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Privacy Statement
The Journal of Business and Applied Management, published by Universitas Bunda Mulia, Indonesia, is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and other users of its Online Journal System (OJS).
Personal information collected through the journal's website is used for legitimate journal management, editorial, peer review, publication, and scholarly communication purposes.
1. Collection of Personal Information
The journal may collect personal information provided by users during registration, manuscript submission, peer review, and other journal-related activities. This information may include names, email addresses, institutional affiliations, academic qualifications, areas of expertise, and other relevant contact or professional information.
Additional information related to manuscript submissions, editorial decisions, reviewer assignments, and communication records may also be collected and maintained as part of the journal's editorial processes.
2. Use of Personal Information
Personal information is used only for purposes related to the journal's operations, including:
Managing user registration and journal accounts.
Processing manuscript submissions and editorial decisions.
Facilitating communication between authors, editors, and reviewers.
Managing peer review, copyediting, layout, proofreading, and publication processes.
Providing notifications about journal publications and relevant announcements.
Maintaining accurate publication records and scholarly metadata.
Supporting journal indexing, archiving, and dissemination of published research.
Personal information will not be used for unrelated commercial or promotional purposes without an appropriate basis or authorization.
3. Confidentiality and Access to Information
Access to personal information is limited to authorized editorial personnel and other parties who require the information to perform legitimate journal-related responsibilities.
Submitted manuscripts, reviewer identities, confidential review reports, and editorial communications are handled in accordance with the journal's peer review and publication ethics policies.
The journal currently applies a double-blind peer review process. Information concerning authors and reviewers is protected according to the confidentiality requirements of that process.
4. Publication and Sharing of Information
Certain information, including author names, institutional affiliations, article titles, abstracts, keywords, and other publication metadata, may be made publicly available as part of the scholarly publishing process.
Relevant publication metadata may also be shared with DOI registration agencies, scholarly indexing services, academic databases, and other services involved in the identification, discovery, and dissemination of published articles.
Personal information that is not intended for public disclosure will not be shared with unauthorized parties, except where necessary for legitimate journal operations or required by applicable laws and regulations.
5. Data Security and Retention
The journal takes reasonable measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
Personal information and editorial records are retained for as long as reasonably necessary to support journal operations, maintain the integrity of the scholarly record, meet legitimate administrative requirements, or comply with applicable legal obligations.
6. Users' Rights and Requests
Users may contact the journal's editorial team to request access to, correction of, or updates to their personal information.
Requests concerning the removal or restriction of personal information will be considered in accordance with applicable data protection requirements and the journal's legitimate need to maintain accurate editorial and publication records.
Information that forms part of the permanent scholarly record, such as authorship and published article metadata, may be subject to additional requirements before changes can be made.
7. Third-Party Services
The journal may use authorized technical services to support website operation, manuscript management, similarity checking, DOI registration, indexing, and other publication-related activities.
Where personal information is processed through such services, the journal seeks to ensure that its use is limited to appropriate scholarly publishing purposes and consistent with applicable privacy requirements.
8. Privacy Inquiries
Users who have questions or concerns about the collection, use, correction, or protection of their personal information may contact the editorial team of the Journal of Business and Applied Management through the official contact information provided on the journal's website.
The journal may review and update this Privacy Statement when necessary to reflect changes in its editorial practices, technical systems, or applicable privacy requirements.
