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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 2026

Last Updated: September 2026

 

Ebu Press Ltd (“Ebu Press,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of personal information provided by authors, reviewers, editors, readers, website visitors, subscribers, and other users of our website and scholarly publishing services.

Ebu Press Ltd is a Bangladesh-based academic publisher providing open-access scholarly publishing through peer-reviewed journals. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information when you access or use the Ebu Press Ltd website, submit or review manuscripts, communicate with our editorial offices, or otherwise interact with our publishing services. By using our website or providing personal information to us, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

  1. Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through the Ebu Press Ltd website and through our interactions with authors, reviewers, editors, editorial board members, readers, researchers, and other users of our publishing services. It applies to information associated with the journals published by Ebu Press Ltd, including:

  • Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
  • Asian-Australasian Journal of Bioscience and Biotechnology
  • Asian-Australasian Journal of Food Safety and Security

Where manuscript submission, peer review, or other publishing activities are conducted through a third-party platform, additional privacy terms of that platform may also apply.

  1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with Ebu Press Ltd, we may collect the following categories of information.

2.1 Personal and Professional Information

When you submit a manuscript, register with a publishing platform, communicate with an editorial office, or participate in peer review, we may collect information such as:

  • Full name;
  • Institutional affiliation;
  • Academic or professional position;
  • Department or research institution;
  • Country or region;
  • Email address;
  • Telephone number, where voluntarily provided;
  • ORCID iD or other researcher identifiers;
  • Professional biography;
  • Areas of research interest or expertise;
  • Author, reviewer, or editor information; and
  • Correspondence relating to manuscripts and editorial activities.

2.2 Manuscript and Publishing Information

For authors and contributors, we may process information contained in submitted manuscripts and related publishing materials, including:

  • Manuscript title;
  • Author names and affiliations;
  • Abstracts, keywords, and references;
  • Figures, tables, datasets, and supplementary materials;
  • Funding information;
  • Conflict-of-interest declarations;
  • Ethical approval information;
  • Author contribution statements;
  • Data availability statements;
  • Peer-review correspondence; and
  • Other information required for editorial assessment and publication.

2.3 Website and Technical Information

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the website or hosting and technology providers. This may include:

  • IP address;
  • Browser type and version;
  • Device type;
  • Operating system;
  • Referring website;
  • Pages visited;
  • Date and time of access;
  • General usage information; and
  • Technical information required to maintain website security and functionality.

We may use cookies or similar technologies where necessary for website operation, analytics, security, or improvement of user experience.

  1. How We Use Personal Information

Ebu Press Ltd processes personal information for legitimate publishing, administrative, operational, and communication purposes, including:

  1. Receiving and processing manuscript submissions;
  2. Managing editorial and peer-review processes;
  3. Communicating with authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial board members;
  4. Identifying suitable reviewers based on academic expertise;
  5. Managing publication and production activities;
  6. Publishing scholarly articles and associated author information;
  7. Maintaining accurate publication and bibliographic records;
  8. Assigning and maintaining persistent identifiers and publication metadata;
  9. Responding to inquiries and requests;
  10. Maintaining and improving our website and publishing systems;
  11. Detecting and preventing fraudulent, abusive, or unauthorized activity;
  12. Maintaining the security and integrity of our publishing infrastructure;
  13. Complying with applicable legal, regulatory, ethical, and publishing requirements; and
  14. Communicating important information regarding publications, editorial matters, policies, or services.

We do not use personal information for purposes unrelated to scholarly publishing or the operation of our services unless such use is permitted by applicable law or we have obtained appropriate consent.

  1. Scholarly Publishing and Public Information

Academic publishing necessarily involves making certain information publicly available. For published articles, information such as author names, institutional affiliations, article titles, abstracts, keywords, author biographies, ORCID identifiers, funding declarations, conflict-of-interest statements, and other publication metadata may be made publicly available as part of the scholarly record. Because Ebu Press Ltd follows an open-access publishing model, published scholarly content may be freely accessible to readers and may be indexed, archived, cited, and redistributed in accordance with the applicable publication and licensing terms. Authors should therefore ensure that information supplied for publication is appropriate for public dissemination and does not unnecessarily contain confidential or personally identifiable information relating to third parties.

  1. Manuscript Submission and Peer Review

Authors who submit manuscripts to Ebu Press Ltd understand that personal and manuscript information must be processed to facilitate editorial assessment and peer review. Information submitted during the editorial process may be accessible to authorized editors, editorial staff, reviewers, technical personnel, and service providers where necessary to perform their assigned functions. Reviewers may receive limited author and manuscript information necessary to conduct peer review. Likewise, author information may be processed by editors and editorial staff in accordance with applicable editorial policies. Confidential manuscript materials will not ordinarily be disclosed publicly before publication unless disclosure is necessary for legitimate editorial, legal, ethical, or research-integrity purposes.

  1. Third-Party Submission and Publishing Services

Ebu Press Ltd may use third-party services to facilitate manuscript submission, peer review, website operation, DOI registration, indexing, archiving, communication, analytics, hosting, and other publishing-related functions. For example, manuscript submission may be facilitated through a third-party submission platform. Users should review the privacy policy of the relevant third-party service because its handling of personal information may be governed by its own terms and policies. Ebu Press Ltd takes reasonable steps to work with service providers that are appropriate for the relevant publishing function and expects such providers to apply suitable safeguards to personal information.

