Privacy Notice & Data Governance Charter

1. Institutional Data Fiduciary

Bleeding Pages Academic Press serves as the Data Fiduciary for personal data processed through this platform. We process personal data solely to administer peer review, publish academic literature, disburse contributor honoraria, and fulfill statutory tax reporting.

2. Categories of Data Processed

• Authors & Scholars: Full name, institutional affiliation, academic email, ORCID iD, country code, biographical sketch, and manuscript files.
• Financial Payees: Bank account numbers, IFSC codes, and Indian Permanent Account Numbers (PAN) processed strictly for Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) compliance under Section 194J.
• Peer Reviewers: Academic specialization keywords, reviewer scoring rubrics, and confidential notes to editors.
• General Readers: Zero personal data is gathered from anonymous readers. We utilize self-hosted, privacy-respecting analytics (Plausible/Umami) that use no cookies and store no IP addresses.

3. Data Principal Rights Under DPDP Act 2023

In accordance with Chapter III of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (2023), all registered users retain the statutory right to:

• Right to Access: Request a complete summary of personal data being processed.
• Right to Correction & Erasure: Rectify inaccurate personal data or request deletion of account records (except where retention is mandated by law for tax auditing or permanent scholarly errata records).
• Right of Grievance Redressal: Submit grievances to our designated Data Protection Officer via privacy@bleedingpages.org. Inquiries are addressed within 15 business days.

4. Zero Third-Party Tracking Policy