By using our applications (Website including Mobile version, Android, IOS), you are accepting the terms and conditions set out in this Legal Notices/Statments.

DISCLAIMER
This site, including JSSM's other applications, and all of its content is copyrighted by Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM). All rights reserved. Opinions expressed by authors are their own. JSSM is not responsible for scientific and legal responsibilities of the articles.

The content on this website, including JSSM's other applications, is intended for healthcare professionals only. It is not intended for patients or individuals seeking healthcare advice or diagnoses. Individuals seeking healthcare advice or diagnoses should consult with a qualified healthcare professional. CONDITIONS OF USE

1. The person using JSSM Online may view, download or store copies of articles comprising the journal provided that the articles are used only for their personal, non-commercial use.

2. It is forbidden the total or partial reproduction of JSSM's web site and the published materials, the treatment of its database, any kind of transition and for any means, either electronic, mechanic or other methods, without the previous written permission of the JSSM.

3. The authors of published articles share the copyright of their article equally with JSSM and have the right to publish their articles in their University/Institute repository or in their personal websites; can use their articles totally or partially in their thesis, lectures, lecture notes, text books; can distribute their articles to third party without the permission of JSSM.

4. Any uses and or copies of this Journal in whole or in part with JSSM's permission must include the customary bibliographic citation, including author attribution, date, article title, volume, page numbers and the URL http://www.jssm.org/ and MUST include a copy of the copyright notice.

Please note: If you are using an offline browser that allows you to download content from a site and read it later, be aware that we impose one restriction on their use.

PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy policy is specific to the website including Mobile version, and Android and IOS Applications of JSSM.

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine is committed to protecting your privacy online. This privacy policy explains how we will do this. This privacy policy also applies to your use of our applications (once you have downloaded or streamed a copy of the application onto your devices) and to the services that we provide through our applications.

A number of third parties may have links on our applications. If you click on any of those links, they may collect your information. Those third parties' services or sites linked to our applications are not within our control and are not covered by this privacy policy. Third parties' may have their own privacy policies and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for those policies. Please check those policies before you submit any data to such third parties.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us by emailing us at hakan@uludag.edu.tr

What kind of information do we collect and how do we use it?
When you visit the Website and Mobile APPs may collect information and statistics that contain your identifying information. The information collected may include information relating to your behaviour and navigation on the Website. This information allows us to carry out internal research on our users' interests, demographics and behaviour so that we can better understand, and in turn, provide better information, products and services to you and other customers.

The Services also automatically collects, through JSSM's servers and the use of cookies (small text files sent to your computer), web beacons (also known as clear or single pixel .gifs) and other technologies, information that tells us how you use the Service, such as:

Internet Protocol ("IP") address used to connect your computer to the Internet;

Computer, device and connection information, such as browser type and version, operating system, mobile platform and unique device identifier ("UDID") and other technical identifiers;

Uniform Resource Locator ("URL") click stream data, including date and time stamp, referring and exit URLs, search terms you used, and pages you visited or searched for on the Service; and

For location-aware services, the physical location of your device in order to provide you with more relevant content for where you are in the world.

We may use and disclose information that does not reveal your identity or permit direct association with any specific individual, such as browser and device information, anonymous usage data and aggregated information, for any purpose, except where we are restricted by law. If we combine non-personal information with personal information, the combined information will be treated as personal information for as long as it remains combined.

If you sign up to receive newsletters and table of contents of new issues/articles, we will ask you for your email address and your name and this information will be added to our customer databases.

We may use information in our customer databases to send you information about us, our affiliates, our products and services, and our affiliates' products and services that we think may be of interest to you electronically or otherwise.

We request personal information (such as your name, email address and other contact details) from you when you contact us with subscription management queries, technical problems, to comment on the Website, or when you ask for information about how to use the products and/or services made available on the Website. Personal information submitted by you via the "contact us" page will not be added to our customer databases and we request it simply so that we can respond to you about your query. Statistics regarding the types of queries submitted to us via the "contact us" page may be collated by us in aggregate form so that we can effectively monitor the Website and improve levels of service.

If you choose to register and sign in by using a third party account (such as your Facebook, Twitter, etc. accounts), the authentication of your login is handled by the third party. JSSM will collect your name, email address and any other information about your third party account that you agree to share with us at the time you give permission for your JSSM account to be linked to your third party account.

If you wish no longer subscribe to such service and do not wish us to store information about you, please contact us and we will remove your details from our customer databases. You may notify us in writing email that you object to being contacted or being contacted in a particular stated way. If you use more than one email address to communicate with us, please notify us of each email account you use.

When do we share information?
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

We do not share your information with anyone including our affiliates, licensors and suppliers, which assist us in making the Website available to you (e.g. our hosting supplier).

If we believe that your use of the Website is unlawful or damaging to others, we reserve the right to disclose the information we have obtained through the Website about you to third parties to the extent that it is reasonably necessary in our opinion to prevent, remedy or take action in relation to such conduct.

We may also disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation; in order to enforce or apply any agreements or licences with you; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of JSSM, our employees, affiliates, licensors, suppliers, and/or our customers. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
If any part of our business (including those of our affiliates) is sold or integrated with another business, your details may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchasers and their advisers.

Use of cookies and other technologies
JSSM uses "cookies" and other technologies on the Website and APPs.Please note that the applications and/or related services will not function if you do not consent to the use of cookies or other technologies. As such, if you download our applications, use our applications and/or related services, you are consenting to the use of cookies and/or other technologies by JSSM. We have provided information pertaining to those cookies and other technologies below.

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you use an application. The information on the cookies is then sent back to the originating application on each subsequent use of the application, or to another application or website that recognizes those cookies. Cookies are useful because they allow an application to recognize a user's device. You can find more information about cookies at: http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

Cookies have various functions, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving the user experience. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.

Some cookies are allocated to your device only for the period when you are using the application, and these are called session based cookies. These cookies automatically expire when you close the application. Another type of cookie known as "persistent" cookies would remain on your device for a set period of time.

By using the Website, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of our Cookie Policy.

Security
Some of your personal information is stored at a data centre managed by our third party hosting company. The data centre managed by our third party hosting company is specifically designed to be physically secure and to admit authorised personnel only, who are contractually bound to keep all of our data confidential.

Access to our customer databases is only given on a 'need to know basis'.

Changes to our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to make changes to this privacy policy. Any changes we may make to this privacy policy will be posted on this page and, where appropriate.

Governing Law
You agree that this privacy policy shall be exclusively governed in accordance with the laws of and the courts in Turkey.