Terms and conditions

Terms and Conditions
This policy was last updated on 13/05/2022.
This is the Terms and conditions for replenishourearth.org which is run and provided by IBC LLC  (we, us, and our). IBC LLC is located at 244 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2820 New York, N.Y. 10001.  We can also be contacted at  info@replenishourearth.org
We will only use the personal data gathered over this website as set out in this policy. Below you will find information on how we use your personal data, for which purposes your personal data is used, with whom it is shared, and what control and information rights you may have.
I. Summary of our processing activities
The following summary offers a quick overview of the data processing activities that are undertaken on our website. You will find more detailed information under the indicated sections below.
When you visit our website for informational reasons without setting up an account, only limited personal data will be processed to provide you with the website itself (see III).

As a company, we are devoted to the cause of replenishing the earth.
This will be a buy and sell purchase online.

You are making a purchase for the purpose of the website ReplenishOurEarth.org

When you make a purchase with us the main product will be the transfer of high-value domain names, whose certified value can be seen online by godaddy.com valuation at

https://in.godaddy.com/domain-value-appraisal 

On purchase you will receive 100% of the purchase price of high-value domain names from godaddy.com anything above 100% of the purchase value is just a magnanimous offer from our company and all other products mentioned on the website will be given as an additional benefit provided to the purchaser but not an obligation for the purchase which contributes to the causes of ReplenishOurEarth.org.

The returns on business and the valuation mentioned here are estimates of the management of IBC LLC according to their valuation metrics, there can be no guarantees on the returns of the business or the valuation of the business. 

Online business estimates and valuations are subject to market risk, it would be your duty as the purchaser to do the homework, look for the value returns, and then make a judgment on purchasing and investing in our website products mentioned on ReplenishOurEarth.org 

After the online business is transferred it would be up to the purchaser to take the initiative and manage the online business or appoint a manager to run the business if he or she is busy.

The names images of personal have been changed in the testimonials of clients customers and well wishers advertised on the site and it is purely for information marketing purpose, without warranty guarantee or reality, testimonials listed here could be purely speculative in nature to show the effectiveness of our products.

None of the speculative testimonial participants would like to be contacted directly or indirectly.

IBC LLC will only be a facilitator, to the purchaser, we would only usually provide a clear cut business plan and it is up to the purchaser to make the online business successful with their involvement, efforts, costs, personal, and every other aspect which is essential for the success of the business, we will not take any risks associated with the business, the returns valuation and everything else which concerns the business will be according to the involvement and will be at the risk of the purchaser which involves the market conditions, and decisions & actions taken by the management of the purchaser which determines the outcome of the business.

The consultation mentioned on the website on a monthly or yearly basis will only be done by email, subject to a maximum of three emails per month in the form of questions or consultations.

We do not offer any phone-based consultation to avoid confusion we will only reply on consultation according to the terms mentioned above on the email info@ReplenishOurEarth.org 
Now we are giving the purchaser an additional opportunity to identify with the cause, and we will allocate usually 30% returns on purchase proceeds after expenses towards causes of replenishing the earth.
The purchaser is buying any product and they get the full value of the product after purchase in terms of high value domains certified by godaddy.com for the full purchase value according to the valuation on 

https://in.godaddy.com/domain-value-appraisal
The purchase is not making any donation or is not doing any favor to us, but a part of the purchase value is used by our company for the causes of replenishing the earth.
The company IBC LLC Management has complete full and final say over the proceeds from the sale on our site or in any other place or point of sale for products mentioned on ReplenishOurEarth.org.
The proceeds on the sale can be used for any purpose according to the sole discretion of the management of ibc llc or for administration or directly for causes of replenishing the earth.
The IBC valuation given to the product of sale is full and final according to IBC LLC valuation metrics, there cannot be any arguments or any dispute with regards to the value allocated by IBC.
There is only one way the customer can interact with replenish the earth causes.
This will be only through purchase of the products mention in the site.

For the $100 purchase the purchaser will usually get the digital products within one week to three weeks.
The purchase value of products range from $100 to $1000000

There cannot be any dispute by the purchase with regards to immediate implementation for products from the range of $1000 to $1000000, the purchaser will be allotted the final product with the services usually within a period 1 to 3 months.

