Privacy Policy

The Entrepreneurship Journal for Finance and Business and its publisher, College of Business Economics at Al-Nahrain University, are committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of all users interacting with our platforms, including the journal website and the Editorial Manager® submission portal. This Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and your rights regarding your personal data.

1. Data Collection

When you register an account, submit a manuscript, or agree to review for Entrepreneurship Journal for Finance and Business, we collect essential personal information necessary to facilitate the editorial and publishing process. This information typically includes:

• Full Name
• Institutional Affiliation
• Official Email Address
• ORCID iD
• Academic degrees and professional titles
• Areas of research interest/expertise (for reviewers)

2. Use of Personal Data

The data collected by the journal will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this academic journal. Specifically, your data is used to:

• Communicate with you regarding your manuscript submission or peer-review assignments.
• Identify authors correctly in published articles.
• Notify you (if opted in) about new issue publications or journal announcements.
• Maintain the historical record of the peer-review process for ethical auditing purposes.

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We strictly respect your privacy and protect your personal information.

• No Commercial Use: We will never sell, rent, or distribute your personal information, email address, or contact details to third-party commercial entities, marketing agencies, or external organizations.
• Anonymity in Review: During the double-blind peer-review process, author identities are strictly concealed from reviewers, and reviewer identities are strictly concealed from authors.
• Public Display: Only the names, affiliations, and necessary contact emails of the corresponding authors are published publicly alongside their accepted articles, as is standard practice in academic publishing.

4. Security

We utilize secure, industry-standard protocols through the journal website and Editorial Manager® platforms to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, or data breaches.

5. User Rights

Users registered on our systems have the right to:

• Access and review the personal information held in their profile.
• Update or correct their personal data at any time by logging into their account.
• Request the deletion of their account (provided it does not conflict with the journal's obligation to maintain a permanent record of published authors and completed peer reviews).