Protecting Your Privacy: A Guide for Your Journal

Effective Date: 1st January, 2025

This Privacy Statement outlines how [Your Name/Journal Name] (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your information. Your privacy is of utmost importance to us, and we are committed to safeguarding your personal data.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

  • Personal Information You Provide: This includes your name and email address when you choose to subscribe to our newsletter or contact us directly.
  • Usage Data: We may collect non-personal information about how you interact with this journal. This can include your IP address, browser type, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, and the time spent on those pages. This data is used for analytical purposes to improve the reader’s experience.
  • Cookies: Like many websites, we may use “cookies” to collect information. Cookies are small data files stored on your browser by the website. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our journal.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To send you newsletters and updates if you have subscribed.
  • To respond to your comments or inquiries.
  • To analyze website traffic and improve our content and services.
  • To prevent and address technical issues.

3. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.

4. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
  • Request that we correct or delete your personal data.
  • Opt-out of receiving future communications from us by following the unsubscribe link in our emails.

6. Third-Party Links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We, therefore, have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites.

7. Children’s Privacy

This journal is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.

8. Changes to This Privacy Statement

We may update our Privacy Statement from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Statement on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Statement periodically for any changes.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, please contact us at secretary@aaireview.org