PRIVACY POLICY
Grey House Publishing (the "Company" ) is committed to maintaining robust privacy
protections for its users. Our Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy" ) is designed to help you
understand how we collect, use and safeguard the information you provide to us and to assist you in
making informed decisions when using our Service.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Service" refers to the Company's service which can be
accessed via our website at online.salempress.com in which users can access content of Salem
Press print titles. The terms "we," "us," and "our" refer to the Company.
"You" refers to you, as a user of Service. By accepting our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
(found here:), you consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information
as described in this Privacy Policy.
The personal and non-personal information that you provide to us is used in the following ways:
PI. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect "Non-Personal Information" and "Personal Information."
Non-Personal Information includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data.
The Personal Information that we collect depends on your role on the website.
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If you are your institution’s Library Administrator, the personal information that we collect includes your email address, contact name, institution name and address. This information also includes the names and email addresses of additional institution administrators if additional administrators are provided.
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If you are a Student, the personal information we collect only includes the name and email address you provide if you create a Personal Account on the site to save articles, take notes, or save citations. This information is used for login purposes or password resets only. Students can use the full functionality of the site without entering any personal information. We do not use, separate, or gather student information in any way.
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If you are a Teacher or other non-administrator, the personal information that we collect only includes the name and email address you provide if you create a Personal Account on the site to save articles, take notes, or save citations. This information is used for login purposes or password resets only. Teachers and other non-administrators can use the full functionality of the site without entering any personal information. We do not use, separate, or gather teacher or other non-administrator information in any way.
As it relates to “Library Administrators,” the personal information that we collect is solely used to identify you and your institution. As it relates to “Students,” “Teachers and other non-administrators,” the information that we collect is solely used to log you into your personal account, if you choose to create one.
If your school district or institution would prefer that personal information is not collected for students, teachers, and other non-administrators, your Library Administrator can turn off the feature in our admin panel that allows users to create personal accounts. If this feature is turned off, no personal information will be collected for students, teachers, or other non-administrators, but these users will not be able to save articles to a personal account, take notes in a personal account, or save citations to a personal account.
The company does not use either persistent and session cookies.
PII. HOW WE USE AND SHARE INFORMATION
Personal Information:
The use of your Personal Information depends on your role on the website.
As it relates to “Library Administrators,” except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share for marketing purposes your Personal Information with third parties. We do share Personal Information with vendors who are performing services for the Company, such as the servers for our email communications who are provided access to library administrator’s email addresses for purposes of sending emails from us. Those vendors use your Personal Information only at our direction and in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
As it relates to “Students” who have created a personal account, your personal information (name and email address only) is stored on the site only as a means to log you into your account. Your information is not shared with any third parties and company staff cannot access it.
As it relates to “Teachers and other non-administrators” who have created a personal account, your personal information (name and email address only) is stored on the site only as a means to log you into your account. Your information is not shared with any third parties and company staff cannot access it.
Non-Personal Information
In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and customize the user
experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyze use
patterns on the Site. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of NonPersonal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to
our partners, advertisers and other third parties at our discretion.
In the event we undergo a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition by another company,
or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Personal Information may be among the assets
transferred. You acknowledge and consent that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this
Privacy Policy, and that any acquirer of our assets may continue to process your Personal
Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If our information practices change at any time in the
future, we will post the policy changes to the Site so that you may opt out of the new information
practices. We suggest that you check the Site periodically if you are concerned about how your
information is used.
PIII. HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION
We implement security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access.
Your account is protected by your account password and we urge you to take steps to keep your
personal information safe by not disclosing your password and by logging out of your account after
each use. We further protect your information from potential security breaches by implementing
certain technological security measures including encryption, firewalls and secure socket layer
technology. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed,
disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such firewalls and secure server software. By using our
Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.
PIV. YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING THE USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
“Library administrators” have the right at any time to prevent us from contacting you for marketing
purposes. When we send a promotional communication to a library administrator, the administrator
can opt out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided
in each promotional e-mail.
“Students, teachers and other non-administrator accounts” are not included in any promotional
emails.
Please note that notwithstanding the promotional preferences you indicate by either unsubscribing or
opting out in the Settings section of the Site, we may continue to send you administrative emails
including, for example, periodic updates to our Privacy Policy.
PV. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
As part of the Service, we may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or applications.
However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the
information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us
through the Site and the Service. Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of a third
party website accessed by selecting a link on our Site or via our Service. To the extent that you
access or use the Service through or on another website or application, then the privacy policy of
that other website or application will apply to your access or use of that site or application. We
encourage our users to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use
them.
PVI. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
The Company reserves the right to change this policy and our Terms of Service at any time. We will
notify you of significant changes to our Privacy Policy by sending a notice to the primary email
address specified in your account or by placing a prominent notice on our site. Significant changes
will go into effect 30 days following such notification. Non-material changes or clarifications will take
effect immediately. You should periodically check the Site and this privacy page for updates.