Privacy Statement

This Privacy Policy explains how Eco-Entrepreneur (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, stores, discloses, and deletes information from users who access and use our journal platform (“Site”), including authors, reviewers, editors, and readers who register or submit manuscripts through our online system.

This Privacy Policy reflects our commitment to respect and protect personal data (“Information”) as part of our compliance with applicable laws and regulations in Indonesia. This Privacy Policy is an integral part of our Terms and Conditions (“User Terms”). By using our Site and services, you are deemed to have read, understood, and agreed to this Privacy Policy.

1) Definitions

User refers to any individual who uses the Eco-Entrepreneur journal platform, including those acting on their own behalf or on behalf of an institution.

Information refers to any data or statement that can identify an individual, either directly or indirectly, in accordance with applicable law.

2) Acquisition and Collection of Your Information

We collect Information that identifies or may be used to identify, contact, or locate you (including information associated with your device), for purposes related to journal operations, manuscript processing, editorial management, and other activities permitted under applicable laws.

Information may include:

a. Personal Information, including but not limited to:

• Name, institutional affiliation, and address
• Email address and phone number
• Username, profile details, and author/reviewer metadata
• Manuscript-related data (e.g., author details, correspondence, submission history)
• Other identifiers you provide voluntarily through the journal platform

b. Non-Personal Information, including but not limited to:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address
• Device and browser information, operating system type
• General usage data and preferences related to accessing the Site
• Log data and technical analytics for system performance and security

We obtain Information through:

1. Information you voluntarily submit when registering, submitting manuscripts, or communicating with the Editorial Office;
2. Information automatically recorded when you access and use the Site (e.g., logs, cookies where applicable);
3. Information obtained from parties affiliated with the journal’s platform operations, where relevant and permitted by law.

3) Use of Your Information

We may use, process, and analyze your Information (as permitted by applicable laws) for the following purposes:

• Registering, identifying, managing, and administering your account and roles (author, reviewer, editor, reader);
• Conducting editorial workflows (submission handling, peer review, decision-making, publication, archiving);
• Verifying actions necessary for journal administration (e.g., account integrity, submission authenticity, reviewer assignment);
• Improving the quality and performance of journal services, including features, usability, and communications;
• Facilitating communication between the Editorial Office and users via email or other channels related to journal activities;
• Monitoring, processing, and analyzing Site usage to maintain security, prevent misuse, and improve service quality.

4) Storage and Security of Your Information

Your Personal Information will be stored only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes of its collection, or as required/permitted by applicable laws and academic publishing standards (including archiving and record-keeping needs for scholarly communication).

We protect Information under our control using reasonable security measures aligned with applicable legal standards and prudent safeguards, including physical, technical, and organizational procedures to prevent unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, or deletion.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for any activities conducted under your account. We are not responsible for losses arising from unauthorized access caused by user negligence (e.g., sharing passwords), to the extent permitted by law.

5) Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose Information only as necessary to support journal operations and legal obligations, including but not limited to:

• Editorial administration and peer-review processes (e.g., sharing manuscript information with editors/reviewers as required by workflow);
• Publication activities (e.g., author name, affiliation, and corresponding author contact details as part of published metadata, if applicable);
• Compliance with law enforcement or government authorities for legal, security, or regulatory purposes, where required by law.

Other than as described above, we will not disclose Personal Information without your consent, except where permitted or required by applicable law.

6) Deletion of Your Information

We will delete or anonymize Information in accordance with applicable laws, and subject to legitimate journal needs for academic record-keeping, audit trails of editorial decisions, and preservation of the scholarly record.

7) Our Discretion (Policy Updates)

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time without prior notice. Users are responsible for reviewing the Privacy Policy periodically on the Site to stay informed of any changes. Continued use of the Site and services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

8) Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the Republic of Indonesia.