access Date: The date at which the material was accessed.
User Agents: This attribute contains information about the technology the user used to access the material.
Language: The language configuration used in users technology.
User Location: The geographical location from which the user accessed the material, e.g. city, country, and continent. NOTE: This value will be calculated using the users IP. The user IP is NOT stored in our databases.
The acquired user data is used to identify users learning interests and give personalized recommendations. More can be found on the X5GON privacy policy page.
Terms of Use
Description of service and acceptance
VideoLectures.NET ("we" or "us") provides an online video service offering a selection of courses, lectures, and other content (collectively, "Content") available on the http://videolectures.net website (the " VideoLectures.NET Site"), and other websites where users may embed the Content (these websites, together with the VideoLectures.NET Site, are referred to collectively as the "Sites"). Our video service, including the Content and our video player, and any other features, tools, applications, materials or other services offered from time to time by VideoLectures.NET in connection with its business on any of the Sites are referred to collectively as the “VideoLectures.NET Services." We are based in Slovenia. In order for all of our users to enjoy the VideoLectures.NET Services, it is important to follow the terms and conditions described in this Terms of Use ("Terms of Use" or "Terms"). By visiting the VideoLectures.NET Site (whether or not you are a registered member) or using any of the VideoLectures.NET Services on any of the Sites, you are accepting this Terms of Use. Please take a moment to carefully read through these Terms. It is our goal to provide you with an excellent user experience, so if you have any questions or comments about these Terms, please contact us at [email protected].
Changes to the terms of use by VideoLectures.NET
VideoLectures.NET may change this Terms of Use at any time and such change shall be effective upon posting the new Terms of Use on the VideoLectures.NET Site http://videolectures.net/site/terms_of_use/ . Any visit to the VideoLectures.NET Site or use of the VideoLectures.NET Services on any of the Sites by you after the new Terms are posted will indicate your agreement to such change. Therefore, it is important you read this page regularly to ensure you are familiar with the most updated terms.
Access and use of the VideoLectures.NET services
The Content. The VideoLectures.NET Site includes a combination of content that we license from third parties or that is created and posted by our partners. All of the content on the VideoLectures.NET Site is protected by the copyright of VideoLectures.NET, other content providers or our users. Materials uploaded to VideoLectures.NET may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials. As a user of the VideoLectures.NET Site, you may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, or in any way exploit any of the content on the VideoLectures.NET Site in whole or in part outside of the specific usage rights granted to you by each license. If you download or print a copy of any VideoLectures.NET content for personal use, you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein. You may not otherwise use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, or distribute such content in any way for any public or commercial purpose unless such use is expressly granted by a particular license. Your Responsibilities. In order for us to keep the VideoLectures.NET Services safe and available for everyone to use, we all have to follow the same rules. In general, we need for everyone to use VideoLectures.NET Services for lawful and appropriate purposes only. Your commitment to this concept is critical. More specifically, you agree not to use the VideoLectures.NET Services in a way that: - violates the rights of others including patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, publicity or other proprietary rights; - uses technology or other means to access the VideoLectures.NET Services that is not authorized by VideoLectures.NET, - accesses the VideoLectures.NET through any automated system, including "robots," "spiders," or "offline readers" (other than public search engines for the sole purpose of, and solely to the extent necessary for, creating publicly available search indices - but not caches or archives - of the VideoLectures.NET Services), - attempts to introduce viruses or any other computer code, files or programs that interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; - attempts to damage, disable, overburden, impair, or gain unauthorized access to the VideoLectures.NET servers, computer network, or user accounts; - attempts to collect personally identifiable information in violation of VideoLectures.NETs Privacy Policy; - encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, or that gives rise to civil liability; - violates these Terms, guidelines or any policy posted on the VideoLectures.NET Site or - interferes with any other partys use and enjoyment of the VideoLectures.NET Services. No Spam or Unsolicited Communications. No one may use the VideoLectures.NET Services to harvest information about users for the purpose of sending, or to facilitate or encourage the sending of, unsolicited bulk or other communications. You understand that we may take any technical remedies to prevent unsolicited bulk or other communications from entering, utilizing or remaining within our computer or communications networks. Suspension/Discontinuation. We hope not to, but we may find it necessary to change, suspend or discontinue - temporarily or permanently - some or all of the VideoLectures.NET Services, at any time without notice. It is important that you understand that VideoLectures.NET will not be liable to you for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the VideoLectures.NET Services.
