Terms and Conditions

By accessing the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) website (hereafter the “Site”), users agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions which the MIT PSFC may revise at any time. Users are encouraged to visit this page periodically to review current terms and conditions, as your continued use of this Site signifies your agreement to these terms and conditions. If you do not understand or do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, please exit this Site immediately.

1. Your use of this Site is entirely voluntary. These terms and conditions govern your use of this Site alone.
2. MIT respects your privacy. We do not collect personally identifiable information about you unless you voluntarily provide it. By “personally identifiable information,” we are referring to (1) data that uniquely identifies you or permits us to contact you, such as your name, email address, mailing address, phone number; and (2) other information that we collect through the Site and combine and maintain in combination with that personally identifiable information, such as your area of interest; educational and employment background; Among other things, MIT may use the personally identifiable information that you provide to respond to your questions; provide you with information about our programs; send you updates and information about MIT events; send you information about Site maintenance or updates; and for all appropriate MIT administrative and research purposes. Except as set forth herein or as specifically agreed to by you, MIT will not disclose any personally identifiable information we gather from you on the Site to any third parties.
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9. These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and MIT with respect to your use of the Site, superseding any prior agreements between you and MIT regarding your use of the Site. The failure of MIT to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the terms and conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the terms and conditions is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the terms and conditions remain in full force and effect.
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