We use cookies to make sure that our website works properly, as well as some "optional" cookies to personalise content and advertising, provide social media features and analyse how people use our site. By accepting some or all optional cookies you give consent to the processing of your personal data, including transfer to third parties, some in countries outside of the European Economic Area that do not offer the same data protection standards as the country where you live.

Below is the information for you to understand how your personal data may be collected, used and disclosed by the SMP journals, and how to exercise your choices with respect to your personal data. The personal information entered in the journal sites will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party. By using the SMP  journal sites, or other online services that link to this Privacy Policy, you are subject to the terms and conditions of this Policy.

Information We Collect

When you use the SMP journal sites, the journal may collect personal data about you in the following ways: directly from you; through automated technologies such as cookies; and from other sources, such as our business partners and data processors. The information may include:

• Contact details, such as your name, email address, postal address, telephone number, and social media handle;
• Demographic information, such as your age, gender, and educational, professional or other background information;
• Username and password;
• Payment information, such as a credit or debit card number;
• Educational, professional, or other interests;
• Comments, feedback, posts, and communications with other users of the journal services;
• Background check information (e.g., for job applicants);
• Photo or video (e.g., by closed-circuit television if you visit our office locations);
• Communication preferences, language preferences, or other preferences; and/or
• Other identifiers, such as a government-issued identification number (e.g., Social Security Number, tax identification number) or institution-issued identification number (e.g., student ID number).

Use of Your Information

Based on the history of your action with the SMP journals, and with your prior consent where necessary during that time, the journals may use your personal data for purposes that we may notify you of from time to time where we have a legitimate business interest, your prior consent, or another lawful basis to do so. Detailed purposes in use of your personal data may include below:

• Performing any contract or other transaction we enter into with you;
• Providing, activating, managing and supporting our products or services;
• Notifying you about changes or updates to our Sites, products, or services;
• Communicating with you about our or our partners’ programs or events (including webinars, conferences, or promotional activities such as sweepstakes, contests, or surveys);
• Marketing our Sites, products, or services to you (including by delivering commercial emails, newsletters, targeted advertising, phone calls, and/or SMS messages);
• Operating, evaluating and improving our business (including enhancing and personalizing our Sites, services, products and communications; developing new Sites, services and products; and assessing the effectiveness of our promotions and advertising);
• Performing data analytics for internal research or other business purposes;
• Responding to your inquiries, requests, or other comments;
• Our initiatives such as Open Access, Open Science, or diversity and inclusion initiatives (for example, we may use information such as inferred gender to analyze representation and improve equitable outcomes);
• Detecting fraud, investigating suspicious activity (e.g., violations of our Terms of Use) and otherwise keeping our Sites safe and secure; and/or
• Complying with our legal or regulatory obligations.

The information entered in SMP journal sites will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

If you have some questions for the privacy policy, please contact us.