Effective Date: September 17, 2026
Website: https://formalpsychology.com
Data Controller: Formal Psychology (formalpsychology@gmail.com)
1. Introduction & Commitment to Privacy
At Formal Psychology, we respect your personal privacy and are committed to safeguarding the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy details how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect your information when you access our website, read our articles, use our learning tools, or interact with our services.
By accessing or using Formal Psychology, you agree to the collection and handling of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of our site.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information to provide a secure, seamless, and educational experience. The types of information we may collect include:
- Information You Provide Voluntarily: When you submit a contact inquiry, comment on articles, subscribe to newsletters, apply for internships, or create an account, we may collect your name, email address, academic affiliation, and message content.
- Automatically Collected Technical Data: When you browse our site, our web servers and analytics tools automatically record log data, including your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, device operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and timestamps.
- Cookies and Local Storage: We use cookies to remember preferences, analyze website traffic patterns, and deliver tailored content.
3. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising
Formal Psychology partners with third-party advertising vendors, including Google AdSense, to serve relevant advertisements when you visit our website:
- Google uses cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, to serve ads to visitors based upon their visits to this site and other websites on the internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting AboutAds.info.
- Third-party ad networks may also use cookies, web beacons, or JavaScript to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and personalize advertising content. Formal Psychology does not have direct access to or control over these cookies used by third-party advertisers.
4. Analytics & Performance Tracking
We use trusted analytics tools, such as Google Analytics (via Google Site Kit), to assess reader engagement and improve our content quality. These services collect aggregated, non-personally identifiable statistical data regarding page views, bounce rates, and session durations.
5. Embedded Content & External Links
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, research diagrams, interactive charts). Embedded content from third-party websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited the third-party website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
6. How We Use Your Information
Your information is used strictly to:
- Deliver, maintain, and enhance educational psychology articles and digital resources.
- Respond to your feedback, user inquiries, or internship submissions.
- Detect, prevent, and mitigate security threats, comment spam, and abuse.
- Comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.
7. Data Protection Rights (GDPR & Global Standards)
Depending on your jurisdiction, you possess specific legal rights regarding your personal information, including:
- Right to Access: You may request copies of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You may request that we delete your personal data where legally permissible.
- Right to Restrict or Object to Processing: You may object to our processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
- Right to Data Portability: You may request that we transfer the data collected to another organization or directly to you.
To exercise any of these rights, please email us directly at formalpsychology@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.
8. Children’s Online Privacy (COPPA)
Protecting children’s privacy is of paramount importance. Formal Psychology does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal data to us, please notify us immediately at formalpsychology@gmail.com and we will promptly purge the information from our records.
9. Updates to This Policy
We may periodically update this Privacy Policy to reflect modifications in our operational practices or regulatory requirements. Any revisions will be published on this page with an updated Effective Date.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our Data Administration team:
Email: formalpsychology@gmail.com
Address: Jashpur Road, Gumla, Jharkhand, 835207, India
