Privacy Statement

 

Privacy Statement

2019-2025

Vallway Research Pvt. Ltd., India (“we,” “our,” or “us”), operates the website Vallway.org, which hosts our academic publishing services and journals, including:

  • VW Applied Sciences

  • VW Engineering International

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Statement explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you interact with our website, services, and journals.

1. Information We Collect

When you use our website and publishing services, we may collect the following types of information:

  • Personal Information: such as your name, email address, institutional affiliation, contact details, and any information you provide during manuscript submission, peer review, or registration.

  • Technical Information: such as IP address, browser type, operating system, and usage data collected automatically through cookies or analytics tools.

  • Manuscript & Research Data: submissions, peer review comments, editorial communications, and related scholarly content.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the collected information to:

  • Manage manuscript submission, peer review, and editorial workflows.

  • Communicate with authors, reviewers, and editors.

  • Publish accepted manuscripts in our journals.

  • Improve website functionality and user experience.

  • Comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

3. Sharing of Information

We do not sell or trade your personal information. Information may only be shared in the following cases:

  • With editorial board members, peer reviewers, and staff for journal operations.

  • With third-party service providers (such as website hosting and indexing services) strictly for operational purposes.

  • If required by law, regulation, or court order.

4. Data Protection

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to safeguard your personal data. However, no system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

5. Cookies and Analytics

Our website may use cookies and analytics tools to improve functionality and track usage patterns. You may adjust your browser settings to decline cookies, but some features of the site may not function properly.

6. User Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access and review the personal data we hold about you.

  • Request corrections to inaccurate information.

  • Request deletion of personal data (subject to retention requirements for publishing records).

  • Withdraw consent to the extent applicable.

For any such requests, please contact us at [Insert Contact Email].

7. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party sites.

8. Changes to this Privacy Statement

We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time. The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

9. Contact Us

For questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Statement, please contact:

Vallway Research Pvt. Ltd., India
Website: www.vallway.org