Privacy Policy

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1This policy was last updated on 1/22/2026.
1This policy was last updated on 4/14/2026.
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33This is the privacy policy ("policy") for _scientificamerican.com_ and the Scientific American mobile apps (collectively our "web properties"), which are operated and provided by Springer Nature America, Inc. (**we**, **us** and **our**). Springer Nature America, Inc. (_Scientific American)_ is located at 1 New York Plaza New York, NY 10004_._ We can also be contacted at sadigital@sciam.com.
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55We will only use the personal data gathered over this website as set out in this policy. Below you will find information on how we use your personal data, for which purposes your personal data is used, with whom it is shared and what control and information rights you may have.
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77I. Summary of our processing activities
405405If a user visits one of the properties using such a button, the user's browser directly connects to Twitter's servers. The Twitter-button and its content are loaded directly from Twitter's servers. According to the provider's knowledge, Twitter collects the user IP-address and the URL when the button is loaded from Twitter's servers. However, this data is only be used for loading and displaying the Twitter-button.
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407407Further information can be found in Twitter's privacy statement under: [https://twitter.com/privacy](https://twitter.com/privacy).
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409409Should you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us via the email address [dataprotection@springernature.com](mailto:dataprotection@springernature.com).
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4112\. Do Not Track
4112\. Interactive games and puzzles
412On our web properties, we may offer interactive games and puzzles that are provided by a third-party service provider, Amuse Labs, Inc. ("AmuseLabs"). These games are embedded into our web properties and are designed to enhance user engagement and enjoyment of our content.
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414When you interact with these games, AmuseLabs may process certain information in order to provide the functionality of the games, such as technical information about your device and browser. If you are logged into your Scientific American account, AmuseLabs may also process information necessary to track your progress within the games and enable continuity of gameplay across sessions and devices.
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416- [https://amuselabs.com/privacy-policy/](https://amuselabs.com/privacy-policy/)
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4183\. Do Not Track
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413420There are different ways you can prevent tracking of your online activity. One of them is setting a preference in your browser that alerts web properties you visit that you do not want them to collect certain information about you. This is referred to as a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") signal. Please note that currently our website does not respond to these DNT signals from web browsers. At this time, there is no universally accepted standard for what a company should do when a DNT signal is detected.
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415422X. Information sharing
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417424Where personal data is disclosed to third parties for the purposes mentioned above the legal basis for the transfer of your personal data is Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. b and f GDPR. Some of the recipients may reside outside the EEA. For further information about cross border transfer in general and transfers outside of the EEA see section on Cross border data transfers.
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487494Please submit any questions, concerns or comments you have about this privacy policy or any requests concerning your personal data by email to our Group Data Protection Officer. You can contact our Group Data Protection Officer via dataprotection@springernature.com.
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489496The information you provide when contacting us at dataprotection@springernature.com will be processed to handle your request and will be erased when your request is completed. Alternatively, we will restrict the processing of the respective information in accordance with statutory retention requirements.
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491498XVII. Amendments to this policy
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493We reserve the right to change this policy from time to time by updating our web properties respectively. Please visit our web properties and check our respective current privacy policy. This policy was last updated on 1/22/2026.
500We reserve the right to change this policy from time to time by updating our web properties respectively. Please visit our web properties and check our respective current privacy policy. This policy was last updated on 4/14/2026.