This Privacy Policy explains what information our software collects about you and why, what we may do with
that information and how we handle your personal information. The software consists of an extension developed
by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, United States) to be used in an academic research
project about Internet behaviors. The purpose of the extension is to allow the researchers to recruit experimental
participants and, with their knowledge and consent, gather information from the participants’ browsers,
and control various aspects of the browsing experience.
What Is The Scope of This Privacy Policy?
This policy applies to the information obtained by us through your use of our site and software.
Will This Privacy Policy Ever Change?
We will notify you and post any revisions to this policy, along with their effective date. We will ask for your consent to such changes if required by applicable law.
Information Collection and Use
What Information Do We Collect and Why?
After you have agreed to be part of the research study, and have read and agreed to the Consent form, you
will be asked to install the extension on your browser. The browser extension collects details
of your browser behavior such as sites visited, searches performed, and content of pages visited.
The data will be collected, and stored, anonymously - that is, we will not collect your PII (personally identifying information).
Information Access and Disclosure
Will you share my information?
No, all data is accessible only to the team of researchers working on this project. Data analysis findings will be shared publicly, e.g., in academic publications or presentations, but individual participants will not be identified.
Data Storage and Transfer
Where is my data stored?
Our software transmits data to our servers, which are operated by Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh (PA), United States.
How secure is my data?
We take reasonable precautions to protect your data. We use industry standard encryption to protect your data in transit. This is commonly referred to as transport layer security (“TLS”) or secure socket layer (“SSL”) technology. Once we receive your data,we protect it on our servers using a combination of administrative, physical and logical security safeguards.
Information Deletion
We will remove your data on request.