Privacy Policy

DATED 2022-04-27 · VERSION 20220701_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20211208_rev01 · ARCHIVE SNAPSHOT

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 **PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES**
 **We have recently made some updates to this privacy policy to clarify our existing practices. The changes include:**
+- **The section "Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies" has been updated to include a link to our new** **[Cookie Policy](https://plos.org/cookies-policy/)****, with detailed information about cookies and other tracking technologies we use.**
+- **The "PLOS Cookies Policy" section of "Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies" has been updated to include additional performance and analytics cookies provided by Crazy Egg".**
+_Updated on November 11, 2021_
+_Updated on April 27th, 2022_
 #### INTRODUCTION
 Public Library of Science (PLOS) is dedicated to protecting your personal information and will make every reasonable effort to handle collected information appropriately. All information collected will be handled with care in accordance with PLOS' standards for integrity and objectivity and respect for your privacy. PLOS endeavors to comply with all laws and regulations that apply to the gathering and use of personal information, including US privacy laws and the EU General Data Protection Regulation. This privacy policy describes the information we collect, the purposes for which it is used, and your choices regarding its use. As used in this privacy policy, "we" and "us" includes PLOS and our staff, employees, officers, directors, volunteer editors and reviewers, and vendors and independent contractors under contract with us. "PLOS Sites" includes the following: the web pages and content on the PLOS websites, journal sites, and PLOS or third party tools, software, submission systems, web forms, registration system, and any other means through which we interact with you.
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