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We take precautions to safeguard your personal information against loss, theft and misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction through the use of appropriate technical and organizational measures.

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## Locations of processing

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Your personal information may be stored and processed in your region or another country where Elsevier companies and their service providers maintain servers and facilities, including Australia, France, Germany, India, Ireland, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We take steps, including through contracts, to ensure that the information continues to be protected wherever it is located in a manner consistent with the standards of protection required under applicable law.

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Where personal information is transferred from the European Economic Area ("EEA") or Switzerland to a country that has not received an adequacy decision by the European Commission, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses and Privacy Shield Frameworks to transfer the data.

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Certain U.S. entities within the Elsevier group of companies have certified certain of their services to the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Please view these entities' [Privacy Shield Notice here](https://www.relx.com/~/media/Files/R/RELX-Group/documents/privacy-shield-notice.pdf). To learn more about the Privacy Shield program, and to view these entities' certification, please visit [www.privacyshield.gov](https://www.privacyshield.gov/welcome) .

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## Grounds for processing

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1		Last updated: September 24, 2020
	1	Last updated: October 1, 2020
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3	3	Elsevier is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust with respect to your privacy. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use and share your personal information.
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5	5	## About our privacy policy
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7	7	This privacy policy applies to our websites, apps and other services, including programs and events, that refer or link to this privacy policy (each, a "Service"). This policy may be supplemented by additional privacy statements, terms or notices provided to you. The Elsevier company that owns or administers the Service, as identified therein, is the primary controller of your personal information provided to, or collected by or for, the Service.
172	172	We take precautions to safeguard your personal information against loss, theft and misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction through the use of appropriate technical and organizational measures.
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174	174	## Locations of processing
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176	176	Your personal information may be stored and processed in your region or another country where Elsevier companies and their service providers maintain servers and facilities, including Australia, France, Germany, India, Ireland, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We take steps, including through contracts, to ensure that the information continues to be protected wherever it is located in a manner consistent with the standards of protection required under applicable law.
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178		Where personal information is transferred from the European Economic Area ("EEA") or Switzerland to a country that has not received an adequacy decision by the European Commission, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses and Privacy Shield Frameworks to transfer the data.
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180	178	Certain U.S. entities within the Elsevier group of companies have certified certain of their services to the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Please view these entities' [Privacy Shield Notice here](https://www.relx.com/~/media/Files/R/RELX-Group/documents/privacy-shield-notice.pdf). To learn more about the Privacy Shield program, and to view these entities' certification, please visit [www.privacyshield.gov](https://www.privacyshield.gov/welcome) .
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184	182	## Grounds for processing
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210	208	[Contact the Data Protection Officer](https://service.elsevier.com/app/contact/supporthub/privacysupport/)
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212	210	You also may lodge a complaint with the data protection authority in the applicable jurisdiction.
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214		The data protection representative for our businesses that are processing personal data within the scope of European data protection laws and located outside of the EEA and Switzerland is Elsevier Limited. You can contact the data protection officer of Elsevier Limited through the contact details provided above.
	212	The data protection representative for our businesses that are processing personal data within the scope of European data protection laws and located outside of the European Economic Area and Switzerland is Elsevier Limited. You can contact the data protection officer of Elsevier Limited through the contact details provided above.
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218	216	## Service-specific details
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220	218	Please read the service-specific details below for additional information about certain Elsevier services.