This website is made available by JLIVE Journals ("JLIVE", "we", or "the Journal") as an open-access publisher providing scholarly platforms for open scientific research, peer review, and academic exchange across longevity, microbiome, and clinical sciences. In the event of any data protection related inquiry, you can contact us at jlivejournals@gmail.com.

This privacy policy informs you about how we handle your personal data when you use our website, services, author portals, reviewer systems, and editorial workflows. It also explains what data we collect, for what purposes it is processed, and how your privacy rights are safeguarded.

The protection of your personal data is important to us, especially with regard to safeguarding your personal rights when processing and using this information. When you use this website, personal data is processed depending on the type and scope of use. Personal data is information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data subject"). This includes information such as name, institutional affiliation, email address, ORCID identifier, and billing credentials.

As with any website, our server automatically and temporarily collects information in the server log files that are transmitted by the browser while you are browsing through our website. Depending on the settings of your browser the following data are collected:

• IP address of the requesting computer
• The Internet page from which you visit us (referrer URL)
• Date and time of the server request
• Browser type, language, and operating system version
• Access status and HTTP status codes

The journal website may use cookies and analytics tools to improve functionality, maintain user sessions, and analyze website traffic. These technologies help enhance user experience and optimize journal services.

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you browse websites. We use necessary session cookies to maintain authenticated access to the Author Portal, Reviewer Portal, and Editor Portal.

Manuscript Submission and Author Registration
JLIVE Journals collects personal and professional information necessary for manuscript submission, peer review, publication, and communication. This may include:

• Names, email addresses, and institutional affiliations
• Contact details and telephone numbers where appropriate
• ORCID identifiers, academic degrees, and editorial credentials
• Billing and invoice information where applicable for Article Processing Charges (APCs)
• Manuscript files, figures, supplementary data, and editorial correspondence

Contact Form and General Inquiries
If you send us enquiries via the contact form or direct email, your message including the contact data you provide will be stored and processed accordingly for the purpose of answering the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not pass this data on to commercial third parties.

The information collected is used solely for the purposes of:

• Managing manuscript submissions and editorial tracking
• Conducting rigorous, blinded peer review and editorial decision-making
• Publishing accepted articles and scholarly metadata
• Communicating with authors, reviewers, editors, and readers
• Processing payments and invoice records where applicable
• Improving journal operations, archiving, and website performance

Personal and manuscript-related information may be shared with editors, reviewers, indexing agencies, and service providers only to the extent necessary for the publication process.

JLIVE Journals does not sell, rent, or trade personal information to third parties. Information may also be disclosed if required by law or legal obligation.

Unless otherwise stated, JLIVE Journals retains personal information, manuscripts, and related correspondence for as long as necessary to fulfill editorial, legal, and archival requirements.

Published content forms part of the permanent scholarly record and may be retained indefinitely to ensure scientific integrity and archival citation continuity.

JLIVE Journals implements appropriate administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.

While every effort is made to secure data through SSL/TLS encryption, secure database access policies, and encrypted transmission, no online system can guarantee absolute security.

Authors and registered users have the following rights in relation to personal data relating to you:

• Right of access to your personal data held in our systems
• Right to update or request correction of incorrect or incomplete personal information
• Right to request deletion of data where legally and operationally feasible, except where retention is required for publication or legal purposes
• Right to restrict or object to processing under applicable data protection laws

The journal website may contain links to external databases, indexing platforms, or third-party services. JLIVE Journals is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such external websites.

All submitted manuscripts and reviewer communications are treated as confidential documents. Personal information shared during the editorial and review process will be used only for legitimate publishing purposes.

JLIVE Journals reserves the right to revise or update this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in legal requirements, journal operations, or data handling practices. Updated versions will be published on the official website.