Privacy Policy

JNS is committed to keep your personal information safe. This Privacy Policy summarizes the way we collect, use, and safeguard your data per international data protection standards, including GDPR (EU), CCPA/CPRA (USA), and National Privacy Commission-NPC (Philippines).

1. Legal Basis for Processing

• Consent: When you affirm explicit permission.
• Contractual Necessity: When processing is needed to satisfy a contract (e.g., manuscript submission and peer review).
• Legal Obligation: When adherence to concerned laws is necessary.
• Legitimate Interests: For purposes such as site protection, deception prevention, and service enhancement.

2. Information We Collect

• Identifiers: Name, email, institutional affiliation, ORCID iD (for registered users).
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device details, operating system.
• Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent, and interaction patterns.
• Professional Data: Academic credentials and publication record (for authors/reviewers/editors).

3. Cookies and Tracking

• Essential Cookies: Enable core site functionality (e.g., login sessions).
• Analytics Cookies: Google Analytics with IP anonymization for traffic insights.
• Control: You may use browser settings or our cookie banner.

4. Third-Party Services

• Cloudflare: Security, DDoS protection, and content delivery.
• Google Analytics: Anonymized traffic analysis.
• Crossref/Metadata Partners: Academic indexing and DOI registration.

5. International Transfers

Your data may be processed outside your country. We ensure protection through:

• Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the EU.
• Data Privacy Framework or equivalent adequacy mechanisms.

6. Data Retention

• Manuscript Data: Permanent (part of the academic record).
• Account Data: Until you request deletion.
• Security Logs: Typically 30–90 days unless needed for investigation.

7. Your Rights

• Access/Right to Know: Obtain a copy of your data.
• Rectification: Correct inaccurate information.
• Erasure: Request deletion (subject to academic record requirements).
• Restriction/Object: Limit or oppose certain processing.
• Portability: Transfer your data to another service.
• Non-Discrimination: No adverse treatment for exercising rights.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our services are intended for the academic community and not for children under 16 (or 13 in some jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect data from minors.

9. Security

We exercise utmost data protection

10. Contact

For questions or to exercise your rights, contact our Data Protection Liaison:

Email: jnseditor@gmail.com
Website: https://www.journalofnaturestudies.com