Privacy Policy | 隐私政策
Version 1.0 · Last updated: 2026-10-30 · Applies to aluminiumrecycling.org
This policy explains what personal data this website collects, why, how long it is kept, and what rights you have. It is written to match how the site actually operates. Where a practice described here depends on a setting we have not enabled, that is stated rather than assumed.
1. Who we are
AluminiumRecycling is an independent technical research institute for aluminium recycling technology. The website address is: https://aluminiumrecycling.org.
For the purposes of the UK and EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the operator of this site is the data controller for the personal data described below. Data protection enquiries and rights requests: privacy@aluminiumrecycling.org (or the research board at research@aluminiumrecycling.org).
2. The short version
| We collect | We do not collect |
|---|---|
| Server log entries (IP address, timestamp, requested page, browser user agent) generated automatically when you load a page | Names, postal addresses or phone numbers, unless you send them to us |
| The content of emails you send us, and your address, if you contact us | Payment or financial data — we sell nothing and take no payments |
| Login cookies, for site editors and administrators only | Advertising or cross-site tracking identifiers |
| Nothing else | Data purchased from brokers, or enrichment from third parties |
We do not run advertising, we do not sell or rent personal data, and we do not operate a user registration system. Membership registration is disabled, so visitors cannot create accounts.
3. Data collected automatically
Like virtually every website, our hosting provider records a log entry each time a page is requested. A log entry typically contains your IP address, the date and time of the request, the URL requested, the referring page, the HTTP status code, and your browser user agent string.
We use these logs for one purpose: keeping the site available and secure — identifying and blocking abusive traffic, diagnosing errors, and understanding in aggregate which pages are requested. We do not use log data to build profiles of individual visitors, and we do not combine it with any other data source.
Retention. Log files are held by our hosting provider under its own retention schedule. Requests to search or delete log entries relating to you can be made using the contact address below.
4. Data you give us
If you email us — for example to submit a technical correction, a literature addition or a data challenge under our Editorial Standards — we hold your message, your email address and any identifying information you choose to include.
We use it to reply and, where a correction is substantiated, to credit you on the relevant page unless you ask otherwise. Correction correspondence is retained for as long as needed to assess and record the correction; where a correction note is published, it forms part of the page’s revision history and is retained with it.
5. Cookies
A cookie is a small file stored by your browser. This site sets cookies only in the following circumstances:
- Login and administration. If you visit the login page, a temporary cookie is set to check whether your browser accepts cookies; it contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When an editor or administrator logs in, cookies are set to preserve the session and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected; screen options cookies last one year. Logging out removes them.
- Editing. When an editor saves a page, a cookie records the ID of the article just edited. It contains no personal data and expires after one day.
Visitors who do not log in are not served cookies by this site. We do not set analytics, advertising, profiling or cross-site tracking cookies.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Because the site sets no cookies for ordinary visitors, blocking them will not affect your ability to read anything here.
6. Comments
Comments are closed. This site does not accept or display visitor comments, and we therefore do not collect the name, email address, website URL, IP address or user agent string that WordPress would otherwise record with a comment.
Technical corrections, literature additions and data challenges are handled through the research board by email, under the process set out in our Editorial Standards. This gives a correction a traceable record and published credit, which an unmoderated comment thread cannot.
7. Embedded content and external links
Pages on this site link to external resources — patent registries, standards bodies, statistical agencies and conference literature. Following a link is no different from visiting that site directly: the operator of that site then collects data under its own policy, over which we have no control.
Where a page embeds third-party content, that content behaves as if you had visited the originating site, which may collect data about you, set cookies and monitor your interaction with it. We avoid embeds where a plain link will serve, and no page currently requires one in order to be read.
8. Analytics
As at the date of this policy, this site runs no analytics or audience-measurement tooling. We can therefore state that we do not collect behavioural or usage analytics about visitors.
If audience measurement is introduced later, this page will be updated before it goes live, and consent will be obtained where the law requires it — which, for visitors in the European Economic Area and the UK, it does.
9. Who we share data with
We do not sell, rent or trade personal data, and we do not disclose it for advertising or marketing purposes. We share it only with:
- Our hosting provider, which operates the server the site runs on and generates the log entries described in section 3. It acts as a data processor on our behalf.
- Our email provider, for correspondence sent to or from the institute.
- Authorities, where we are legally obliged to disclose.
No advertising network, data broker, analytics vendor or social platform receives personal data from this site. This is a deliberate consequence of how the site is funded and governed, described in our About page.
10. Legal bases for processing (GDPR)
- Legitimate interests — maintaining server logs for security, availability and abuse prevention; responding to correspondence addressed to us.
- Consent — for any optional cookie that is not strictly necessary. Because none are currently set for visitors, no consent banner is required at present.
