Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us and information that is automatically collected when you use our site.

• Newsletter Subscription: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. You may also voluntarily provide additional information, such as your first name, country or region, gender, year of birth, and topics of interest in research. Providing this additional information is completely optional and is used to help us tailor our content to your interests.
• Contact Form: If you contact us through our contact form or by email, we collect your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide in your message.
• Hosting and Analytics: This website is hosted by Cloudflare Pages. We use privacy-focused analytics from two services: Umami (hosted on EU servers) and Cloudflare Web Analytics. Both services provide us with aggregated, anonymous data about our visitors without using cookies or tracking you across sites.
• Cookies & Personalization Technologies: To continually improve Yourself to Science and learn what research areas excite you most, we may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies. These tools help us optimize our platform's performance, create a highly personalized experience, and actively match you with curated breakthroughs and highly relevant partner opportunities.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To send you our newsletter and other updates if you have subscribed.
• To personalize the newsletter content based on the optional interests you provide, which may include curated opportunities (such as surveys, clinical trials, or partner research programs) relevant to your interests.
• To respond to your questions, comments, and requests.
• To analyze website traffic and user behavior to improve our website and services.
• To compile aggregated, anonymous statistics for use in securing grants or partnerships.
• To curate and present relevant research opportunities, studies, and partner resources aligned with your browsing behavior and expressed interests.
• To maintain the security and integrity of our site.

Sharing Your Information

We may share your information in the following ways:

• Email Marketing Provider: We use Mailchimp to manage our newsletter and send emails. When you subscribe, your email address and any other information you provide are shared with Mailchimp for the purpose of sending you the newsletter. You can review Mailchimp's privacy policy for more information on how they handle data.
• Partners (Aggregated/Anonymized): We may share aggregated, anonymous statistical information with current or prospective partners to report on audience demographics and interests (e.g., "we have X subscribers in country Y interested in topic Z"). This data does not contain any personally identifiable information.
• Authorized Partners and Research Networks: We may share securely pseudonymized behavioral data or specific profile information with verified partners, research networks, and sponsors. This allows us to connect you directly with clinical trials, studies, and resources that match your dynamic profile.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law.

International Data Transfers

Our service providers, such as Cloudflare and Mailchimp, are global companies. Your information may be stored and processed in any country where they have facilities. We rely on their robust legal and security frameworks to ensure that your data is protected with a level of security that is compliant with international privacy laws, including GDPR.

Your Data Protection Rights

We respect your privacy and aim to comply with applicable data protection laws. Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include:

• The right to know what personal information we collect about you and how it is used and shared.
• The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you.
• The right of rectification (to correct inaccurate information).
• The right to object to our processing of your personal data.
• The right of restriction (to limit how we use your data).
• The right to data portability (to receive a copy of your data in a machine-readable format).
• The right to withdraw consent at any time.

You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in the footer of our emails. To exercise any other rights, please contact us at [email protected].

Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.

Business Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. The new entity will be required to honor the commitments we have made in this Privacy Policy. We will notify you via a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.