Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement

Archives of The Medicine and Case Reports (AMCR), published by HM Publisher in collaboration with CMHC Research Center, uses personal information only for legitimate journal publishing, editorial, integrity, communication, and technical-administration purposes.

Information Collected

The OJS platform may collect names, affiliations, countries, email addresses, telephone numbers supplied by users, ORCID identifiers, account credentials, manuscript and review records, correspondence, declarations, and technical information such as IP address, browser, timestamps, cookies, and usage logs.

Purpose of Processing

Information is used to manage accounts, submissions, peer review, editing, publication, DOI and metadata registration, indexing, research-integrity checks, support requests, security, audit trails, and legal or ethical obligations. Names and affiliations of authors and editorial-board members are published as part of the scholarly record. Reviewer identities remain confidential under the double-anonymous process unless disclosure is required by law or expressly agreed.

Access and Disclosure

Access is limited to authorized editors, reviewers, production staff, technical administrators, and service providers who require the information for journal operations. Metadata intended for the scholarly record may be supplied to Crossref, indexing and preservation services, libraries, repositories, and search engines. Personal information is not sold or used for unrelated marketing.

Retention and Security

AMCR retains records for as long as reasonably necessary to maintain the scholarly record, document editorial decisions, investigate integrity concerns, meet legal or contractual requirements, and operate secure backups. Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used; however, no online system can guarantee absolute security.

Patient and Research Data

Authors must not upload unnecessary directly identifying patient information. Consent forms should be retained securely by authors and supplied to the journal only when specifically requested through an appropriate confidential channel. Published case material must comply with the journal's consent and anonymization policy.

User Choices and Requests

Registered users may update profile information in OJS. Requests to access, correct, or restrict personal information may be sent to the journal. Some information cannot be removed when it forms part of the permanent scholarly record, is required to preserve editorial integrity, or must be retained by law.

Contact

Privacy questions may be sent to HM Publisher at editors.amcr@gmail.com or +62 819-4958-1088.