High Value Domains as per IBC LLC refers to Domain's priced above $250 according to Godaddy.com domain valuation as seen on :

https://in.godaddy.com/domain-value-appraisal 

The high value domains to be transferred to the purchasers account is held in dynadot.com

On purchase IBC LLC will open an account using an username and password with a new email and hand over the username and password and email for ownership transfer for the value of the purchase plus the additional benefits if applicable accordingly to the purchaser.

Once the high value domains are transferred to the account of the purchaser through Dynadot.com, after the stage the purchaser will have to abide by the rules of dynadot.com with regards to the high value domains held in his or her account.
The renewal of the domains will have to be done by the purchaser, the high value domains which we transfer to the purchaser will have an expiry date, usually, we give high value domains, which has at least a 6month validity. It is up to the purchaser to renew the domains on time every year.

The approximate cost of renewal of High value domains will be as follows: 

The Godaddy.com certified price of domains will be usually between$250 to $2500 but can vary, and the price of domain renewals can be anywhere between$10 to 50$ per domain. This is just an approximate of majority of High value domains transferred and certain individual domains may vary depending price and value of the High Value Domains transferred to purchasers domain holding account.

It will be the sole  prerogative of IBC LLC to issue domains at its discretion.
The purchaser cannot choose that he or she would require this particular domain.
IBC LLC will only ensure that the customer receives the full value of the purchase through high value domain transfer to his or her domain holding account.

IBC LLC will not take any burden of reminding the purchaser to renew the high value domains in his or her account it is up to the purchaser to look into the domain expiry on the domain holding account and renew it accordingly before the expiry date.
If you are identified as belonging to a customer organization then we collect information in order to be able to provide usage reporting to that customer.
In case you register for one of our services, use the submission and peer review systems or subscribe to our newsletters, further personal data will be processed in the scope of such services (see IV and V). 
Furthermore, your personal data will be used to provide you with relevant advertising for our services and products (see II) and for statistical analysis that helps us to improve our website (see III). Additionally, we improve your website experience with third party content (see III).
Your personal data may be disclosed to third parties (see II) that might be located outside your country of residence; potentially, different data protection standards may apply (see III).
We have implemented appropriate safeguards to secure your personal data (see II) and retain your personal data only as long as necessary (see III).
Under the legislation applicable to you, you may be entitled to exercise certain rights with regard to the processing of your personal data (see IV).

The company IBC LLC is providing highly useful digital products and services which is sold on ReplenishOurEarth.org
As a company we promote the cause of replenishing the earth.
The promotion of the ideals of the website ReplenishOurEarth.org is done as a Goodwill measure towards replenishing our earth. But It Is Not A Compulsion For The Company To Do So.
Whenever it is possible the company will contribute towards the causes of ReplenishOurEarth.orgThe first and foremost objective of IBC LLC will be to see that the business is running smoothly and profitability.
IBC LLC management clearly states that the company can use at its sole discretion, the proceeds from  purchases.
IBC LLC has the complete freedom to deduct all types of expenses which could be in the past, present and in contribution towards funds for future.
This would be done ideally for the stability of the company IBC LLC  and projects associated with it, ONLY after which, funds are allocated for the causes of ReplenishOurEarth.org
IBC LLC can choose to identify with other causes at its sole discretion in future and use the funds at IBC LLC management sole discretion, if and when it decides to do so.
Digital products & services sold on ReplenishOurEarth.org 
This will be a buy and sell purchase online. The only difference from a normal purchase would be;
We are giving the purchaser an additional opportunity to identify with the cause, and we will usually allocate around 5% to 30% of purchasers funds towards causes of replenishing the earth after accounting for all expenses of past present and future, at the sole discretion of the decision of the management of IBC LLC .
Since the purchaser receives the full value of the purchase at the point of sale on the IBC LLC website  ReplenishOurEarth.org 
The naming of projects in high value purchases on ReplenishOurEarrh.org above $25000 is given to the purchaser as a goodwill measure, as and when possible only, this is not a compulsive action to be taken by IBC LLC on every purchase above $25000.
IBC LLC deserves the sole decision to name projects after the name of the purchaser.
The customer can purchase above $100 to $100,000 for the value they like.
The purchaser is buying high value domains from IBC LLC and they get the full value of the product after purchase.
The purchaser is not making any donation or is not doing any favor to us, but a part of the purchase value is used by IBC LLC at its sole discretion, for the causes of replenishing the earth according to the preference & complete freedom of company decision makers.
Since the purchaser is getting the full value of the product, the company has complete say over the proceeds from the sale and to use the funds at IBC LLC's sole discretion.
The proceeds on the sale can be used for purposes at the complete freedom of the company additionally, but not limited to administration, marketing, events etc or directly for causes of replenishing the earth.
The IBC LLC valuation given to the products sold on our website ReplenishOurEarth.org  is full and final, there cannot be any arguments or any dispute with regards to the value allocated by IBC LLC .
There is only one way the customer can interact with Contributing Monetarily to replenishourearth.org
This will be only through purchase of the High Value Domains sold on our website ReplenishOurEarth.org

