Last Updated on August 27, 2005

This policy discloses the privacy practices for The Brown Journal of World Affairs website, accessible at http://www.bjwa.org.

The Brown Journal of World Affairs has adopted a set of information management guidelines which serve as the basis for our customer and advertiser relationships. These guidelines have been developed with the recognition that Internet technologies are rapidly evolving, and that underlying business models are still not established. Accordingly, guidelines are subject to change. Any such changes will be posted on this page. If the changes represent a material departure from our current practices with respect to the use of personal information, the changes will be posted on this page thirty days prior to taking effect and registered users will be notified via e-mail.

The Brown Journal of World Affairs is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of Web sites to which it may link.

What information does The Brown Journal of World Affairs gather/track about you?

Registration: During a free registration process prior to using the site, The Brown Journal of World Affairs requires that you supply a unique e-mail address, and demographic information (country, zip code, year of birth, gender, household income, industry, and job title).

Premium Products and Services from The Brown Journal of World Affairs: While the majority of The Brown Journal of World Affairs is offered free of charge, we do charge fees for access to articles in the most recent edition of the Journal.

Contests, Special Offers, Surveys: On occasion, The Brown Journal of World Affairs also collects additional personal information from subscribers in connection with optional contests or optional special offers. If this information is to be shared with a third party, we will notify you at the time of collection.

Additionally, The Brown Journal of World Affairs may collect additional personal information from subscribers in connection with optional surveys. Information that you provide in answer to optional survey questions may be shared, but only in the aggregate, with advertisers and partners unless we notify you at the time of collection.

Cookies: The Brown Journal of World Affairs employs cookies to recognize you and your access privileges on The Brown Journal of World Affairs, as well as to track site usage. Subscribers who do not accept cookies from the domain "bjwa.org" cannot access most areas of The Brown Journal of World Affairs.

IP Addresses: The Brown Journal of World Affairs logs IP addresses, or the location of your computer on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. We do not use IP address logs to track your session or your behavior on our site.

Log Files: Log data is only used in aggregate to analyze usage of our Web site.

What does The Brown Journal of World Affairs do with the information it gathers/tracks?

Statistical Analysis and Banner Advertising: The Brown Journal of World Affairs may perform statistical analyses of user behavior in order to measure interest in the various areas of our site (for product development purposes) and to provide advertisers with information regarding our viewership. In this statistical analyses, we will disclose information to third parties only in aggregate form. Personal information about you as an individual subscriber will not be provided to any third party without your consent, except under the circumstances described in Compliance with Legal Process below.

E-Mail: The Brown Journal of World Affairs may periodically send you promotional e-mail about services offered by The Brown Journal of World Affairs. Additionally, the e-mail address provided by you at registration may be used by The Brown Journal of World Affairs to contact you regarding (1) account status (including confirmation of registration), (2) major changes to the Web site and or to the Member Agreement and Privacy Policy, and (3) participation in user surveys, asking for feedback on the Web site and existing or prospective products and services, as well as information to better understand our users. User surveys greatly help us to improve our Web site, and any information we obtain in such surveys will not be shared with third parties, except in aggregate form.

We use e-mail links located in the Site Help area our Member Center to allow you to contact us directly with any questions or comments you may have. We will use your e-mail address to respond directly to these questions or comments.
Except as permitted by this policy, The Brown Journal of World Affairs does not send unsolicited e-mail.

Data Security: To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to protect the information we collect online.

With whom does The Brown Journal of World Affairs share the information it gathers/tracks?
The Brown Journal of World Affairs shares the information it gathers, in aggregate form only, with advertisers and other partners. We will not release personal information about you as an individual to third parties, except under the circumstances described in Compliance with Legal Process below. You can review and modify all of your personal information provided during the free registration process after logging into The Brown Journal of World Affairs website.

Compliance with Legal Process
We may disclose personal information if we are required to do so by law or we in good faith believe that such action is necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process; (2) protect and defend our rights and property; (3) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of The Brown Journal of World Affairs; or (4) protect the personal safety or property of our users or the public (among other things, this means that if you provide false information or attempt to pose as someone else, information about you may be disclosed as part of any investigation into your actions).