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Shodh Journal of Psychological Research (JPR) respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, registered users and research participants. Information is collected only as needed to manage submissions, peer review, publication, security and the scholarly record.

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Authors must remove direct identifiers and protect sensitive psychological, behavioural, educational, health and demographic data. Consent, ethics approval and lawful data governance remain the authors' responsibility.

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JPR does not sell personal information. Limited data may be processed by services needed for hosting, DOI registration, indexing, preservation, email and security. Editorial records may be retained to document decisions and protect research integrity.