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PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: October 8, 2020

Academia.edu (“Academia”) provides a searchable repository to allow our users to
search and share academic resources. This Privacy Policy is designed to help you
understand how we collect, use, and share your personal information and to help
you understand and exercise your privacy rights. Academia is the controller for
the personal information we process, unless otherwise stated. For information on
how to contact us, please refer to Section 13 below.

1. Scope

2. Personal Information We Collect

3. How We Use Your Information

4. How We Disclose Your Information

5. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

6. Security of Your Information

7. International Data Transfers

8. Retention of Personal Information

9. Supplemental Notice for California Residents

10. Supplemental Notice for Nevada Residents

11. Children’s Information

12. Other Provisions

13. Contact Us


1 SCOPE

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information processed by us, including
on our websites, mobile applications, and other online or offline offerings. To
make this Privacy Policy easier to read, our websites, mobile applications, and
other offerings are collectively called “Services.”


2 PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

The categories of personal information we collect depend on how you interact
with us, our Services and the requirements of applicable law. We collect
information that you provide to us, information we obtain automatically when you
use our Services, and information from other sources such as third-party
services and organizations, as described below.


2.1 INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US DIRECTLY

We may collect the following personal information that you provide to us.

 * Registration. When you register with us through the Services to become an
   Academia.edu Member, we collect your name, email address, and password. You
   may choose to add additional information in your profile such as your
   telephone number, postal address, biography, institutional affiliates,
   research interests, profile picture, social media accounts, and your CV. You
   may also choose to upload your papers and BibTeX file to your profile.

 * Purchases. We may collect personal information and details associated with
   your purchases, including payment information. Any payments made via our
   Services are processed by third-party payment processors. We do not directly
   collect or store any payment card information entered through our Services,
   but we may receive information associated with your payment card information
   (e.g., your billing details).

 * Your Communications with Us. We may collect personal information, such as
   email addresses, phone numbers, or mailing addresses, when you request
   information about our Services, register for our communications, request
   customer or technical support, apply for a job or otherwise communicate with
   us.

 * Surveys. We may contact you to participate in surveys. If you decide to
   participate, you may be asked to provide certain information, which may
   include personal information.

 * Interactive Features. We and others who use our Services may collect personal
   information that you submit or make available through our interactive
   features (e.g., making your Academia analytics or mentions/citations public,
   messaging and chat features, commenting functionalities, forums, blogs, and
   social media pages). Any information you provide on the public sections of
   these features will be considered “public”, unless otherwise required by
   applicable law, and is not subject to the privacy protections referenced
   herein.

 * Career Fairs, Conferences, Trade Shows, and Other Events. We may collect
   personal information from individuals when we attend career fairs,
   conferences, trade shows, and other events.

 * Business Development and Strategic Partnerships. We may collect personal
   information from individuals and third parties to assess and pursue potential
   business opportunities.

 * Job Applications. We may post job openings and opportunities on our Services.
   If you reply to one of these postings by submitting your application, CV
   and/or cover letter to us, we will collect and use your information to assess
   your qualifications.


2.2 INFORMATION COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY

We may collect personal information automatically when you use our Services:

 * Automatic Data Collection. We may collect certain information automatically
   when you use our Services, such as your Internet protocol (IP) address, user
   settings, MAC address, cookie identifiers, mobile carrier, mobile advertising
   and other unique identifiers, browser or device information, location
   information (including approximate location derived from IP address), and
   Internet service provider. We may also automatically collect information
   regarding your use of our Services, such as pages that you visit before,
   during and after using our Services, information about the links you click,
   the types of content you interact with, the frequency and duration of your
   activities, and other information about how you use our Services. In
   addition, we may collect information that other people provide about you when
   they use our Services, including information about you when they tag you.

 * Cookies, Pixel Tags/Web Beacons, and Other Technologies. We, as well as third
   parties that provide content, advertising, or other functionality on our
   Services, may use cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and other technologies
   (“Technologies”) to automatically collect information through your use of our
   Services.

 * Cookies. Cookies are small text files placed in device browsers that store
   preferences and facilitate and enhance your experience.

