Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS). This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) does not read any of your private online communications.

Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) and Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) collects and uses your personal information to operate the Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) and its affiliates. Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS), and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS), in order to determine what Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS); and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS), or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) pages, or register with Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) site or services, a cookie helps Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Lusíada Research Center on International Politics and Security (CLIPIS) at pjpinto@lis.ulusiada.pt. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.