Privacy Policy

The Journal of Breakthroughs in Medicine & Science

Privacy Policy

Last updated October 19, 2026.

The Journal of Breakthroughs in Medicine & Science (“JBMS”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) operates websites and other applications, programs, products and services to publish high-quality research across the biomedical, clinical, and health sciences. This Privacy Policy applies only to the information JBMS collects through our websites, applications, programs, products and services, and all of the associated content and functionalities (collectively, the “Services”). This Privacy Policy governs the Services regardless of how you access them.

This Privacy Policy describes:

Personal Information We Collect and How We Collect It
How We Use Your Personal Information
How We Disclose Your Personal Information to Third Parties
How Long We Keep Your Personal Information
How We Protect Your Personal Information
Other Information
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Supplemental Privacy Notice for EU, EEA and UK Residents

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE COLLECT IT

How we collect and store your information depends on the Services you use. You can use some of the Services without providing any information other than information automatically collected as described below.

Personal Information We Collect

We may collect information about you during your use of the Services, including but not limited to:

identifiers (e.g., your name, email address, postal address, username);
device information and identifiers (e.g., IP address, browser type, device type, unique device identifiers);
internet and other electronic network activity information (e.g., browsing activity, pages viewed, content viewed, search terms, other website usage activity and data); and
other information you provide in connection with your use of the Services.

Information You Provide

We may collect information about you during your use of the Services, when you do certain things, such as: navigate our websites; request certain updates or products; or submit your information to us for any other reason.

Automatically Collected Information

Device and Usage Information – We may automatically collect certain information about the computer or devices (including mobile devices) you use to access the Services. For example, we may collect and analyze information such as: (a) IP addresses, geolocation information (as described in the next section below), unique device identifiers, and other information about your mobile phone or other mobile device(s), browser types, operating system, the state or country from which you accessed the Services; and (b) information related to the ways in which you interact with the Services, such as: referring and exit pages and URLs, platform type, clicked items, landing pages, pages and content viewed and the order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, mouse hover including location and time spent on each area of the page, the date and time you used the Services, the frequency of your use of the Services, error logs, and other similar information. As described further below, we may use third-party analytics providers and technologies, including cookies and similar tools, to assist in collecting and analyzing this information.

Location Information – We may collect different types of information about your location (e.g., IP address, zip code, GPS-based functionality on mobile devices used to access the Services), and may use that information to customize the Services with location-based information and features.

Cookies and Other Electronic Technologies – When you use the Services, we use persistent and session cookies and other similar tracking technologies to: (a) monitor and analyze the usage of our sites and Services by collecting the information discussed above; and (b) customize the Services to your explicit and inferred preferences. We along with our vendors may also use other internet technologies, such web beacons or pixel tags, and other similar technologies, to deliver or communicate with cookies and track your use of the Services, as well as personalize/customize your experience when you are using our Services and/or when you are on other websites when those cookies can be accessed. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser setting to decline cookies by visiting the Help portion of your browser’s toolbar. We also use a tool made available on our website to help visitors manage and consent to cookies. If you choose to decline cookies, please note that you may not be able to customize or use some of the features of the Services.

Do-Not-Track – We do not recognize or respond to browser-initiated Do Not Track signals at this time.

Information from Third Parties

We may obtain additional information about you from third parties such as marketers, partners, researchers, social networks, data services companies (e.g., for data enhancement) and others. We may combine information that we collect from you with information about you that we obtain from such third parties and information derived from any other service or product we provide.

Collection of Information Across Personal Devices and Applications

Sometimes, we (or our service providers) may use the information we collect – for instance, IP addresses, hashed email addresses, or unique mobile device identifiers – to locate or try to locate the same unique users across multiple browsers or devices (such as smartphones, tablets, or computers), or work with providers that do this, in order to better tailor content and features, and provide you with a seamless experience across the devices you use to access the Services.

HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use the information that we collect for the following purposes:

for the purposes for which you provided it;
to send you information about your relationship or transactions with us;
to process and respond to your inquiries;
to understand our user base and how users interact with and use our Services;
to offer, manage, administer, monitor, troubleshoot, improve or personalize the content and features of the Services or develop new Services;
to enforce the legal terms that govern your use of the Services;
to contact you with information that we believe will be of interest to you, including offers through various channels (e.g., display, email), whether on our behalf or on behalf of marketing partners with whom we may engage.

HOW WE DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES

We may make your information available to other companies, websites, applications or people in the circumstances described below.

We may provide access to or disclose your information to select third parties who perform services on our behalf. These third parties provide a variety of services to us, including without limitation provision of content and features, analytics, research, marketing, customer service, data storage, security, and legal services.

We may access, disclose, transfer and preserve your information when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary to:

protect our users and our legal rights, privacy or safety, and that of our subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, agents, contractors, or other individuals, including by enforcing this Privacy Policy or any applicable Terms of Service;
comply with the law including with subpoenas, search warrants, court orders, and other legal processes; and respond to inquiries or requests from government, regulatory bodies, law enforcement, public authorities, or content protection organizations;
permit us to pursue available remedies, commence, participate in, or defend litigation, or limit the damages that we may sustain;
enforce this Privacy Policy or any applicable Terms of Service.

