Privacy policy
How the Institute for Future Intelligence handles information you share while using NexLAB.
This policy discloses the privacy practices for NexLAB (Next-Generation Experiments and Learning for Advanced Biotech), a web-based content management system developed and operated by the Institute for Future Intelligence (IFI), a non-profit research organization based in Massachusetts dedicated to promoting STEM education and research. This policy applies solely to information collected by NexLAB for service and research purposes.
Data collection, use, and sharing
If you would like to access and store your NexLAB files on the cloud, you will need to register with NexLAB so that it can create an account for you. Currently, NexLAB allows you to sign in using the OAuth-based Google Sign-In, provided by Google to simplify the registration process with a third-party app like NexLAB with a single click. All user authentication steps are securely handled by Google.
When you sign into NexLAB using this service from Google, NexLAB
collects only a unique alphanumeric string (such as
P2wNcxhEdas8BN11hBstfZdDau2) used to create and access your
NexLAB account — no personally identifiable data such as your name
and email is gathered from you. IFI has no knowledge about your Google
account. The alphanumeric ID string is used only with NexLAB and cannot be
used to log into any other app or website.
With a NexLAB account, you receive benefits such as storing your files on the cloud and sharing your notebooks and supplemental materials with others. While you are using these free services, we may also collect usage data to support our research on how people learn and work with NexLAB, so we can improve our products and services for future uses. In some cases, we may share this information with researchers outside IFI through inter-institutional collaboration agreements. This information contains no personally identifiable data about anyone.
Your access to and control over information
If you do not feel comfortable about the above privacy statement, you may opt out of any future relationship with NexLAB at any time. You can request the following by emailing dylan@intofuture.org:
- See what data we have about you, if any;
- Change/correct any data we have about you;
- Ask us to delete any data we have about you;
- Express any concern you have about our use of your data.
In order to identify your data, please provide your alphanumeric ID string in your communication with us so we can review your request. Your alphanumeric ID string can be found in the "My Account" page, "User ID" field within NexLAB.
Updates
This policy may change from time to time and all updates will be posted on this page.
If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, please contact us immediately: dylan@intofuture.org.
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