Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 29, 2026

ResearchMethod.net respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information of students, teachers, lecturers, researchers, academic professionals, and other visitors who use our website.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use and protect it, when it may be shared, and what rights you may have regarding your personal information.

By accessing or using ResearchMethod.net, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. About ResearchMethod.net

ResearchMethod.net is an educational website that provides free information, guides, examples, templates, lecture materials, research tools, calculators, and other resources related to research methods, statistics, academic writing, and education.

In this Privacy Policy, “ResearchMethod.net,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the website ResearchMethod.net and its operators.

2. Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through:

  • ResearchMethod.net;
  • Our research tools and calculators;
  • Contact forms;
  • Comment sections, where available;
  • Newsletter or email subscription forms, where available;
  • Downloadable templates and educational resources;
  • Analytics, cookies, and advertising technologies; and
  • Other services made available through the website.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, services, applications, advertisements, or external resources that may be linked to or embedded within ResearchMethod.net.

3. Information We May Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with the website.

3.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily

You may provide personal information when you:

  • Contact us;
  • Submit a question or feedback;
  • Apply to become a contributor;
  • Submit an article or educational resource;
  • Subscribe to a newsletter;
  • Post a comment;
  • Report an error or copyright concern; or
  • Communicate with us for another reason.

This information may include:

  • Your name;
  • Email address;
  • Professional or academic affiliation;
  • Website address;
  • Message content;
  • Article or resource submissions;
  • Account or profile information, where applicable; and
  • Any other information you voluntarily provide.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your request.

3.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit ResearchMethod.net, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting provider, security services, analytics providers, or advertising partners.

This information may include:

  • Internet Protocol address;
  • Browser type and version;
  • Device type;
  • Operating system;
  • Screen resolution;
  • Language preference;
  • Approximate geographic location;
  • Referring website or search engine;
  • Pages visited;
  • Links or buttons clicked;
  • Date and time of visits;
  • Time spent on pages;
  • Download activity;
  • Advertising identifiers;
  • Cookie identifiers; and
  • Diagnostic, performance, and security information.

This information is generally used to operate, secure, analyze, and improve the website.

3.3 Research Tools and Calculators

ResearchMethod.net may provide statistics calculators, research tools, citation generators, sample-size calculators, data-analysis tools, and similar interactive features.

Information entered into these tools may be processed in your browser or temporarily by our servers, depending on how the particular tool operates.

You should not enter confidential research data, personally identifiable participant information, medical information, student records, unpublished sensitive data, passwords, financial information, or other restricted information into our tools.

Unless a tool specifically states otherwise, information entered into a calculator or research tool is not intended to be permanently stored by ResearchMethod.net.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

ResearchMethod.net and its service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage, scripts, and similar technologies.

Cookies are small data files stored on your browser or device. They may help us:

  • Keep the website functioning properly;
  • Remember preferences;
  • Understand how visitors use the website;
  • Measure website traffic and performance;
  • Detect fraud, spam, and security threats;
  • Measure downloads, citations, and interactions;
  • Display advertisements;
  • Measure advertising performance; and
  • Provide relevant content or advertisements where permitted.

4.1 Types of Cookies

We may use the following categories of cookies:

Essential cookies: Necessary for website operation, security, navigation, and core functionality.

Preference cookies: Remember settings such as language, consent choices, or display preferences.

Analytics cookies: Help us understand visitor activity, traffic sources, popular pages, and website performance.

Advertising cookies: Help advertising providers display, measure, limit, or personalize advertisements, subject to applicable law and your consent choices.

Security cookies: Help identify suspicious activity, automated requests, spam, fraud, or unauthorized access.

4.2 Managing Cookies

You may manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Depending on your location, you may also be presented with a cookie-consent tool that allows you to accept, reject, or customize non-essential cookies.

Disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.

5. Google Analytics

ResearchMethod.net may use Google Analytics or similar analytics services to understand how visitors find and use the website.

Google Analytics may collect information such as:

  • Pages visited;
  • Approximate location;
  • Device and browser information;
  • Traffic source;
  • Session duration;
  • Website interactions; and
  • Technical identifiers.