Product delivery timeline. 
For the product which is priced at $100  the product delivery can take between one week and 3 weeks.
For products $1000 to 1000000.There would be a minimum time of implementation between 1 2 3 months.
It is the company's right to give the products within the time span of three months for the high value business enabling Digital products.
For products $1000 to 1000000.
The payment is made is for the registration of the product on behalf of the purchase.
And the purchaser acknowledges that it will take up to 3 months for the complete delivery or implementation with consultation of high value business enabling Digital Products.
This is because of the personalization implementation, consultation and testing requirements during this time for the product on behalf of the customer, before the final product delivered to purchaser usually within 3 months.

Proceeds from your purchases goes to Administration, Marketing Promotion and Directly to Causes of ReplenishOurEarth.org to compensate for Investments already made.
When the purchase is made Digital Products are allotted or Registered to the Purchaser from the point of time of sale.

The company IBC LLC has the right to change the terms and conditions as and when it requires updates.
The company IBC LLC has the right to change the digital products as and when it requires updates.
II. Definitions
Personal data: means any information relating to a natural person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, or an online identifier.
Processing: means any operation which is performed on personal data, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or any kind of disclosure or other use.
III. Informational use of the website
When you visit our website for informational reasons, i.e. without registering for any of our provided services listed under IV and without providing us with personal data in any other form, we may automatically collect additional information about you which will contain personal data only in limited cases and which is automatically recognized by our server, such as:
Examples might include:
- your IP address;
- your device type, name and IDs;
- the date and time of your requests;
- the content of your requests;
- information on your browser version;
- your screen resolution;
- information on your operating system, including language settings.
We use such information only to assist us in providing an effective service (e.g. to adapt our website to the needs of your device or to allow you to log in to our website), and to collect broad demographic information for anonymised, aggregated use.
If you are identified by IP or equivalent method as belonging to a customer organization such as university or a company then we will also collect the identity of that organization and use it to create usage reports which show the organization how much of the content we publish is being read by their students, members or employees. This information does not contain anything related to a personal login unless (a) you are a nominated administrator for that organization or (b) your organization specifically requires it as a part of a usage-based access contract.
The personal data automatically collected is necessary for us to provide the website, Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. b GDPR, and for our legitimate interest to guarantee the website’s stability and security, Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. f GDPR.
IV. Registration for our services
Access to subscription content is provided via a variety of mechanisms such as IP site licenses, login via third party federated identity providers or by a personal account with us. Using the federated authentication method institutional selection data may be stored locally in your browser and shared with third party websites that you visit to ease the process of institutional authentication. If your access to our content is provided by an organization or an institution like a university or a company then they choose the access method on your behalf. A personal account is required to purchase content directly from us, or to receive personal services like newsletters and alerts.
If you need to create a personal login with us then we will store and process the following:
- Information (such as your name, user name and email address) that is provided by registration;
- Information in connection with an account sign-in facility (e.g. log-in and password details);
- Communications sent by you (e.g. via e-mail or website communication forms)
The information that is necessary for the performance of the service is labeled accordingly. All further information is provided voluntarily.
We will process the personal data you provide to:

