Privacy Statement

Data Privacy and Protection Statement

The data collected from both registered and non-registered users of the International and Comparative Law Review (ICLR) is consistent with the standard operations of peer-reviewed academic journals. This includes:

  • Information required for communication during the editorial process,
  • Details used to inform readers about authorship and content editing,
  • Aggregated data on readership behaviors, as well as
  • Geopolitical and social data related to scholarly communication.

The editorial team uses this data to manage, publish, and continually improve the journal. Anonymized and aggregated data may also be shared with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP)—the developer of the journal’s publishing platform—for purposes of platform development and enhancement. Appropriate exceptions, such as article metrics, may be included in this sharing. Neither ICLR nor PKP will sell this data or use it for any purpose beyond those explicitly stated here.

Responsibility for Research Data

Authors publishing in ICLR are solely responsible for ensuring compliance with ethical and legal standards concerning human subject data included in their research.

Commitment to Data Privacy Standards

ICLR is committed to adhering to standards for data privacy, including the provisions of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These provisions include:

  1. Breach Notification: Timely notification in case of data breaches.
  2. Right of Access: Ensuring users can access their personal data.
  3. Right to Be Forgotten: Allowing users to request the deletion of their data.
  4. Data Portability: Providing users the ability to transfer their data.
  5. Privacy by Design: Incorporating data protection into all journal systems and workflows.

The GDPR also acknowledges the public interest in the availability of data, which is particularly relevant to maintaining the public record of scholarly publishing with the utmost integrity.