Effective Date: June 6, 2026
Last Updated: June 6, 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to The International Parliament Journal (IPJ) (“IPJ,” “we,” “our,” or “us”).
The International Parliament Journal is a premier global e-platform dedicated to tracking international legislative affairs, democracy, governance, public policy, parliamentary ecosystems, elections, and international relations across world parliaments.
This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, protect, and disclose your data when you visit our website, https://parliamentjournal.com (the “Site”), interact with our digital tools, subscribe to our publications, utilize our global directories, or apply for our academic and internship programs. By accessing or using our Site, you explicitly agree to the data practices described in this policy.
2. Information We Collect
A. Personal Data Provided Voluntarily
We collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily submit to our editorial, administrative, or program desks. This includes, but is not limited to:
Name, email address, telephone number, and postal address.
Country of residence, institutional/professional affiliation, and professional designation.
Biographical information, profile photographs, and curriculum vitae (CV).
Materials related to article submissions, opinion pieces, research papers, and editorial correspondence.
Application details submitted for the IPJ Global Internship Program (GIP), advisory panels, or directory registrations.
B. Technical and Usage Data Collected Automatically
When you navigate through our global platform, our servers automatically log standard technical metrics provided by your browser and device:
Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, and operating system.
Device metrics, mobile network information, and hardware models.
Referral sources (the pages you visited immediately before and after accessing our Site).
Detailed usage statistics, including pages viewed, session duration, navigation paths, and the date/time of access.
3. Cookies and Third-Party Advertising (Google AdSense Compliance)
Our Site utilizes cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and similar diagnostic technologies to customize your experience, analyze traffic patterns, and support our monetization structures.
Google AdSense Disclosure
Third-Party Vendors: We use third-party advertising networks, primarily Google AdSense, to serve contextual and personalized advertisements when you visit our Site.
The DoubleClick Cookie: Google and its partner networks utilize cookies to serve targeted advertisements to our users based on their browsing history on
parliamentjournal.comand other independent websites across the Internet.Managing Privacy Preferences: Users can completely opt out of personalized advertising matrices by visiting Google Ads Settings or by managing their preferences via the Network Advertising Initiative.
You may choose to disable cookies through your individual browser settings; however, please note that turning off tracking mechanisms may disrupt the functionality of certain interactive features on our portal.
4. How We Use Your Information
We utilize the collected information to maintain our journalistic standards and operate an efficient international media framework. Specifically, your data is used to:
Operate, maintain, optimize, and secure our global parliamentary news architecture.
Process, evaluate, and manage contributor submissions, research papers, and editorial content.
Administer cohorts, curricula, and applications for the IPJ Global Internship Program (GIP) and associated mentorship tracks.
Send targeted institutional newsletters, global research indices (such as our reports on women and youth voices in parliaments), and administrative notifications.
Monitor website traffic metrics via analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to assess content performance and user engagement.
Deliver targeted programmatic revenue models via optimized ad placements.
Comply with legal obligations, prevent programmatic fraud, and enforce our terms.
5. Data Sharing and International Transfers
The International Parliament Journal does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
We may share your data only under the following strictly defined conditions:
With Trusted Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist us with web hosting, email delivery, data analysis, customer support, and programmatic ad verification.
For Legal Compliance: When legally mandated by judicial orders, administrative subpoenas, government oversight, or applicable international statutes.
To Protect Institutional Rights: To investigate potential policy violations, mitigate fraud, or defend the safety and property of IPJ, our users, and the public.
International Data Transfers: Because IPJ is a global publication connecting 193 parliaments worldwide, data collected from you may be transferred, stored, and processed in jurisdictions outside your home country. We ensure all cross-border transfers align with standard contractual clauses and recognized global data protection regulations.
6. Data Security and Retention
We implement robust administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to secure your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please be aware that no security system is completely impenetrable, and no method of data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the specific purposes outlined in this policy, satisfy editorial archiving traditions, or comply with statutory retention laws.
7. Third-Party Links
Our news pieces, analytical directories, and global status reports frequently contain links to external web resources, including official government portals, national parliamentary databases, inter-parliamentary organizations (such as the IPU), universities, and international bodies. IPJ holds no operational control or responsibility over the privacy practices, cookie mechanics, or content of external third-party websites.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our platform is intended for professionals, researchers, parliamentarians, and university-level scholars aged 18 or older. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 13. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take immediate steps to delete that data from our production servers.
9. Your Global Data Protection Rights (GDPR & CCPA)
Depending on your geographical jurisdiction (most notably within the European Union under GDPR and California under CCPA), you possess specific statutory rights regarding your personal information, which include:
The Right to Access: The right to request copies of the personal data we hold about you.
The Right to Rectification: The right to demand the immediate correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
The Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): The right to request the deletion of your personal records under certain legal conditions.
The Right to Restrict or Object to Processing: The right to limit how we process your technical or personal data.
The Right to Data Portability: The right to have your data transferred cleanly to another organization or directly to you.
To exercise any of these statutory rights, please submit a formal request to our administrative desk using the contact channels listed below.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify or update this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect shifting technical architectures, legal updates, or changes in ad-network policies. Any modifications will be posted directly to this page with an updated “Last Updated” timestamp. Continued engagement with our Site following these updates constitutes implicit acceptance of the revised privacy framework.
11. Contact Us
For any privacy-related inquiries, data deletion requests, or compliance questions, please contact our administrative and editorial offices at:
The International Parliament Journal (IPJ) Website: https://parliamentjournal.com
Official Email: ipj.parliaments@parliamentjournal.com
Contact Portal: https://parliamentjournal.com/contact-us