{"id":5204,"date":"2022-03-09T09:24:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T09:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarpublishing.org\/sse\/?page_id=5204"},"modified":"2026-04-03T04:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T23:49:31","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scholarpublishing.org\/sse\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5204\" class=\"elementor elementor-5204\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a2eaf6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a2eaf6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b3a99b\" 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We are committed to protecting the privacy of our members, customers, volunteers, and other contacts. We respect your concerns regarding privacy on the Internet and value the relationship we have with you. This policy outlines our efforts to protect your privacy, what kind of your data we collect and what we will do with the collected data. Scholar Publishing UK is an open access publisher and provides platforms for open scientific exchange.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"sp-pp-grid\">\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"sp-pp-card\">\r\n            <div class=\"sp-pp-card-header\">\r\n                <div class=\"sp-pp-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-shield-alt\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n                <h3>Protection of Your Information<\/h3>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <p>All data we collect from you on our websites is protected against unauthorized access by third parties. We do our utmost to protect your privacy through the appropriate use of security technologies and physical safeguards.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"sp-pp-card\">\r\n            <div class=\"sp-pp-card-header\">\r\n                <div class=\"sp-pp-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-globe\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n                <h3>International Transfer of Data<\/h3>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <p>As an international company, Scholar Publishing UK may transfer your personal information outside of your country of residence to be stored on our servers. We take steps to ensure your personal information continues to be protected wherever it is stored and\/or processed.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"sp-pp-card sp-pp-full-width\">\r\n            <div class=\"sp-pp-card-header\">\r\n                <div class=\"sp-pp-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chart-pie\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n                <h3>Website Usage Information<\/h3>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <p>While you use our websites, your visits to individual pages will be tracked and recorded in web server log files (\u201cLog Data\u201d). Log Data may be used by Scholar Publishing UK for statistical purposes, to recognize patterns of usage of the websites, and to improve the structure and content presentation. The usage information we collect (using <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HTTP_cookie\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sp-pp-link\">HTTP Cookies<\/a>) includes referring URLs, browser and device characteristics, IP address, operating system, as well as dates and times of website visits.<\/p>\r\n            <p>Via the website, Scholar Publishing UK may offer third-party services, such as article recommendations, social login, social sharing, and banners to third-party sites. Information which is collected by us when you access third-party services is processed under this Privacy Policy, while information collected by third-party operators themselves will be governed by their own privacy policies.<\/p>\r\n            <p>Our websites may use Google Analytics to help us collect information about how visitors use our sites. We use this information to compile reports and to help us improve the sites. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to a site, where visitors have navigated to a site from, and the pages they visit whilst on a site.<\/p>\r\n            <p>\r\n                To view Google\u2019s Privacy Policy, see <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sp-pp-link\">here<\/a>. You can configure your browser to opt-out of providing data to Google Analytics by using the browser add-on provided by Google <a href=\"https:\/\/tools.google.com\/dlpage\/gaoptout\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sp-pp-link\">here<\/a>.\r\n            <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"sp-pp-card sp-pp-full-width\">\r\n            <div class=\"sp-pp-card-header\">\r\n                <div class=\"sp-pp-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-user-circle\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n                <h3>User Accounts, Registration & Services<\/h3>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <p>To make use of personalized services, you will have to register a user account with our websites. During registration, we will ask you to provide some personal information, including, but not limited to, your name, valid e-mail address, affiliation, postal address, phone number, password, academic degree, position within your institution or organization, and your research interests.<\/p>\r\n            <p>Some of this information is required to properly set up the user account for you to use all of our services. Scholar Publishing UK may use this information to fulfill our contract with you (e.g., the publication of your article). Furthermore, we may also use this information internally, e.g., to evaluate and improve our business, respond to any questions, requests or comments you make, for targeted marketing purposes, or to identify and prevent fraud, claims, or other liabilities.<\/p>\r\n            <p>We may contact you by e-mail to draw your attention to content that might be of interest to you (e.g., new services, products, or publications) and for other advertising. If the personal information was provided to us by a third party, Scholar Publishing UK may still use this information in the same manner as described above. You will have the chance to opt-out of receiving such e-mails by unsubscribing or contacting our customer service.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"sp-pp-card\">\r\n            <div class=\"sp-pp-card-header\">\r\n                <div class=\"sp-pp-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-balance-scale\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n                <h3>Your Rights<\/h3>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <p>As a registered user, you can access your account at any time and make corrections or updates. In accordance with existing data privacy law, you may request the information that Scholar Publishing UK holds or processes about you. On request, we will also provide you with a copy of all personal information that we possess about you. We will delete this personal information when you request to deactivate your account. However, some personal information may remain in storage for a certain period of time in order to comply with our (legal) obligations and to resolve disputes.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"sp-pp-card\">\r\n            <div class=\"sp-pp-card-header\">\r\n                <div class=\"sp-pp-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n                <h3>Linked Websites<\/h3>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <p>Scholar Publishing UK may link to other websites not controlled by Scholar Publishing UK. Please take note that we cannot be held responsible or liable for the privacy practices of other websites, nor their services or content.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"sp-pp-card sp-pp-full-width\">\r\n            <div class=\"sp-pp-card-header\">\r\n                <div class=\"sp-pp-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-history\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n                <h3>Changes to the Privacy Policy<\/h3>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <p>Scholar Publishing UK reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting changes without prior notice. Please check this Privacy Policy periodically for any modifications. Your continued use of any service following the posting of any changes will mean that you have accepted and agreed to the changes.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"sp-pp-contact\">\r\n        <h3>Questions About Your Privacy?<\/h3>\r\n        <p>If you have any questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, our team is here to help.<\/p>\r\n        <a href=\"mailto:office@scholarpublishing.org\" class=\"sp-pp-btn\">\r\n            <i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i> Contact Customer Service\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"sp-pp-footer\">\r\n        <div class=\"sp-pp-date-badge\">\r\n            <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i> Last Updated: 27 Sep 2018\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Privacy Policy At Scholar Publishing UK, we respect your privacy. 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