Terms of Use
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Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). This Privacy Policy explains what data we may collect from you and how we may use, store, and transfer your information. We may make changes to this Privacy Policy.
What information’s IAG collects about you?
There are several possibilities to interact with IAG. For instance by visiting the IAG website geodesy.science, sending an email to IAG, by signing up to the IAG mailing lists, by taking a role within IAG, … . In these cases IAG receives and collects personal information about you, which may include information, such as IP address, domain information, browser information, and any other information you may voluntarily share with us, such as first name, surname, title, role within IAG, personal profile-photo, affiliation, physical (work) address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address.
How IAG uses personal information?
IAG uses this collected information in order to stay in contact with the IAG community (Inform you about important announcements, events, and other relevant news; to provide you with information that you have requested; or to communicate relevant information about IAG projects, data, services, and other updates). Depending on your role within IAG, this personal information might be published on the IAG website geodesy.science. We keep your information for no longer than is necessary for the purposes it was collected for. In addition you personal information (name, affiliation, country, …) can be used for informational purposes (for conference participation lists, …).
Protecting personally identifiable information
IAG uses safeguards to ensure that your personal information is secure. Once we have received your information, we will use appropriate procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorized access. Our whole IAG website geodesy.science, online forms and the Cloud are always encrypted to ensure security.
Updating or deleting your personal information
You have a right to your privacy. We would like to assure that we address your privacy concerns. If you identify any content you desire to be removed or you would like to modify your personal information incl. updating your subscription to the IAG mailing list, please contact the website owner (Email Contact). Requests to unsubscribe may not take effect immediately.
User Statistic Tracking
This website is using the Matomo Analytics tracking tool, that protects your data and your customers’ privacy. It applies the rules of the GDPR (EU’s General Data Protection Regulation), HIPAA, CCPA, and PECR.
You may choose to prevent this website from aggregating and analyzing the actions you take here. Doing so will protect your privacy, but will also prevent the owner from learning from your actions and creating a better experience for you and other users.
© Copyright
The IAG website includes information’s, texts, pictures, media, etc. which is made available by the website owner, and many contributors active in, or related to geodesy, the IAG and its components. The information has been produced by the owner or supplied by many colleagues involved in relevant research and development activities in geodesy and neighboring sciences.
Text Content
Text content of the IAG website is generally under the CC BY-SA license. So you are free to share (copy, redistribute) and modify (remix, transform and rebuild) website materials, but with the condition to give an appropriate credit (cite IAG and place a link to the IAG Website geodesy.science) and if you remix, transform, or rebuilt the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.
Media Content (Photos, Graphics, Videos)
Non-text media content of the IAG website is generally under the CC BY-ND license, but with the additional condition to ask the website owner before sharing. The CC BY-ND license means that you are free to share (copy, redistribute) but not to modify (remix, transform and rebuild) website materials. You have to follow the conditions to give an appropriate credit (cite IAG and place a link to the IAG Website geodesy.science) and in this case to ask the website owner before sharing.
In other words, it is basically not allowed to copy or redistribute any photos, graphics or videos without authorization of the website owner. Usually it is no problem to reuse them, but the website owner can not give a general release. If you want to share any of these non-text media, please contact the website owner (Email Contact).
Corrections
We are all human and we cannot rule out that all information at the IAG website geodesy.science is totally correct. There may be information that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, omissions or false descriptions. We reserve the right to correct any errors and to change or update the information on the website at any time, without prior notice.
If you detect some errors, inappropriate hyperlinks, etc. on the IAG website, please contact the website owner (Email Contact).
Disclaimer
Content
All information published at this website is for general information purpose only. The website owner does not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information you find on this website, is strictly at your own risk. The website owner will not be liable for any losses and/or damages in connection with the use of our Website, Newsletter, etc.
Automatic Translated Content
The primary language of this website is English – however, the integrated GTranslate tool (using Google Translator) enables automatic translation into several languages. Please note that translations into other languages may not be accurate. For reliable information, refer to the English version of the website. We disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy of automatic translations. Please refrain from using, referencing, or citing any content that is not part of the original English version of this website. Available Languages:
Cloud
The Cloud is a free tool for uploading, store and archive data at a Cloud Server. The use is on your own risk. The website owner do the best to backup the data in order to recovery it after a server problem, but he cannot guarantee to recover the stored data in all cases. The website owner will not be liable for any losses with the use of this Cloud service.
Hyperlinks
From our website, you can visit other external websites by hyperlinks. While we strive to provide only quality links to useful and ethical websites, we have no control over the content and nature of these sites. These links to other websites do not imply a recommendation for all the content found on these sites. Site owners and content may change without notice and may occur before we have the opportunity to remove a link which may have gone ‘bad’. Please be also aware that when you leave our website, other sites may have different privacy policies and terms which are beyond our control. Please be sure to check the Privacy Policies of these sites as well as their “Terms of Use” before engaging in any business or uploading any information.
If you detect errors, inappropriate hyperlinks, etc. at the IAG website, please contact the website owner (Email Contact).
Website Owner
Internatinal Association of Geodesy (IAG)
It is a constituent association of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG).
Website manager:
This website is managed by the IAG Secretariat and the GGOS Coordinating Office (CO)
which is based at the Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying (BEV – Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen) in Vienna, Austria
IAG as part of the IUGG
IAG Related Organisations
IAG collaborates closely with numerous organizations within geodesy and beyond. See the list for details.
This website is provided by the IAG Secretariat and the GGOS Coordinating Office, which are hosted by the BEV – Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying (Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen) in Vienna, Austria.