  1. Disclosure of Personal Information

Ebu Press Ltd does not sell personal information to third parties. We may disclose or provide access to personal information where reasonably necessary for:

  • Editorial and peer-review activities;
  • Journal and website administration;
  • Manuscript submission and management;
  • DOI and scholarly metadata registration;
  • Digital preservation and archiving;
  • Indexing and abstracting services;
  • Website hosting and technical support;
  • Email and communication services;
  • Legal or regulatory compliance;
  • Investigations of suspected misconduct or breaches of publication ethics; or
  • Protection of the rights, safety, security, and integrity of Ebu Press Ltd, its users, authors, editors, reviewers, and scholarly records.

Where possible, access to personal information is limited to individuals or organizations that require the information for a legitimate purpose.

  1. Data Confidentiality

Ebu Press Ltd recognizes the importance of confidentiality in scholarly publishing. Information obtained through manuscript submissions, peer review, editorial correspondence, and investigations of publication ethics concerns will be handled with appropriate confidentiality. However, confidentiality may be limited where disclosure is necessary to investigate suspected research misconduct, plagiarism, ethical violations, legal requirements, threats to the integrity of the scholarly record, or other circumstances requiring legitimate disclosure.

  1. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Ebu Press Ltd website may use cookies and similar technologies to support essential website functions, maintain security, understand website usage, and improve user experience. Cookies may collect information such as browser type, session information, preferences, and website interaction data. Users may be able to manage or disable cookies through their browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the website.

  1. Data Security

Ebu Press Ltd takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss, misuse, or destruction. Security measures may include access controls, authentication procedures, restricted administrative access, secure hosting practices, and appropriate technical safeguards. However, no method of transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, Ebu Press Ltd cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted through the internet.

  1. Data Retention

Ebu Press Ltd retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:

  • Managing editorial and publishing activities;
  • Maintaining the permanent scholarly record;
  • Maintaining publication and bibliographic metadata;
  • Resolving editorial or publication-ethics matters;
  • Meeting legal or regulatory obligations;
  • Maintaining business and administrative records; and
  • Protecting the integrity and continuity of our publishing services.

Information associated with published scholarly articles may be retained indefinitely where necessary to preserve the integrity and permanence of the scholarly record.

  1. Authors’ and Users’ Responsibilities

Users are responsible for ensuring that personal information provided to Ebu Press Ltd is accurate and appropriate for the purpose for which it is submitted. Authors should not include unnecessary personally identifiable information about research participants, patients, students, colleagues, or other individuals in manuscripts or supplementary materials. Where research involves human participants or other protected personal information, authors are responsible for obtaining appropriate ethical approval, consent, anonymization, and other safeguards required by applicable standards.

  1. Children’s Privacy

The Ebu Press Ltd website and scholarly publishing services are intended primarily for researchers, academics, students, professionals, and other members of the scholarly community.

We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children for purposes unrelated to our legitimate publishing activities. If a parent, guardian, or other responsible person believes that personal information belonging to a child has been provided to Ebu Press Ltd unnecessarily, they may contact us so that the matter can be reviewed and appropriate action can be considered.

  1. External Websites

The Ebu Press Ltd website may contain links to external websites, including journal platforms, indexing services, scholarly databases, institutional websites, repositories, DOI services, and other third-party resources. Ebu Press Ltd is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of external websites. Users should review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing personal information to them.

  1. International Data Processing

Because scholarly publishing is an international activity, personal information and publication metadata may be processed, stored, or accessed by service providers or scholarly infrastructure organizations located in countries other than the user’s country of residence. Where such processing occurs, Ebu Press Ltd will take reasonable steps to ensure that information is handled for legitimate publishing and operational purposes and subject to appropriate safeguards.

  1. Data Breach and Security Incidents

If Ebu Press Ltd becomes aware of a security incident involving personal information, we will assess the nature and potential impact of the incident and take reasonable measures to contain, investigate, and mitigate the issue. Where notification is required by applicable law or is otherwise considered appropriate, affected individuals or relevant authorities may be notified.

  1. Privacy Rights and Requests

Subject to applicable law and legitimate publishing requirements, individuals may contact Ebu Press Ltd regarding personal information held about them. Depending on the circumstances, requests may include:

  • Requesting information about how personal data is used;
  • Requesting correction of inaccurate personal information;
  • Requesting an update to contact or professional information;
  • Raising concerns regarding the handling of personal information; or
  • Requesting deletion of information where deletion is legally and operationally possible.

Requests concerning information forming part of the permanent scholarly record may be subject to limitations. For example, removing author or article information from a published scholarly record may not be appropriate where doing so would compromise the accuracy, traceability, or integrity of the publication record.

  1. Research Integrity and Legal Disclosure

Ebu Press Ltd may process or disclose relevant information when necessary to investigate suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabrication, falsification, authorship disputes, peer-review manipulation, conflicts of interest, ethical violations, or other matters affecting publication integrity. Information may also be disclosed where required by law, court order, competent authorities, or other legitimate legal processes.

  1. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Ebu Press Ltd may periodically update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our publishing practices, website functionality, technology, legal requirements, or privacy standards. The revised policy will be published on this website with an updated “Last Updated” date. Users are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically to remain informed about how Ebu Press Ltd handles personal information.

  1. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information by Ebu Press Ltd, please contact the publisher through the contact information provided on the official Ebu Press Ltd website.

 

Ebu Press Ltd

Bangladesh
Website: www.ebupress.com

Effective Date: September 2026

Last Updated: September 2026