Sylva Botanical Journal Ltd. is committed to safeguarding the personal data of everyone who visits our editorial platform. This privacy policy details how we collect, process, and protect your information in accordance with international data protection regulations.
The legal entity responsible for the processing of your personal information collected via this website is Sylva Botanical Journal Ltd. You may contact our designated data protection officer via the contact form on our website to address any questions regarding our privacy practices.
Data governance proceeds under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 and relevant statutes applicable in United Kingdom. Where local legal mandates diverge from this document, statutory terms prevail.
We collect limited personal data when you interact with our website, including contact information such as name and email address submitted voluntarily through our inquiry forms. Additionally, our hosting servers automatically capture technical log data including your IP address, browser type, and operating system, alongside aggregated usage statistics captured via analytics cookies.
We process personal information to address technical queries, provide requested agricultural updates, maintain server security, and analyze reader engagement with our botanical publications. The legal basis for this processing rests upon our legitimate business interests in operating a secure publication and your explicit consent provided when submitting inquiry forms or selecting cookie preferences.
We retain server logs for a limited operational window required for diagnostic and cybersecurity purposes before permanent deletion. Data submitted through contact inquiries is stored only as long as necessary to resolve your communication, after which it is routinely archived or purged in accordance with our internal data retention schedule.
Sylva Botanical Journal Ltd. engages vetted infrastructure providers, including secure web hosting platforms and analytics vendors, to support site delivery. These third parties access personal data strictly on a need-to-know basis under binding contractual obligations to preserve confidentiality and data security.
Under applicable privacy legislation, you have the right to request access to, rectification of, or erasure of your personal data held by us. You also maintain the right to restrict processing, object to specific data uses, and withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing conducted prior to withdrawal.
Direct questions to [email protected] or phone +44 1792 890 823 during Mon-Thu 10:00-19:30, Fri 10:00-18:30, Sat 09:30-13:45, break 12:45-13:45. We reply to all correspondence within one business day.
Sylva Botanical Journal