Privacy Statement
Kawanad Journal Portal and all journals hosted on it are published by Yayasan Kawanad, Indonesia. We respect your privacy and handle personal data in line with applicable laws, including Indonesian Law No. 27 of 2022 on Personal Data Protection. This statement explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and how we protect it.
1. Data We Collect
- Account data: name, email address, username, password (stored in encrypted form), affiliation, country, and ORCID iD where provided.
- Submission data: author names, affiliations, emails, manuscript files, and correspondence related to submission, review, and publication.
- Reviewer and editor data: areas of expertise, review history, and editorial decisions.
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, and usage logs collected for security and statistics.
2. How We Use Your Data
Personal data is used only for the purposes stated on this site, namely:
- Managing registration, submission, peer review, editing, and publication;
- Communicating with authors, reviewers, and editors about their activities in the journal;
- Maintaining the security and technical operation of the portal;
- Preparing anonymous statistics to improve journal services.
Names, affiliations, and emails entered on this site will not be used for any other purpose or shared with third parties, except as described below.
3. Published Information
If your manuscript is accepted, your name, affiliation, ORCID iD, and the article metadata will be published openly and may be indexed and archived by Crossref, indexing services, and preservation networks. Published information cannot be removed from the public record, except under retraction or correction procedures.
4. Sharing of Data
We may share limited data only when necessary:
- With reviewers and editors involved in handling a manuscript, under the double-blind review rules;
- With service providers that support the portal, such as hosting, email delivery, plagiarism screening, and DOI registration;
- When required by law or a valid legal request.
We do not sell personal data.
5. Data Security and Retention
We apply reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. Data is kept as long as needed for the purposes above, for editorial and archival records, or as required by law.
6. Your Rights
You may access and update your profile at any time after logging in. You may also request correction or deletion of your personal data, or withdraw your consent, by contacting us. Some data tied to published articles may be retained for scholarly record purposes.
7. Cookies
This site uses cookies to keep you logged in, remember your preferences, and support basic site functions. You can disable cookies in your browser, but some features may not work properly.
8. Changes and Contact
We may update this statement from time to time. Changes take effect when posted on this page. For questions or requests about your data, please use the Contact page of this portal.