Accounts and registration
We may from time to time offer various features that require registration or the creation of an account on the VideoLectures.NET Site. If at any time you choose to register or create an account with us, these additional terms and conditions also will apply. All registration information you submit must be accurate and updated. Please keep your password confidential. You will not have to reveal it to any representative of any Site. You are responsible for all use on your account, including unauthorized use by any third party. Therefore, it is critical that you do not share your password with anyone. Please notify us at [email protected] (subject line: "Account Security Breach") as soon as you know of, or suspect any unauthorized use of, your account. Please also make sure to notify us if your registration information changes, in case we need to contact you. You may terminate your account by emailing [email protected] (subject line: "Account Termination Request"). Please identify your account and provide a valid reply email address in the event we require additional information to terminate your account. We reserve the right to immediately terminate your account or your use of the VideoLectures.NET Services at any time without notice or liability if VideoLectures.NET determines in its sole discretion that you have breached this Terms of Use, violated any law, rule, or regulation, or engaged in other inappropriate conduct. We also reserve the right to terminate your account or your use of the VideoLectures.NET Services if such use places an undue burden on our networks or servers. Of course, we would prefer to avoid such termination; therefore, we may use technology to limit activities, such as the number of calls to the VideoLectures.NET servers being made.
Collection and use of personal information
For information about VideoLectures.NET"s policies and practices regarding the collection and use of your personally identifiable information, please read VideoLectures.NET"s Privacy Policy located at http://videolectures.net/site/privacy_policy/. The Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference and made part of this Terms of Use. Thus, by agreeing to this Terms of Use, you agree that your presence on the VideoLectures.NET Site and use of the VideoLectures.NET Services on any of the Sites are governed by the VideoLectures.NETPrivacy Policy in effect at the time of your use.
User reviews, comments and other material
Your Posts. As part of the VideoLectures.NET Services, users may have an opportunity to publish, transmit, submit or otherwise post (collectively, "Post") reviews, comments or other materials (collectively, "User Material"). In order to keep the VideoLectures.NET Services enjoyable for all of our users, we ask you to adhere to the following rules. Please choose carefully the User Material you Post. Please limit yourself to User Material directly relevant to the VideoLectures.NET Services. Moreover, you must not Post User Material that: (a) contains Unsuitable Material; or (b) improperly claims the identity of another person. You should also be careful if you decide to Post personally identifiable information, such as your full name, email address, telephone number or street address. You must be, or have first obtained permission from, the rightful owner of any User Material you Post. By submitting User Material, you represent and warrant that you own the User Material or otherwise have the right to grant VideoLectures.NET the license provided below; you also represent and warrant that the Posting of your User Material does not violate any right of any party, including privacy rights, publicity rights, and intellectual property rights. In addition, you agree to pay for all royalties, fees, and other payments owed to any party by reason of your Posting User Material. VideoLectures.NET will remove all User Material if properly notified that such User Material infringes on another person"s rights. You understand that VideoLectures.NET does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any User Material. VideoLectures.NET does not claim any ownership rights in User Material you Post. After Posting your User Material, you continue to retain all ownership rights. By Posting your User Material, you grant VideoLectures.NET a limited license to use, display, reproduce, distribute, modify, delete from, add to, prepare derivative works of, publicly perform, and publish such User Material through the VideoLectures.NET Services worldwide, in perpetuity, in any media formats and any media channels now known or hereinafter created. Without this license, we would not be able to provide your User Material in connection with the VideoLectures.NET Services. For example, without the right to modify User Material, we could not format it to satisfy technical requirements, and without the right to publish User Material, we could not allow other users to view your User Material. The license you grant to VideoLectures.NET is non-exclusive (meaning you are free to license your User Material to anyone else in addition to VideoLectures.NET), fully-paid and royalty-free (meaning that VideoLectures.NET is not required to pay you for the use of your User Material), and sublicensable (so that VideoLectures.NET is able to use its affiliates, subcontractors and other partners such as internet content delivery networks to provide the VideoLectures.NET