Privacy
How Researchers' Journal of Internal Medicine collects, uses, and shares your information on our editorial management system. Our main website uses only basic, anonymized first-party analytics and no third-party cookies.
We use your information to operate the journal, deliver member services, and improve your experience while honoring GDPR and other applicable privacy requirements. Please review the policies below to understand how data is collected, processed, and shared.
This Privacy Policy applies to RJIM’s editorial management system (manuscript submissions, peer review, and related account features). Our main website uses only basic, anonymized first-party analytics and does not use third-party cookies or tracking for visitors.
Registration details (name, email, password), profile information (academic/professional affiliation, specialty, contact preferences), submission content, peer review materials, support communications, and technical data such as IP address, browser/device information, and log data about how you use the platform.
To create and maintain your account, provide access to editorial workflows, personalize your experience, communicate about updates and changes, improve and secure the platform, comply with legal obligations, and maintain service quality.
The editorial system uses necessary cookies for login and may use third-party cookies for analytics, performance, and sponsored content where applicable. The main website uses only basic, anonymized first-party analytics and no third-party cookies or advertising pixels. You can manage cookies through your browser settings; disabling some cookies may limit functionality.
We may send sponsored content or advertisements based on your profile information and interactions within the editorial system. You can opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the email or adjusting your communication preferences in your account.
We process personal data to perform a contract with you (operating accounts, submissions, reviews), based on legitimate interests (service improvement, security, basic analytics, sponsorship measurement), with your consent (marketing emails and optional cookies, where required), and to comply with legal obligations.
We share data with third-party processors that support hosting, analytics, communications, payments, and security. These providers must keep data confidential and act only on our instructions. We do not sell your personal data.
Your information may be stored or processed in countries outside your own, including the United States. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards (such as contractual protections) to protect personal data transferred from the UK or EEA.
We keep account, profile, submission, and review data while your account remains active and as needed to operate the journal or meet legal obligations. Aggregated or anonymized analytics may be retained longer. We delete or de-identify data when it is no longer needed.
We use technical and organizational measures to protect your information. No system is completely secure; by using the service you acknowledge this risk. We will not be liable for unauthorized access or disclosure beyond what applicable law requires.
You may have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to processing; to data portability; and to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. You may also lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority.
To make a privacy request or ask a question, use the contact options provided on our site (for example, the Contact page) or your account settings. We may need to verify your identity before responding and will reply within applicable legal timeframes.
Our services may contain links to external sites not governed by this Privacy Policy. Review those sites’ privacy policies before providing information; we are not responsible for their practices.
We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date will be updated, and material changes will be highlighted where feasible. Continued use after changes means you accept the updated policy.
