This Privacy Policy explains how Archives of Business Research, published by Scholar Publishing (United Kingdom), collects, uses, and protects personal data of authors, reviewers, editors, and registered users. We are committed to handling personal data lawfully and transparently, consistent with the UK GDPR / EU General Data Protection Regulation and applicable data-protection law.

Data we collect

We collect personal data that you provide when you register or interact with the journal, including: name, email address, affiliation, country, ORCID iD, academic interests, and the content of your submissions and correspondence. Reviewers’ and editors’ contact and expertise details are also held.

Why we use it and our lawful basis

We use personal data to:

Our lawful bases are the performance of the publishing relationship, our legitimate interests in running a scholarly journal, consent (for example, optional mailing lists), and legal obligation where applicable.

Sharing

We share personal data only as necessary to publish and preserve content — for example, with Crossref for DOI registration, with indexing and abstracting services, with our hosting and preservation providers, and where required by law. Published article metadata, including author names and affiliations, is necessarily public. We do not sell personal data.

International transfers

As an international journal, data may be processed in countries outside your own. Where data is transferred, we take appropriate safeguards consistent with data-protection law.

Retention

We retain personal data for as long as needed for the purposes above and to maintain the permanent scholarly record. Published article metadata is retained indefinitely as part of that record.

Your rights

Subject to law, you have the right to access, correct, or erase your personal data, to object to or restrict processing, and to data portability. Note that information forming part of the published record (such as authorship) generally cannot be erased. To exercise your rights, contact us at the address below.

Marketing communications

We will only send journal updates or newsletters where you have opted in, and every such email includes an option to unsubscribe.

Cookies

The journal’s website uses cookies necessary for its operation (for example, to keep you logged in). You can manage cookies through your browser settings.

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