Privacy Policy

1. Scope of this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information processed in connection with the ANVA Books website and services, including interactions relating to:

• book proposals and publishing enquiries;
• authors, editors, contributors, and prospective authors;
• book purchases and publication enquiries;
• libraries and institutional enquiries;
• instructor and course-adoption enquiries;
• rights and permissions requests;
• website support and technical enquiries;
• communications with ANVA Books; and
• other services offered through the ANVA Books platform.

Other ANVA Publishing platforms or services may provide additional privacy information where their processing activities differ from those described here.

2. Information We May Collect

The information collected depends on how you interact with ANVA Books.

Information you provide directly

This may include:

• your name;
• email address;
• telephone number, where provided;
• institution or organization;
• department and professional role;
• country or region;
• academic or professional affiliation;
• author, editor, or contributor information;
• book proposal information;
• manuscripts or other publishing materials;
• course or instructor information;
• library or institutional enquiry information;
• correspondence sent to ANVA Books; and
• other information you voluntarily provide.

Information collected through website use

Depending on the technologies used on the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, such as:

• IP address;
• browser type;
• device type;
• operating system;
• referring pages;
• pages visited;
• approximate access time;
• website interaction information; and
• cookie or similar technology information.

3. How We Use Personal Information

Personal information may be processed for legitimate publishing, administrative, technical, contractual, legal, and communication purposes.

These purposes may include:

• responding to enquiries;
• evaluating book proposals;
• communicating with authors and editors;
• managing publishing projects;
• processing contributor information;
• supporting publication workflows;
• responding to instructor enquiries;
• responding to libraries and institutions;
• handling rights and permissions requests;
• providing customer or technical support;
• maintaining website security;
• detecting misuse, fraud, or security incidents;
• improving website functionality and services;
• maintaining appropriate business and publishing records;
• complying with applicable legal obligations; and
• protecting the rights and interests of ANVA Publishing and its users.

4. Legal Bases for Processing

Where applicable data protection law requires a legal basis for processing personal information, ANVA Publishing may process information on one or more appropriate bases, including:

• your consent;
• performance of a contract or steps requested before entering into a contract;
• compliance with legal obligations;
• legitimate interests relating to publishing, administration, security, communication, and operation of our services; and
• other lawful grounds available under applicable law.

The appropriate legal basis may depend on the nature of your interaction with ANVA Books and the jurisdiction in which the processing occurs.

5. Book Proposals, Manuscripts & Publishing Information

When authors, editors, or contributors submit proposals, manuscripts, biographies, contributor details, or other publishing materials, ANVA Publishing may process this information for editorial assessment, publishing administration, communication, contractual arrangements, production, publication, and related purposes.

Information submitted as part of a publishing project may be shared internally or with appropriate external service providers or specialists where necessary for legitimate publishing activities.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

ANVA Books may use cookies or similar technologies to operate the website, maintain security, remember preferences, understand website performance, and improve user experience.

Some cookies may be necessary for website functionality, while other cookies may relate to analytics or additional services.

Where required by applicable law, appropriate choices or consent mechanisms may be provided before non-essential cookies are used.

7. Analytics

ANVA Publishing may use analytics technologies to understand how visitors interact with ANVA Books. Analytics information can help us evaluate website performance, identify technical problems, understand general usage patterns, and improve our services.

The specific analytics technologies used may change as the website and publishing infrastructure develop.

8. Sharing of Personal Information

ANVA Publishing does not sell personal information as part of its ordinary publishing operations.

Personal information may be shared where reasonably necessary with:

• authorized ANVA Publishing personnel;
• editors and appropriate publishing personnel;
• service providers supporting website hosting, technology, communications, publishing, or administration;
• professional advisers;
• contractors supporting legitimate publishing activities;
• government authorities or regulators where legally required;
• law-enforcement authorities where disclosure is lawfully required;
• parties involved in organizational restructuring, merger, acquisition, or transfer, where applicable; and
• other parties where you have provided consent or where disclosure is otherwise legally permitted.

9. Third-Party Services

ANVA Books may rely on third-party providers for services such as hosting, email, website functionality, analytics, communications, payments, publishing infrastructure, or other operational requirements.

These providers may process information according to their own privacy practices and applicable agreements.

Where appropriate, ANVA Publishing seeks to use service providers that maintain suitable privacy and security practices.

10. External Links

The ANVA Books website may contain links to external websites, services, institutions, or third-party resources.

ANVA Publishing is not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third-party websites. Users should review the privacy information provided by those services before providing personal information.

11. Data Security

ANVA Publishing seeks to implement reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or inappropriate disclosure.

However, no internet transmission, website, electronic communication system, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12. Data Retention

Personal information is retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including publishing, contractual, administrative, legal, accounting, security, and record-keeping requirements.

Different categories of information may be subject to different retention periods depending on their purpose and applicable legal requirements.

13. International Data Processing

ANVA Publishing may use service providers or technology infrastructure located in different countries. As a result, personal information may, where applicable, be processed or stored outside the country in which it was originally collected.

Where required by applicable law, appropriate measures may be used for international transfers of personal information.

14. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on applicable law and your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information.

These may include the right to:

• request information about personal data we hold;
• request access to your personal information;
• request correction of inaccurate information;
• request deletion where legally applicable;
• request restriction of certain processing;
• object to certain processing;
• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
• request data portability where applicable; and
• raise a complaint with an appropriate data protection authority.

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal exceptions, verification requirements, and applicable law.

15. Children’s Privacy

ANVA Books is primarily intended for academic, professional, institutional, research, and higher education audiences.

We do not knowingly seek to collect unnecessary personal information from children through the ANVA Books platform.

Other ANVA educational services designed for younger learners may operate under additional privacy requirements and policies appropriate to those services.

16. Email Communications

If you contact ANVA Books by email, we may retain your message and associated contact information for the purpose of responding to your enquiry, maintaining appropriate records, and managing related publishing or administrative activities.

Where marketing or promotional communications are offered, users will be provided with appropriate choices regarding those communications as required by applicable law.

17. Changes to this Privacy Policy

ANVA Publishing may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, publishing activities, legal requirements, or privacy practices.

When material changes are made, the updated policy will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

Users are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

18. Other ANVA Publishing Platforms

ANVA Books forms part of the wider ANVA Publishing ecosystem. ANVA Publishing currently operates or is developing dedicated platforms for scholarly journals, books, conferences, and educational publishing.

• ANVA Publishing
• ANVA Journals
• ANVA Books
• ANVA Conferences
• ANVA EduPress

Additional or platform-specific privacy terms may apply where particular ANVA services involve different types of personal information or processing activities.