Privacy & Data Protection
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how DR Publications may collect, use, store, share, and protect personal information when you use our website and services.
Your Privacy Matters
DR Publications respects the privacy of readers, customers, authors, subscribers, and website visitors. This Privacy Policy explains the categories of personal information we may collect and how that information may be used, stored, shared, and protected.
Our Commitment to Privacy
DR Publications respects the privacy of readers, customers, authors, subscribers, and website visitors.
This Privacy Policy explains the categories of personal information we may collect and how that information may be used, stored, shared, and protected.
Information We May Collect
Depending on your interaction with DR Publications, information may include:
Name, email address, telephone number, login information, and account preferences.
Books purchased, order history, transaction information, invoices, billing information, and delivery address.
Professional details, affiliation, biography, manuscript information, publishing records, royalty information, and payment-related information necessary to administer publishing arrangements.
Subscription type, activation, renewal, expiry, and digital-access history.
Device, browser, IP address, security logs, cookies, and website interaction information where collected.
Enquiries, customer-support requests, manuscript submissions, and correspondence with DR Publications.
How We Use Information
Personal information may be used to:
- create and maintain user accounts;
- process orders and payments;
- deliver physical publications;
- provide authorized digital access;
- administer subscriptions;
- generate invoices and transaction records;
- communicate about orders and services;
- evaluate manuscript submissions;
- manage author relationships;
- calculate and administer applicable royalties;
- maintain security and prevent misuse;
- improve our website and services;
- maintain records required for business or legal purposes; and
- comply with applicable laws.
Marketing communications will be handled in accordance with applicable requirements and available user preferences.
Sharing of Information
Information may be shared with service providers where reasonably necessary to operate our services, including payment processors, logistics providers, hosting providers, technology vendors, accountants, and professional advisers.
Information may also be disclosed where required by law or a valid legal process.
DR Publications does not sell personal information merely as part of operating its ordinary publishing services.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical measures intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
No online system can guarantee absolute security.
Data Retention
Information is retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including providing services, maintaining financial and publishing records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, and complying with applicable legal requirements.
Your Rights
Depending on applicable law and circumstances, individuals may have rights relating to their personal information.
Requests concerning personal information may be submitted to:
[Privacy Email]
We may need to verify the identity of the person making a request before acting upon it.
Cookies
DR Publications may use cookies and similar technologies for essential website functionality, authentication, preferences, analytics, security, shopping-cart functionality, and other permitted purposes.
Questions About Your Privacy?
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact DR Publications through the appropriate privacy contact details provided on this website.
By using the DR Publications website and services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.