Privacy Policy

The Gravitational Wave Open Science Center collects and stores certain technical information about your visit for use in site management and security purposes. This information is only used to help us make our site more useful for you. With this data we learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use.

In addition to technical information about site visits, users may also provide some personal information. The information you provide on the GWOSC Web site will be used only for its intended purpose. Submitting information is strictly voluntary. By doing so, you are giving the GWOSC your permission to use the information for the intended purpose. We will not share personal information with any third parties outside of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration.

Information collected on our site may be used:

• For site management and security purposes
• To provide site usage data to funding agencies
• To send e-mails announcing GWOSC updates
• To inform members of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration about site usage

This website uses Google Analytics. Please refer to the policies on Google's website for more information.