Privacy notice

Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (Malaysia). Last updated 13 Nov 2026.

What we collect

Account data (name, email, affiliation, ORCID), the publications, co-authors and files you add, and security data: IP address, approximate location derived from the IP address, device, operating system and browser, and the pages you visit on our site.

Why

To provide the service, keep your account secure (sign-in alerts, lockouts, audit logs), send the notifications you choose, and understand how our public pages are used. We do not sell your data and we do not use it for advertising.

Co-authors

When you save a co-author, you confirm you have a legitimate reason to record their name, affiliation and contact details for your publication records. If a co-author has a Publy account, papers you list them on are shared with them.

Storage and retention

Data is stored in our PostgreSQL database and files in Cloudflare R2 object storage. Security logs are kept for 365 days. You can export your publications at any time and ask us to delete your account.

Location data

Approximate location: IP Geolocation by DB-IP (db-ip.com).

Contact

Requests for access, correction or deletion: new.technology@hotmail.com