Privacy Statement

Algora: Journal of AI, Data Science & Engineering is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and other users of the journal website.

Collection and Use of Personal Information

Names, email addresses, institutional affiliations, ORCID iDs, and other personal information entered on the journal website are collected and used solely for legitimate purposes related to the journal's editorial, peer review, publication, communication, and administrative activities.

Personal information will not be used for unrelated purposes or disclosed to third parties except where necessary for journal operations, required by law, or authorized by the individual concerned.

Confidentiality

The journal takes reasonable measures to protect personal and confidential information. Information associated with submitted manuscripts and peer review is handled in accordance with the journal's double-blind peer review policy.

Reviewer identities are kept confidential from authors, and confidential manuscript information is accessible only to individuals who require it for legitimate editorial and publishing purposes.

OJS and Website Data

The journal uses Open Journal Systems (OJS) to manage submissions, peer review, and publication. The system may collect information necessary for account management, editorial workflows, website functionality, and security.

Technical information, such as IP addresses and website usage data, may be processed for system administration, security, and statistical purposes where applicable.

Data Security and Retention

The journal takes reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.

Personal information and editorial records may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to support scholarly publishing, maintain the integrity of the editorial and publication record, meet legal obligations, and resolve disputes.

User Rights and Contact

Individuals may contact the journal regarding questions or concerns about the personal information they have provided and may request correction of inaccurate information, subject to applicable legal, editorial, and scholarly-record requirements.

Personal information collected by the journal will be handled responsibly and used only for purposes consistent with scholarly publishing and journal administration.