Compliance

Compliance overview for the current site

This page explains the legal posture Scientific Revenue is aiming for today: a narrow, low-data publication model with consent-based analytics that keeps privacy and accessibility obligations manageable while the site remains mostly static.

Last updated

March 29, 2026

Scope of this page

This is a practical compliance overview for the site's current feature set. It is not a substitute for jurisdiction-specific legal advice, especially if Scientific Revenue adds accounts, submissions, advertising, or other data-heavy workflows later.

EU-facing expectations

For EU and EEA readers, the key issues for a site like Scientific Revenue are a clear privacy notice, transparent explanation of legal bases, a truthful cookie posture, and restraint around non-essential tracking. The current site keeps that scope narrow with opt-in analytics, no ad-tech, no reader accounts, and no broader profiling.

If the site later expands analytics, introduces embedded third-party tools, or broadens personal-data collection, it should add the necessary consent and request-handling workflow before launch rather than after.

U.S.-facing expectations

For U.S. readers, the main pressure points today are transparency about what is collected, whether personal information is sold or shared, whether the service is directed to children, and whether the public-facing site is accessible.

Scientific Revenue's current posture is intentionally narrow: no sale or sharing for behavioral ads, no child-directed features, no account database, no paywall identity layer, and analytics that can be declined.

Accessibility and public-facing obligations

Because Scientific Revenue is a public-facing publication, accessibility should be treated as part of compliance rather than only as a design preference. The site therefore maintains a separate accessibility statement and should continue to use recognized technical guidance such as WCAG in future development.

What keeps the current posture workable

  • Scientific Revenue is a static publication with no reader accounts, paid memberships, comments, or newsletter signups on the public site.
  • The site can load Google Analytics 4 only after a reader opts in. It does not enable Google Signals, ad personalization, or behavior-based profiling tools.
  • Readers can open Scientific Revenue pages and then follow outbound links to official funder or programme pages for primary funding details.
  • If Scientific Revenue adds accounts, submissions, newsletters, ad tech, or other data-heavy features later, these notices will be updated before those features go live.

What would trigger another legal pass

  • Launching reader accounts, profiles, or subscriptions
  • Adding contribution forms or user-generated content
  • Expanding analytics beyond the current consent-based setup, or turning on ad tech or third-party embeds that store non-essential identifiers
  • Collecting direct reader correspondence or other personal submissions at scale
  • Offering paid products, membership, or commerce flows