Privacy notice
Server logs
This site is static and self-hosted. Like any web server, ours records each request: IP address, time, requested page, referring page and browser type (user agent). We use these logs for security, troubleshooting and to count visits and clicks per article and per ad campaign. They are deleted after 90 days at the latest.
On articles that feature Arbor, the page also sends small measurement requests to our own
server: how far you have scrolled (25, 50, 75 and 100 percent), when the offer box or
offer bar appears, and which Arbor link you click. These requests go only to this
site, appear in the same server logs with your lander_vid cookie ID and
are not shared with Arbor. With Global Privacy Control enabled, none are sent.
Visitor cookies
When you open a page or follow a link to an advertiser, our server sets a cookie named lander_vid. It holds a random ID and nothing else. It is set by
biomedabstracts.org itself, not by a third party, cannot be read by scripts on the page
(HttpOnly) and expires after 395 days. It lets us recognize the same browser across
visits, and it lets the advertiser connect a visit here with a purchase made later on
its own site.
The Arbor script also sets a cookie named arbor_pvid on this site. It
contains a random visitor ID and expires after one year. The script reads this ID
and adds it to Arbor links as partner_vid.
Links to advertisers
Some articles feature products of our advertiser Arbor (startarbor.com). Most links to Arbor
first pass through our own address (/go/…) and then forward you. On the way
they carry the cookie ID, the article you came from and the campaign parameters of the
ad that brought you here, such as UTM values, ad and campaign IDs and click IDs.
What we share with the advertiser
To measure which articles and ads lead to purchases, we pass a record of each page view and each such click on this site to Arbor: time, page, cookie ID, campaign parameters and click IDs, referring page, IP address, user agent and device type. Arbor uses this data under its own privacy policy. On our side these records are kept for 35 days. The Arbor script also sends page-view data directly from your browser as described below.
The Arbor script sends the full page address, including any search or campaign
parameters, the referring page when available, visitor ID and a random event ID to
api.visitharbor.com. If Meta cookies _fbp or _fbc
already exist on this site, their values are included. Arbor also receives your IP
address and browser information as part of the network request.
Opting out
If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, we set no cookie and attach no ID to links to the advertiser. In the records we share, IP address, user agent, referring page and click IDs are removed; what remains (time, page, device type and the campaign of the ad) only allows counting. A link you click still carries the campaign parameters of the ad that brought you, as any ad link does. Our own server logs are kept as described above.
With GPC enabled, the Arbor script stays off: it sets no arbor_pvid
cookie, sends no page-view request and adds no partner_vid to links.
You can enable GPC in a browser or browser extension that supports it. We treat GPC as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. Deleting these cookies in your browser resets the IDs.
Storage in your browser
A short script keeps the campaign parameters of the ad that brought you, and the current article, in your browser's session storage, so they travel with a click to the advertiser. Session storage is cleared when you close the tab. Articles with a countdown keep its end time in local storage. Search runs entirely in your browser; the search term is part of the page address and therefore appears in our server logs, and is also included in the page address sent to Arbor when the Arbor script is active.
Contact data
If you email us, we use your address and message only to answer you. We do not add you to mailing lists and we do not share your data with third parties.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, for example under the GDPR or US state privacy laws such as California's, you have the right to know what personal data we hold about you, to have it corrected or erased, to opt out of its sale or sharing, and to lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority. Using these rights will not change how this site works for you. For any request, contact contact@biomedabstracts.org.
Last updated: October 2026