Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Desk Rejected ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our website at deskrejected.com (the "Service").

Unlike that journal that rejected your paper, we actually read what you submit to us.

2. Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect:

• Email address
• Display name
• Institution (optional)
• Job title (optional)
• Profile links you choose to share

Failure Content

When you share your academic failures, we collect the content you provide, including titles, descriptions, categories, and dates. Remember: you're sharing these publicly.

Automatically Collected Information

We may automatically collect:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Pages visited and time spent
• Referring website

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide and maintain the Service
• Create and manage your account
• Display your public profile and shared failures
• Send service-related communications
• Improve and analyze usage of the Service
• Prevent fraud and abuse

We will never sell your personal information to third parties. We've experienced enough rejection without adding to yours.

4. Data Sharing

Your failures are shared publicly by design—that's the point. However, we may also share data with:

• Service providers: Third parties who help us operate the Service (hosting, analytics)
• Legal requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

We protect your data better than most academics protect their unpublished manuscripts.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate data
• Delete your account and associated data
• Export your data
• Object to certain processing

To exercise these rights, contact us at the email address below.

7. Cookies

We use essential cookies to keep you logged in and remember your preferences. We may use analytics cookies to understand how the Service is used.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.