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Economist.com Website Privacy policy

Economist.com, part of The Economist Newspaper Limited, is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. The following outlines our privacy and data protection policy.

Third party partners of Economist.com and other websites you may access via Economist.com have different privacy policies and are not subject to this privacy policy. We recommend that you read the privacy statement of each such website to find out how they protect your personal information.

Collection and Use of User Details
When you register at Economist.com, we collect personal details about you.

Personal information such as your name, address, e-mail address and job title is collected via Economist.com’s order and registration forms.

When you visit the site, we also collect web site usage information and information about your computer and internet connection, including your computer's IP address, the type and version of browser and operating system you use, your internet domain and, if you arrived at Economist.com via a link from another website, the URL of the linking page.

We use this information to:

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allow reputable third parties to send you information (again, if you opt in to receiving such information)
ensure, as far as is practical, that our site is compatible with the browsers and operating systems used by most of our visitors.

We also use the information for in-house research to:

improve our understanding of customer needs in developing Economist.com
build marketing profiles
aid strategic development
manage our relationship with advertisers

The results of all such research and analysis will be presented as anonymous or aggregated information and will not reveal any personal facts about individual customers.

Economist.com is part of The Economist Group, which operates from offices worldwide. Steps have been taken to ensure that high standards of data protection are adhered to in all regional offices for all the forms of processing mentioned above.

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Further information on the use of cookies can be found at:

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Security Policy
Economist.com has appropriate measures in place to ensure that users' personal details are not misused, accidentally destroyed, lost or altered within the Economist Group server environment.

Occasions will arise when customer information is passed outside the Economist Group to other data processors (i.e. fulfillment bureaus, database consultants etc.) but they will only act upon instruction from the Economist Group in order to perform the services required.

Transfer of Personal Data Overseas
Given that the Internet is a global environment, using the Internet to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. Therefore, by browsing Economist.com and communicating electronically with us, you acknowledge and agree to our processing of personal data in this way.

Updating Customer Details
It is important to us that we have your correct contact information so that you don't miss out on further correspondence or experience problems with the delivery of products.

You can change your personal information or your e-mail requirements by updating your account information at:

http://www.economist.com/members/myaccount.cfm.

Children Under 13
The Economist Group does not intentionally collect any personally identifiable information from individuals under the age of 13. When necessary, underage users will be told not to submit any personal details and we will make every effort to delete any details of such users where a parent or guardian has informed us that these details have been collected.

Changes to this statement
Due to changes in legislation and best practice or enhancements to functionality and content on Economist.com we may make changes to our privacy policy and will reflect those changes in this statement, so you should check here from time to time.

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