Privacy Policy & Disclaimer

Who We Are

BioTech Bench (biotechbench.com) is a blog about bioinformatics, molecular biology tools, and tutorials for biologists. We are based in the EU and comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

What Data We Collect

Short answer: we don't collect any personal data ourselves.

We do not require you to create an account, sign up for anything, or provide any personal information to use this website. We do not use cookies for tracking purposes. We do not store your IP address, name, email, or any other personal data on our servers.

Comments (Giscus)

Our blog uses Giscus for comments, which is powered by GitHub Discussions. If you choose to leave a comment, you will be redirected to authenticate through your GitHub account. This is handled entirely by GitHub — we do not store your GitHub credentials or personal information. GitHub's own privacy policy applies to any data collected through the comments system.

Advertising

We may display advertisements on this website through third-party advertising networks such as Google AdSense or similar services. These advertising partners may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites.

Specifically, these third-party advertisers may:

• Use cookies to serve ads based on your browsing history (you can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info/choices)
• Collect anonymous usage data such as pages viewed and time spent on site
• Use this data to display relevant advertisements to you across the web

We do not have access to or control over the cookies used by third-party advertisers. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

Analytics

We may use privacy-friendly analytics tools to understand general traffic patterns (such as which blog posts are popular). If we do, we will choose tools that do not use cookies, do not track individuals across websites, and are GDPR-compliant by design. We will update this section if and when analytics are added.

Hosting

This website is hosted on Vercel. Vercel may collect standard server logs (such as IP addresses and request timestamps) as part of their infrastructure. This data is handled by Vercel in accordance with their privacy policy.

Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain rights under the GDPR, including:

• Right of access — you can ask us what data (if any) we hold about you
• Right to erasure — you can ask us to delete any data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — you can ask us to correct any inaccurate data
• Right to restrict processing — you can ask us to limit how we use your data
• Right to object — you can object to our processing of your data
• Right to data portability — you can request a copy of your data in a portable format

Since we do not collect personal data ourselves, most of these rights are already satisfied by default. If you have any concerns or requests, please contact us.

Disclaimer & Limitation of Liability

The content on this website is provided for informational and educational purposes only. While we strive to keep the information accurate and up to date, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability, or availability of the content, tools, or software discussed on this site.

Blog posts may reference scientific tools, software packages, command-line instructions, bioinformatics workflows, and research methodologies. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We are not responsible for any loss, damage, or consequence — including but not limited to data loss, corrupted files, incorrect analysis results, or failed experiments — arising from the use of information or instructions found on this blog.

The content on this site does not constitute professional, medical, scientific, or legal advice. If you require specific advice for your research, you should consult a qualified professional in the relevant field.

Software tools and packages mentioned on this blog are developed and maintained by third parties. We do not guarantee their functionality, safety, or suitability for your specific use case. Always review the documentation and licensing of any tool before using it in your work.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, BioTech Bench and its authors shall not be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, use of, or inability to use this website or any content published on it.

Third-Party Links

Our blog posts contain links to external websites and tools. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies when you visit them.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or your data, you can reach us at: hello@biotechbench.com