Copyright policy for the Journal of Interactive Narrative
April 2024
The Journal of Interactive Narrative (JIN) respects the intellectual property rights and other proprietary rights of others. JIN follows the approach of applying diversity to publications and access of material and services and requests that users as well as authors obey those principles too.
In using JIN’s articles and/or services, users agree not to
- violate anyone’s rights of privacy
- not to act in any way that might give rise to civil or criminal liability,
- not to infringe any copyright, trademark, patent, or other proprietary rights of any person
- not to transmit or facilitate the transmission of unsolicited email
- not to harass, threaten, or otherwise annoy anyone,
- not to act in any way that might be harmful to minors or any minority, including, without limitation, transmitting or facilitating the transmission of child pornography, which is prohibited by federal law and may be reported to the authorities should it be discovered by JIN.
Authors agree to abide by all applicable laws and regulations, including intellectual property laws, in connection with submitted and accepted articles. In particular authors certify that
- the provided article is original work, apart from any permitted third-party copyright material included, and does not infringe any intellectual property rights of any other person or entity and cannot be construed as plagiarizing any other published work, including the author(s) own published work.
- the provided article contains no content that is abusive, defamatory, libelous, obscene, fraudulent, nor in any way infringes the rights of others, nor is in any other way unlawful or in violation of applicable laws.
- work reported in the article has been conducted in an ethical and responsible manner, in full compliance with all relevant codes of experimentation and legislation. All Articles which report in vivo experiments or clinical trials on humans or animals must include a written statement in the methods section that such work was conducted with the formal approval of the local human subject or animal care committees, and that clinical trials have been registered as applicable legislation requires.
- any patient, service user, or participant (or that person’s parent or legal guardian) in any research or clinical experiment or study who is described in the Article has given written consent to the inclusion of material, text or image, pertaining to themselves, and that they acknowledge that they cannot be identified via the Article and that you have anonymized them and that you do not identify them in any way. Where such a person is deceased, you warrant you have obtained the written consent of the deceased person’s family or estate.
- Unless material is covered by fair use, you have obtained the necessary written permission to include material in your Article that is owned and held in copyright by a third party, which shall include but is not limited to any proprietary text, illustration, table, or other material, including data, audio, video, film stills, screenshots, musical notation and any supplemental material.
- You will keep JIN and our affiliates indemnified in full against all loss, damages, injury, costs and expenses (including legal and other professional fees and expenses) awarded against or incurred or paid by us as a result of your breach of the warranties given in this agreement.
Authors are requested to provide an approved statement that the media used in the article, in particular for the interactive parts, has the support of the rights of the owner of this material to be used in the context of JIN.
If an owner believes that their copyright has been violated by material available through JIN, please provide the JIN Copyright Agent (see email address below) with the following information:
- Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed
- An exact description (volume, issue, page number, title) of where the material about which you complain is located within JIN;
- Your name, email address and telephone number;
- A statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
- A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the owner of the copyright interest involved or are authorized to act on behalf of that owner; and
- Your electronic or physical signature.
JIN’s Copyright Agent can be reached at copyright[at]journal[dot]ardin[dot]online.
Privacy policy for the Journal of Interactive Narrative
May 2024
This privacy policy (“policy”) will help you understand how ARDIN – Association for Research in Digital Interactive Narratives (“us”, “we”, “our”) uses and protects the data you provide to us when you visit and use any of the websites hosted under the ardin.online domain (“websites”).
We reserve the right to change this policy at any given time, of which you will be promptly updated. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page.Topics:
- What data do we collect?
- How do we collect your data?
- How will we use your data?
- How do we store your data?
- Marketing
- What are your data protection rights?
- What are cookies?
- How do we use cookies?
- What types of cookies do we use?
- How to manage your cookies
- Privacy policies of other websites
- Changes to our privacy policy
- How to contact us
- How to contact the appropriate authorities
What data do we collect?
When you visit the websites, we may collect the following data:
- Your contact information and email address.
- Other information such as your academic affiliations and preferences.
- Data profile regarding your online behavior on our websites.
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide ARDIN with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:
- Register online or place an order for any of our products or services.
- Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards or via email.
- Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.
ARDIN may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:
- Universities hosting ARDIN conference or payment providers processing payments for ARDIN events or services
How will we use your data?
ARDIN collects your data so that we can:
- Process your order and manage your account.
- To better understand your needs.
- To improve our services and products.
- To keep you informed of our activities by means of mailing lists.
- To contact you to fill out surveys and participate in other types of market research.
- To customize our websites according to your online behavior and personal preferences.
When ARDIN processes your order, it may send your data to, and also use the resulting information from, credit reference agencies to prevent fraudulent purchases.
How do we store your data?
ARDIN securely stores your data at Ionos (ionos.com) (website host) as well as on Google and Apple Cloud services.
Marketing and Information
ARDIN would like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like.
If you have agreed to receive any of our mailing lists, you may always opt out at a later date.
You have the right at any time to stop ARDIN from contacting you.
If you no longer wish to be contacted via the ARDIN mailing list, please unsubscribe via the provided button in the mail.
What are your data protection rights?
ARDIN would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request ARDIN for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that ARDIN correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request ARDIN to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that ARDIN erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that ARDIN restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to ARDIN’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that ARDIN transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email:
wWrite to us: privacy@ardin.online
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
How do we use cookies?
ARDIN uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
- Keeping you signed in
- Understanding how you use our website
What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:
- Functionality – ARDIN uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
- Advertising – ARDIN uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address.
How to manage cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites
The ARDIN website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
Changes to our privacy policy
ARDIN keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 9 January 2019.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about ARDIN’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Email us at: privacy [at] ardin [dot] online
How to contact the appropriate authority
Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that ARDIN has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.
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Copyright Notice
Journal of Interactive Narrative publications are covered by a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Generic License. This means that you are free to share these works as long as you give appropriate credit, do not use them for commercial purposes, and do not create derivative works. Please note that images, videos, audio files, and interactive works featured in articles are owned by their respective copyright holders. They are not included under the Creative Commons license. Accessing or using these works does not grant you any rights to them, and you cannot assume any ownership or rights to commercially use or modify these works. The owners retain all rights to their content. For more details on the copyright rules applicable to authors contributing to the Journal of Interactive Narrative, you can access the full copyright agreement here.
