1. Overview & Scope
Meridian Research Journal (accessible at https://ask-meridian.uk) provides peer-reviewed scholarly translations, interactive mathematical physics derivations, vector diagrams, and voice syntheses of cutting-edge preprints from arXiv in quantum computing, quantum optics, and artificial intelligence.
This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, process, store, and protect your information when you visit our website, interact with mathematical models, authenticate using WebAuthn passkeys, or engage with our authorized developer integrations.
2. Information We Collect
We prioritize data minimization. We only collect information strictly required to operate the publication and its scholarly services:
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Technical Log Data: Standard server access logs including IP address (anonymized for geolocation and rate-limiting), HTTP request headers, browser user-agent, operating system, and request timestamp.
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WebAuthn / Passkey Public Credentials: For editorial and administrative personnel, we store public key credentials, credential IDs, and authenticator counters. Biometric information (Touch ID, Face ID, Windows Hello) is processed exclusively on your hardware Secure Enclave and never transmitted to our servers.
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Journal Telemetry & Article Reading Counters: Cryptographic nonces and anonymous view metrics used to track publication readership, LaTeX formula interactions, and audio synthesis playback metrics.
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Social & Developer Integration Data (X / Twitter API): When interacting with our automated editorial schedule daemon (@ask_meridian) or author tools, temporary OAuth user tokens are processed solely to verify app context and deliver companion post dispatches.
3. Use of Google AdSense & Cookies
This website uses Google AdSense (Publisher ID: ca-pub-7734562716191044) to display relevant advertisements to support open scientific publishing:
- Google and third-party vendors use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve personalized ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or through aboutads.info.
- We host an authorized digital sellers declaration compliant with IAB standards at https://ask-meridian.uk/ads.txt.
4. X (Twitter) Developer API & OAuth Compliance
X API Compliance Notice: Meridian Research Journal operates verified integrations with the X Developer API v2 for automated daily scientific research dispatches and publication announcements.
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Callback URI: Our authorized OAuth redirection endpoint is strictly registered at
https://ask-meridian.uk/auth/callback.
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Token Handling: OAuth 1.0a and OAuth 2.0 user tokens are used solely for verified status queries and posting companion article summaries to the authorized account. Tokens are stored with server-side environment protections and never shared with third parties or logged in public output.
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No Surveillance or Profiling: We do not conduct user profiling, sentiment profiling, surveillance, or resale of any data obtained via the X API.
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Revocation: Users and administrators can revoke application permissions at any time via their X account security settings at Connected Apps.
5. Storage, Retention & Security
We employ state-of-the-art security safeguards to protect all data:
- Transport Security: All traffic is strictly transmitted over HTTPS with TLS 1.3 encryption and HSTS.
- Zero-Plaintext Policy: Passwords and passkey challenges are hashed with cryptographic primitives (PBKDF2/SHA-256).
- Data Retention: Ephemeral OAuth state parameters and verification challenges expire automatically within 10 minutes. Technical access logs are purged periodically.
6. Your Rights (GDPR, UK DPA 2018, CCPA)
Under applicable data protection laws, you retain the following rights regarding any personal data:
- The right to access and receive an export of your stored personal information.
- The right to rectify inaccurate or obsolete personal details.
- The right to erasure ("Right to be Forgotten") of any registered passkeys or session records.
- The right to object to or restrict processing of your technical data.
To exercise any of these rights, contact the editorial board directly at lucas.kempe@icloud.com.
7. Contact Information
If you have questions, inquiries, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our academic data practices, please reach out to:
Meridian Research Journal
Editorial Lead: Lucas Kempe
Email: lucas.kempe@icloud.com
Official Website: https://ask-meridian.uk