The Malaysia Tourism Review Corpus (MaTRiC) respects users' privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information is collected when users register for access to the corpus data, how the information is used, and how it is managed.
By registering for an account or using this website, users acknowledge that their registration details will be collected and used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
1. Information we collect
When users register for access to MaTRiC, we may collect the following information:
- full name;
- institutional email address;
- affiliation / institution;
- position / role;
- country of residence;
- purpose of access;
- brief description of intended use of the corpus;
- area of research / interest.
The website may also collect basic technical information necessary for account access, website security, and usage recording, such as login activity or download records.
2. Why we collect this information
The information is collected for the following purposes:
- to manage user registration and access to the corpus data;
- to verify that users are accessing the corpus for research, teaching, learning, or other appropriate scholarly purposes;
- to record corpus usage for project monitoring and grant-reporting purposes;
- to communicate with users if necessary about their account, access, or use of the corpus;
- to improve the management and accessibility of the MaTRiC website.
3. How we use the information
Registration details will be used only for purposes related to corpus access, user management, project reporting, and communication with registered users.
The project team will not sell users' personal information or use it for unrelated commercial marketing purposes.
4. Sharing of information
Users' registration details may be accessed by authorised members of the MaTRiC project team and, where necessary, by authorised technical personnel responsible for maintaining the website.
Aggregated or anonymised usage information may be used for project reports, grant reporting, or academic reporting. Such reporting will not identify individual users.
Personal information will not be shared with third parties unless required for website operation, institutional administration, legal compliance, or with the user's consent.
5. Data storage and security
The project team will take reasonable steps to protect users' registration details from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.
Users are responsible for keeping their account details secure and should not share their login information with others.
6. Retention of information
Registration details will be kept for as long as they are needed for access management, usage recording, project administration, grant reporting, or related institutional purposes. When the information is no longer needed, it will be deleted or anonymised where appropriate.
7. User rights
Users may contact the project leader to request access to, correction of, or deletion of their registration details, subject to any institutional, legal, or project-reporting requirements.
8. Changes to this Privacy Policy
The project team may update this Privacy Policy when necessary. Continued use of the website or corpus data after changes are made means that users accept the updated Privacy Policy.