We use analytics information to evaluate website performance, understand user interests, improve navigation, identify technical problems, and develop useful educational content.

Where required by law, analytics cookies will be used only after obtaining the appropriate consent.

6. Advertising and Google AdSense

ResearchMethod.net may display advertisements provided by Google AdSense or other advertising partners. Advertising helps us keep our educational articles, research guides, templates, lectures, and tools available free of charge.

Advertising providers may use cookies, device identifiers, IP addresses, and similar technologies to:

  • Display advertisements;
  • Measure advertisement performance;
  • Prevent fraudulent activity;
  • Limit how often an advertisement is shown;
  • Generate aggregated reports; and
  • Personalize advertising where permitted by law and selected by the user.

Google and other advertising providers may use information about visits to ResearchMethod.net and other websites to provide advertisements based on user interests, subject to applicable law and individual privacy settings.

Users may be able to manage personalized advertising through Google’s advertising settings, their browser settings, device settings, or our cookie-consent tool.

ResearchMethod.net does not control the cookies or data-processing practices independently operated by third-party advertising providers.

7. How We Use Information

We may use collected information to:

  • Operate and maintain ResearchMethod.net;
  • Provide educational content, tools, templates, and downloads;
  • Respond to questions, requests, feedback, or complaints;
  • Review contributor applications and submissions;
  • Improve website design, accessibility, speed, and usability;
  • Understand which resources are useful to visitors;
  • Develop new articles, calculators, templates, and tools;
  • Measure downloads, citations, and website interactions;
  • Send requested newsletters or communications;
  • Moderate comments and prevent spam;
  • Protect the website against fraud, abuse, malware, and cyberattacks;
  • Troubleshoot technical problems;
  • Enforce our policies and terms;
  • Comply with legal obligations;
  • Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims; and
  • Display and measure advertisements.

We do not use personal information for purposes that are materially different from those described in this Privacy Policy without providing appropriate notice or obtaining consent where required.

8. Legal Bases for Processing

Where the General Data Protection Regulation, Türkiye’s Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698, the UK GDPR, or similar laws apply, we may process personal information under one or more of the following legal bases:

  • Your consent;
  • Performance of a contract or steps requested before entering a contract;
  • Compliance with a legal obligation;
  • Protection of vital interests;
  • Our legitimate interests or those of a third party, provided those interests do not override your rights;
  • Establishment, exercise, or protection of legal rights; or
  • Another lawful basis permitted by applicable law.

Our legitimate interests may include operating the website, providing free educational materials, improving our services, understanding website performance, securing our systems, preventing abuse, and communicating with users.

Where processing depends on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing that was lawful before the consent was withdrawn.

9. How We May Share Information

We may share information only as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

9.1 Service Providers

Information may be shared with service providers that help us operate the website, including:

  • Web-hosting providers;
  • Content-delivery networks;
  • Security and anti-spam services;
  • Analytics providers;
  • Advertising providers;
  • Email-delivery services;
  • Website maintenance providers;
  • Cloud-storage providers;
  • Form-processing services; and
  • Technical support providers.

These providers may process information on our behalf or under their own privacy policies, depending on the service.

9.2 Legal and Safety Requirements

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

  • Comply with a law, regulation, court order, or lawful government request;
  • Respond to legal proceedings;
  • Enforce our Terms and Conditions;
  • Investigate suspected fraud, abuse, or security incidents;
  • Protect the rights, property, or safety of ResearchMethod.net, its users, or the public; or
  • Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

9.3 Business Transfers

If ResearchMethod.net or its assets are transferred, reorganized, merged, sold, or acquired, information associated with the website may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable privacy laws.

9.4 Aggregated or De-identified Information

We may use or share information that has been aggregated or de-identified so that it cannot reasonably identify an individual.

10. Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

ResearchMethod.net does not sell personal information to third parties in exchange for money.

However, the use of certain advertising, analytics, or cross-context behavioral advertising technologies may be considered a “sale,” “sharing,” or use for targeted advertising under some privacy laws, even when no money is exchanged.