Services). By Posting your User Material, you also hereby grant each user of the VideoLectures.NET Services a non-exclusive limited license to access your User Material through the Sites, and to use, display, reproduce, distribute, and perform such User Material as permitted through the functionality of the VideoLectures.NET Services and under these Terms of Use. Third Party Posts. Despite these restrictions, please be aware that some material provided by users may be objectionable, unlawful, inaccurate or inappropriate. VideoLectures.NET does not endorse any User Material, and User Material that is Posted does not reflect the opinions or policies of VideoLectures.NET. We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor User Material and to restrict or remove User Material that we determine, in our sole discretion, is inappropriate. In no event does VideoLectures.NET assume any responsibility or liability whatsoever for any User Material, and you agree to waive any legal or equitable rights or remedies you may have against VideoLectures.NET with respect to such User Material. You can help us tremendously by notifying us of any inappropriate User Material you find. If a "report" feature through the VideoLectures.NET Services is not available for a specific instance of inappropriate User Material, please email [email protected] (subject line: "Inappropriate User Material").
Linked websites and advertising
Third Party Websites. If we provide links or pointers to other websites, no inference or assumption should be made that VideoLectures.NET operates, controls, or is otherwise connected with these websites. When you click on a link within the VideoLectures.NET Services, we will not warn you that you have left a Site and are subject to the terms and conditions (including privacy policies) of the destination website. In some cases it may be less obvious than others that you have left a Site and reached another website. Please be careful to read the terms of use and privacy policy of any website before you provide any confidential information or engage in any transactions. You should not rely on these Terms for another website.
VideoLectures.NET is not responsible for the content or practices of any other website, even if it links to the VideoLectures.NET Site or any of the other Sites and even if the website is operated by a company affiliated or otherwise connected with VideoLectures.NET. By using the VideoLectures.NET Services, you acknowledge and agree that VideoLectures.NET is not responsible or liable to you for any content or other materials hosted and served from any third party website.
VideoLectures.NET is not responsible for the content or practices of any other website, even if it links to the VideoLectures.NET Site or any of the other Sites and even if the website is operated by a company affiliated or otherwise connected with VideoLectures.NET. By using the VideoLectures.NET Services, you acknowledge and agree that VideoLectures.NET is not responsible or liable to you for any content or other materials hosted and served from any third party website.
Trademarks
VideoLectures.NET, the VideoLectures.NET logo, http://videolectures.net, and other VideoLectures.NET marks, graphics, logos, scripts, and sounds are trademarks of VideoLectures.NET. None of the VideoLectures.NET trademarks may be copied, downloaded or otherwise exploited without VideoLectures.NET’s prior written consent.
Disclaimer of warranties, limitation of liability and indemnity
While we do our best to ensure the optimal performance of the Videolectures.Net services, you agree that use of the videolectures.Net services is at your own risk. The Videolectures.Net services, including the videolectures.Net site and the other sites, the content, user material and any other materials contained on or provided through the sites, are provided “as is” and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, are provided without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Without limiting the foregoing, Videolectures.Net does not make any warranties of fitness for a particular purpose; or that the Videolectures.Net services will be uninterrupted, free of viruses and other harmful components, accurate, error free or reliable. In no event shall Videolectures.Net or its affiliates, and each of their respective investors, directors, officers, employees, agents and suppliers (collectively, the “ Videolectures.Net parties”), be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential or other damages, including loss of profits, arising out of or in any way related to the use of the Videolectures.Net services (including any information, products or services advertised in, obtained on or provided through the sites), whether based in contract, tort, strict liability or other theory, even if the Videolectures.Net parties have been advised of the possibility of damages. Certain state laws do not allow limitations on implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws apply to you, some or all of the above disclaimers, exclusions or limitations may not apply to you. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Videolectures.Net parties from and against any and all liabilities, claims, damages, expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs), and other losses arising out of or in any way related to your breach or alleged breach of these terms and your use of the Videolectures.Net services.
