Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters to the Journal of Agriculture and Food Science Applications. This policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how it is used, and the ways in which we protect it.
By using this website, registering an account, submitting a manuscript, reviewing a manuscript, or otherwise providing personal information through our services, you acknowledge this Privacy Policy and agree to the practices described below.
Information We Collect
We collect information that is necessary to operate the journal, provide publishing services, administer user accounts, facilitate peer review, communicate with authors and reviewers, and maintain the security and functionality of the website.
How We Use Your Information
Personal information is used to operate and administer the journal and its publishing services.
We may also use relevant information to process payments, publish accepted scholarly work, maintain website security, troubleshoot technical issues, and administer our publishing operations.
Use of Personal Information
We use personal information for legitimate journal and publishing purposes connected with the services provided through this website.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Sharing of Information
Manuscripts and relevant submission information may be shared with assigned editors and reviewers as necessary to conduct the journal's editorial and peer-review processes.
Published articles, including information such as author names and affiliations included in the publication, may be publicly accessible as part of the scholarly record.
Payments & Third-Party Services
Where payment is required for journal services, payment details may be processed by third-party payment providers.
Payment details are handled by the relevant payment processor and are not stored directly on this website, subject to the actual configuration and practices of the services used by the journal.
Published Information
Scholarly articles accepted for publication become part of the journal's academic record. Information contained within a published article, including author names and affiliations, may therefore be made publicly available in accordance with the journal's publishing and open-access policies.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect information handled through the website against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no internet-based transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should therefore exercise appropriate care when protecting their account credentials.
Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable law and the journal's legitimate operational requirements, you may request access to or correction of personal information associated with your account.
You may contact the editorial office through our Contact Page regarding requests concerning your personal information.
Retention of Information
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the journal, administer accounts and submissions, maintain the scholarly record, comply with applicable obligations, resolve disputes, and protect the integrity and security of our services.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in the journal's services, website functionality, publishing practices, or applicable requirements.
Any revised version may be published on this page. Users are encouraged to review the policy periodically.
Important: This Privacy Policy should be reviewed and adapted by JAFSA to accurately reflect its actual data collection, storage, security, payment-processing, hosting, analytics, cookie, communication, and legal practices before being relied upon as a final legal policy.