Privacy policy
INDEX is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how INDEX collects, uses, discloses, and protects the Personal Information you submit to us, including when accessing and using journals published and managed through INDEX.
Our Privacy Policy complies with applicable data privacy laws, particularly the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If the GDPR does not apply to you, not all terms of this Privacy Policy may be relevant.
INDEX acts as the data processing manager for the journals, managing information solely for the interest of the journals and not for its own purposes. Each journal, as the responsible party for data processing, processes this data. By using INDEX’s services, each journal or client agrees that INDEX acts as the data processing manager. Authors are responsible for the content they publish, and neither the journals nor INDEX are responsible for the opinions expressed by the authors.
Key Principles:
Limited Sharing of Personal Information: INDEX will only share your Personal Information for specific purposes, such as at your request, to process transactions authorized by you, when legally required, with companies assisting in our services, and with our professional advisers.
Purpose and Legal Basis of Processing: Personal Information is used to provide services and respond to your requests. This processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
Data Security and Confidentiality: INDEX restricts access to your information to employees who need it to perform their duties, maintaining physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your information.
Data Retention: INDEX retains Personal Information as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, complying with legal and regulatory requirements.
Your Rights:
Access and rectify your Personal Information.
Request restriction of processing or object to processing.
Request erasure of your Personal Information.
Data portability in certain circumstances.
Object to automated decision-making.
Withdraw consent for processing where applicable.
Marketing Information:
With your consent, INDEX may use your contact details for marketing purposes.
You can object or revoke your consent for marketing communications at any time.
Security Statement: INDEX implements measures to protect your information, including encryption and maintaining physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards.
Use of Cookies and Analytic Tools: INDEX uses cookies and analytic tools as described in our Cookie Policy.
Third Party Websites: Our websites may contain links to third-party websites, for which INDEX is not responsible. Use of these websites is at your own risk.
Changes to Privacy Policy: This Privacy Policy may be updated to comply with applicable laws or current business practices. Changes will be posted on our website.
Feedback and Contact:
For comments or questions, please contact us via email (provided in the policy). For complaints, contact the competent Data Protection Authority.
Transfers outside the EU/EEA: Personal Information may be transferred outside the EEA under adequate safeguards.
Automated Decision Making: INDEX does not use automatic decision-making or profiling of individuals.
Provision of Personal Information: The Personal Information collected is necessary for providing our services. Failure to provide such data may limit our service provision.
This Privacy Policy reflects INDEX’s commitment to protecting privacy and handling personal information responsibly and transparently.