Privacy Statement

The Journal of Educational Innovations and Practices (JEIP) is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of all users of its website and editorial management system (OJS), including authors, reviewers, editors, and readers. This statement describes how personal data is collected, used, stored, and protected in accordance with internationally recognized data protection principles, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable privacy laws.

1. Data Controller and Contact

The data controller is the Journal of Educational Innovations and Practices (JEIP). For privacy or data protection inquiries, please use the Contact page.

2. Data We Collect

Account data: name, email address, affiliation, country, username, and role in the editorial system.
Editorial workflow data: submissions, manuscript metadata, reviewer reports, editorial correspondence, and decision records.
Published metadata: author names, affiliations, ORCID (if provided), abstracts, and other metadata included in published articles.
Technical data: information required for system security and functionality (e.g., basic logs and session data).

3. Why We Process Personal Data

To administer submissions, peer review, and editorial decision-making.
To publish accepted articles and maintain the scholarly record.
To communicate with authors, reviewers, and editors.
To ensure platform integrity, security, and continuity.
To comply with legal and ethical obligations.

4. Legal Basis

Personal data is processed based on legitimate interests related to scholarly publishing, contractual necessity for editorial services, compliance with legal obligations, and—where applicable—user consent, in line with GDPR Article 6 and comparable principles.

5. Cookies

The JEIP website uses essential cookies and similar technologies required for secure login, session management, and basic functionality. JEIP does not use advertising cookies.

6. Data Sharing and Transfers

Personal data is shared only when necessary for journal operations, such as with technical service providers (hosting and system maintenance). Published article metadata may be shared with indexing and discovery services to enhance visibility and discoverability. Where international transfers occur, appropriate safeguards are applied in accordance with applicable regulations.

7. Data Retention

Data is retained only as long as necessary for editorial, legal, and archival purposes. Published articles and associated metadata remain part of the permanent scholarly record.

8. Confidentiality

Manuscripts and peer review materials are handled confidentially and in line with the journal’s Editorial Policies.

9. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, individuals may have rights to access, correct, restrict, or request deletion of personal data, and to object to certain processing activities. Requests can be submitted via the Contact page.