1. INTRODUCTION

The workflow management software provided by publisher is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share personal information.

2. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The personal information from you is in connection with the establishment of your user account. Registration information typically includes your name, e-mail address, and the name of the institution or association with which you are affiliated. During the registration process, we may also collect other information, such as your address and telephone number.

While User Information may assist in the review and publication process, you are under no obligation to provide any User Information. We encourage you to carefully consider whether to provide any User Information, and to raise any questions or concerns that you may have relating to a request for Personal Information directly with us.

3. OUR USE AND SHARING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We collect and store your Registration Information and User Information (collectively, “Personal Information”) on our server and computer network solely. Although we reserve the right to review and monitor any of your Personal Information, we will only use your Personal Information as is reasonably necessary in connection with the operation and maintenance of the Website, the Software and the Service, including providing support and maintenance services to you, other users of the Website, the Software and the Service. We may also use your Personal Information to contact you with information relating to the Website, the Software, or the Service. Regardless of the usage, we will maintain the confidentiality of your Personal Information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Except as described in this Privacy Policy, we will not disclose your Personal Information outside of the workflow management software and its affiliates without your consent. We may share aggregated demographic and statistical information with our business partners. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.

4. SHARING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

All Personal Information that you submit or otherwise make available while visiting the Website, or using the Software or the Service may be accessed and reviewed by the Publisher, Software provider and Editors. If you believe that a third party has unlawfully or improperly used or disclosed any of your Personal Information, you should contact us directly.

We may disclose personal information in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.

5. SECURITY

We have implemented reasonable physical measures and administrative procedures to safeguard against unauthorized access and help prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your Personal Information.

6. DEVICE AND USAGE DATA

In addition to the Personal Information that you supply to us, we may collect, store and use certain information device, connection and usage data, including “Clickstream Data,” as you access and navigate the Website. We store and use Clickstream Data to gain a better understanding of how people use the Website, to analyze data for trends and statistics, to help diagnose problems with our servers and computer networks, and to enhance the performance of the Website, the Software and the Services. The Clickstream Data that we may collect, store and use includes the IP address of your computer (automatically assigned by your Internet Service Provider whenever you log onto the Internet), the Internet address of the site from which you linked to the Website (known as the referring URL), the date and time you access to the Website, what pages of the Website you visit and when, and the type of browser you use.

7. THIRD PARTY SITES

This Website contains links to other websites. Once you have clicked on a link or button activator connecting you to such third-party website, you will leave the Website and be taken to a website that we do not control. THIS PRIVACY POLICY DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED ON A THIRD PARTY SITE. We suggest you read the privacy statement of the third-party website before providing any personally identifiable data on that site. We are not responsible for any use by any person or entity of any information that you may provide while accessing or using any third-party website.

8. TRANSFER

This Website is operated in China. If you are located outside of China, please be aware that any information you provide to us will be transferred to China.

9. ACCESS TO AND CHANGE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION AND OTHER RIGHTS

You have the right under certain privacy and data protection laws, as may be applicable, to request access to, correction, deletion and portability of your Personal Information and restriction of or objection to our processing of your Personal Information. If any Personal Information is removed from our server or computer network, tthose who had access to such Personal Information prior to its removal may have retained some all of such Personal Information. We are not responsible for their retention or use.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via the contact details below. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable laws. To protect your privacy and security, we may require you to verify your identity.

10. CHANGES

We will update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. If we make any material changes, we will provide appropriate notice.

11. CONTACT

If you have any question or complaint about this Privacy Policy or our practices, you can contact us via the “Contact Us” link on the Website.