Privacy Statement

The Journal of Social Knowledge and Practice (JSKP) Privacy Statement provides an
explanation of the manner in which the journal collects, utilizes, stores and safeguards
personal data of the users of the journal web site and services. Although particulars might be
different, academic journals tend to use privacy practices that are transparent, confidential,
and ethically sound in data treatment.

What Information Is Collected

Interacting with the journal site or services, JSKP can receive the following personal
information, such as:
● Contact information like name, email and affiliation.
● Data of manuscript submission and reviewer.
● Records of the communication that surround editorial and publishing processes.
● Data related to usage of websites including the number of pages visited and the
browsing patterns.
The information in this manner assists the journal to process submissions, prepare peer
review, communicate with authors and reviewers as well as enhance the functionality of the
websites.

How Personal Data Is Used

The journal gathers personal data that is utilized towards the same objectives of its scholarly
publications:
● Making it easy to submit and review manuscripts.
● Delivering editorial notifications and decisions.
● Funding journal activities and enhancements.
● Updating, alerting, or announcing in case of consent.
JSKP will not market personal data to third parties to make profits. The information can be
disclosed to outsourced service providers (e.g., manuscript management systems) with a
strict level of confidentiality and just to facilitate journal operations.

Data Protection and Confidentiality

To prevent personal information from being lost, disclosed, or accessed by unauthorized
individuals, the journal takes appropriate organizational and technical measures. Only the
authorised personnel would access the personal data and they need it to perform their
functions in processing the submissions and maintaining the journal.

Website Analytics and Cookies

To improve services, the site can utilize cookies or other technologies to improve user
experience such as the site remembering preferences and aggregate use patterns.
Customers can use the browser settings to control the cookies or to disable them.

Retention and Rights

Unless required by law, there is a limited amount of time that personal data will be retained.
According to the applicable Data Protection Principles, users typically have access and right
of rectification or deletion of their personal data.

Updates to the Policy

The journal can revise its Privacy Statement as time goes by in order to incorporate the
changes in practice or legal mandates. The journal site is updated regularly and users are
advised to read the policy every now and then.
The Privacy Policy for this site is built on the premise of having an ethical commitment to
protect individual users' privacy and comply with considered best common practices of
privacy when publishing.