Privacy Policy

1. Purpose of This Policy

Longman Publishers is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals who use this platform, including registered users, authors, reviewers, editors, and visitors. This Privacy Policy explains how personal data are collected, used, and protected when you interact with longmanpublishers.com and its hosted services.

This platform-level policy covers data collected through site registration, login, and the Conferences module. For information on how a specific journal handles manuscript, peer review, and editorial data, please see that journal's own Privacy Policy, linked from its individual website.

2. Information We Collect

When you register for an account, log in, or use the Conferences module on this platform, we may collect:

  • Full name and professional affiliation
  • Email address and contact details
  • Username and password (stored securely)
  • ORCID iD (where provided)
  • IP address and system-generated usage data for website functionality

3. How Information Is Used

Collected information is used exclusively for legitimate purposes related to operating this platform, including:

  • Managing user accounts and authentication
  • Facilitating registration for conferences hosted via this platform
  • Communicating platform-related updates or notices
  • Maintaining and improving website functionality and security

Personal data are never used for commercial marketing or sold to third parties.

4. Data Sharing

Longman Publishers does not sell, rent, or trade personal information. Limited data may be shared with:

  • Our technology partner, Global e Smart Technologies, for the purpose of technical hosting and platform maintenance
  • Legal or regulatory authorities, where required by law

Where you register on or submit a manuscript to an individual journal hosted on this platform, that journal's own editorial team accesses relevant data as described in that journal's own Privacy Policy.

5. Data Retention

Personal data are retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described above, or as required for legal or administrative purposes.

6. Your Rights

You may contact us at any time to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information held at the platform level, subject to any legal or operational obligations that may limit deletion (e.g., data tied to a completed conference registration).

7. Cookies

This platform may use cookies solely to support essential website functionality, such as maintaining login sessions. Cookies are not used for advertising or third-party tracking.

8. Policy Updates

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Updates take effect immediately upon publication on this page.

9. Contact

Questions regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to publisher@longmanpublishers.com.