- Identify you at sign-in;
- Provide you with the services and information offered through the website or which you request;
- Administer your account;
- Communicate with you;
- (behavioral) Advertising and profiling;
- Facilitate attendance of a conference;
- Manage manuscript submissions;
- Provide access (where appropriate) to other Springer Nature group content if you so request
For this, the legal basis is Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit.b GDPR. The use of your personal data for behavioral advertising and profiling is done for the legitimate interest to improve your experience while using the website, Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. f GDPR.
We use the personal data and contact data you provide by registration to inform you directly about our additional products and services. The use of your personal data for directly advertising related products and services is a legitimate interest for us as a provider of this website, Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. f GDPR.
You can object to the use of your personal data for direct marketing at any time. We will then refrain from any processing to the extent it is related to such purposes. You may opt-out of direct marketing via opt-out links in any marketing communication or via user profile pages on the website (where available). You can also inform us about your objection by contacting our Data Protection Office at Info@ReplenishOurEarth.org .
Registration data is kept until such time as an account deletion request is made. If such a request is received we will erase your data within 30 days. Statutory storage obligations or the need for legal actions that may arise from misconduct within the services or payment problems can lead to a longer retention of your personal data. In this case, we will inform you accordingly.
V. Information about the specific uses that require registration
1. Blogs
You can publicly comment on our blog where we post a variety of articles to inform you about our activities. When posting a comment your name or user name will be made public. To be able to comment on our blog you will have to register as described in IV.
In addition to the extent of processing described under IV, when you post a comment we will retain some of your personal data such as your IP address and name and other metadata such as time of posting. This is necessary to defend ourselves from possible liability claims that may arise from unlawful comments posted by you and reflects our legitimate interest with regard to the legal justification of this processing activity in Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. f GDPR.
We reserve the right to delete comments that are off-topic, spam, abusive, use excessive foul language, include ad hominem attacks or offend against legal regulations.
2. Web shop
For the use of our web shop you have to set up an account as described under IV.  Your customer account retains your personal data for future purchases. You can delete the personal data as well as the account in your account’s settings. This processing is based on Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. b.
By statutory law we are required to retain the provided financial data in relation to transactions (including address, payment and order information) for ten years. However, after 2 years we will restrict the processing of your personal data to comply with the statutory requirements and will not process the personal data any further.  Regarding this, the retention of your personal data is based on Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. c GDPR.
3. Article alerts and newsletters
With your email address you can subscribe to our newsletters that provide you with the latest news about our products and services if you consent to receiving such newsletters. The legal basis for this processing is Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. a GDPR. Your email address will be retained as long as you subscribe to our newsletters.
This service is provided by means of a double-opt-in. Thus, you will receive an email containing a link by which you can confirm that you are the owner of the email address and wish to be notified via our email service. When your subscription is not confirmed within 96 hours after the confirmation mail has been requested, the personal data you provided will not be processed for any purpose and it will be automatically erased.
You can unsubscribe from this service by opting out via the link provided in each newsletter.
The legal basis for this processing is Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. a GDPR. Your email address will be retained as long as you subscribe to our newsletters or until you request the removal of your email address.
You can unsubscribe from newsletters by opting out via the link provided in each newsletter. If you inquired about a product or service and no longer wish to be contacted, you can email Info@ReplenishOurEarth.org, citing the name of the product or service, and request that your email address be removed.  
4. Manuscript submission and Peer Review
