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Privacy Policy
An overview of data protection
General
This Privacy Policy provides an overview of how we collect, use, store and protect personal data when you visit or use this website.
The Website provides information about our company, organization, activities, services and publications and may also provide communication facilities, including an online contact form and email communication. The Website may additionally provide an online journal through which registered users may submit scientific manuscripts for consideration for publication.
We process personal data in accordance with the applicable laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the Law on Personal Data Protection of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina, No. 12/25).
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
By using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.
Some personal data are collected when you provide them to us voluntarily. This may occur when you:
Other information may be collected automatically when you access or use the Website. This may include technical information such as your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device information, date and time of access, referring URL and server log information.
We process such information only to the extent necessary for the operation, security, administration and improvement of the Website or for other purposes permitted by applicable law.
Depending on how you interact with the Website, personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
We do not sell personal data.
Subject to the conditions and limitations established by applicable law, you may have the right to request access to your personal data, correction of inaccurate or incomplete data, deletion, restriction of processing, or to object to certain processing activities.
We take the protection of personal data seriously and apply appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorized access, unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, alteration or disclosure.
However, no transmission or storage system over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, you provide information through the Website and electronic communications at your own risk to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Subject to applicable law, you may request information concerning your personal data processed by us, including the purposes of processing and, where applicable, the recipients or categories of recipients.
You may also request correction, deletion or restriction of processing where the relevant legal requirements are met.
We may take reasonable measures to verify the identity of the person making a request before providing access to personal data or taking action on the request.
Our Website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser. They may be used to provide essential Website functionality, maintain security, remember preferences and, where applicable, analyze Website usage.
Strictly necessary cookies may be used where they are necessary for the operation or security of the Website or for a service expressly requested by the user.
Where non-essential cookies are used, including analytics, preference, advertising or tracking cookies, we will obtain the required consent before placing or reading such cookies.
The Website may provide a cookie-management mechanism allowing users to:
Where consent is required, non-essential cookies will not be activated before the required consent has been obtained.
You may withdraw or change your cookie preferences at any time through the available cookie settings.
The actual cookies used by the Website should be identified in the Website's cookie-management mechanism or applicable Cookie Policy.
The Website provider may automatically collect and store information transmitted by your browser in server log files.
This may include:
Server log information may be processed for the purposes of operating and securing the Website, detecting technical problems, preventing abuse and unauthorised access, and maintaining the reliability of our information systems.
We will not use server log information for purposes incompatible with these purposes unless permitted or required by law.
If you submit an enquiry through our online contact form, we may process the information you provide, including your name, email address, telephone number, organisation or affiliation, the content of your enquiry and any other information you voluntarily provide.
The information is processed for the purpose of receiving, handling and responding to your enquiry and, where necessary, taking steps requested by you.
You should not submit sensitive or special-category personal data through the contact form unless such information is specifically necessary and may lawfully be processed.
We are not responsible for personal data that you voluntarily submit through the contact form beyond what is reasonably necessary for handling your enquiry.
Information submitted through the contact form will not be used for unrelated direct marketing merely because you have contacted us.
We may retain contact-form submissions for as long as reasonably necessary to handle the enquiry, maintain appropriate records, protect our legal interests or comply with legal obligations.
Email contact
If you contact us by email, we may process your name, email address, message, attachments and related correspondence.
We use this information to respond to your enquiry, communicate with you, provide requested information, administer our activities and maintain appropriate business, administrative or legal records.
Please note that ordinary email communication may involve security risks and may pass through third-party communication infrastructure.
We will retain email correspondence only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was received or for other legitimate, legal or administrative purposes.
Author registration and manuscript submission
The Website may provide an online scientific journal/book and manuscript-management system. Potential authors may be required to register for an account before submitting a scientific manuscript for consideration.
For author registration, we may process:
For manuscript submission, we may process:
This information is processed for the purposes of administering author accounts, receiving and evaluating manuscripts, communicating with authors, coordinating editorial and peer-review procedures, making and documenting editorial decisions, and publishing accepted manuscripts.
Where necessary for the editorial process, relevant information may be made available to editors, members of the editorial board, peer reviewers and authorized service providers.
