Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 01 March 2025.

At Clinics Cardive Publishing, publishers of the Cardiovascular Journal of Africa (CVJA), we are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, including for marketing and your rights regarding that data.

When you register on CVJA, we collect the following information:

• Title (e.g., Prof, Dr, Mr, Ms)
• First and Last Name
• Email Address (and confirmation)
• Username
• Password (and confirmation)
• Professional Council Registration (e.g., HPCSA)
• Professional Council Number
• Country
• City
• Profession

This information helps us provide access to full-text articles, verify professional credentials, and tailor our communications to your interests.

We use your information to:

• Provide access to our content and services
• Verify your professional status
• Send updates on cardiology advancements and related topics
• Communicate about your account or our services

If you consent, we may also use your email address to send you communications about our offerings and updates and may include marketing related information.

By registering, you may opt-in to receive marketing emails from us. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link in any email or by contacting us directly.

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

We process your personal data based on:

• Consent: For sending marketing communications
• Contractual necessity: To provide the services you’ve requested
• Legal obligations: To comply with applicable laws
• Legitimate interests: To improve our services and communications

We may share your information with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website and conducting our business, provided they agree to keep this information confidential.

We retain your personal information as long as necessary to provide you with our services and as required by law. If you unsubscribe from our communications, we will retain your email address in a suppression list to ensure you are not contacted again.

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction or deletion of your data
• Withdraw consent for marketing communications
• Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority

To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@clinicscardive.com.

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at info@clinicscardive.com