Our Submission and Peer Review System offers the services of peer review, content preparation and proofing, publication and dissemination of research. In order to use the aforementioned services you have to set up an initial account. Where optional paid services may be engaged, you will be prompted to set up an additional, or enhance an existing account.
With regard to the registration of an account and its subsequent use, we process the following information.
- Information that is provided by registration such as your name, user name and email address.
- Information in connection with an account sign-in facility, e.g. log-in and password details;
- Communications sent by you, e.g. via e-mail or website communication forms.
- Content files and covering letters provided by you
- Grants, funding, membership, institution, society, committee registration
- Billing or invoicing information
- Information received from societies we work with, e.g. address, name, email address
The information that is necessary for the performance of the service is labelled accordingly.
We will process the personal data you provide in order to:
- Identify you at sign-in;
- Administer your account;
- Provide you with the services and information offered through the Submission and Peer Review System or which you additionally request;
- Communicate with you;
- Process payments
- Provide information to you as an Author about other publishing opportunities, with the Springer Nature group, you can stop these communications at any time by clicking the link in each Info@ReplenishOurEarth.org email or contacting customer services; 
For this, the legal basis is Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. b GDPR, and for our legitimate interest in optimizing our services and preventing fraud, Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Your personal account registration data is, in the absence of exceptions within the specific services mentioned, retained for as long as your account is used. Content and communications, associated with submissions, reviews or decisions made by an account holder will be kept on file. Content may be engaged in relation to the services provided and in the interests of the integrity of published material.  Such a decision will be made under the oversight of the Springer Nature Research Integrity Group. The need for legal actions within the services or payment problems can lead to a longer retention of your personal data.
In order to ensure the high quality of our journals and publications as well as the significance of the scientific research published, we have implemented a peer review procedure.
I. Automated decision making
We do not use your personal data for automated decision making which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you; however we do use your personal data to offer you content and services which we believe may be of interest.
II. Online advertising, e-commerce and related tools
We use marketing services to provide you with interesting offers. For this purpose, we place advertisements via advertising service providers that use cookies and/or web beacons that are activated when you visit our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the internet browser and allow recognition of a user. Web beacons are small image files, which allow log file recording and log file analysis. 
The cookies and web beacons enable our service providers to collect information about you and your surfing behaviour, e.g. IP address, browser information, information on user activities and click data, and to recognize visitors to our website under a pseudonym and only display products that are likely to be of interest to our visitors. Most of the tools use pseudonymised or aggregated data, e.g. shortened IP addresses. The data is used to analyze the use of our website and, thereby, improve and optimize the website and to display advertising tailored to your needs.   
Personal data collected via first party cookies is based on Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. f GDPR and represents our legitimate interest to improve your website experience and to promote our products and services. We collect this data via a cookie management tool. 
Please note that we neither have the control of the extent of personal data that is collected by the respective plug-in provider nor do we know the processing’s purpose or the period your personal data will be retained. 
It is possible that the above providers may disclose your personal data to its business partners, third parties or authorities.
You can prevent the installation of such a cookie (i) by a respective setting of your browser that blocks the installation of third party cookies, (ii) by deactivating the interest-related advertising under https://www.google.co.uk/ads/preferences, (iii) generally blocking cookies under https://www.google.co.uk/settings/ads/plugin.
Further information about the processing of your personal data in the provider’s course of operation is provided by its privacy policy. Moreover, you will be provided with further information with regard to your rights and settings concerning privacy. 