The corresponding or submitting author is responsible for providing accurate information concerning all authors and co-authors and for having the necessary authority to submit the manuscript and provide their personal data.
Authors should ensure that manuscripts, supplementary materials and other files submitted to the Journal do not contain personal data of third parties unless the processing, submission and potential publication of such data are lawful and appropriate.
Where a manuscript concerns human participants or contains personal data, the author is responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable data protection, confidentiality, ethical and research requirements.
If a manuscript is accepted and published, certain information may form part of the public scientific record. This may include the author's name, co-author names, institutional affiliations, ORCID iD, manuscript title, abstract, keywords, acknowledgements, funding information, conflict-of-interest statements and other publication metadata.
Published scientific articles and associated metadata may be indexed, archived, reproduced or made available through third-party academic databases, repositories, search engines and scholarly services. Accordingly, authors should carefully review the information contained in a manuscript and its metadata before submission.
The Journal may use editors and external peer reviewers to evaluate submitted manuscripts. Personal data relating to authors, reviewers and editors may be processed for the purpose of administering the editorial and peer-review process. Where a blind or anonymized peer-review system is used, reasonable measures will be taken to protect the confidentiality of reviewer identities and other information that is intended to remain confidential. However, complete anonymity cannot always be guaranteed, particularly where identifying information is contained in the manuscript, references, metadata, supplementary files or correspondence. Unpublished manuscripts and related editorial materials will be treated as confidential and access will be restricted to persons who require access for legitimate editorial, peer-review, technical, publishing or legal purposes.
We may use third-party service providers necessary for the operation of the Website, communication systems and online journal.
These may include:
Personal data may also be made available to editors, reviewers and other authorized people where necessary for the editorial and publication process. We may disclose personal data to competent public authorities where disclosure is required by law or necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
We will take appropriate measures required by applicable law where third parties process personal data on our behalf.
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which they were collected, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law.
Contact-form and email information will normally be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to handle the communication and maintain appropriate records.
Author account information and manuscript-related records may be retained for longer periods where necessary to administer the Journal, document editorial decisions, deal with disputes or complaints, comply with legal obligations or protect the integrity of the scientific record.
Published articles and associated publication metadata may be retained for an extended or indefinite period where necessary to preserve the scholarly record.
Where personal data are no longer required, they will be deleted, anonymized or securely disposed of, subject to applicable legal, archival, scientific or evidentiary requirements.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorized access, unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, alteration or disclosure. Access to personal data is limited to authorized persons who require such access for legitimate purposes. Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their account credentials and must not share their passwords with third parties.
In the event of a personal data security incident, we will assess the incident and take the measures required by applicable law.
We do not sell, rent or commercially trade personal data collected through this Website.
Personal data may be disclosed only where necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, where you have provided the required consent, where disclosure is otherwise legally permitted, or where disclosure is required by law.
We do not use personal data submitted through the Website for unsolicited promotional communications where such processing is not legally permitted. Where direct marketing requires consent, we will obtain the required consent separately. The use of contact details published on the Website for unsolicited advertising or spam is not authorized.
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, databases, repositories or services. We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content or data-processing practices of third-party websites.
When you follow a third-party link, you should review the privacy policy and applicable terms of that third party.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, we do not make decisions concerning users, authors or reviewers based solely on automated processing, including profiling, where such decisions produce legal effects or similarly significant effects concerning them.
Editorial and publication decisions concerning scientific manuscripts are made through the Journal's editorial process and are not based solely on automated decision-making.
Users are responsible for ensuring that information they submit through the Website is accurate, lawful and appropriate for the purpose for which it is submitted.
In particular, authors are responsible for ensuring that manuscripts and supplementary materials comply with applicable laws, research ethics requirements, confidentiality obligations and third-party rights.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy limits any rights that cannot lawfully be limited under applicable law.
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy where necessary to reflect changes in legislation, regulatory requirements, our services, the Website, the online journal, cookies, technical systems or our data-processing practices.
The current version will be published on this page and will indicate the date of the latest update.
Where required by applicable law, users will receive additional information or be asked to provide consent before a material change is implemented.