Privacy Statement
Introduction
The "City Development: Issues and Best Practices" Journal, hereafter referred to as "the Journal", is dedicated to the privacy and security of our users, contributors, reviewers, and visitors. This Privacy Statement outlines our practices for gathering, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing your personal information. We encourage you to read this Privacy Statement carefully to understand our policies and practices.
Collection of Personal Data
The Journal collects information necessary for the submission, review, and publication of articles. This may include names, affiliations, contact information (e.g., emails, phone numbers), biographical details, and other data related to your professional roles and interests. We may also collect data on your interactions with the Journal, such as submission and review history.
Use of Personal Data
We use the collected data to manage article submissions, reviews, publications, and communications related to the Journal's activities. We may also use the data for internal analyses aimed at improving our services.
Disclosure of Personal Data
The Journal may share personal information with third parties strictly necessary for the publishing process, such as reviewers and publishing partners. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice.
Data Storage and Security
The Journal uses reasonable and appropriate physical, technical, and administrative procedures to safeguard the information we collect and process. Nevertheless, no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
User Rights
Users have the right to access their personal data, correct inaccuracies, request its deletion, or object to data processing under certain circumstances. Please contact us if you have any requests related to your data.
Third-Party Services
The Journal may contain links to other websites not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information.
Changes to the Privacy Statement
We reserve the right to update our Privacy Statement from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Statement on this page and updating the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Statement.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, please contact us at: caohuhua@uottawa.ca
This Privacy Statement was last updated on June 6, 2023.
