Who is responsible
The Site owner is the data controller for personal data processed through VirtualDetector.com. The Site owner's identity and contact address are provided in the footer.
What information is processed
The Site does not use cookies or browser storage. Its hosting, security, and analytics provider processes limited technical request data, such as IP addresses and device, browser, network, and performance information, to deliver and protect the Site and produce aggregate usage and performance statistics. Analytics and performance monitoring do not use cookies or browser storage.
If you contact the Site by email, your address, message, and any information you include are processed to respond to you. Publication pages may also reproduce limited author, affiliation, contact, and bibliographic information already made public in connection with the research they describe.
Purpose and legal basis
This processing is based on legitimate interests in operating and securing the Site, understanding its general use and performance, answering correspondence, and documenting and communicating research.
Sharing, international processing, and retention
Technical data is processed by the Site's hosting, security, and analytics provider. Its global infrastructure may involve processing outside the European Economic Area, subject to appropriate safeguards where required. Personal data is kept only for as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described above. Public research records may remain available as part of the scholarly record.