We may disclose your information in connection with any proposed or actual merger, reorganization, transfer of control, a sale of some or all of our assets, or a financing or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company. We may aggregate and we may de-identify information collected by the Services or via other means so that the information is not intended to identify you. Our use and disclosure of aggregated and/or de-identified information is not subject to any restrictions under this Privacy Policy, and we may disclose it to others without limitation for any purpose.

We may use third-party web analytics services on our Services, such as those provided by Google Analytics and similar providers. These providers use the sort of technology described above help us analyze how users use the Services, including by noting the third-party website from which you arrive. The information (including your IP address) collected by the technology will be disclosed to or collected directly by these providers, who use the information to evaluate your use of the Services. To prevent Google Analytics from using your information for analytics, you may install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on by clicking here.

HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We retain your information for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by applicable law.

The criteria we use to determine the applicable retention periods include:

The length of time that we have had an ongoing business relationship with you (e.g., for as long as you keep using our products or services);
Whether we have a legal obligation pursuant to applicable laws to retain the information (e.g., laws requiring us to keep transaction records for a certain period of time); and/or
Whether the information is relevant to enforcing our agreements, resolving disputes, site safety and security, improving site functionality.

If you opt out of email marketing, we maintain your email on our suppression list for an extended time to comply with your request. We may delete or de-identify your information sooner if we receive a verifiable deletion request, subject to exemptions under applicable law. We may retain cached or archived copies of your information.

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We have implemented a variety of administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect against the unauthorized access, destruction or alteration of your information. These safeguards vary based on the sensitivity of the information that we collect, process and store and the current state of technology.

Although we take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot guarantee that information that we collect will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.

OTHER INFORMATION

Linked Sites

The Services may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those third-party websites. We have relationships with third-party providers to provide services, products and functionality through the Services. When you visit sites or use any Services provided in conjunction with one or more of these third-party providers and the brands of those providers appear on the site or Services in connection with such services, products or functionalities, we may disclose any information you provide or that is collected during your use of those Services with those providers.

Use of the Services by Users from Outside the United States

The Services are hosted in the United States and locations outside the United States and are governed by United States law. If you are using the Services from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored and processed in the United States and other countries where our servers are located, where our databases are operated, or where we engage service providers. The data protection and other laws of the United States and other countries might not be as comprehensive or protective of certain rights as those in your country. Under United States law, your information may be subject to access requests from governments, courts, or law enforcement in the United States. By using the Services, you consent to your information being transferred to our facilities and to the facilities of those third parties and services providers to whom we disclose it as described in this Privacy Policy and processed in those facilities. For users in the EU, UK, and European Economic Area (“EEA”), please see the Supplemental Privacy Notice for EU, EEA and UK Residents below.

Use of the Services by Children

Our Services are intended for adult use only and are not directed to children under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 13, you are not authorized to provide us with any personal information.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy or practices, please send an email to info@journalofbreakthrough.com.

No Rights of Third Parties

This Privacy Policy does not create rights enforceable by third parties.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in the law, our data collection and use practices, the features of our Services, or advances in technology. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Services following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will mean you accept those changes.

SUPPLEMENTAL PRIVACY NOTICE FOR EU, UK AND EEA RESIDENTS

This Supplemental Privacy Notice supplements the information in our Privacy Policy above and applies solely to EU, UK and EEA residents. The EU General Data Protection Regulation and UK General Data Protection Regulations (together, “GDPR”) require us to disclose the following additional information.

Controller of Personal Information; Representatives

The data controller for the Services is Journal of Breakthroughs in Medicine and Science, LLC, 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245. Our representative in the EU is ______________; and our representative in the UK is _______________.

Purposes and Legal Bases for Data Processing and Categories of Recipients

In addition to the purposes for which we collect and use your personal information as described in our Privacy Policy above, we do so under the following legal bases:

Where necessary, to provide the Services, fulfill a transaction or otherwise perform a contract with you or at your request;
Where applicable, with your consent;
Where necessary, to comply with applicable law or other legal or regulatory obligation, or to defend claims;
Where necessary, for our legitimate business interests, including to operate our business, protect the security of our systems, customers and users, detect or prevent fraud, or fulfill our other legitimate interests as described in this privacy policy, except where our interests are overridden by your privacy rights.

The categories of third party recipients with whom we share your information is described in our Privacy Policy above.

International Data Transfers

Your personal information may be collected from, transferred to, stored or processed in a country outside of the EU, UK or EEA. Whenever we transfer your personal data out of the EU, UK or EEA, we use at least one of the following safeguards: transfers to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal information; data protection contracts giving personal information the same protection it has in the EU, UK, or EEA.

Data Subject Rights

You have certain rights with respect to your personal information, such as the right to: access and/or receive a copy of certain personal information we hold about you; correct certain personal information we hold about you; delete certain personal information we hold about you; and/or restrict the processing of certain personal information we hold about you.

Where we rely on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, and where we rely on legitimate interests, you may have the right to object to our processing. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority if you believe that JBMS is not processing your information in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If you would like to exercise any of your legal rights under applicable law, please email us at info@journalofbreakthrough.com.

We will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before responding to a request, which may include, at a minimum, depending on the sensitivity of the information you are requesting and the type of request you are making, verifying your name, email address, and physical address.