Privacy and Personal Data Policy

VARIA HUKUM: Jurnal Forum Studi Hukum dan Kemasyarakatan collects personal information necessary to operate scholarly publishing services, including names, affiliations, email addresses, ORCID identifiers, manuscript and review records, declarations, correspondence, and technical information generated through use of the journal platform.

Use of Personal Data

Personal data are used for editorial administration, peer review, publication, research-integrity processes, indexing and metadata services, preservation, service communication, and other legitimate journal functions.

Sharing of Personal Data

Data are shared with service providers or third parties only when necessary for those functions, required by law, authorized by the individual, or justified for a legitimate research-integrity process. Reviewer identities and confidential manuscripts are handled according to the Peer Review Policy and the Confidentiality Policy.

Retention

The journal retains editorial records to preserve the integrity and auditability of the scholarly process. Published articles, their metadata, and the associated editorial records are retained permanently. Records of manuscripts that are not published, including review records and correspondence, are retained for five years after the final decision, or for longer where needed for a research-integrity process, a legal obligation, or the resolution of a dispute. Technical information generated through use of the journal platform is retained only as long as necessary for security and operation of the platform.

Requests Concerning Personal Data

Requests concerning personal data may be sent to jurnalvariahukum@uinsgd.ac.id. The journal will consider each request in accordance with applicable law and with the need to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record.

Applicable Law

The journal processes personal data in accordance with Law No. 27 of 2022 on Personal Data Protection of the Republic of Indonesia and its implementing regulations, and with other privacy law as applicable.