- Legal obligation — retention or disclosure required by law.
Where a basis is legitimate interest, we have assessed that the processing is limited to what is necessary and does not override your rights. You may object to it using the contact address below.
11. Where your data is processed
The site is hosted on infrastructure operated by our hosting provider. Server locations depend on the hosting plan and region selected.
Because our subject matter — including EU carbon border regulation — is read substantially in Europe, we recognise that GDPR applies to visitors in the EEA and the UK, and we handle requests under it regardless of where the server is located.
12. How long we keep data
- Server logs — per our hosting provider’s retention schedule (see section 3).
- Correspondence — retained while needed to handle your enquiry or assess a correction, and thereafter as part of the page’s published revision history where a correction note is published.
- Login cookies — as set out in section 5.
We do not retain personal data on the assumption that it may be useful later.
13. Your rights
If you are in the EEA, the UK, or a jurisdiction with equivalent rights, you may request:
- Access — a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification — correction of inaccurate data.
- Erasure — deletion, subject to data we are required to keep for administrative, legal or security purposes.
- Restriction and objection — including objection to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Portability — where processing is based on consent or contract and carried out automatically.
To exercise any of these, write to privacy@aluminiumrecycling.org. We will need enough information to identify the data in question — for log data, this means the approximate time and IP address used. We respond within one month. You also have the right to complain to your national supervisory authority.
One honest limitation: where the only data we hold is a server log entry, we may be unable to identify you within it without the details above, and we will not guess.
14. Security
The site is served over HTTPS. Administrative access is restricted to named accounts, and we keep WordPress core, themes and plugins updated. No online service can be guaranteed secure, but we take reasonable measures to protect data against unauthorised access, alteration or loss.
15. Children
This site is a technical reference resource intended for engineers, researchers and industry professionals. It is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.
16. Changes to this policy
Substantive changes are recorded below with their date, consistent with the correction principle in our Editorial Standards: changes are not made silently. Editorial corrections to wording are made without a note.
Version log. Version 1.0 — initial publication, 2026-10-30.
17. Contact
- Data protection and rights requests: privacy@aluminiumrecycling.org
- Technical corrections and editorial matters: research@aluminiumrecycling.org
