MARFIG: Journal of Fisheries and Marine Resource Management highly values the privacy and security of personal data. Any name, email address, affiliation, and other personal information entered into the journal management system will be used exclusively for purposes related to the journal management process, including manuscript submission, peer review communications, publication, and journal administration.

To protect the privacy and security of users of the journal management system, MARFIG is committed to the following principles:

Personal data will be used solely for journal management purposes, including manuscript submission and evaluation, communication with authors, reviewers, and editors, editorial administration, and publication of articles that have been approved for publication.

MARFIG will not share, sell, or otherwise provide personal data to third parties without appropriate authorization, except where disclosure is required or permitted by applicable laws and regulations.

MARFIG implements appropriate technical and administrative measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, misuse, alteration, loss, or other forms of unauthorized processing.

Users may request access to, correction of, or clarification regarding their personal data held within the journal management system by contacting the MARFIG editorial office.

Personal data will be retained for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes of journal management and publication administration, and in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and institutional policies.