Privacy policy

Data Centre at SciLifeLab provides and operates the Precision Medicine Portal. This page is intended to inform website visitors about our personal data processing policy. By using our Service, you agree that your personal data will be processed in accordance with this policy.

Data collection and usage

The personal information we collect is used solely for providing and improving the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this policy. All collected personal information will be processed for research purposes under the lawful basis of public interest and in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Visitor statistics

We collect information that your browser sends to us whenever you visit our Service, referred to as 'log data.' This data may include:

  • The website you visited us from
  • The parts of our Service you visit
  • The date and duration of your visit
  • Your anonymised IP address
  • Information about the device you used during your visit (device type, operating system, screen resolution, language, country you are located in, and web browser type)

We process this usage data using Matomo Analytics (hosted on SciLifeLab servers and operated solely by SciLifeLab) for statistical purposes, to improve our Service, and to recognise and prevent any misuse. You can opt out of your statistics being collected below. Note that the tracking opt-out feature requires cookies to be enabled.

Forms

Our Service contains several forms that visitors can use to contact us or provide suggestions. The website visitors may choose to provide their personal information such as their name and e-mail address through these forms. The following parties will have access to processing the personal data provided through the forms; SciLifeLab Data Centre, Uppsala University, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (KTH). Your personal data will be deleted when no longer needed, or when stipulated by the archival rules for the university as a government authority. If you want to update or remove your personal data, please contact the controller SciLifeLab Data Centre at Uppsala University using datacentre@scilifelab.se

Links to other sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. These external sites are not operated by us, and we strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of these websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to this privacy policy

We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page. Changes are effective immediately upon being posted on this page.

Contact us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our privacy policy, do not hesitate to contact us at the Swedish Precision Medicine Portal.

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