Privacy Policy

OMICS International expresses its commitment to maintain the confidentiality and trust regarding privacy. The following text details the privacy policy of OPG and our protocols of data collection, maintenance of data repository, data utility of stakeholders. This policy is only restricted to the use of personal data which has been secured from the public domain website.

Privacy Policy

The privacy policy of the organization comes into effect once the visitors or the end users visit our websites and domains to avail services. The privacy policy comprises of statements, terms and notice content. By the virtue of owning and authority to provide  publication services, the OPG is the primary and principal controller of the data provided as part of availing the services.

Information acquisition

The data is acquired from direct inputs, third party resources and automated technologies. The following information is secured based on the type of services opted. Data collection is done due to our legitimate interest to provide website services in a stable and secure fashion.

• Contact details including name, email address, postal address, phone number and social media handle
• Login credentials
• Profile information including education, profession, field of expertise and areas of interest. Eg. ORCID ID, Researcher ID etc.,
• Financial transaction information
• Communications and queries
• Preferred language, frequency of communication along with updates and alerts subscribed for.

Institutional or organization information

• Additional information pertaining to the affiliated host institution or employment organization may also be obtained in order to maintain a streamlined access
• Institutional contact details
• Designation
• Institutional user ID, if any.

Other sources

• Social networks
• Service providers
• Co-branded marketing partners

Electronic device

• Web information such as IP address, browser features, screen resolution, operating systems, internet service provider, installed software, language settings, demographic information, product views and other technical identifiers
• Page accessed, URL clicks, geographic location and referring site or application
• Statistical information regarding frequency and web activity to provide interesting and relevant online advertisement services
• Preferred settings, visited URLs, date and time stamps
• Course modules and questionnaires interacted with

These forms of data may be collected through the use of cookies by our servers and other technologies. The control over the cookies will be vested with the browser settings and tools operated by the end user.

Utilization of the collected information

The information collected would be used for enabling the service delivery in a user-friendly manner

• Activation of the access to services
• Identification of the end-user upon signing-in
• Administration of the account
• Processing of requests, subscription and similar transactions
• Customization and personalization to suit the user interest
• Notification of changes, up-gradations and announcements
• Supply of promotional messages and advertisement specific to the area of interest
• Surveys and data analytics to evaluate business performance and third party transactions
• Resolution of disputes and implementation of agreements
• Provision of customized and effective service as well as adaptation to the preferred device
• Anonymous or aggregated use
• Behavioural advertising and profiling to improve customer satisfaction of website usage
• Purchase transactions and similar activities as part of service.
• To enable the function to save the searched information in a specific manner
• Website data analytics, compilation of web reports and evaluation of website usage

Information sharing

• The visitor or subscriber activity including the usage of the data, viewed records, search details may be shared for cost-calculations and budget allocations.
• Based on contractual obligations, anonymous information may be disclosed to third parties
• The information may also be shared with affiliated companies, trade partners, divisions as they provide technology for customer service, sponsors, joint venture partners and licensee
• Information may be shared with editors, reviewers, authors, payment facilitators, email service providers, event venue facilitators, information technology providers and communication or shipping agents with adequate confidentiality and security measures
• The users are advised to exercise caution while disclosing personal information on public domains which could be indexed.
• Legal reasons: to meet legal obligations; detection and prevention of fraud and protect rights of OPG employees and users; corporate transactions such as acquisitions and mergers
• Since, it is probable that the data sharing may take place outside the country of the residence, data protection standards might differ
• Information pertaining to the use of the website may be transferred/processed to third country depending on the service provider and subject to different data protection standards

End user privileges, control and right to information

• Creation/registration of personal user account. Direct access and update feasibility
• Information pertaining to the data retention and purpose of processing
• Rectification of restriction of personal data
• Communication facility and preference settings
• Subscribe/un-subscribe and closure mechanism
• Lodging of complaint regarding personal information
• Right to processing of personal data as per the legislation applicable
• Save search functions
• Prevention of cookie installation by management of browser settings or blocking of the cookies
• Deactivating or closing of the advertisements delivery
• Withdraw consent to personal data processing or refuse or object to personal data processing

Data retention

• Statutory storage obligations and pending transactions, can lead to longer retention of the personal information.
• Data retentions for specified period of time would be applicable to end users availing discounts on charges.
• Email address is retained as long as the subscription is active

Data security

We take adequate precautions to safeguard the secured information against theft, unauthorized use, misuse or alteration or destruction by technical means. The personal data would be retained as far as deemed necessary. Personally identifiable information is anonymized. Automated decision making based on personal information is not done. Exclusively authorized access to the personal data is enabled. However, data breach cannot be completely ensured or guaranteed because submission of information in the electronic transit mode over the internet is not entirely secure and foolproof.

Policy revision

The privacy policy is subject to revision/amendments from time to time and enhanced as deemed necessary. Changes would be displayed with data of last revision.