 * Pixel Tags/Web Beacons. A pixel tag (also known as a web beacon) is a piece
   of code embedded in our Services that collects information about engagement
   on our Services. The use of a pixel tag allows us to record, for example,
   that a user has visited a particular web page or clicked on a particular
   advertisement. We may also include web beacons in e-mails to understand
   whether messages have been opened, acted on, or forwarded.

Our uses of these Technologies fall into the following general categories:

 * Operationally Necessary. This includes Technologies that allow you access to
   our Services, applications, and tools that are required to identify irregular
   website behavior, prevent fraudulent activity and improve security or that
   allow you to make use of our functionality;

 * Performance-Related. We may use Technologies to assess the performance of our
   Services, including as part of our analytic practices to help us understand
   how individuals use our Services (see Analytics below);

 * Functionality-Related. We may use Technologies that allow us to offer you
   enhanced functionality when accessing or using our Services. This may include
   identifying you when you sign into our Services or keeping track of your
   specified preferences, interests, or past items viewed;

 * Advertising- or Targeting-Related. We may use first party or third-party
   Technologies to deliver content, including ads relevant to your interests, on
   our Services or on third-party websites.

See Section 5 below to understand your choices regarding these Technologies.

Analytics. We may use Technologies and other third-party tools to process
analytics information on our Services, including Google Analytics. For more
information, please visit Google Analytics’ Privacy Policy. To learn more about
how to opt out of Google Analytics’ use of your information, please click here.

 * Social Media Platforms. Our Services may contain social media buttons such as
   Google and LinkedIn that might include widgets such as the “share this”
   button or other interactive mini programs. These features may collect your IP
   address, which page you are visiting on our Services, and may set a cookie to
   enable the feature to function properly. Your interactions with these
   platforms are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.


2.3 INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM OTHER SOURCES

We may obtain information about you from other sources, including through
third-party services and organizations. For example, if you access our Services
through a third-party application, such as an app store, a third-party login
service, or a social networking site, we may collect information about you from
that third-party application that you have made available via your privacy
settings.


3 HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use your information for a variety of business purposes, including to provide
our Services, for administrative purposes, and to market our products and
Services, as described below.


3.1 PROVIDE OUR SERVICES

We use your information to fulfil our contract with you and provide you with our
Services, such as:

 * Managing your information and accounts;

 * Providing access to certain areas, functionalities, and features of our
   Services;

 * Answering requests for customer or technical support;

 * Communicating with you about your account, activities on our Services, and
   policy changes;

 * Processing your financial information and other payment methods for products
   or Services purchased;

 * Processing applications if you apply for a job, we post on our Services; and

 * Allowing you to register for events.


3.2 ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES

We use your information for various administrative purposes, such as:

 * Pursuing our legitimate interests such as direct marketing, research and
   development (including marketing research), network and information security,
   and fraud prevention;

 * Detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive,
   fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for that
   activity;

 * Measuring interest and engagement in our Services;

 * Short-term, transient use, such as contextual customization of ads;

 * Improving, upgrading or enhancing our Services;

 * Developing new products and Services;

 * Ensuring internal quality control and safety;

 * Authenticating and verifying individual identities;

 * Debugging to identify and repair errors with our Services;

 * Auditing relating to interactions, transactions and other compliance
   activities;

 * Enforcing our agreements and policies; and

 * Complying with our legal obligations.


3.3 MARKETING AND ADVERTISING OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

We may use personal information to tailor and provide you with content and
advertisements. We may provide you with these materials as permitted by
applicable law.

Some of the ways we market to you include email campaigns, custom audiences
advertising, and “interest-based” or “personalized advertising,” including
through cross-device tracking.

If you have any questions about our marketing practices or if you would like to
opt out of the use of your personal information for marketing purposes, you may
contact us at any time as set forth below.


3.4 OTHER PURPOSES

We also use your information for other purposes as requested by you or as
permitted by applicable law.

 * Consent. We may use personal information for other purposes that are clearly
   disclosed to you at the time you provide personal information or with your
   consent.