Google uses Cookies/tracking technologies, i.e., text files that are stored on your computer and that allow us to analyze your use of our Website. Information generated by Cookies/tracking technology on your use of this Website (including your IP address) will be transferred to a Google server in the U.S. and stored on that server. After that, the last three digits of the IP address will be deleted by Google so that it is no longer possible to clearly match this IP address with personal data. Google will use this information to analyze your use of the Website, to create website activity reports for the website operators and to provide additional services in connection with the use of the Website and the Internet. Furthermore, Google may transfer this information to third parties, if it is required to do so in accordance with statutory provisions or if third parties process data on behalf of Google.
Third party providers, including Google, place advertisements on websites on the Internet. Third party providers, including Google, use stored Cookies/tracking information to place advertisements based on previous visits of a user on this Website.
You may object to data collection and storage for the purpose of remarketing at any time - this objection will be effective for the future, but not retroactively - by deactivating interest-based advertising in Google or by deactivating the services on the website of the Network Advertising Initiative. Note: in that case, you may not be able to use all features of this Website anymore. By using this Website, you grant your consent to the processing of data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purpose described above.
Facebook Custom Audience
When you visit our web pages, remarketing tags will build a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. This way, Facebook learns that you have visited our web page with your IP address. This will enable Facebook to match your visit of our pages with your user account. The information obtained this way can be used to display Facebook ads. Please note that we as the provider of the WebPages do not receive any information on the contents of data transferred and their use by Facebook.
With regard to the use of Custom Audience we would like to point out that Facebook and third parties use cookies, web beacons or similar technologies to collect or gather information on this Website. Based on the data gained we can make our Facebook activities more efficient and, e.g., arrange for contents or ads to be shown only to visitors of our Website. The data collected this way will be encrypted and transferred to Facebook and is anonymous for us, e.g., we cannot see personal data of individual users.
For further information on the privacy policy of Facebook and Custom Audience please refer to https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ .
If you do not wish your data to be collected via Custom Audience, you can deactivate Custom Audience using this link.
The legal basis for this processing is Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. a GDPR. Your email address will be retained as long as you request our products and services, or until you request the removal of your email address.
III. Third party content and social media plug-ins
This website may contain links to third party websites. We are not responsible for the content and the data collection on respective third party websites; please check the privacy policy of respective websites for information of respective websites’ data processing activities.
1. Social media plug-ins
We use the following social media plug-ins: Facebook, Twitter. This allows you to communicate with such services and like or comment from our website. Social media plug-ins enables a direct communication between your device and the servers of the social media provider, allowing the social media provider to communicate with you and collect information about you browsing our website. This processing is based on Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. f GDPR and represents our legitimate interest to improve your website experience and to optimize our services.
Transfer of personal data takes place whether you have an account with the provider or not.
Please note that we neither have the control of the extent of personal data that is collected by the respective plug-in provider nor do we know the processing’s purpose or the period your personal data will be retained.
Further information about the processing of your personal data in the provider’s course of operation is provided via their respective privacy policy. Moreover, you will be provided with further information with regard to your rights and setting concerning privacy.
If a user visits one of the websites using such a plugin, the user’s browser directly connects to Facebook’s servers. The plugin and its content are made available directly on Facebook’s servers and included in the website by the user’s browser.
Due to the integration of the plugin Facebook collects the information that a user is visiting the corresponding website. If the user is logged in on Facebook at the moment he or she visits the website, Facebook may be able to connect the visit on the website to the user’s Facebook account. If the user interacts with the plugin – for example if he or she presses the like button or comments on something – the user’s browser transmits this information to Facebook. Facebook stores this information. If a user is not a member of Facebook, Facebook may collect and store the user’s IP-address. 
The reason for and scope of the data acquisition and information about the way in which the data is processed and used by Facebook, as well as the user’s rights in this respect and settings options for protecting the users privacy can be found under: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
If the user is a member of Facebook and does not wish Facebook to collect personal data via this homepage and to link this with his data stored on Facebook, the user needs to log off from Facebook before going to this homepage.
The user may also block Facebook’s plugins using add-ons for the user’s browser, for example the “Facebook Blocker“.
b) Twitter
We use the twitter-button. The button is provided by Twitter Inc. The buttons are marked using the text “Twitter” or “Follow” and a stylized blue bird. The button enables the user to share a website of this homepage on Twitter or to follow the provider on Twitter.
If a user visits one of the websites using such a button, the user’s browser directly connects to Twitter’s servers. The Twitter-button and its content are loaded directly from Twitter’s servers and included in the website by the user’s browser. According to the provider’s knowledge, Twitter collects the user IP-address and the website’s URL when the button is loaded from Twitter’s servers. However, this data is only be used for loading and displaying the Twitter-button.
Further information can be found in Twitter’s privacy statement under: https://twitter.com/privacy.
Information sharing
Where personal data is disclosed to third parties for the purposes mentioned above the legal basis for the transfer of your personal data is Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. b and f GDPR. 
We may disclose your personal data to contractors who assist us in providing the services we offer through the website. Such a transfer will be based on data processing agreements (Art. 28 GDPR). Therefore, our contractors will only use your personal data to the extent necessary to perform their functions and will be contractually bound to process your personal data only on our behalf and in compliance with our requests.
In the event that we undergo re-organization or are sold to a third party, any personal data we hold about you may be transferred to that re-organized entity or third party in compliance with applicable law.
We may disclose your personal data if legally entitled or required to do so (for example if required by law or by a court order). The legal basis for this will be Article 6 sec. 1 sent. 1 lit. c GDPR (in conjunction with the respective national law).
