EduPub is very much concerned about
the policy for protecting your (“user”) personal information. The privacy
policy applies to www.pen2print.org is possessed and operated by EduPub
(“BPI”, “We”, “Us” or “Our”). This privacy policy sets out how BPI uses and
protects any information that is given by you when you use this website. BPI is
committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected.
If you have an unresolved privacy or
data use concern that we have not addressed satisfactorily, please contact our
Editorial Office directly at editor@pen2print.org.
As per the principle of BPI, we never
sell, rent, or otherwise provide your personal data to anybody. We try to
provide all possible cyber-security (possible by us) to protect all the
information of the users. But the reality is that no website is 100% hacking
proof. Therefore, BPI will not be responsible for any loss/theft of data,
personal information, email ID, password, etc. and any kind of subsequent
losses arising from these hacking, theft etc. Users are strongly advised to set
the password as strong as possible by using a combination of
alpha-numeric-special characters. Users are also strongly requested to use the
password (for BPI account) separate from the passwords of their credit card,
bank, email ID, etc.
1. ABOUT EDUPUB
EduPub is an international publishing
organization that publishes textbooks, atlases, monographs, e-books, edited
volumes and reference books in scientific, technical, and medical areas. The
Registered Office addresses are available here (www.edupub.org).
2. DATA COLLECTION
Authors, Editors and other users can
browse and view BPI website without providing any personal
information. Registering in the BPI website and uploading bio-data,
telephone number, email ID, etc. are completely optional and
voluntary. Third parties are not allowed to see users’ personal
information, unless they are publicly available as part of the publishing
activities or approved by the users or are required by law to do so. We
use your information to:
- Allow Authors to access the information they need in order to
publish their work
- Allow BPI to send service email notifications or promotional
messages about new publications released
- Administer your account and customize the service we provide to you
and other users
- Provide your personal details to third parties offering combined
services with BPI, enabling you to share your information and communicate
with other users
3. FOR THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PURPOSES WE
MAY COLLECT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
- The first name, Last name, academic/job title,
Organization/Institution and previous publications.
- Contact information in the form of email address, postal address,
country of residence.
- Other information regarding your scientific field of interest,
education and work experience.
- Password.
4. COLLECTION OF ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
In order to deliver a better service,
BPI tracks patterns of use on this site. Like all websites, we automatically
receive from the Internet usage information such as your IP address, browser
type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system,
date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data, your mobile provider, your mobile
device and store it in log files. We use cookies and other technologies to
recognize you, study traffic patterns on our website and customize your
experience. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most of the browsers
automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer you can usually modify the
browser setting to decline cookies. This may prevent you from taking full
advantage of the website.
5. USERS’ RIGHTS
Authors, Coauthors, Editors and
Coeditors can choose what information you make available to other registered
and unregistered users. You are free to change your personal information at any
time except your login e-mail address. BPI will provide you with information
about whether we hold any of your personal information. If the personal
information changes, you may correct, update or delete it by making the change
on your user panel, or by contacting us by email.
You are welcome to submit a request to
close your BPI account at any time. If you no longer need our services, or you
want to deactivate your account, you can contact us by email at editor@pen2print.org.
We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.
6. OPEN ACCESS
Publication of an article in EduPub is
intrinsically an open process. Immediately after publication of a manuscript,
the name, surname, affiliation and email address of the corresponding author
will be available to website users with the sole purpose to facilitate
scientific communication. Collecting these email addresses for commercial use
is strictly prohibited.
7. THIRD PARTIES
BPI will only share personal
information with third parties in ways that are described in this privacy
policy. In certain situations, BPI may be required to disclose personal data in
response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national
security or law enforcement requirements.
BPI does not sell, rent, or otherwise
provide your personal information to third parties unless we have your
permission or are required by law so as to comply with a legal process. Please
note that in order to deliver certain services (for example, Chapter
publication), we may share information with third parties. To process payments
made by you, we share some of your information with the payment gateway company
we use. While you are entitled to decline to provide the information requested,
this may prevent us from providing the services requested. In the case of
delivery of hard copies of books to authors or other parties ordering such
publications, we share with third parties conducting postal delivery services
the information required in order to carry out the delivery. These companies
are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide
these services to us. If BPI is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of
all or a portion of its assets, you will be notified via email.
8. EMAIL POLICY
If users have previously agreed to
receive email/newsletter services using the personal information for,
BPI may contact registered members from time to time to let them know
information that may be of interest. You may opt out from receiving such email
when registering as a member, or at any time thereafter by responding to such
an email or contacting customer services. Additionally, users can also
unsubscribe by clicking the ‘Unsubscribe’ button in all our marketing emails.
9. CHANGES IN THE POLICY
If we make a decision to change our
privacy policy, we will display those changes to privacy policy page, the home
page, and other pages we consider appropriate to make you aware of the updated
information. We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so
you are invited to visit this page frequently to ensure that you agree with the
changes.
10. LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES
We reserve the authority to
disclose members’ personal information if required to do so by law, or in the
belief that such action is logically necessary to comply with legal process,
respond to claims, or protect the rights, property or safety of BPI, employees
or members.
11. CONTACT US
For any queries or questions about
your privacy and EduPub please contact our editorial office at editor@pen2print.org.
