Legal & Compliance

Privacy & Cookie Policy

Last Updated: March 26, 2026

Web Publish Elite Hub LLC, operating as Zenith Journal ("we," "our," or "us"), respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Global Privacy & Cookie Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website (zenithjournal.com), engage with our editorial services, or communicate with us.

This policy is designed to comply with global data protection regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for users in the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK GDPR, and applicable United States privacy laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

1. Information We Collect

We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, which we have grouped together as follows:

Identity Data: First name, last name, professional title, company name, and biography details provided for editorial features.
Contact Data: Email address, telephone number, and billing address.
Technical Data: Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types, operating system, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services.
Marketing and Communications Data: Your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties.

2. How We Use Your Information

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use your data in the following circumstances:

To provide our services: Processing editorial applications, conducting interviews, and publishing your features.
To improve our platform: Analyzing website traffic and usage patterns to enhance user experience.
To communicate with you: Sending editorial updates, newsletter briefs, and administrative notices.
To comply with legal obligations: Maintaining necessary records for tax and legal compliance.

For EEA & UK Users (Legal Basis for Processing): Under the GDPR, we process your data based on: (a) Your explicit consent (e.g., subscribing to our newsletter); (b) The performance of a contract (e.g., fulfilling an editorial package); and (c) Our legitimate interests (e.g., maintaining website security and improving our services), provided these do not override your fundamental rights.

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with trusted third parties strictly for the purposes outlined in this policy:

Service Providers: IT and system administration providers, hosting services, and email marketing platforms (e.g., Mailchimp, AWS).
Professional Advisers: Lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers based globally who provide consultancy, banking, legal, and accounting services.
Legal Requirements: If required by law, we may disclose your information in response to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal processes.

4. International Data Transfers

Zenith Journal is operated by Web Publish Elite Hub LLC, located in the United States. If you are accessing our site from the EEA, UK, or other regions with laws governing data collection, please be aware that your personal data will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States.

We ensure your personal data is protected by requiring all our third-party service providers to implement appropriate safeguards, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), ensuring data protection standards match those required by the GDPR.

5. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location (including the EEA, UK, and California), you possess specific rights regarding your personal data:

Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.
Right to Withdraw Consent: If you have given consent for data processing, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact our privacy desk at the email address provided at the bottom of this policy. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

6. Cookie Policy

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to distinguish you from other users of our site. This helps us provide you with a premium browsing experience and allows us to improve our platform.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the owners of the site.

Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies: Required for the operation of our website (e.g., secure logins, navigating pages). These cannot be switched off in our systems.
Analytical/Performance Cookies: These allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our website. This helps us improve the way our website works (e.g., Google Analytics).
Functionality Cookies: Used to recognize you when you return to our website, enabling us to personalize content and remember your preferences.
Targeting/Marketing Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We may use this to make advertising more relevant to your interests.

Managing Cookies

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly. For more information on managing cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org.

7. Data Security and Retention

We have implemented appropriate security measures, including SSL encryption and secure server hosting, to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed.

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements. Published editorial features and corresponding professional data are retained indefinitely as part of our permanent media archive unless erasure is legally requested and applicable.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy & Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements or our business practices. The updated version will be indicated by the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our cookie practices, or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact our compliance team:

Web Publish Elite Hub LLC
d/b/a Zenith Journal
Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Email: marketing@zenithjournal.com