Where required, users will be provided with an appropriate method to opt out of such processing, such as a cookie-preference tool or a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” option.

We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of children under 16.

11. International Data Transfers

ResearchMethod.net may be accessed internationally. Our hosting, analytics, advertising, security, email, or other service providers may process information in countries other than the country where you live.

These countries may have privacy laws that differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Where required by applicable law, we will rely on recognized transfer mechanisms, contractual safeguards, consent, adequacy decisions, or other lawful grounds for international transfers.

12. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Fulfil the purpose for which it was collected;
  • Respond to communications;
  • Provide requested services;
  • Maintain security and business records;
  • Resolve disputes;
  • Enforce agreements; and
  • Comply with legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory obligations.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, purpose of processing, legal requirements, and operational needs.

For example:

  • Contact messages may be retained while the inquiry is being handled and for a reasonable period afterward;
  • Contributor records may be retained while a contribution remains published or relevant;
  • Security logs may be retained for fraud prevention and system protection;
  • Cookie data may remain until the cookie expires or is deleted; and
  • Analytics information may be retained according to the settings and policies of the analytics provider.

We may retain aggregated or de-identified information for a longer period when it can no longer reasonably identify you.

13. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information against:

  • Unauthorized access;
  • Accidental loss;
  • Misuse;
  • Alteration;
  • Disclosure; and
  • Destruction.

These measures may include encryption, access controls, security monitoring, backups, software updates, firewalls, malware protection, and limited administrative access.

However, no website, database, internet transmission, or electronic-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You provide information through the internet at your own risk.

14. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal information;
  • Obtain information about how your data is processed;
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
  • Request deletion of personal information;
  • Request restriction of processing;
  • Object to certain processing;
  • Withdraw consent;
  • Receive certain information in a portable format;
  • Opt out of targeted advertising;
  • Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information;
  • Limit certain uses of sensitive personal information;
  • Request information about categories of information collected or disclosed;
  • Lodge a complaint with a data-protection authority; and
  • Be free from unlawful discrimination for exercising your privacy rights.

These rights are not absolute. A request may be denied or limited where an exception applies, such as when information must be retained to comply with law, protect security, exercise legal rights, or complete a requested service.

14.1 Exercising Your Rights

You may submit a privacy request through the Contact Us page on ResearchMethod.net.

Please clearly state:

  • Your name;
  • The right you wish to exercise;
  • The information or activity concerned;
  • Your country or state of residence; and
  • An email address where we can respond.

We may request reasonable information to verify your identity and prevent unauthorized access to personal information.

Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by law. We may require proof of authorization and identity verification.

15. Rights of Users in the European Economic Area and United Kingdom

Users in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom may have rights under the GDPR or UK GDPR, including access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, portability, withdrawal of consent, and the right to complain to a supervisory authority.

You may also object to processing based on legitimate interests and to the use of personal information for direct marketing.

Where consent is the legal basis for cookies or another form of processing, you may withdraw that consent through the available consent tool or by contacting us.

16. Rights Under Türkiye’s Personal Data Protection Law

Individuals protected by Türkiye’s Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 may have the right to:

  • Learn whether their personal data is being processed;
  • Request information if their personal data has been processed;
  • Learn the purpose of processing and whether the data is used accordingly;
  • Know the third parties to whom personal data has been transferred;
  • Request correction of incomplete or inaccurate personal data;
  • Request deletion or destruction where applicable;
  • Request notification of corrections, deletion, or destruction to relevant third parties;
  • Object to a result produced exclusively through automated processing when it is unfavorable; and
  • Request compensation for damages arising from unlawful processing.

Requests may be submitted through our Contact Us page. Where legally required, requests under Turkish law should be made in Turkish and contain the information necessary to verify the applicant and process the request.

17. California Privacy Rights

California residents may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act.

