At Aalekh we respect your privacy and are committed to handling your personal information, submissions, and manuscripts with care. This policy explains what we collect, how we use it, and the choices available to you.
Information We Collect
Registration details you provide when you sign up as an author or editorial board member, including your name, email address, mobile number, date of birth, location, qualification, profession, and profile photo.
Submission and manuscript content you upload, such as titles, synopsis, full text, category selections, and any attached documents.
Account activity and technical data, including login activity, verification codes, pages viewed, and basic device information.
Messages you send us through contact forms, email, or WhatsApp.
How We Use Your Information
To create and manage your account and to verify your identity using email one-time codes (OTP).
To review, edit, categorize, and where approved publish your submissions and manuscripts.
To send you notifications about your account, submissions, approvals, and site activity.
To maintain the security and integrity of the platform and to prevent misuse or fraud.
Manuscripts and Submissions
Your manuscripts remain your intellectual property. By submitting work to Aalekh you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to review, store, and, where approved, publish that work on our platform.
Only authorized members of our editorial team can access your submission. We do not sell, resell, or claim ownership of your creative work.
You may request the removal of a submission at any time by contacting us, subject to any prior publication commitments.
Sharing of Data
We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with trusted service providers that help us operate the platform — such as email delivery and hosting providers — or where we are required to do so by law.
Data Retention
We retain your account and submission data for as long as your account remains active or as needed to provide our services. On request, we will delete your personal data unless a legal obligation requires us to keep it.
Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including email-based verification for sensitive actions. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so please keep your login details confidential.
Your Rights
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data, and you may withdraw your consent to non-essential communications at any time. To exercise these rights, contact us at editor@aalekh.in.
Cookies and Sessions
We use browser storage and cookies to keep you signed in, remember your preferences, and gather basic usage statistics. You can control cookies through your browser settings, though some features may not work without them.
Children's Privacy
Aalekh is intended for adults and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children, and we will delete such data if we become aware of it.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Changes take effect when posted on this page, and the date above will be revised accordingly. Please review it periodically.
