Privacy Statement

Hasanah in Education (HIE) respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and other users of the journal website. Personal information collected through the journal's submission and publishing system is handled responsibly and used only for legitimate journal-related purposes.

1. Information Collected

HIE may collect personal information provided by users during registration, manuscript submission, peer review, publication, or communication with the editorial office.

Such information may include:

  • Full name;
  • Institutional affiliation;
  • Email address;
  • ORCID iD;
  • Country or location;
  • Academic and professional information; and
  • Other information necessary for the journal's editorial and publishing processes.

2. Use of Personal Information

Personal information may be used for:

  • Managing manuscript submissions;
  • Conducting peer review;
  • Communicating with authors and reviewers;
  • Managing editorial and publication processes;
  • Publishing author and article metadata;
  • Providing journal notifications and announcements; and
  • Maintaining the security and functionality of the journal's OJS platform.

HIE does not use personal information for purposes unrelated to the journal's scholarly publishing activities without appropriate consent or legal basis.

3. Confidentiality

Information submitted to HIE for editorial and peer-review purposes is treated confidentially.

The identities and personal information of reviewers are not disclosed to authors or third parties except where disclosure is required by law or authorized by the relevant individual.

4. Published Information

Information that is part of a published article, such as the author's name, institutional affiliation, ORCID iD, article title, abstract, and other publication metadata, may be made publicly available as part of the scholarly record.

Authors should ensure that personal information that should remain confidential is not included in the manuscript or supplementary materials.

5. Research Participant Privacy

Authors are responsible for protecting the privacy and confidentiality of research participants.

Personally identifiable information must not be published without appropriate consent or ethical justification.

Where applicable, authors should anonymize or appropriately protect participant information before submitting manuscripts to HIE.

6. Data Security

HIE takes reasonable measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss, or misuse.

However, users should understand that no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

7. Third-Party Services

The journal may use third-party services necessary for scholarly publishing, such as DOI registration, indexing, plagiarism screening, email communication, website analytics, or other technical services.

Where such services process personal information, they are expected to handle the information in accordance with applicable privacy and data-protection requirements.

8. Cookies and Website Data

The HIE website and its OJS platform may use cookies or similar technologies to support user authentication, session management, website functionality, and system security.

Users may adjust cookie settings through their web browser, although disabling certain cookies may affect some website functions.

9. Email and Communication

Email addresses provided to HIE are used primarily for journal-related communication, including submission updates, editorial decisions, peer-review communication, publication notifications, and important journal announcements.

Email addresses will not be publicly displayed or used for unrelated purposes without appropriate authorization.

10. Retention of Information

HIE retains relevant submission, editorial, peer-review, and publication records for as long as reasonably necessary to maintain the integrity of the scholarly publishing process and the permanent scholarly record.

Published article metadata and publication records may remain permanently accessible.

11. Changes to This Privacy Statement

HIE may update this Privacy Statement when necessary to reflect changes in the journal's publishing practices, OJS platform, legal requirements, or data-protection standards.

Any significant changes will be reflected on this page.

12. Contact

Questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Statement or the handling of personal information may be directed to the Hasanah in Education (HIE) Editorial Office through the contact information provided on the journal website.

By registering, submitting a manuscript, reviewing, or otherwise using the HIE website, users acknowledge this Privacy Statement and agree to the handling of their information for legitimate journal-related purposes.