Subject to eligibility and legal exceptions, these rights may include:

  • The right to know what personal information is collected;
  • The right to access specific pieces of personal information;
  • The right to know the sources and purposes of collection;
  • The right to know the categories of third parties receiving information;
  • The right to request deletion;
  • The right to request correction;
  • The right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information;
  • The right to limit certain uses of sensitive personal information; and
  • The right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising privacy rights.

During the preceding 12 months, ResearchMethod.net may have collected the categories of information described in this Privacy Policy, including identifiers, internet activity, approximate geolocation, professional information voluntarily provided by contributors, and inferences generated by analytics or advertising services.

The categories of recipients may include hosting, security, analytics, advertising, email, and technical service providers.

We do not sell personal information in exchange for monetary payment. Advertising and analytics activities may be treated as “sharing” under California law.

18. Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers and extensions support Global Privacy Control signals.

Where legally required and technically detectable, we will treat a valid Global Privacy Control signal as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for the browser or device sending the signal.

Because there is not a universally accepted standard for all “Do Not Track” browser signals, the website may not respond to every Do Not Track signal. You can still manage cookies through our consent tool and your browser settings.

19. Email Communications

When you subscribe to a newsletter or request email updates, we may use your email address to send the requested communications.

You may unsubscribe through the link provided in the email or by contacting us.

We may still send non-promotional communications when necessary to respond to your request, address security matters, or provide important administrative information.

We do not send unsolicited academic, promotional, or commercial emails based solely on information entered into our research tools.

20. Comments and Public Submissions

Information submitted through public comment sections, contributor profiles, author biographies, or publicly displayed resources may be visible to other users and search engines.

Do not publish personal, confidential, copyrighted, or sensitive information that you do not want to become publicly available.

We may moderate, edit, restrict, or remove comments and submissions that contain spam, personal attacks, unlawful content, malicious links, misleading information, or violations of our policies.

21. Downloads and Interaction Counters

ResearchMethod.net may record interactions such as:

  • Template downloads;
  • Lecture-slide downloads;
  • Tool usage;
  • Citation-button interactions;
  • Resource views; and
  • Other website engagement.

These records may include technical information such as IP address, browser details, timestamp, page address, and interaction type.

We use this information to measure resource usage, prevent manipulation, improve the website, and understand which educational resources are most useful.

Publicly displayed counters, where available, are generally intended to show aggregated totals rather than identify individual users.

22. Third-Party Links and Embedded Content

ResearchMethod.net may contain links to external websites or embedded content such as videos, documents, social-media posts, academic resources, or advertisements.

Third-party services may collect information when you interact with their content. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, not this Privacy Policy.

The inclusion of an external link does not mean that ResearchMethod.net controls or accepts responsibility for the third party’s privacy practices.

We encourage users to review the privacy policy of every external website they visit.

23. Academic and Research Information

ResearchMethod.net is designed to provide general educational assistance. It is not intended to serve as a secure repository for confidential research records or participant data.

Users are responsible for complying with:

  • Institutional review board requirements;
  • Research-ethics obligations;
  • Data-protection laws;
  • University policies;
  • Confidentiality agreements; and
  • Participant-consent requirements.

Before using any online tool, researchers should remove or anonymize information that could identify research participants.

24. Automated Decision-Making

ResearchMethod.net does not generally use personal information to make decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning users.

Some automated systems may be used for spam filtering, fraud prevention, security monitoring, content recommendations, analytics, or advertisement delivery.

25. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect:

  • Changes to website features;
  • New tools or services;
  • Changes to our data practices;
  • Legal or regulatory developments;
  • Security improvements; or
  • Changes involving service providers.

When this Privacy Policy is updated, the “Last Updated” date at the top of the page will be revised.

Material changes may also be communicated through a website notice, consent interface, or another appropriate method.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

26. Contact Us

For privacy-related questions, requests, or complaints, please contact us through the Contact Us page on ResearchMethod.net.

Please include “Privacy Request” in the subject or beginning of your message and provide enough information for us to understand and respond to your request.

Website: ResearchMethod.net
Page: Contact Us
Subject: Privacy Request

We will review legitimate privacy requests and respond within the period required by applicable law.