Notice and procedure for claims of copyright infringement
If you believe that any Content, User Material or other material provided through the VideoLectures.NET Services, including through a link, infringes your copyright, you should notify VideoLectures.NET of your infringement claim in accordance with the procedure set forth below. We will process each notice of alleged infringement which VideoLectures.NETreceives and take appropriate action in accordance with applicable intellectual property laws. A notification of claimed copyright infringement should be emailed to VideoLectures.NET"s Copyright Agent at [email protected] . You may also contact us by mail at:
Josef Stefan Institute Center for Knowledge Transfer Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
To be effective, the notification must be in writing and contain the following information: (a) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; (b) a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; (c) a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the VideoLectures.NET Services that is reasonably sufficient to enable VideoLectures.NET to identify and locate the material; (d) how VideoLectures.NET can contact you, such as your address, telephone number, and email address; (e) a written statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (f) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner"s behalf.
Josef Stefan Institute Center for Knowledge Transfer Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
To be effective, the notification must be in writing and contain the following information: (a) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; (b) a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; (c) a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the VideoLectures.NET Services that is reasonably sufficient to enable VideoLectures.NET to identify and locate the material; (d) how VideoLectures.NET can contact you, such as your address, telephone number, and email address; (e) a written statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (f) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner"s behalf.
General information
Export Controls. Software and the transmission of applicable technical data, if any, in connection with the VideoLectures.NET Services are subject to export controls. You agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding software and the transmission of technical data exported from Slovenia or the country in which you reside. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the District Court in Ljubljana, Slovenia. No Waiver/Reliance. If you see other users violating these Terms from time to time, we would appreciate it if you would let us know at [email protected] (subject line: "TOU Violation"). Precisely how VideoLectures.NET responds to a party that is violating these Terms will be determined after carefully analyzing all of the facts and circumstances of a particular case. Please do not rely upon VideoLectures.NETs precise response in one situation as any indication of what VideoLectures.NET might do with respect to a different party or a different situation at a different time. In addition, please do not construe a waiver of any provision of these Terms of Use with respect to any user as a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision with respect to that user or any other user. VideoLectures.NETs decision to delay exercising or enforcing any right or remedy under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or remedy. Integration, Amendment, and Severability. Please note that this Terms of Use constitutes the entire legal agreement between you and VideoLectures.NET and governs your use of the VideoLectures.NET Services (but excluding any services, if any, that VideoLectures.NET may provide to you under a separate written agreement), and completely replaces any prior agreements between you and VideoLectures.NET in relation to the VideoLectures.NET Services. It may not be amended or varied by you except in a writing signed by VideoLectures.NET. Although we understand that electronic or digital signatures are frequently viewed as the equivalent of traditional written signatures these days, for these purposes a signature may not include an electronic or digital signature. Even if VideoLectures.NET acts in a way that appears to you to be inconsistent with these Terms of Use, such action(s) should not be deemed a waiver or constructive amendment of these Terms. This Terms of Use operates to the fullest extent permissible by law. If any provision of these Terms is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision is deemed severable from these Terms and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Thank you for taking the time to read this Terms of Use. By following these Terms, the experience will be better for all users. Enjoy the VideoLectures.NET Services!
Privacy Policy The following describes privacy practices of VideoLectures.NET. Personal Information
• Non-Account Activity. You can watch videos on VideoLectures.NET without having an VideoLectures.NET Account. You can also contact us about a particular video without having an VideoLectures.NET Account.
• VideoLectures.NET Activity. Certain other activities on VideoLectures.NET —like adding favourites or posting comments—require you to have an VideoLectures.NET Account. We ask for some personal information when you create an VideoLectures.NET Account, including your email address and a password, which is used to protect your account from unauthorized access.
• Usage Information. We may record information about your usage, such as when you use VideoLectures.NET, the videos you view, favourites you subscribe to, and the frequency and size of data transfers, as well as information you display or click on in VideoLectures.NET (including UI elements, settings, and other information). If you are logged in, we may associate that information with your account. We may use clear GIFs (a.k.a. "Web Beacons") in HTML-based emails sent to our users to track which emails are opened by recipients.
