1. Who We Are

Kiabara: Journal of Humanities is published by the Faculty of Humanities, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect personal information when you use this website.

2. Information We Collect

We collect personal information in the following circumstances:

• — When you submit a manuscript: name, email address, institutional affiliation, and contact details.
• — When you register as a reviewer: name, email, institutional affiliation, areas of expertise.
• — When you contact us via the contact form: name, email address, and message content.
• — When you make a donation: name, email address, and donation amount (payment details are processed by our payment provider and not stored by us).
• — Automatically: IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages via anonymised analytics.

3. How We Use Your Information

• — To manage the manuscript submission and peer review process.
• — To communicate with you about submissions, decisions, and editorial matters.
• — To process and acknowledge donations.
• — To respond to enquiries sent via the contact form.
• — To improve the website through anonymised usage analytics.
• — To send occasional newsletters if you have subscribed (you may unsubscribe at any time).

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We share data only with service providers necessary to operate the journal (e.g. hosting, email delivery, payment processing), and only to the extent required for those services. All such providers are contractually bound to protect your data.

Author and reviewer names are shared with each other only to the extent required by the review process. Kiabara uses double-blind review, meaning author identities are not disclosed to reviewers.

5. Your Rights

You have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal data held by Kiabara. To exercise these rights, contact the editorial office at kiabara@uniport.edu.ng.

6. Cookies

This website uses essential cookies for session management and security. We use anonymised analytics cookies to understand how visitors use the site. You may disable cookies in your browser settings; doing so may affect some site functionality.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be notified on this page with an updated revision date.