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Privacy policy

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  1. The present privacy policy applies to personal data entered onto the Platform by Service Users.
  2. Personal data processing will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
  3. The Data Protection Officer (DPO) is Tomasz Joński, M.A. ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
  4. The personal data of the Service User will be processed to ensure efficient functioning of the Platform, in particular:
    1. efficient communication in the publishing process;
    2. editing the contents;
    3. creating internal reports and analyses (including the statistics of subpage views and statistics regarding readership of the publications);
    4. sending notifications and information concerning the journal (with the consent of the Service User);
    5. informing the readers about the authorship of the text published on the Platform;
    6. indexing the published texts and data in databases, catalogues and on websites, in accordance with the journals’ publishing policy.
  5. The Service Provider stores the following data provided by the Service User:
    1. name (obligatory),
    2. second name,
    3. surname (obligatory),
    4. login (obligatory),
    5. gender,
    6. password (encrypted),
    7. e-mail address (obligatory),
    8. ORCID number,
    9. website address,
    10. country,
    11. telephone number,
    12. affiliation,
    13. biographical note,
    14. photo,
    15. location,
    16. research interests,
    17. role on the Platform.
  6. The Service User who only uses the Newsletter provides the following data to the Service Provider:
    1. name,
    2. surname,
    3. e-mail address.
  7. Entering your personal data is:
    1. voluntary in case of using the contents of open access journals deposited on the Platform;
    2. a necessary condition when the Service User wishes to participate in the electronic publishing process, including:
      • depositing texts and illustrations (graphics, formulas, charts, figures, etc.) to be published in accordance with authors’ rights;
      • conducting work related to the publishing process as a(n): editor, section editor, technical editor, reviewer, DTP specialist, indexer, proof-reader, journal manager, subscription manager, marketing manager;
      • opening a reader’s account in order to obtain information from the publishing house and editorial office about the latest issues and articles.
  8. According to Art. 89 GDPR, personal data of the participants of the electronic publishing process, including the data of the authors of the publications, editors, reviewers, will be processed for scientific and statistical purposes during the whole period when the electronic versions of the journal are made available on the Platform. Scientific purposes include: archiving articles and metadata; making them available to readers; indexing; forwarding them to databases to be indexed, catalogues and scientific websites.
  9. Personal data of potential authors whose texts were not accepted for publication can be deleted by the administrator two years after the editorial office’s decision about the rejection of the paper.
  10. The Service User who is registered on the Platform possesses rights described in Art. 15-20 GDPR which he or she can exercise taking into account the conditions described in aforementioned provisions:
    1. the right of access to your data,
    2. the right to the rectification of your data,
    3. the right to the erasure of your data,
    4. the right to the restriction of data processing,
    5. the right to data portability,
    6. the right to object to data processing.
  11. The Recipient is allowed to edit his or her account and change the data provided beforehand, except for the system login. The consent to receiving information from the Platform can be withdrawn at any time from the Service User’s application.
  12. The rights described in subparagraph 10 of the present Chapter can be exercised after notifying the DPO via e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
  13. The Service Provider reserves the right to process the data of Service Users for the purposes of pursuing possible claims in court or if the national, European Union’s or international legislation obliges the Service Provider to retain data.
  14. The Service Provider is entitled to share the data of the Service User with authorised subjects on the basis of applicable regulations.
  15. The Service Provider can make use of the services of other authorised processors on the basis of a written consent and under the conditions described in Art. 28 GDPR.
  16. Data can be transferred to:
    1. processors, with regard to the administration services and technical support of the Platform;
    2. editors of Google Analytics and AddThis analytical systems;
    3. editors of databases and indexing catalogues, such as:
      • SCOPUS,
      • Web of Science,
      • Pol-index,
      • WorldCat,
      • Google Scholar,
      • Crossref Metadata Search;
    4. subjects or institutions authorised under relevant legislation.
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