Data Controller
Scirator Conferences LLP is the publisher and data controller for journal-management activities.
Information Collected
- Names, professional affiliations, email addresses, country, ORCID iD, and other profile information supplied during registration or submission.
- Manuscripts, supplementary files, author declarations, reviewer reports, editorial correspondence, and publication metadata.
- Technical information such as IP addresses or login/session data collected for security and service operation.
Purposes
Information is used for submission processing, peer review, communication, production, publication, DOI and metadata registration, preservation, research-integrity investigations, accounting, security, and related journal administration.
Disclosure
The journal does not sell personal data. Data may be shared with service providers needed to operate scholarly publishing — such as OJS hosting, DOI registration, preservation services, analytics, email, or payment processing — subject to the publisher’s contractual and operational arrangements.
Retention
Personal data is retained only as long as reasonably necessary for the stated purposes and for legal, regulatory, financial, publication-integrity, or archival requirements. Published scholarly metadata and the permanent scholarly record may be retained indefinitely.
International Processing
Data may be processed in India and other jurisdictions where service providers operate. Appropriate safeguards are applied as required by applicable law.
Your Rights
Depending on applicable law, individuals may request access, correction, or deletion of personal information, or object to certain processing, by contacting editorialoffice@climatepublichealth.org. Such requests may be limited where retention is required for legal, accounting, research-integrity, or publication-record purposes. Where applicable law provides for it, individuals also have the right to lodge a complaint with their local data-protection supervisory authority.
Cookies and Analytics
The platform uses session or security cookies required for login and site operation. Advertising-tracking cookies are not used under this policy.
Security and Breach Handling
The publisher uses reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information. Where a personal data breach triggers a legal notification requirement, the publisher follows the notification procedures and timelines required by the applicable law.
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device. This journal uses the cookies listed below. We do not use advertising cookies.
Essential cookies (always on)
These are needed for the journal to work. They do not track you across other websites, and we do not need your consent to set them.
| Cookie | What it does | Expires |
| GJCCPHSID | Identifies your browsing session so that you can sign in and submit forms securely. | 1 day after your last visit |
| remember_web_… | Keeps you signed in on this device. Set only if you tick “Remember me” when you log in. | 14 days |
| currentLocale | Remembers the language you choose, where the journal offers more than one. | When you close your browser |
| cc_cookie | Remembers your cookie choices so that we do not ask you again. | 6 months |
Analytics cookies (only with your permission)
If you choose “Accept all” or switch on analytics, we use Google Analytics to count visits and see which pages are read. It sets the cookies _ga and _ga_… (2 years). Your IP address and activity on this site may be processed by Google on servers outside your country. If you reject analytics, these cookies are not set.
Your choices
You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using “Cookie settings” in the footer of every page. You can also delete cookies in your browser settings; the journal will then ask for your choice again.
Security
The publisher uses reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information; where a personal data breach triggers a legal notification requirement, the publisher follows the notification procedures required by the applicable law.