Please note that the society and we are independently responsible for the respective data processing conducted. We neither have the control of the extent to which personal data is processed by the respective society nor do we control the processing purpose or the period your personal data will be retained. It is also possible that the above-mentioned societies may disclose your personal data to their business partners, third parties or authorities. For further information on the data processing under the society’s control please refer to the respective society’s privacy notice.
We provide TOC (table of content) alerts to members as part of the services they are entitled to under their membership with the society. This is a core element of the overall service and to this end your personal (i.e. name and email address) data is transferred to Springer Nature by the society. The legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) 1 lit. b GDPR.
As an author we’ll share your personal data with third parties, like your institution or employer. This is required to manage and approve payment of associated Article Publication Charges (APCs) in order to fulfill the publication of your manuscript. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) 1 lit. b GDPR.
IV. Security
We have reasonable state of the art security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personal data under our control. For example, our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorized personnel have access to personal data. Whilst we cannot ensure or guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of information will never occur, we use all reasonable efforts to prevent it.
You should bear in mind that submission of information over the internet is never entirely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of information you submit via our website whilst it is in transit over the internet and any such submission is at your own risk.
V. Data retention
We strive to keep our processing activities with respect to your personal data as limited as possible. In the absence of specific retention periods set out in this policy, your personal data will be retained only for as long as we need it to fulfill the purpose for which we have collected it and, if applicable, as long as required by statutory retention requirements.
VI. Your rights
Under the legislation applicable to you, you may be entitled to exercise some or all of the following rights:
1. Require (i) information as to whether your personal data is retained and (ii) access to and/or duplicates of your personal data retained, including the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data concerned, and the data recipients as well as potential retention periods;
2. Request rectification, removal or restriction of your personal data, e.g. because (i) it is incomplete or inaccurate, (ii) it is no longer needed for the purposes for which it was collected, or (iii) the consent on which the processing was based has been withdrawn;
3. Refuse to provide and – without impact to data processing activities that have taken place before such withdrawal – withdraw your consent to processing of your personal data at any time;
4. Object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, that your personal data shall be subject to a processing. In this case, please provide us with information about your particular situation. After the assessment of the facts presented by you we will either stop processing your personal data or present you our compelling legitimate grounds for an ongoing processing;
5. Take legal actions in relation to any potential breach of your rights regarding the processing of your personal data, as well as to lodge complaints before the competent data protection regulators;
6. Require (i) to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and (ii) to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from our side; where technically feasible you shall have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from us to another controller; and/or
7. Not to be subject to any automated decision making, including profiling (automatic decisions based on data processing by automatic means, for the purpose of assessing several personal aspects) which produce legal effects on you or affects you with similar significance.
You may (i) exercise the rights referred to above or (ii) pose any questions or (iii) make any complaints regarding our data processing by contacting us using the contact details set out below.
VII. Amendments to this policy
We reserve the right to change this policy from time to time by updating our website respectively. Please visit the website regularly and check our respective current privacy policy. This policy was last updated on 25/04/2022.
VIII. Payments
We provide paid products and/or services within the service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing.
We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. Basically the buyer is making a purchase online. We use Payoneer and transferwise for any kind of payment or payment transfers.
IX Links to Other Sites
Our service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and we assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Please remember there are many fraudulent techniques and even with current technologies a lot of email fraud will bypass security measures put in place by companies.
We have prepared the guide to help you stay safe while browsing online.
X. INDEMNIFICATION
The use of the Websites is at the User's sole risk. Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to negligence, shall IBC LLC be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, even if IBC LLC has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Furthermore, the User agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless IBC LLC from and against any and all actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of the User's use of the Websites, including, without limitation, any claims alleging facts that if true would constitute a breach by the User of these Terms of Use. If the User is dissatisfied with any Content on the Websites or with any of its Terms and Conditions of Use, the User's sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Websites.
Because IBC LLC has no control over the content submitted by contributors and Users, the User agrees to look solely to the contributor of the content for any claims the User may have regarding the content. The User specifically acknowledges and agrees that IBC LLC is not liable for any conduct of any User. If the User has a dispute with one or more users, the User forever releases IBC LLC (and its officers, directors, agents, affiliates, and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, IBC LLC reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense of any matter subject to indemnification by the User, and the User will cooperate fully as reasonably required, and the User shall not in any event settle any matter without the written consent of IBC LLC.
XI. PRESERVATION OF IMMUNITIES
Nothing in or relating to these Terms of Use shall be construed as a waiver, renunciation or modification by IBC LLC of any immunities from suit or enforcement measures that it may enjoy under any international and national laws, any agreement between any parties or any international convention or customary international law
XII. Contacting us
Please submit any questions, concerns or comments you have about this privacy policy or any requests concerning your personal data by email to our Group Data Protection Officer. You can contact our Group Data Protection Officer via Info@ReplenishOurEarth.org 
Phone  +1 (862) 294- 0797 
The information you provide when contacting us at Info@ReplenishOurEarth.org 
will be processed to handle your request and will be erased when your request is completed. Alternatively, we will restrict the processing of the respective information in accordance with statutory retention requirements.