 * Automated Decision Making. We may engage in automated decision making,
   including profiling. Academia’s processing of your personal information will
   not result in a decision based solely on automated processing that
   significantly affects you unless such a decision is necessary as part of a
   contract we have with you, we have your consent, or we are permitted by law
   to engage in such automated decision making. If you have questions about our
   automated decision making, you may contact us as set forth below.

 * De-identified and Aggregated Information. We may use personal information and
   other information about you to create de-identified and/or aggregated
   information, such as de-identified demographic information, de-identified
   location information, information about the device from which you access our
   Services, or other analyses we create.

 * Share Content with Friends or Colleagues. Our Services may offer various
   tools and functionalities. For example, we may allow you to provide
   information about your friends through our referral services. Our referral
   services may allow you to forward or share certain content with a friend or
   colleague, such as an email inviting your friend to use our Services.


4 HOW WE DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION

We disclose your information to third parties for a variety of business
purposes, including to provide our Services, to protect us or others, or in the
event of a major business transaction such as a merger, sale, or asset transfer,
as described below.


4.1 DISCLOSURES TO PROVIDE OUR SERVICES

The categories of third parties with whom we may share your information are
described below.

 * Service Providers. We may share your personal information with our
   third-party service providers who use that information to help us provide our
   Services. This includes service providers that provide us with IT support,
   hosting, payment processing, customer service, and related services.

 * Business Partners. We may share your personal information with business
   partners to provide you with a product or service you have requested. We may
   also share your personal information to business partners with whom we
   jointly offer products or services.

 * Affiliates. We may share your personal information with our company
   affiliates, for our administrative purpose including activities such as IT
   management, for them to provide services to you, or support and supplement
   the Services we provide.

 * Other Academia Users. If you use certain Academia features, such as browsing
   profiles or papers belonging to Academia Premium users, your profile
   information (e.g., your name, city, institutional affiliations, and areas of
   interest) may be visible to those Premium users. You can control what
   information is visible to Academia Premium users in your Academia account
   privacy settings.

 * Advertising Partners. We may share your personal information with third-party
   advertising partners. These third-party advertising partners may set
   Technologies and other tracking tools on our Services to collect information
   regarding your activities and your device (e.g., your IP address, cookie
   identifiers, page(s) visited, location, time of day). These advertising
   partners may use this information (and similar information collected from
   other services) for purposes of delivering personalized advertisements to you
   when you visit digital properties within their networks. This practice is
   commonly referred to as “interest-based advertising” or “personalized
   advertising.”

 * APIs/SDKs. We may use third-party Application Program Interfaces (“APIs”) and
   software development kits (“SDKs”) as part of the functionality of our
   Services. For more information about our use of APIs and SDKs, please contact
   us as set forth below.


4.2 DISCLOSURES TO PROTECT US OR OTHERS

We may access, preserve, and disclose any information we store associated with
you to external parties if we, in good faith, believe doing so is required or
appropriate to: comply with law enforcement or national security requests and
legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; protect your, our, or others’
rights, property, or safety; enforce our policies or contracts; collect amounts
owed to us; or assist with an investigation or prosecution of suspected or
actual illegal activity.


4.3 DISCLOSURE IN THE EVENT OF MERGER, SALE, OR OTHER ASSET TRANSFERS

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence,
reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, or
transition of service to another provider, your information may be sold or
transferred as part of such a transaction, as permitted by law and/or contract.


5 YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES AND RIGHTS

Your Privacy Choices. The privacy choices you may have about your personal
information are determined by applicable law and are described below.

 * Email Communications. If you receive an unwanted email from us, you can use
   the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of the email to opt out of receiving
   future emails. Note that you will continue to receive transaction-related
   emails regarding products or Services you have requested. We may also send
   you certain non-promotional communications regarding us and our Services, and
   you will not be able to opt out of those communications (e.g., communications
   regarding our Services or updates to our Terms or this Privacy Policy).

