Account Registration
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We collect your name and contact information when you create an account. In some cases we collect additional information relevant
to your account such as your organization, institution, country and similar information. We also collect information relating to
the actions that you perform while logged into your account.
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We have a legitimate interest in providing account related functionalities to our users. We share information about our events,
related scientific conferences/ events and job openings with those of our membership that consent to receive such information.
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Conferences, Short Courses, Symposiums, Events, and Meetings
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If you register for a conference, short course or other event, we will collect your name, contact information and in some cases
payment information (if applicable). We may ask you for additional information such as your SOR member number, organization,
institution or affiliation and other similar information. We may post your name, abstract, affiliation and address of affiliation
in the meeting program and in publicity for the event.
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We use your information to complete your registration and to process your payment of registration fees (if applicable). We also
have a legitimate interest in providing you with information and services associated with the conference or event.
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Awards
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If you are nominated for or nominate yourself for one of The Society’s awards (such as the Bingham Medal or the student Poster
Presentation award), we will collect your name, contact information and any content provided to support the award nomination.
If you are nominated for the Metzner Award, we will collect the date of your terminal academic degree. If you are awarded a
Fellowship status, we will collect your date of birth. Submission of scientific articles to the Journal of Rheology are
automatically considered for The Society’s Publication award and name and contact information available on the publication are
collected for the purposes of administering the award.
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We have a legitimate interest in selecting the most deserving recipient for the various awards and contacting that individual
regarding their achievement. We also use your information including name and affiliation to announce the winner of the awards.
For Metzner nominees, we use the date of your terminal degree to assess eligibility. For SOR Fellows, we use your date of birth
to determine whether you are classified as an emeritus or regular awardee.
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Inquiries or Support
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If you send an inquiry or contact a volunteer of The Society for support, we will collect your name, contact information, and any
other content that you send to us, in order to reply.
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We have a legitimate interest in receiving and acting on your inquiries or issues.
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Drawings
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If you enter into a drawing to win a prize, we collect your name and contact information.
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When you enter a drawing you consent to be contacted regarding the drawing. In some cases, a drawing may be conducted by a third party.
In those cases, the third party’s privacy policy may apply.
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Email Interconnectivity
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If you receive email from us, we may use certain tools to capture data related to when you open our message, click on any links or banners
it contains and make purchases.
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We have a legitimate interest in understanding how you interact with our communications to you.
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Journals
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Your information may be processed in connection with a journal or similar publication.
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You consent to our processing of this information when you provide it to us. In most scenarios, we are the controller of your information
processed in connection to a journal or similar publication. However, occasionally another entity (like the publisher) may be the controller
of this information.
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Mailing List
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When you sign up for one of our mailing lists we collect your email address or postal address.
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We share information about our products and services with individuals that consent to receive such information. We also have a legitimate interest
in sharing information about our products or services.
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Mobile Devices
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We collect information from your mobile device such as unique identifying information broadcast from your device when visiting our websites.
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We have a legitimate interest in identifying unique visitors, and in understanding how users interact with us on their mobile devices.
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Order Placement
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We collect your name, billing address, shipping address, e-mail address, phone number, and credit card number when you place an order.
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We use your information to perform our contract to provide you with products or services.
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Partner Promotion
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We collect information that you provide as part of a co-branded promotion with another company.
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We have a legitimate interest in fulfilling our promotions.
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Surveys
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When you participate in a survey we collect information that you provide through the survey. If the survey is provided by a third party
service provider, the third party’s privacy policy applies to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information.
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We have a legitimate interest in understanding your opinions, and collecting information relevant to our organization.
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Sweepstakes or Contests
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When you participate in a sweepstakes or contest we collect information about you which includes contact information to notify you if you are selected.
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We have a legitimate interest in operating the sweepstakes. In some contexts we are also required by law to collect information about those that enter
into our sweepstakes, and we have a legitimate interest in complying with those laws.
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Website Interactions
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We use technology to monitor how you interact with our websites. This may include which links you click on, or information that you type into our online
forms. This may also include information about your device or browser.
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We have a legitimate interest in understanding how you interact with our websites to better improve them, and to understand your preferences and interests
in order to select offerings that you might find most useful. We also have a legitimate interest in detecting and preventing fraud.
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Web Logs
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We collect information, including your browser type, operating system, Internet Protocol (IP) address (a number that is automatically assigned to a computer
when the Internet is used), domain name, click-activity, referring website, and/or a date/time stamp for visitors.
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We have a legitimate interest in monitoring our networks and the visitors to our websites. Among other things, it helps us understand which of our services is
the most popular.
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