Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Trends in Intellectual Property Research is dedicated to safeguarding the privacy and personal information of all users, including authors, reviewers, editors, and readers, in accordance with applicable data protection standards, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where applicable.

Personal data—such as names, email addresses, institutional affiliations, and ORCID iDs—collected through the journal’s website or submission system is used exclusively for editorial and publishing purposes. This includes manuscript processing, peer review, communication, and publication-related activities. Such information is not sold, rented, or disclosed to third parties for marketing or unrelated uses.

Limited data may be shared in anonymized and aggregated form with the journal’s platform provider (e.g., Open Journal Systems/Public Knowledge Project) to enhance system functionality, or with trusted third-party service providers (such as hosting or analytics services) under strict confidentiality obligations.

The journal utilizes cookies to support essential website operations, including session management and navigation. Optional analytical tools (such as Google Analytics) may collect anonymized usage data to improve user experience. Users can control cookie preferences through their browser settings.

Registered users may receive automated notifications regarding submissions, peer review updates, and journal communications. For transparency and correspondence purposes, the email address of the corresponding author may be published alongside the article.

Users have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal data, as well as to restrict its processing. Such requests may be directed to the editorial office. Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill operational or legal requirements, after which it may be anonymized or securely deleted.

While the journal employs reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, absolute security of online transmission cannot be guaranteed. This policy applies to all data collected through the journal’s platform and may be updated periodically. Continued use of the journal’s services constitutes acceptance of any revisions.