- About the institute: About Us · Editorial Standards
中文摘要 · 隐私政策
本页说明本站收集哪些个人数据、为何收集、保存多久，以及您享有哪些权利。内容按站点实际运行情况撰写；凡依赖某项而我们尚未启用的设置，均如实说明而非假定。
1. 我们是谁。AluminiumRecycling 是一家专注于铝回收技术的独立技术研究机构，网址 https://aluminiumrecycling.org。就英国与欧盟《通用数据保护条例》（GDPR）而言，本站运营方为本页所述个人数据的控制者。数据保护咨询与权利请求：privacy@aluminiumrecycling.org（或研究委员会 research@aluminiumrecycling.org）。
2. 要点速览。我们收集：页面加载时自动生成的服务器日志（IP 地址、时间戳、请求页面、浏览器用户代理）；您主动发来的邮件内容及其地址（若联系我们）；仅面向编辑与管理员的登录 Cookie。除此之外不收集其他内容。我们不收集：姓名、邮寄地址或电话（除非您主动提供）；支付或财务数据（本站不销售任何东西、不接受付款）；广告或跨站追踪标识符；从数据中介购买或由第三方补充的数据。本站不投放广告、不出售或出租个人数据，未开放用户注册——注册功能已关闭，访客无法创建账户。
3. 自动收集的数据。与几乎所有网站一样，托管服务商会在每次页面请求时记录一条日志，通常含 IP 地址、请求日期时间、请求的 URL、来源页、HTTP 状态码与浏览器用户代理。用途只有一个：保障站点可用与安全——识别并阻断滥用流量、诊断错误、以及以聚合方式了解哪些页面被请求。我们不使用日志为个别访客建立画像，也不将其与任何其他数据源合并。留存：日志文件由托管服务商按其自身留存策略保存（待确认具体天数），您可请求检索或删除与您相关的日志条目。
4. 您提供给我们的数据。若您发邮件给我们——例如依《学术与文献引用标准》提交技术更正、文献补充或数据质疑——我们会保存您的邮件内容、邮箱地址及您选择附上的任何身份信息。用途是回复您，并在更正经证实时，除非您另有要求，在相应页面署名致谢。更正往来邮件在处理与记录所需期间内保存；若更正说明已发布，则构成页面修订历史的一部分并随页面保留。
5. Cookie。Cookie 是浏览器存储的小文件。本站仅在以下情形设置：① 登录与管理——访问登录页时会设置一个临时 Cookie 以检测浏览器是否接受 Cookie，其不含个人数据，关闭浏览器即丢弃；编辑或管理员登录时设置用于维持会话与界面偏好的 Cookie，登录 Cookie 有效期两天（勾选”记住我”则为两周），界面选项 Cookie 一年，登出即移除。② 编辑——编辑保存页面时会记录刚编辑文章 ID 的 Cookie，不含个人数据，一天后过期。未登录的访客不会被本站设置任何 Cookie。我们不设置分析、广告、画像或跨站追踪 Cookie。您可在浏览器中阻止或删除 Cookie；因本站不对普通访客设置 Cookie，阻止它不会影响您阅读任何内容。
6. 评论。评论功能已关闭。本站不接受也不显示访客评论，因此不收集 WordPress 在评论情形下会记录的姓名、邮箱、网址、IP 地址或用户代理。技术更正、文献补充与数据质疑依《学术与文献引用标准》规定的流程，经研究委员会以邮件处理——这能为更正留下可追溯的记录与公开署名，是未经审核的评论区做不到的。
7. 嵌入内容与外部链接。本站页面链接至外部资源——专利数据库、标准机构、统计机构与会议文献。点击链接与直接访问该站点无异：该站点的运营方随后按其自身政策收集数据，我们无法控制。若页面嵌入第三方内容，该内容的行为等同于您访问了来源站点，后者可能收集您的数据、设置 Cookie 并监测您的交互。能用普通链接时我们尽量不嵌入，目前没有任何页面必须嵌入才能阅读。
8. 分析统计。截至本政策发布之日，本站未运行任何分析或受众测量工具。因此我们声明不收集访客的行为或使用分析数据。若日后引入受众测量，本页会在其上线前更新，并在法律要求处取得同意——对欧洲经济区与英国访客而言，法律确实要求。
9. 与谁共享。我们不出售、出租或交易个人数据，不因广告或营销目的披露。仅与以下方共享：① 托管服务商——运营本站所在服务器并生成第 3 节所述日志，作为我方的数据处理者；② 邮件服务商——处理与本机构往来的邮件；③ 主管机关——在法律要求披露时。没有广告网络、数据中介、分析供应商或社交平台从本站获取个人数据——这是本站资金与治理方式的直接结果，详见”关于机构”页。
10. 处理的法律依据（GDPR）。正当利益——为安全、可用性与防滥用而保留服务器日志，以及回复致本站的信件；同意——任何非严格必要的可选 Cookie（因目前未对访客设置任何 Cookie，当前无需同意横幅）；法律义务——法律要求的留存或披露。凡依据正当利益者，我们已评估该处理限于必要范围且不凌驾于您的权利之上；您可通过下方联系方式提出反对。
11. 数据处理地点。本站托管于托管服务商运营的基础设施，服务器位置取决于所选套餐与区域。因本站主题（含欧盟碳边境法规）在欧洲有大量读者，我们确认 GDPR 适用于欧洲经济区与英国访客，并依其处理相关请求，无论服务器位于何处。
12. 保存期限。服务器日志——按托管服务商留存策略；往来邮件——处理您的咨询或评估更正所需期间，此后若更正说明已发布则作为页面修订历史的一部分保留；登录 Cookie——如第 5 节所述。我们不会以”日后可能有用”为由保留个人数据。
13. 您的权利。若您位于欧洲经济区、英国或具有同等权利的司法辖区，可请求：访问（我们持有的您的个人数据副本）；更正（纠正不准确数据）；删除（须保留用于行政、法律或安全目的的数据除外）；限制与反对（包括反对基于正当利益的处理）；可携带（处理基于同意或合同且自动化进行时）。请致信 privacy@aluminiumrecycling.org。我们需要足以识别相关数据的信息——就日志数据而言，即大致时间与所用 IP 地址。我们将在一个月内答复。您也有权向所在国监管机构投诉。一项诚实的限制：若我们持有的仅是服务器日志条目，缺少上述信息可能无法在其中识别您，我们不会猜测。
14. 安全。本站通过 HTTPS 提供服务，管理访问限于具名账户，并保持 WordPress 核心、主题与插件更新。没有任何在线服务能保证绝对安全，但我们采取合理措施保护数据免遭未授权访问、篡改或丢失。
15. 儿童。本站是面向工程师、研究者与行业专业人士的技术参考资料，不针对儿童，我们不会在知情的情况下收集儿童数据。
16. 本政策的变更。实质性变更将在下方按日期记录，与《学术与文献引用标准》中的更正原则一致：变更绝不静默。文字性的编辑修正不附说明。版本记录：1.0 版，2026-10-30 首发。
17. 联系方式。数据保护与权利请求：privacy@aluminiumrecycling.org；技术更正与编辑事务：research@aluminiumrecycling.org；机构信息：关于我们 · 学术与文献引用标准。