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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 23/04/2024

Introduction

Rubber Association of Turkey (“Kauçuk DerneÄŸi”, “Rubber Association”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) operates the website www.irc2024.org (the “Site”). The Site is dedicated to providing information about and manage registrations for the International Rubber Conference 2024 (the “Conference”). This page outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and protection of personal data from users of the Site.

Consent

By using the Site, you consent to the collection, use, and sharing of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Information Collection and Use

  1. General Browsing: You may visit our site anonymously although Functional cookies are used to identify your session. Each time you visit our Site, we may also collect non-personal information sent by your browser such as your IP address, browser type, and visit details (time, date, duration). In addition, we may use third-party services such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor, and analyze this data.

  2. Newsletter: If you subscribe to updates about the Conference via the “Subscribe” buttons in the Site, we collect your email address in order to keep you up to date with the latest news about the Conference.

  3. Inquiries: If you message us via the “Contact Us”, we collect your email address and name to best respond to your inquiry.

  4. Member Data: We collect the email addresses of users who sign up as members, as well as first and last names, affiliations and phone numbers of members who wish to add this information to their accounts.

  5. Billing Data: In order to issue an invoice for paid services, we also need to collect additional contact details about you or your business, such as contact address, business name, and business activity.

  6. Payment Information: We do not collect or store your credit card information. Payments are processed through the iyzico payment system and we store only the transaction IDs.

  7. Abstracts: As part of the registration for the Conference, you may submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations. These abstracts may contain sensitive and confidential information that is not personally identifiable. We handle these documents with strict confidentiality and use them solely for the purpose of evaluation by our Scientific Committee. The abstracts are accessed only by authorized personnel involved in the organization and evaluation process of the Conference.

Use of Information and Communication

The information we collect may be used to:

  • Enhance and personalize your site experience.

  • Respond to your inquiries or requests via online chat in the Site, or via provided email address.

  • Send you email updates and news about the Conference.

  • Send you administrative communications about your account, including confirmation and invoice emails.

  • Generate internal reports about the use of our site.

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on:

  • Your consent, as outlined in GDPR Article 6(1)(a).

  • The necessity to fulfill a contract or to take steps linked to a contract, as per GDPR Article 6(1)(b).

Data Protection Rights

You have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal data. You can also object to processing, request data portability, or withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. These requests can be made via email to irc@kaucuk.org.tr

Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under this age. If you believe we might have such information, please contact us immediately.

Security

The security of your Personal Information, sensitive data, and confidential materials including the contents of abstract submissions, is paramount to us. Our Site is hosted on the Wix platform, which provides robust security measures to ensure the safety of your data:

  • Around-the-Clock Monitoring: Wix's continuous monitoring helps to promptly detect and address any security incidents or vulnerabilities.

  • Advanced Encryption: We utilize the strongest encryption standards commercially available to protect data transmitted to and from our site.

  • Anti-Fraud Protections: Our site benefits from Wix’s anti-fraud protections to secure your information further.

  • PCI DSS Compliance: We comply with the highest Payment Card Industry Data Standards, ensuring secure processing of all transactions.

 

While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information and confidential materials, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. However, with Wix’s enterprise-grade security managed by experts, we are confident in the protection measures we have in place.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to the Site. We will notify you of significant changes through the email address you have provided or by a prominent notice on our site.

Contact Us

For any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our practices, please contact us at irc2024@kaucuk.org.tr.

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