Data Safety Policy
We hold our researchers' privacy in the highest regard.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information provided directly by you when creating an account (Full Name, Institution, Academic Role, Email, and expertise fields) and manuscript metadata when papers are submitted for peer review.
2. How We Use Your Information
Your registration data is used to manage your academic credentials, display your public researcher profile in the community directory, assign peer reviewers, compile manuscript publications, and deliver publishing notifications. We do not sell or trade your personal information.
3. Dynamic SEO Profiles
By configuring a username on our platform, you opt into publishing a dynamic, public scholarly profile page showcasing your accepted manuscripts, platform role, rating, and institutional details. This profile page index assists academic search engines in linking to your publications. You may request profile privacy settings via account settings.
4. Security Measures
We implement industry-standard database security protocols, OAuth 2.0 authentication models via Firebase, and secure PostgreSQL storage to protect your personal information and uploaded PDF manuscripts from unauthorized access, loss, or disclosure.
5. Cookies and Logs
We use browser-based local storage (localStorage) and session tokens to preserve authentication states and manage drafting manuscripts locally to prevent work loss. Standard analytical server logs monitor server loading speeds to maintain platform responsiveness.
6. Inquiry & Data Rights
You have the right to request deletion of your account or edit your details at any time from your platform dashboard. For other data queries, please email privacy@abroadsimplified.com.