ASIDE Neurosciences Privacy Policy
Commitment to Privacy
At ASIDE Neurosciences, we are committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of our authors, reviewers, readers, editors, and partners. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect personal information across our website, journal platform, applications, and services that link to this policy.
Scope of the Privacy Policy
This policy applies to all services offered by ASIDE Neurosciences, including the journal website, manuscript submission and peer-review systems, digital platforms, events, and programs that reference this document. It may be supplemented by additional notices or terms provided at the point of collection.
ASIDE Neurosciences is published by PubPorta Publishing LLC and is academically affiliated with the American Society for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Healthcare (ASIDE). For personal information processed in connection with the journal’s services, the controlling entity is the publisher or other responsible entity identified in the relevant service or notice.
Collection of Information
We collect information about you through three main methods:
- Information You Provide Directly
This includes information you submit to us, such as:
- Name, email address, institutional affiliation, mailing address, and other contact details
- Username, password, and account credentials
- Professional background, biography, ORCID iD, and areas of expertise
- Manuscripts, peer reviews, editorial correspondence, comments, and other scholarly content
- Payment or billing details, where applicable
- Communications you send to the journal or publisher
- Information from Institutions or Third Parties
We may receive information from your affiliated institution or authorized third parties for purposes such as:
- Managing access to journal services or subscriptions
- Verifying institutional affiliation
- Registering participation in journal-related services, programs, or events
- Information Collected Automatically
We may collect information automatically through cookies and similar technologies, including:
- IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers
- Pages viewed, referral sources, usage patterns, and session activity
- Access dates and times
- Preferences and settings related to your use of our services
Use of Collected Information
We use personal information to support the operation, improvement, and integrity of ASIDE Neurosciences and related services. This includes:
- Managing and providing access to the journal website and services
- Operating manuscript submission, editorial assessment, peer review, production, and publication workflows
- Communicating with authors, reviewers, editors, and readers
- Processing requests, inquiries, and transactions
- Personalizing content and service features
- Improving website performance, usability, and security
- Conducting audits, analytics, quality control, and internal reporting
- Meeting legal, regulatory, ethical, and compliance obligations
- Sending journal updates, calls for papers, announcements, or promotional communications in accordance with your preferences and applicable law
Sharing of Information
We may share personal information where necessary for legitimate journal and publishing operations, including with:
- Editorial and Journal Personnel
Personal information may be shared with editors, editorial staff, and reviewers as necessary to manage manuscript submission, peer review, editorial decisions, production, and publication.
- Institutional Administrators
Where relevant, we may share limited information with institutional representatives to manage access, subscriptions, or participation in institutional publishing arrangements.
- Service Providers and Affiliates
We may share information with trusted service providers and contractors who support hosting, platform management, manuscript tracking, analytics, communications, archiving, and other publishing operations.
- Legal or Compliance-Related Disclosures
We may disclose information when required by law, regulation, court order, ethical obligation, or to protect the rights, safety, and integrity of the journal, publisher, users, or others.
- Business Transfers
If the journal or publisher undergoes reorganization, merger, acquisition, transfer of assets, or similar transaction, information may be transferred as part of that process, subject to appropriate safeguards.
We do not sell personal information to third parties.
Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Correct or update inaccurate information
- Request deletion of personal information
- Restrict or object to certain processing activities
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Manage communication preferences, including marketing communications
- Request a copy of your data in a portable format, where applicable
Requests may be subject to legal, ethical, editorial, and operational limitations, including the need to preserve the scholarly record and maintain publishing integrity.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We may use cookies and related technologies to:
- Enable core website and login functions
- Remember preferences and settings
- Analyze traffic and usage
- Improve platform performance and security
- Support communications and outreach where permitted
You may control cookies through your browser settings, although disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality.
Security and Retention
We use reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse.
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for legitimate publishing, operational, legal, archival, and compliance purposes. Some information may be retained for longer periods where necessary to preserve the scholarly record, document editorial decisions, resolve disputes, or meet legal obligations.
International Data Transfers
Your information may be processed and stored in countries other than your own, including locations where our hosting providers, service providers, editorial systems, or publishing operations are based. Where required, we take appropriate steps to ensure that personal information transferred internationally receives an adequate level of protection consistent with applicable law.
Scholarly Record and Published Content
Please note that information associated with published scholarly content, such as author names, affiliations, biographies, acknowledgments, conflict-of-interest disclosures, funding statements, and article metadata, may form part of the permanent scholarly record and may remain publicly accessible even if other account information is modified or deleted.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements, or privacy practices. Any material changes will be posted on the journal website with the updated effective date. Continued use of the journal’s services after such updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy, to the extent permitted by law.
Contact Information
For questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact the journal or publisher through the contact details provided on the journal website.
Journal: ASIDE Neurosciences
Publisher: PubPorta Publishing LLC
Academic Affiliation: American Society for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Healthcare (ASIDE)
Editorial Contact: [email protected]
Journals Portal: https://asidejournals.com