Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide when creating an account, including your name, email address, academic affiliation, and research interests. We also collect ORCID profile data when you connect your ORCID account.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To verify your academic credentials and institutional affiliation
• To match reviewers with manuscripts based on research expertise
• To facilitate communication between editors and reviewers
• To generate reviewer statistics and performance metrics
• To detect and prevent conflicts of interest

3. Data Sharing

We share your profile information with editors when you are matched with a manuscript for review. Your review content is shared only with the requesting editor. We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

4. FERPA Compliance

We only verify active student status and do not store academic records, grades, or transcripts. Our verification process is limited to confirming enrollment status through .edu email and ORCID profile data.

5. GDPR Rights

If you are in the European Economic Area, you have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. You may also request data portability or object to processing. Contact us at privacy@reviewmatch.com to exercise these rights.

6. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including encrypted data transfer, access controls, and audit logging. Manuscript files are stored with signed URLs and watermarked to prevent unauthorized distribution.

7. Data Retention

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. Review records are retained for statistical purposes even after account deletion, but are anonymized to remove personally identifiable information.

8. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries, contact us at privacy@reviewmatch.com.