Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

r.Educology is a professional multi-disciplinary research association focused on meta-research in education. This website is operated at reducology.com. For any privacy-related enquiries, contact us at mayafink@itsmayafink.com.

2. What Information We Collect

• Name and email address when you join our research network newsletter.
• Name, email address, and article submission details when you use the Submit an Article form.
• Name and email address when you submit an Article Request.
• Anonymised usage data collected automatically via your browser (see Cookies, below).

3. How We Use Your Information

• To send you research updates and announcements if you subscribed to our network newsletter.
• To process and respond to article submissions and requests.
• To maintain and improve the website.
• We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Where applicable under data protection law (including GDPR), we process your personal data on the basis of your freely given, specific, and informed consent — provided via the privacy checkbox on each form. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. Newsletter subscribers may unsubscribe at any time. Submission data is retained for a maximum of two years unless you request earlier deletion.

6. Cookies

This website may use essential cookies required for its operation (e.g. security tokens). We do not use third-party advertising or tracking cookies. If we introduce analytics in the future, we will update this policy and request your consent.

7. Third-Party Services

We may use the following third-party services to operate the website: Resend (email delivery), Google Sheets (form data storage via webhook). Each service operates under its own privacy policy. We ensure any data transfer is limited to what is strictly necessary.

8. Your Rights

• Right to access the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”).
• Right to restrict or object to processing.
• Right to data portability.
• Right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at mayafink@itsmayafink.com. We will respond within 30 days.

9. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The date of the most recent revision appears at the bottom of this page. Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact

For any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this privacy policy or the data we hold about you, please contact: mayafink@itsmayafink.com.