Elsevier Privacy Policy
Elsevier removed the entire "SelectedWorks (Expert Gallery Suite)" section from its privacy policy. This section used to explain that SelectedWorks let users create a public profile with their name, bio, research interests, publications, CV, and photo, and described how that data could be managed, hidden, or might remain visible after account closure. No other changes were made.
Less transparency about SelectedWorks data handling
Elsevier deleted the section that explained what personal information SelectedWorks profiles could show (your name, bio, publications, CV, photo) and how to control or delete it. If you still have a SelectedWorks profile, the policy no longer tells you how your data there is handled, who can see it, or what happens to it if you close your account. This is most likely because the service itself was retired or merged into another product, but the policy doesn't say that explicitly.
“You, your designated delegate(s), or your institutional administrator can enrich your SelectedWorks personal profile by adding biographical information and materials, including your research interests, publications, curriculum vitae, and photo.”
What you can do — If you have a SelectedWorks profile, check whether it's still active and contact your institution's administrator or Elsevier support to confirm what happened to your profile data and how to delete it if you no longer want it visible.
| 15 | 15 | #### Digital Commons |
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| 17 | 17 | When you create a Digital Commons account, you have the option of using your account to submit pre-existing and new work to over 500 repositories running Digital Commons software. |
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| 19 | 19 | During or after such a submission process, these repositories may solicit information from you for their own publishing and record maintenance needs. bepress does not control any of the information submitted to such a repository, and such information may remain visible in the repository after you have closed your Digital Commons account. Unless you indicate otherwise in your Digital Commons account, bepress may use your account email address to contact you with updates regarding the usage and reach of content that you have submitted to one or more of the repositories running Digital Commons software. Any requests pertaining to information collected by, held by, and/or publicly visible in a repository running Digital Commons software should be sent to the primary contact listed by the repository. |
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| 21 | #### SelectedWorks (Expert Gallery Suite) | |
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| 23 | When you create a SelectedWorks account, you have the option of creating a personal profile page that will publicly display your first and last name to help others find and connect with you. | |
− REMOVEDSelectedWorks service section removed The policy no longer has a dedicated section explaining how SelectedWorks personal profiles work, including that profiles could publicly display your name, that you or your institution could add biographical info, publications, CV, or photo, and that data could remain visible after closing your account. | ||
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| 25 | You, your designated delegate(s), or your institutional administrator can enrich your SelectedWorks personal profile by adding biographical information and materials, including your research interests, publications, curriculum vitae, and photo. You, your designated delegate(s) or your institutional administrator can add, change, or delete this information at any time and can decide to make your enriched profile public or hidden. bepress does not control the information in a SelectedWorks personal profile, and any such information may remain visible after you have closed your SelectedWorks account. Unless you indicate otherwise in your SelectedWorks account, bepress may use your account email address to contact you with updates regarding the usage and reach of the content that you shared on SelectedWorks. Any requests pertaining to information collected by, held by, and/or publicly visible in your personal profile should be sent to the Institution administrator listed in your Access Management page. | |
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| 27 | 21 | #### Osmosis |
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| 29 | 23 | When you create an Osmosis account, you have a personal workspace that you can fill with course documents, questions, and flashcards. You may also invite classmates to collaborate in this workspace or you may be invited to another workspace by a classmate or by your course instructor. In this workspace, any questions or flashcards you create will be available to other members of this group. Content that you have shared or created may remain visible to other members of the workspace after you have closed your account. Additionally, data generated in the course of your use of Osmosis and related services such as test results, grades and quiz scores, instructor feedback, and personal learning behaviors, including metrics related to learning and remediation of particular subject materials ("Learning Data") may be processed by Elsevier to provide you with coaching support and analysis and information about your learning (including adaptive and remediation) and usage. |
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| 31 | 25 | #### Complete Anatomy |
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