The Veritas Academy respects users’ privacy and is committed to protecting their personal information.
Information collected: Name, email, phone number, location, academic affiliation, qualifications, research interests, conference registrations, research submissions, award applications, and basic website/device information.
How information is used: To manage conferences, journals, research submissions, peer review, awards, payments, workshops, communications, and to improve website security and services.
Public information: Academic information such as author names, affiliations, research titles, published papers, conference speakers, and award recipients may be publicly displayed where appropriate.
Research & peer review: Submitted research may be accessed by authorized editors, reviewers, and administrators. Confidentiality is maintained where applicable.
Information sharing: The Academy does not sell personal information. Information may be shared with necessary service providers, reviewers, payment processors, technology providers, and authorities when legally required.
Payments: Payments may be handled by third-party payment providers; complete card details are generally not stored by the Academy.
Cookies: Cookies may be used to improve website functionality, security, and user experience.
Security: Reasonable measures are taken to protect personal information, although complete online security cannot be guaranteed.
Data retention: Information is retained as long as reasonably necessary for academic, administrative, legal, and operational purposes.
International users: As an international platform, information may be processed or stored in different countries.
Privacy rights: Users may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to certain uses of their information, depending on applicable law.
Third-party websites: The Academy is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites linked through its website.
Updates: The Privacy Policy may be updated when necessary.
Contact: Users can contact The Veritas Academy regarding privacy concerns through the official contact details provided on the website.