Privacy policy
This policy explains what personal data the institute's website and submission system collect, how they are used and what your rights are.
Data we collect
Your name, email address and manuscript files when you register and submit; reviewers' names, email addresses and reports; sign-in times and network addresses recorded for security auditing.
How we use it
Only to process manuscripts, run peer review, publish articles, verify certificates and correspond with you about these matters. We do not use it for anything else and do not sell it.
Confidential review
Reviewer identities are not disclosed to authors. Unpublished manuscripts are available only to institute staff and the invited reviewers.
Storage and security
Data are stored on a server rented by the institute in Hong Kong, transmitted encrypted, protected by account permissions with audit logging, and backed up daily.
Your rights
Under Hong Kong's Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance you may ask to access, correct or delete your personal data. Please write to the institute's email address.