 * Mobile Devices. We may send you push notifications through our mobile
   application. You may opt out from receiving these push notifications by
   changing the settings on your mobile device. With your consent, we may also
   collect precise location-based information if you use our mobile application.
   You may opt out of this collection by changing the settings on your mobile
   device.

 * “Do Not Track.” Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can
   set in certain web browsers. Please note that we do not respond to or honor
   DNT signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers.

 * Cookies and Interest-Based Advertising. You may stop or restrict the
   placement of Technologies on your device or remove them by adjusting your
   preferences as your browser or device permits. However, if you adjust your
   preferences, our Services may not work properly. Please note that
   cookie-based opt-outs are not effective on mobile applications. However, you
   may opt-out of personalized advertisements on some mobile applications by
   following the instructions for Android, iOS and others.
   
   The online advertising industry also provides websites from which you may opt
   out of receiving targeted ads from data partners and other advertising
   partners that participate in self-regulatory programs. You can access these
   and learn more about targeted advertising and consumer choice and privacy by
   visiting the Network Advertising Initiative, the Digital Advertising
   Alliance, the European Digital Advertising Alliance, and the Digital
   Advertising Alliance of Canada.
   
   Please note you must separately opt out in each browser and on each device.

Your Privacy Rights. In accordance with applicable law, you may have the right
to:

 * Access Personal Information about you, including: (i) confirming whether we
   are processing your personal information; (ii) obtaining access to or a copy
   of your personal information; and (iii) receiving an electronic copy of
   personal information that you have provided to us, or asking us to send that
   information to another company (the “right of data portability”);

 * Request Correction of your personal information where it is inaccurate or
   incomplete. In some cases, we may provide self-service tools that enable you
   to update your personal information;

 * Request Deletion of your personal information;

 * Request Restriction of or Object to our processing of your personal
   information; and

 * Withdraw your Consent to our processing of your personal information.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us as set
forth below. We will process such requests in accordance with applicable laws.


6 SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

We take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in
accordance with this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, no system is 100% secure,
and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to
us. We have taken appropriate safeguards to require that your personal
information will remain protected and require our third-party service providers
and partners to have appropriate safeguards as well. To the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, we do not accept liability for unauthorized
disclosure.

By using our Services or providing personal information to us, you agree that we
may communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and
administrative issues relating to your use of our Services. If we learn of a
security system’s breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically by posting
a notice on our Services, by mail or by sending an email to you.


7 INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

All information processed by us may be transferred, processed, and stored
anywhere in the world, including, but not limited to, the United States or other
countries, which may have data protection laws that are different from the laws
where you live. We endeavor to safeguard your information consistent with the
requirements of applicable laws.


8 RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We store the personal information we collect as described in this Privacy Policy
for as long as you use our Services or as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s)
for which it was collected, provide our Services, resolve disputes, establish
legal defenses, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our
agreements, and comply with applicable laws.


9 SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

This Supplemental California Privacy Notice only applies to our processing of
personal information that is subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act of
2018 (“CCPA”). The CCPA provides California residents with the right to know
what categories of personal information Academia has collected about them and
whether Academia disclosed that personal information for a business purpose
(e.g., to a service provider) in the preceding 12 months. California residents
can find this information below:

Category of Personal Information Collected by Academia Category of Third Parties
Information to Whom is Disclosed for a Business Purpose

Identifiers.

A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online
identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, or other
similar identifiers.

 * Advertising networks

 * Internet service providers

 * Data analytics providers

 * Operating systems and platforms

 * Social networks

 * Service providers

Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records
statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e))

A name, address, telephone number, education, employment, employment history,
bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other
financial information. Personal Information does not include publicly available
information that is lawfully made available to the general public from federal,
state, or local government records. Note: Some personal information included in
this category may overlap with other categories.

 * Advertising networks

 * Internet service providers

 * Data analytics providers

 * Operating systems and platforms

 * Social networks

 * Service providers

Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law

Age (40 years or older), gender.

 * Advertising networks

 * Internet service providers

 * Data analytics providers

 * Operating systems and platforms

 * Social networks

 * Service providers

Commercial information

Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or
considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.

