Journal of Virus Eradication Privacy Policy |
The Journal of Virus Eradication is an open-access journal that is
published by Mediscript. Our full address is:
Mediscript
Ltd,
1 Mountview Court,
310 Friern Barnet Lane,
London N20 0LD
We act as data controller
when we collect personal data from people who register on the website.
We collect this data in the
legitimate interests of supporting our work. We will also ask for consent for
data processing where appropriate. When we ask for personal data we will inform
you of how we intend to manage it and what measures we will take to ensure its
security.
How we collect data
- Submissions to the journal
- Website user online registration forms
- 'Contact us' enquiry forms
We will ensure that all
personal information supplied is held in accordance with EU General Data
Protection Regulation and UK Data Protection legislation.
Why we collect data
We collect this data in
order to process submissions to the journal from authors and offer news about
the publication to people who register to receive updates.
Processing and consent
When we ask for personal
data we will outline how we will use and manage it and, where appropriate, ask
for your consent to do so. We will not use this personal data for other
purposes without asking your permission. We will not keep this information for
longer than necessary. We do not use third parties to process your data at all
and we will never sell your data to third parties.
Data location and security
Personal data is collected
and stored securely subject to appropriate security measures and is protected
against misuse. Electronic data is held on secure servers operated by Netsynergy Ltd, and also, in some circumstances, on servers owned by third-party contractors. We ensure that any third party contractors we use
comply with the UK Data Protection legislation and EU General Data Protection
Regulations. We do not transfer your data outside the EEA.
Your rights over your data
If you:
·
Have any queries;
·
Wish to make a subject access request
to view your personal data held by us;
·
Wish to withdraw permission for use
of your data or to update the data we hold for you;
Please don’t hesitate to contact
editorial@viruseradication.com in
the first instance, and we’ll be very happy to answer any questions.
Website
The Journal of Virus Eradication website does not automatically capture
or store personal information, other than logging the user's IP address and
session info such as the duration of the visit and the type of browser used.
This is recognised by the website server and is only used for system
administration and to provide statistics, which we use to evaluate use of the
website.
Cookies
Cookies are messages given
to a web browser by a web server. The message is then stored by the browser in
a text file called cookie.txt. Each time the browser requests a page from the
server, this message is sent back. A cookie's main objective is to identify
users and personalise their visit by customising web pages for them for example
by welcoming them by name next time they visit the same site. A site using
cookies will usually invite you to provide personal information such as your
name, e-mail address and interests.
We do not use cookies for
collecting user information from the site.
You may be asked for
personal information if you want to register on the website or submit work for
publication in the journal. We will only use the personal information you
provide to deliver the services you have told us you wish to take part in. Any
personal information collected by us will not be shared with any third parties.
External sites
The Journal of Virus Eradication website contains links to websites
operated by third parties under different privacy policies. Should you choose
one of those links, you will be leaving the Journal
of Virus Eradication website and this privacy notice will no longer apply.
This privacy policy only covers the information contained on the Journal of Virus Eradication website at http://viruseradication.com/index.php.
If you have any further
queries please do not hesitate to contact us either by email at editorial@viruseradication.com or
from the contact us page.
Social media
If you share our content
through social media, for example by tweeting about us on Twitter, those social
networks will record that you have done so. They may set a cookie for this
purpose.
In some cases, where a page
on our website includes content from a social network, such as a Twitter feed,
or Facebook comments box, those services may set a cookie even where you do not
click a button. As is the case for all cookies, we cannot access those set by
social networks. Social networks cannot access cookies we set ourselves.
Changes to this notice
We will review and update
this notice in line with best practice and changes in legislation. We will
always have an up-to-date version of the notice on this page or clearly
signpost its location on the site under 'Privacy'.