Privacy Statement

Privacy Policy

Star Mountain Publishing is an international academic publisher committed to advancing open access scholarship. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

This policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your rights regarding your data

 

Information We Collect and How We Use It

Automatically Collected Data: When you access our websites, our servers automatically generate logs of technical information. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, the pages you visit, and the referring URL. We use this data solely for purposes such as website analytics, performance optimization, security maintenance, and investigating potential misuse. Our legitimate interest in ensuring the network and information security of our services and improving your user experience.

Data You Provide: When you register for our services (e.g., manuscript submission, peer review, newsletter subscription), we collect necessary personal and professional details. This may include your name, institutional affiliation, email address, academic background, ORCID iD, and research interests. For financial transactions (e.g., Article Processing Charges - APCs), we collect billing information through secure payment gateways.

Information from Third Parties: We may receive professional information about you from third-party platforms (e.g., manuscript submission systems), public academic sources, or recommendations from editors and reviewers. This information is used to identify potential collaborators, reviewers, or editors.

 

How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with third parties. Upon publication of an article, we share author names, affiliations, and article metadata with indexing services (e.g., Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed) and scholarly organizations (e.g., Crossref) to ensure dissemination and discovery of your work.

 

Data Security

We implement robust technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments. We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, or to comply with our legal, and academic preservation obligations.

 

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Our retention periods are determined based on the following criteria:

Author and Subscriber Data: For the duration of our relationship and for a period thereafter to comply with academic record-keeping standards and legal obligations.

Reviewer Data: For as long as you remain active in our database, plus a period to defend against potential legal claims.

Financial Records: For the period required by tax and accounting laws.

Technical Logs: For a short period necessary for security analysis.

 

Your Data Protection Rights

Subject to applicable law, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of Access: The right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data we hold about you.
  • Right to Erasure: The right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
  • Right to Restriction of Processing: The right to request that we temporarily or permanently stop processing all or some of your personal data.
  • Right to Object to Processing: The right to object to our processing of your data based on our legitimate interests.
  • Right to Data Portability: The right to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent, you have the right to withdraw it at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

 

Contact Information

For any questions regarding this privacy policy, to exercise your data protection rights, or to lodge a complaint, please contact us at:

Star Mountain International Publishing

Address: 21 WOODLANDS CLOSE #02-10 PRIMZ BIZHUB SINGAPORE (737854)

Email:

This policy may be updated to reflect legal or operational changes. Significant revisions will be notified through our website or direct communication.