Privacy Policy for ReportingScience

Effective Date: October 7, 2025

 

Welcome to ReportingScience. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we collect, use, and share information. Because our core mission is scientific literacy, our data practices are designed to respect the high standards of accuracy and transparency our readers expect.

 

1. Information We Collect and Its Scientific Context

 

The data we collect falls into three main categories, and we want to be specific about why we collect each one:

Data Category Examples of Data Collected Purpose and Scientific Rationale
Engagement Data Pages visited, time on page, links clicked, scroll depth, article shares. To understand which scientific topics generate the most interest, allowing us to focus our journalistic resources and tailor content for maximum public benefit.
Subscriber Data Name, email address, payment information (processed by a secure third party). To fulfill your subscription, manage billing, and deliver our newsletters. Your email is also used to send essential updates regarding data breaches or policy changes.
Technical/Diagnostic Data IP address, browser type, device identifiers, general geographic location. To ensure the stable and secure operation of our website, diagnose technical issues, and detect potential security threats (e.g., bot networks attempting to access research data).

 

2. How We Use Your Information

 

We use the collected data strictly for the following purposes:

  • Content Improvement: To analyze readership patterns and refine our editorial strategy, ensuring we focus on emerging and high-interest scientific fields.
  • Personalization (Limited): To recommend related articles you might find interesting based on your past engagement. We do not use sensitive personal data for deep personalization.
  • Security and Legal Compliance: To protect our Service against fraud and abuse, and to comply with legal obligations, such as managing your cookie consent preferences.
  • Communication: To process transactions, provide customer service, and send you policy updates or service notifications.

 

3. Sharing Your Information: A Note on Third Parties

 

We do not sell your personal data. We only share information with third parties when absolutely necessary to operate our Service:

  • Service Providers: We use trusted third parties for web hosting, payment processing (e.g., Stripe, PayPal), and email delivery. These providers are strictly prohibited from using your data for any purpose other than providing their services to ReportingScience.
  • Analytics Providers: We use tools like Google Analytics to measure website traffic. This data is generally anonymized or aggregated so that it cannot be used to identify you personally. The purpose is strictly for editorial and technical performance analysis.
  • Law Enforcement: We will only disclose your information when required to do so by law, court order, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of ReportingScience or the public.

 

4. Your Rights and Autonomy

 

We respect your right to control your personal data. As a reader of ReportingScience, you have the right to:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Correction: Request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data we hold about you.
  • Deletion (“Right to be Forgotten”): Request that we delete your personal data. Note that we may retain certain information for legitimate business purposes or legal requirements.
  • Opt-Out of Communications: You can easily unsubscribe from any of our email newsletters or marketing emails using the “Unsubscribe” link provided in every message.

 

5. Cookies and Tracking Technology

 

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and gather Engagement Data (as noted in Section 1). Specifically, we utilize:

  • Essential Cookies: Required for basic navigation and security (e.g., storing your session).
  • Performance Cookies: Used to count visits and traffic sources to measure and improve our site’s performance, allowing us to see which scientific areas matter most to our audience.

You have the power to manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling essential cookies may impact the functionality of ReportingScience.org. Please refer to our separate Cookies Policy for more details.

 

6. Children’s Privacy

 

ReportingScience is intended for a general adult audience interested in science news. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will promptly delete that information.

 

7. Changes to This Policy

 

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will always notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top. For material changes, we may send a direct notification to our active subscribers.

 

8. Contact Us

 

For any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your data rights, please contact our Data Compliance Officer:

Email: info@reportingscience.com

Thank you for trusting ReportingScience as your source for reliable science journalism.