To align with international standards and India’s latest legal framework, this Privacy Policy ensures ARJST is compliant with both the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023.
This page is essential for gaining the trust of international authors and ensuring your college remains legally protected.
🔒 Privacy Policy
The Academic Research Journal of Science and Technology (ARJST) is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of our authors, reviewers, and readers. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information in compliance with the GDPR (EU) and the DPDP Act (India).
📁 1. Data We Collect
As an academic publisher, we collect the following “Personal Data” necessary for the publication process:
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Contact Information: Name, institutional affiliation, email address, and phone number.
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Identifiers: ORCID iD, ResearcherID, and Google Scholar profiles.
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Manuscript Metadata: Author biographies and research interests.
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Review History: Confidential records of peer-review assignments and evaluations.
⚖️ 2. Purpose of Data Processing (Lawful Basis)
We process your data only for the following academic purposes:
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Editorial Management: To manage the submission, peer review, and publication workflow.
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Indexing & Citations: To ensure your research is correctly attributed in global databases.
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Communication: To notify you of editorial decisions or journal announcements.
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Legal Compliance: To prevent research misconduct and plagiarism.
🛡️ 3. Your Rights (DPDP & GDPR Compliance)
Under current laws, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
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✔️ Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
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✔️ Right to Correction: You may update or correct inaccurate profile information.
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✔️ Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You may request the deletion of your account (provided it does not conflict with the permanent integrity of the scientific record).
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✔️ Right to Withdraw Consent: You may opt-out of journal newsletters at any time.
🤝 4. Data Sharing & Security
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No Commercial Sale: ARJST will never sell or rent your personal data to third-party marketers.
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Indexing Partners: We share necessary metadata (Author names/affiliations) with indexing services like Google Scholar, DOAJ, and CrossRef to increase your research impact.
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Secure Storage: All data is stored on secure servers with encrypted access restricted to the Editorial Support Staff.
📊 Data Integrity in the Publication Journey
Your data moves through a secure pipeline from the moment of submission to final global indexing:
🍪 5. Cookies & Analytics
Our website uses “Technical Cookies” to keep you logged into the submission system and “Analytical Cookies” (e.g., Google Analytics) to track anonymized readership statistics to help us improve the journal’s reach.
📧 Contact Our Data Protection Officer
If you have questions regarding your data or wish to exercise your rights, please contact: Dr. S. Vijayakumar Editor-in-Chief & Data Nominee
Nallamuthu Gounder Mahalingam College, Pollachi.
Email: librarian@ngmc.org