Uses
• If you submit personally identifiable information to us through the VideoLectures.NET site, we use your personal information to operate, maintain, and provide to you the general and personalized features and functionality of the VideoLectures.NET site, and to process any correspondence you send to us.
• We do not use your email address or other personally identifiable information to send commercial or marketing messages without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. We may, however, use your email address without further consent for non-marketing or administrative purposes (such as notifying you of major VideoLectures.NET Site changes or for customer service purposes).
• We use both your personally identifiable information and certain non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous user usage data, cookies, IP addresses, browser type, clickstream data, etc.) to improve the quality and design of the VideoLectures.NET Site and to create new features, promotions, functionality, and services by storing, tracking, analyzing, and processing user preferences and trends, as well as user activity and communications.
• We use cookies, clear gifs, and log file information to: (a) store information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the VideoLectures.NET site; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) monitor the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns; and (d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, pages viewed, etc.
Information That is Publicly Available
• If you choose to use certain features, then your activity associated with these features may be aggregated and shared with other Users. Such shared activity may include what videos you favourite, how you rated videos, and what videos you have shared.
• You may, of course, decline to submit personally identifiable information through the VideoLectures.NET Site, in which case you can still view videos and explore the VideoLectures.NET Site, but VideoLectures.NET may not be able to provide certain services to you.
• You may update or correct your personal profile information and email preferences at any time by visiting your account profile page.
More Information
For more information about our privacy practices, email us at [email protected] or write to us at:
Josef Stefan Institute Center for Knowledge Transfer Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Privacy Policy The following describes privacy practices of VideoLectures.NET. Personal Information
• Non-Account Activity. You can watch videos on VideoLectures.NET without having an VideoLectures.NET Account. You can also contact us about a particular video without having an VideoLectures.NET Account.
• VideoLectures.NET Activity. Certain other activities on VideoLectures.NET —like adding favourites or posting comments—require you to have an VideoLectures.NET Account. We ask for some personal information when you create an VideoLectures.NET Account, including your email address and a password, which is used to protect your account from unauthorized access.
• Usage Information. We may record information about your usage, such as when you use VideoLectures.NET, the videos you view, favourites you subscribe to, and the frequency and size of data transfers, as well as information you display or click on in VideoLectures.NET (including UI elements, settings, and other information). If you are logged in, we may associate that information with your account. We may use clear GIFs (a.k.a. "Web Beacons") in HTML-based emails sent to our users to track which emails are opened by recipients.
Uses
• If you submit personally identifiable information to us through the VideoLectures.NET site, we use your personal information to operate, maintain, and provide to you the general and personalized features and functionality of the VideoLectures.NET site, and to process any correspondence you send to us.
• We do not use your email address or other personally identifiable information to send commercial or marketing messages without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. We may, however, use your email address without further consent for non-marketing or administrative purposes (such as notifying you of major VideoLectures.NET Site changes or for customer service purposes).
• We use both your personally identifiable information and certain non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous user usage data, cookies, IP addresses, browser type, clickstream data, etc.) to improve the quality and design of the VideoLectures.NET Site and to create new features, promotions, functionality, and services by storing, tracking, analyzing, and processing user preferences and trends, as well as user activity and communications.
• We use cookies, clear gifs, and log file information to: (a) store information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the VideoLectures.NET site; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) monitor the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns; and (d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, pages viewed, etc.
Information That is Publicly Available
• If you choose to use certain features, then your activity associated with these features may be aggregated and shared with other Users. Such shared activity may include what videos you favourite, how you rated videos, and what videos you have shared.
• You may, of course, decline to submit personally identifiable information through the VideoLectures.NET Site, in which case you can still view videos and explore the VideoLectures.NET Site, but VideoLectures.NET may not be able to provide certain services to you.
• You may update or correct your personal profile information and email preferences at any time by visiting your account profile page.
More Information
For more information about our privacy practices, email us at [email protected] or write to us at:
Josef Stefan Institute Center for Knowledge Transfer Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia