LSM Research (https://lsmresearch.org/) is a website managed and maintained by one person. It is not an organisation, charity or business.
Data collection
Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics. The following are the meanings of the different Google Analytics checkboxes in the cookie preferences:
- If you tick the ‘Google Analytics’ checkbox, Google Analytics will store these basic cookies and collect data via a full IP address (which is not accessible by myself). This data collection can be turned off by unticking the checkbox.
- If you tick the ‘Include additional demographic information’ checkbox, Google Analytics will collect additional demographic information from a third-party advertising cookie (if it’s stored on the user’s browser), which is used to build aggregate statistics and cannot be attributed to individual users.
- If you tick the ‘Anonymise IP’ checkbox, Google Analytics will not collect the user’s full IP address but rather a truncated, anonymised one.
The site’s use of Google Analytics is for statistical and development purposes to understand and improve the usage of the site.
Contact form
Like regular email, the contact form on the Contact page sends the IP address of the submitting computer with the email. In addition, the contact form sends the user agent (device and browser) of the submitting computer. This is for ensuring the security of the website.
The contact form on the Contact page also uses Google reCAPTCHA, which stores several cookies and collects data to identify bots and prevent spam. If you tick the ‘reCAPTCHA cookies’ checkbox in the cookie preferences, you accept the storage of these cookies and collection of this data on the Contact page. You cannot use the contact form without accepting these cookies.
Cookie preferences
In order to save your cookie preferences after you click ‘Accept’, the site sets up to five simple boolean cookies that do not contain or gather any personally identifiable data.
Data sharing
Analytics
The site’s Google Analytics are not set to share data with Google products and services, benchmarking, technical support or account specialists.
Contact form
The site does not automatically share contact-form or email data with third parties.
Data retention
The site’s Google-Analytics and contact-form data are stored indefinitely.
Data rights
You can alter your cookie preferences by clicking this link, and you can delete the site’s cookies in your browser settings.