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This policy sets out CorayNova Academic Press's standards for personal data, platform accounts, manuscript workflow data, reviewer and editor data, reader and subscriber data, complaint records, institutional contact data, cookies, analytics, payment and invoice data where applicable, third-party service providers, security, user rights, and website terms.

• Scope

This policy applies to the CorayNova website, the CorayNova Journals Platform, journal pages, submission and peer review workflows, article records, user accounts, contact forms, email communications, payment and invoice processes where applicable, website visits, cookies, and platform support interactions.

• Who This Policy Applies To

This policy applies to authors, reviewers, editors, editorial board members, readers, subscribers, website visitors, submitters, complainants, institutional contacts, society contacts, proposal teams, service providers, and CorayNova staff or representatives.

• Policy Statement

CorayNova handles personal data for legitimate scholarly publishing, editorial, platform, communication, legal, financial, security, and operational purposes. CorayNova seeks to collect data proportionately, use data responsibly, protect confidentiality, limit access to people with legitimate need, and maintain appropriate records for publishing and accountability.

Where CorayNova journals or services use cookies, analytics, payment processors, email tools, hosting/CDN/security tools, or third-party form services, the relevant journal, website, or workflow should disclose the use of those services as appropriate.

• Procedures and Standards

Data or service area	Policy standard
Author and manuscript data	Used for submission, editorial assessment, peer review, production, publication, metadata, indexing where applicable, ethics handling, and record keeping.
Reviewer data	Used for reviewer invitation, conflict management, review workflow, confidential editorial records, recognition where agreed, and audit of peer review integrity.
Editor and board data	Used for role management, journal governance, public board information where applicable, workflow assignment, policy compliance, and communication.
Reader and subscriber data	Used for access, alerts, communications, support, and service improvement where configured.
Complaint and concern data	Used for assessment, evidence review, confidentiality management, policy handling, legal or ethics review, and record keeping.
Payment and invoice data	Used for APCs, refunds, invoices, taxes, institutional payments, and financial records where applicable.
Cookies and analytics	May be used for website operation, security, performance, analytics, preferences, and service improvement where configured and disclosed.
Third-party service providers	May include hosting, CDN, security, payment, email, analytics, form, metadata, DOI, preservation, or platform service providers where used.
User responsibilities	Users must not misuse the website or platform, attempt unauthorized access, disrupt services, upload unlawful material, or infringe rights.

Personal data may be retained according to journal workflow, publisher requirements, legal obligations, operational needs, research integrity needs, financial requirements, preservation responsibilities, and dispute or complaint handling needs.

Users may contact CorayNova to request access, correction, clarification, or other privacy-related action. CorayNova may need to verify identity, authority, or relationship to the relevant record before taking action.

• Contact Route

Privacy and data requests should be sent to info@coraynova.com. Platform technical privacy issues may be sent to support@coraynova.com. Serious institutional-level matters may be sent to executive@coraynova.com. Editorial record or publication ethics matters involving privacy should be sent to editorial@coraynova.com.

• Related Resources

This policy should be read with Complaint, Appeal and Concern Forms, Author Help and Contacts, For Readers, For Institutions & Libraries, Copyright, Licensing, Permissions, Reuse & Self-Archiving Policy, and Corrections, Retractions, Expressions of Concern & Article Removal Policy.

• Policy Administration