Privacy Policy

Introduction

At Pediatric Interventional Pulmonology, we respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when interacting with our journal, including submitting manuscripts, browsing our website, or using our services. We are dedicated to ensuring that your personal information is handled securely and complying with all applicable data protection laws.

 

Information We Collect

The data controller for Pediatric Interventional Pulmonology is the publisher which operates the journal. We are responsible for ensuring that your personal data is processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We may collect personal information in various ways, including:

  • Directly from you: When you submit manuscripts, create an account, or communicate with us.
  • Automatically through our website: This includes technical information such as your IP address in an anonymized way, browser type, operating system, referring/exit pages, and other analytics data using the Plausible platform.
  • Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website and gather information about how users navigate our site.

 

Use of Your Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

  • To facilitate the submission, review, and publication process for manuscripts.
  • To communicate with authors, reviewers, and subscribers.
  • To manage user accounts and provide access to journal content.
  • To analyze website traffic, improve our services, and understand user preferences.
  • To comply with legal obligations and maintain the security of our journal.

 

Cross-Border Transfers

Pediatric Interventional Pulmonology may transfer your provided information outside of your country of residence to facilitate the indexing of the journal and articles in bibliographical databases or for other support services. By providing your personal information, you consent to this transfer, storing, or processing of your data. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and relevant data protection laws.

 

Security

We are committed to safeguarding your personal information. We use physical, technical, and administrative measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Access to your personal data is restricted to only those who need it to perform their job function, and all personnel are trained on the importance of maintaining the security and confidentiality of your information.

 

Third-Parties

Pediatric Interventional Pulmonology's websites or services may include ads and links to third-party websites. Please note that each third-party website is subject to its own privacy and data protection policies, and our Privacy Policy does not cover these. We do not share personal information with third parties unless otherwise specified in this Privacy Policy.

 

Analytics and Website Usage Tracking

We use Plausible Analytics to collect and analyze non-personally identifiable information about our website traffic. Plausible is a privacy-focused analytics tool that respects the privacy of our visitors and complies with GDPR, CCPA, and PECR.

  • No Cookies: Plausible does not use cookies, so it does not track or collect personal data that would require explicit consent under privacy laws.
  • Minimal Data Collection: The data collected is aggregated and anonymized. It includes the number of page views, referral sources, country-level location (based on the visitor's IP address, which is anonymized before it is stored), and the types of devices or browsers used to access our website. We cannot and do not track individual users or tie data back to specific visitors.
  • Purpose of Data Collection: Plausible's information helps us understand general trends and improve the functionality and content of our website for users, including our readership and contributors.
  • No Third-Party Sharing: We solely use the data collected through Plausible to monitor and enhance our website performance. It is not shared with third-party advertisers or used for other purposes.

 

Compliance with Legal and Regulatory Obligations

Your personal data will be processed to comply with legal and regulatory obligations, such as:

  • Detecting and preventing crime and assisting the police and other competent authorities with investigations.
  • Complying with tax legislation and responding to subject access requests.
  • Fulfilling legal or regulatory obligations to which we are, or may become, subject.

In certain circumstances, we may need to share your personal data with third parties who have made legitimate requests under data protection law.

 

Consent

Sometimes, we seek your explicit consent to process your personal data, such as when subscribing to updates or alerts. Where we rely on your consent, we will provide a simple way to withdraw that consent at any time.

 

How Long We Retain Your Information

We retain your data for as long as necessary to provide our products and services, fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, comply with legal obligations, or meet our legitimate interests. Specific retention periods include:

  • Subscriptions: Two (2) years after your subscription ends.
  • Cookies: Thirty (30) days.
  • Marketing communications: Until you unsubscribe or ask not to be contacted further.
  • Comments posted on our websites: Three (3) years (or until deleted by you).

 

How We Use Your Data, the Basis for Processing, and Sharing

As part of a contractual relationship, we process personal data necessary to fulfill our contracts with you, such as delivering products and services and communicating about them. We may share your data with payment processors (e.g., our bank).

 

For legitimate interests, we process personal data when necessary for legitimate interests, which include:

  • Delivering products and services purchased.
  • Administering competitions or grant applications.
  • Conducting market research.
  • Improving our products and services.
  • Measuring the effectiveness of our products, services, and advertising.
  • Handling complaints and inquiries.
  • Consulting professional advisors.
  • Complying with investigations by authorities.

 

Your Rights

You have several rights regarding your personal data. You may submit a written request to:

  1. Access details about the personal data we hold.
  2. Rectify inaccuracies in your personal data.
  3. Request deletion of your personal data if no longer needed.
  4. Transfer your personal data to a third party.
  5. Object to processing based on legitimate interests, profiling, or direct marketing.
  6. Restrict processing in certain circumstances.

 

Changes to the Privacy Policy

The Privacy Policy will be updated periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page, and where appropriate, we will notify you by email. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

 

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, do not hesitate to get in touch with us at:

editorial@pipj.org