SciLifeLab operates the https://omero.scilifelab.se website, which provides the Service.
This page is used to inform website visitors regarding our personal and technical data processing policy. If you choose to use our Service, then your personal and technical data will be processed in accordance with this policy.
The policy covers both these public web pages and the SciLifeLab OMERO service itself, which you reach after being granted access to a project.
Personal data
The personal information that we collect as part of the Service is solely used for providing and improving the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this policy. All collected personal information will be processed for research purposes, i.e. using the lawful basis of public interest and in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, the General Data Protection Regulation.
Personal data in the SciLifeLab OMERO service
If you are granted access to SciLifeLab OMERO, we hold the account information needed to operate the Service and to administer your project allocation. This is typically your name, email address, institutional affiliation, and the groups you are a member of, together with records of your activity in the system, such as when you signed in and what you imported.
No personal data may be uploaded to SciLifeLab OMERO. That rule applies to image content, filenames and metadata alike, so the image data held in the Service is not expected to contain personal data. The full set of rules that apply to data you upload is on How to get access.
Data held in the Service is stored in Sweden, at Chalmers e-Commons in Gothenburg and at SciLifeLab Data Centre in Stockholm.
When a project allocation ends, the image data and its annotations are deleted and the account is disabled. Operational records outlast the data: logs, operational metadata and audit records are retained after deletion, so that we can account for what happened to an allocation and to the Service.
Log data
We want to inform you that whenever you visit our Service, we collect the technical information that your web browser automatically records about your actions and computer system, referred to as ’log data'.
Log data may include: the website that you visited us from, the parts of our Service you visit, the date and duration of your visit, your anonymised IP address, information from the device that you used during your visit (device type, operating system, screen resolution, language, country you are located in, and web browser type), and more.
We use a third party service, Matomo Analytics (hosted on SciLifeLab servers and operated solely by SciLifeLab), to collect and process the log data that your browser sends to us for statistical purposes, to improve our Service, and to recognise and prevent any misuse.
You can uncheck the box below to opt out of having your Log Data being collected:
Links to other sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of these websites. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Changes to this privacy policy
We may update our privacy policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page. These changes posted on this page are effective immediately.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our privacy policy, do not hesitate to contact us.