Privacy Policy

Open Manuscript Studio is designed to keep manuscript processing under the user's control. Local manuscript editing and local file storage do not require manuscripts to be transferred to an external service.

Network communication occurs when the user deliberately uses a network-backed feature, such as signing in to a Studio server, synchronizing or opening remote content, connecting an OJS/OMP installation, using ORCID or another configured identity provider, using a configured cloud-storage/integration provider, or requesting another online service offered by the installation.

The Studio must not transmit manuscript content to unrelated third parties merely because the application is installed or opened. A network-backed feature may transmit the data technically required to provide that feature, and the operator of the connected service may have its own privacy policy and terms.

Official release and code-signing workflows process application binaries and technical build metadata. They must not contain user manuscripts, user credentials, production database contents, or other private user data.

Open Manuscript Studio is open source. Users and administrators may inspect the source code and deployment configuration to determine which network services are enabled for a particular installation.

Questions about privacy for a specific hosted installation should be directed to that installation's operator. Security-sensitive issues in the Open Manuscript Initiative software should be reported according to the project's SECURITY.md policy.