Privacy Statement
Ardi Pengabdian Masyarakat is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and all users of the journal's online publishing system. The journal respects personal data and is dedicated to ensuring that all information collected during the publication process is handled responsibly, securely, and in accordance with applicable data protection principles.
Personal information collected by the journal is used solely for purposes directly related to manuscript submission, peer review, editorial management, publication, indexing, and scholarly communication.
Collection of Personal Information
The journal may collect personal information from users during the registration, submission, review, and publication processes.
The information collected may include:
- Full name.
- Institutional affiliation.
- Email address.
- ORCID iD (if available).
- Country of residence.
- Contact information.
- Academic profile and expertise.
- Reviewer interests.
- Correspondence related to manuscript processing.
Only information necessary for the editorial and publication process is collected.
Purpose of Data Collection
Personal information is collected exclusively for the following purposes:
- Managing manuscript submissions.
- Conducting the peer review process.
- Communicating with authors, reviewers, and editors.
- Publishing accepted articles.
- Indexing published content.
- Maintaining journal records.
- Generating publication metadata.
- Improving journal management and editorial services.
The journal does not collect personal information for commercial purposes.
Use of Personal Information
Personal information provided to the journal will be used only by authorized editorial personnel for legitimate publishing activities.
The journal will not:
- Sell personal information.
- Rent personal information.
- Share personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.
- Use personal information for unrelated commercial activities.
Information is processed solely to support scholarly publishing.
Confidentiality
The journal maintains strict confidentiality throughout the editorial and peer review process.
During manuscript evaluation:
- Reviewer identities remain confidential.
- Author identities remain confidential during Double-Blind Peer Review.
- Editorial discussions remain confidential.
- Unpublished manuscripts are treated as confidential documents.
Editors and reviewers are expected to protect the confidentiality of all submitted materials.
Disclosure of Information
Personal information will only be disclosed when:
- Required by applicable laws or legal authorities.
- Necessary for publication metadata.
- Authorized by the individual concerned.
- Required for indexing and citation databases as part of published article metadata.
The journal does not disclose confidential editorial information to unauthorized parties.
Data Security
The journal takes appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against:
- Unauthorized access.
- Data loss.
- Misuse.
- Alteration.
- Unauthorized disclosure.
- Cybersecurity threats.
Access to personal information is restricted to authorized editorial staff involved in journal management.
Data Retention
Personal information is retained only for as long as necessary to support the editorial and publication process and to maintain the scholarly record.
Published article metadata may remain permanently available to ensure proper citation, indexing, and long-term academic accessibility.
