Virologica Sinica takes the right to privacy very seriously and all measures will be taken to preserve your right to privacy. Our Privacy Policy spells out details of the information that we may hold or collect about you and how we may use that information.

Who are we?
In this Privacy Policy, “we” or “us” refers to Virologica Sinica, a scientific journal on virology that exists under the laws of China whose editorial office is at 44 Xiaohongshan, Wuhan 430071, China. If you have any question about how we collect, store and use the information you submitted to us, please contact us at:
Phone: +86-27-87199157
E-mail: info@virosin.org.

What information do we collect and how do we collect it?
We collect and store only the information you send to us when you submit a manuscript, such as your name and your coordinates such email and institutional address, phone number, etc., Your information such as institutional affiliations, phone numbers, email address, etc. may be either retrieved from a public domain or supplied to us by a third party such as an editor who may suggest you as a reviewer. Most importantly, the review process and decisions on your articles as well as any previous editorial/peer review experience are strictly guarded.

How do we use your Information?
You agree that your contact details may be used by us or our affiliates, but only for the following purposes (a) to send you details (including by e-mail or SMS) of other opportunities, which we think may interest you, unless you inform us in writing that you do not want to receive any such detail; and (b) to comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

We may also disclose your name, institutional affiliation, address and email to a third party such as our publisher (Springer) or scientific meetings organizers who may be interested to sending you relevant notices, provided they use your information strictly in accordance with the terms of our Privacy Policy.

We have put in place technical and organisational security measures to prevent the loss or unauthorised access to your Information. However, whilst we have used our best efforts to ensure the security of your data, please be aware that the internet is often not the most secure medium, as you well know.

What are cookies?
The Website uses cookies. Cookies are small files stored on your computer’s hard drive, which are used to collect information. You may choose to refuse cookies but, if you do so, some of the functionality of the Website may no longer be available to you.

How up-to-date is this Privacy Policy?
We may update or amend this Privacy Policy from time to time to comply with law or to meet our changing business requirements without notice to you. Any updates or amendments will be posted on http://www.virosin.org/PrivacyPolicy.htm. You agree to comply with the terms of these updates and amendments.