Privacy Policy for BigTrial.net
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to https://www.bigtrial.net and BigTrial.net and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to BigTrial.net include https://www.bigtrial.net and BigTrial. BigTrial website is a journalism site. By using the BigTrial website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.Collection of your Personal Information
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through BigTrial 's public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our Site; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services on our Site. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.Sharing Information with Third Parties
BigTrial does not sell, rent or lease its customer/user lists to third parties.Tracking User Behavior
BigTrial may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within BigTrial, in order to determine what BigTrial pages are the most popular. This data is used for analytics purposes.Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by BigTrial. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the BigTrial website.Use of Cookies
The BigTrial website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize BigTrial pages, or register with BigTrial site or services, a cookie helps BigTrial to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same BigTrial website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the BigTrial features that you customized You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the BigTrial services or websites you visit.Google advertising cookies
Google uses cookies to help serve the ads it displays on the websites of its partners, such as websites displaying Google ads or participating in Google certified ad networks. When users visit a Google partner's website, a cookie may be dropped on that end user's browser. Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info.This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security of your Personal Information
While we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.Children Under Thirteen
BigTrial does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.Changes to this Statement
BigTrial reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy. Contact Information BigTrial welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that BigTrial has not adhered to this Statement, please contact BigTrial at: tips@bigtrial.netEffective as of January 01, 2020
