Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Overview of the Policy
This policy outlines the methods for gathering, utilizing, and safeguarding personal information provided to Ahliya Journal of Business Technology and MEAN Economies through research submissions, arbitration, or editorial board affiliation.

Collecting Personal Information
We collect the personal information that you provide to us during registration or when submitting a review or article. This may include your name, email address, physical address, and other necessary contact information.

Using Personal Information
We use the personal information that we obtain to facilitate the process of publishing and editing articles, overseeing reviews, and making any updates to the website. Personal information may also be used to communicate with you regarding publication, review, or any inquiries.

Protecting Personal Information
We take measures to protect the personal information that we have been provided and use appropriate security procedures to prevent unauthorized access to that information. These measures include the use of a licensed firewall to protect the server used to store scientific papers, as well as antivirus and anti-malware software to ensure best practices in information security.

Storage of Personal Information and Research Papers
The Palestine Ahliya University servers used for the scientific journal retain personal information, research papers, and any associated data related to accepted research such as images, videos, databases, source code, or any digital materials. This data is not shared with any third parties or used for commercial purposes. Prior to submission to the journal, authors or reviewers are informed of these rules and policies. In the event of a rejected paper, all information and data associated with it are automatically deleted, leaving only the authors' information for that paper in the journal's records, such as email address and personal information provided during registration.

CC BY Copyright Policy
We are committed to the CC BY 4.0 copyright policy and allow non-commercial use and modifications to the articles that are published in Ahliya Journal of Business Technology and MEAN Economies.

External Links:
Some articles and reviews published in Ahliya Journal of Business Technology and MEAN Economies may contain external links that have their own policies, which may differ from our journal's policy. Therefore, the journal disclaims responsibility for the content and privacy practices of any external links or websites.

Reasons for Using Data and Information:

  • Providing services to you and the research community, including creating and managing your account (for registered users), and you may be provided with news and information related to research in your areas of interest and expertise (through a newsletter specifically for Ahliya Journal of Business Technology and MEAN Economies).
  • Inviting you to participate in Ahliya Journal of Business Technology and MEAN Economies, especially to review articles related to your specialization field, contribute to advanced research topics or specific issues, and perhaps join the editorial board or attend a conference specifically for the Palestine Ahliya University.
  • Understanding the geographic locations and institutional affiliations of our users to issue reports on the performance of the journal for indexing purposes.

 Policy Amendments:
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time. You should check it through Ahliya Journal of Business Technology and MEAN Economies website https://journal.paluniv.edu.ps/index.php/ajbte

Further Information:
Should you need further clarifications on our privacy policy, please send us on the Journal’s email: ajbte@paluniv.edu.ps indicating the subject “Privacy Policy” to direct it to the responsible entity/person.