Privacy and Website Terms

This notice explains the general treatment of personal information submitted through the Open Christian Press corporate website. OJS, OMP, Google Workspace, payment systems and other connected services may have additional notices that apply to accounts, submissions and transactions.

This page should be reviewed for consistency with the Press's actual technical configuration and applicable legal obligations before publication. It is not a substitute for jurisdiction-specific legal advice.

Information we may receive

Depending on how a person uses the website, the Press may receive a name, email address, organisation, enquiry category, message, technical log information and any details voluntarily included in a form.

OJS and OMP may separately process account details, affiliations, ORCID identifiers, submissions, reviews, editorial correspondence, decisions and publication metadata necessary for scholarly publishing.

Purposes of processing

Information may be used to:

·       Respond to enquiries

·       Manage submissions, reviews and publications

·       Administer permissions, complaints or accessibility requests

·       Provide contracted publishing services

·       Maintain security and prevent abuse

·       Meet legal, contractual and scholarly-record obligations

·       Improve website and publication-platform performance

Personal information should not be sold to advertisers.

Public publication metadata

Names, affiliations, ORCID identifiers, biographies and contact details may become public when included in an accepted publication or editorial role. Authors should distinguish information intended for publication from private account data.

Third-party services

The website may link to or use services operated by Google, PKP, Crossref, Creative Commons, ORCID, ROR, payment providers, repositories, retailers or analytics providers. Their own terms and privacy practices apply when a user interacts with them.

Cookies and analytics

The corporate site and publication platforms may use essential cookies for authentication, security, preferences and session management. Analytics should be proportionate, documented and configured to minimise unnecessary personal data.

A cookie banner should not claim that non-essential tracking is disabled unless the configuration actually enforces that choice.

Retention and security

Information should be retained only as long as necessary for the purpose, scholarly record, contract, dispute, security or legal requirement. Editorial records may require longer retention than ordinary enquiries.

Reasonable technical and organisational safeguards should be applied, but no internet service can promise absolute security.

User responsibilities

Users must not attempt unauthorised access, disrupt services, submit malicious files, impersonate others, harvest personal data, misuse reviewer identities or use the website to distribute unlawful or abusive content.

Intellectual property and reliance

Website content is protected by the stated copyright and licences. General guidance is provided for informational purposes. Authors and institutions remain responsible for professional, legal, ethical and regulatory decisions affecting their work.

Access, correction and enquiries

A person may contact the Press to ask about personal information held in an identifiable record, request correction or raise a privacy concern, subject to applicable law, identity verification, confidentiality and scholarly-record obligations.

Last updated 13 July 2026.