PRIVACY POLICY

Updated on 26.06.2020

Welcome to Glintplus Privacy Policy. The terms “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Glintplus, and the terms “user,” “you” and “your” refer to our authors, visitors, customers, and any other users of the site.

Glintplus acknowledge your confidence and trust in us, and we will only use your personal information on this website as stated in this policy. This privacy policy covers all our websites, applications and other services by Glintplus. Additional privacy policies may be provided based on the use of our websites and many other services we provide (“Services” or each “Service”).

Details we collect

Users have access to some of the Services without providing any personal data. To have full access, like downloading, submission, etc., to our services require registration, and personal information will be collected. These personal data depend on the content and features of the Service you intend to use and how you may contact us.

We collect contact details (such as your name, e-mail address, postal address, gender, photo and phone number), account login credentials (which include usernames and passwords and similar security information), other profile information (i.e. educational, professional and other background information and ORCiD), payment information (like credit or debit card details), etc.

Glintplus may automatically collect information about how you and your device interact with the Service, such as IP address, browser type and version, operating system, etc. through our servers and the use of cookies.

How we use your information

Information collected from you is used to render, create and manage your access to and use of the Services (like order, download, request), provide customized content and other personalization to you; enhance and improve the Services, communicate with you, and to bring targeted advertisements and promotional messages related to the Service to you.

We also use your information to provide any form of support within our capacity; request submission, review or to be a member of our publishing community; issue financial compensation or statement; improve our services and to fulfil our legal obligations.

Sharing of your information

We do not permit third parties to see or use your personal information unless otherwise approved by you. We will not share or sell any personal data of any users to anybody. It is our obligation to provide all possible cyber-security to protect all the information of the users; however, we cannot promise 100% hacking proof. Therefore, Glintplus will not be and held responsible for any loss/theft of data, personal information, account login credentials, etc. and any kind of subsequent losses arising from hacking, carelessness, theft etc. Users are hereby strongly advised to set a very strong password and never disclose to anyone. Password different from the passwords of your credit card, bank account, e-mail address, etc. are strongly advised.

Please, note that our service providers, including editorial board, reviewers (on rare occasions), etc. may have access to some of your personal information that they can serve you better.

Glintplus publishes accepted articles after the authors have fulfilled other obligations, including but not limited, to payment of article handling fees, online; therefore, the names of authors and e-mail addresses of the corresponding authors will be available to all our users. However, it is not obligatory for Glintplus to regulate the use of these data, but using them (especially the e-mail) for commercial purposes is totally prohibited.

Legal duties

Glintplus will disclose your personal information if obligatory by law; necessary to comply with regulations, legal processes, respond to claims; to investigate, detect, secure and/or to protect the rights, property or safety of Glintplus, employees, our users or others.

Your Profile

Glintplus services are interconnected, if you create a personal user account on any of them (including website), your login credentials will grant you access to others Services by Glintplus.

Updating your information

All registered users are allowed to directly access their account information, review or update, without any restriction.

Changes

Glintplus regularly updates this privacy policy, and any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact

If you have any questions, comments, complaints or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our services, please contact the Glintplus editorial office using help@glintplus.com.

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