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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 25/02/2024

1. Introduction

PhD Mates (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates the website http://phdmates.com (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Website and the choices you have associated with that data.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Website. The types of data we collect include:

Personal Information: When you fill out forms on our Website or contact us, we may collect personal information such as your name and email address.
Cookies and Usage Data: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Website and hold certain information. This data may include your IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for various purposes, including:

To provide and maintain our Website
To notify you about changes to our Website
To provide customer support
To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Website
To monitor the usage of our Website
To detect, prevent and address technical issues

4. Lawful Basis for Processing Personal Data

We will only process your personal data where we have a lawful basis to do so. Such bases include your consent, the necessity of processing for the performance of a contract, compliance with a legal obligation, protection of vital interests, or legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party.

5. Data Sharing

We do not share your personal information with third parties unless required by law or necessary to operate our Website. In the event of any data transfer outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data.

6. Use of Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Website and hold certain information.

7. Data Security

We are committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use SSL encryption and secure servers to ensure the safety of your data. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Under the GDPR, you have certain rights regarding your personal data, including the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, object to processing, and data portability. If you wish to exercise any of these rights or have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected] or fill out the form on our Contact Us page.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected] or fill out the form on our Contact Us page.