 * Advertising networks

 * Internet service providers

 * Data analytics providers

 * Operating systems and platforms

 * Social networks

 * Service providers

Internet or other electronic network activity

Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer's interaction with
an internet website, application, or advertisement.

 * Advertising networks

 * Internet service providers

 * Data analytics providers

 * Operating systems and platforms

 * Social networks

 * Service providers

Geolocation data

Physical location or movements.

 * Advertising networks

 * Internet service providers

 * Data analytics providers

 * Operating systems and platforms

 * Social networks

 * Service providers

Sensory data

Audio, electronic, visual, or similar information.

 * Internet service providers

 * Operating systems and platforms

 * Social networks

 * Service providers

Professional or employment-related information

Current or past job history or performance evaluations.

 * Advertising networks

 * Internet service providers

 * Data analytics providers

 * Operating systems and platforms

 * Social networks

 * Service providers

Inferences drawn from other personal information to create a profile about a
consumer

Profile reflecting a consumer's preferences, characteristics, psychological
trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and
aptitudes.

 * Advertising networks

 * Internet service providers

 * Data analytics providers

 * Operating systems and platforms

 * Social networks

 * Service providers

The categories of sources from which we collect personal information and our
business and commercial purposes for using personal information are set forth
above.

“Sales” of Personal Information under the CCPA

For purposes of the CCPA, Academia does not “sell” personal information, nor do
we have actual knowledge of any “sale” of personal information of minors under
16 years of age.

Additional Privacy Rights for California Residents

Non-Discrimination. California residents have the right not to receive
discriminatory treatment by us for the exercise of their rights conferred by the
CCPA.

Authorized Agent. Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf,
may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You
may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child. To
designate an authorized agent, please contact us as set forth below.

Verification. To protect your privacy, we will take steps the following steps to
verify your identity before fulfilling your request. When you make a request, we
will ask you to provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably
verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an
authorized representative, which may include asking you to log in to your
Academia account or verify the email address associated with your Academia
account.

If you are a California resident and would like to exercise any of your rights
under the CCPA, please contact us as set forth below. We will process such
requests in accordance with applicable laws.

Accessibility. This Privacy Policy uses industry-standard technologies and was
developed in line with the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines, version 2.1. If you wish to print this policy, please do so from
your web browser or by saving the page as a PDF.


10 SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE FOR NEVADA RESIDENTS

If you are a resident of Nevada, you have the right to opt out of the sale of
certain Personal Information to third parties who intend to license or sell that
Personal Information. You can exercise this right by contacting us as set forth
below with the subject line “Nevada Do Not Sell Request” and providing us with
your name and the email address associated with your account. Please note that
we do not currently sell your Personal Information as sales are defined in
Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 603A.


11 CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

The Services are not directed to children under 13 (or other age as required by
local law), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

If you are a parent or guardian and wish to review information collected from
your child, or have that information modified or deleted, you may contact us as
described below. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal
information in violation of applicable law, we will delete any personal
information we have collected, unless we have a legal obligation to keep it, and
terminate the child’s account.


12 OTHER PROVISIONS

Third-Party Websites/Applications. The Services may contain links to other
websites/applications and other websites/applications may reference or link to
our Services. These third-party services are not controlled by us. We encourage
our users to read the privacy policies of each website and application with
which they interact. We do not endorse, screen or approve, and are not
responsible for, the privacy practices or content of such other websites or
applications. Providing personal information to third-party websites or
applications is at your own risk.

Supervisory Authority. If you are located in the European Economic Area,
Switzerland, the United Kingdom or Brazil, you have the right to lodge a
complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe our processing of your
personal information violates applicable law.

Changes to our Privacy Policy. We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to
time in our sole discretion. If there are any material changes to this Privacy
Policy, we will notify you as required by applicable law. You understand and
agree that you will be deemed to have accepted the updated Privacy Policy if you
continue to use our Services after the new Privacy Policy takes effect.


13 CONTACT US

If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or
to exercise your rights as detailed in this Privacy Policy, please contact us
at:

Academia
580 California Street
No. 400
San Francisco, CA 94104
privacy@academia.edu

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