Privacy Statement

Design History (DH), published by Michelangelo Scholar Publishing Ltd(MSPL), is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of all individuals who interact with the journal.

1. Purpose of Data Collection

  • Editorial Management: Processing submissions through peer review, revision, and publication.
  • Communication: Correspondence between authors, editors, reviewers, and staff.
  • Identity Verification: Verifying author identities and affiliations.
  • Service Improvement: Analyzing usage patterns to enhance the platform.

2. How We Collect Data

  • Registration: Name, email, affiliation, credentials, ORCID.
  • Manuscript Submission: Manuscript files, metadata, author details, and funding declarations.
  • Editorial Communications: Decision letters, reviewer comments, author responses.
  • Automated Collection: Cookies, log files, analytics (IP addresses, browser types, navigation).
  • Surveys: Voluntary feedback forms.
  • Professional Relationships: Reviewer and editorial board engagement.

3. Data Use and Sharing

Data is not sold, rented, or traded. It may be shared with editorial board members and reviewers (under confidentiality), the publisher for technical support, service providers under contract, and legal authorities if required.

4. Data Retention

Published manuscript data is permanently retained. Rejected/withdrawn manuscript data is retained for a reasonable period then deleted. Account data is retained while active.

5. Data Security

We implement encryption, access controls, security audits, and staff training to protect personal data.

6. Your Rights

Under GDPR and CCPA, you may access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to processing of your data, and withdraw consent at any time.

7. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to improve the experience. Browser settings may be adjusted to refuse cookies.

8. Changes

This Privacy Statement may be updated periodically. The latest version is always available on the journal website.

9. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement or your personal data, please contact the editorial office at: dh@michelangelo-scholar.com.