Privacy Statement

All names and email addresses provided in the journal will be used solely for the purposes defined by this publication and will not be shared with other individuals or organisations for any other purposes. Data collected from both registered and unregistered users of the journal are processed in accordance with the standard procedures for peer-reviewed journals. This data is used to facilitate communication during the editorial process and to inform readers about authorship and content editing.

Authors are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of data relating to individuals who participated in the research described in their articles.

Individuals involved in the journal's editing process are required to adhere to widely accepted standards of confidentiality, including those stipulated by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union. The following rights are included in these regulations:

• The right to access personal data;
• The right to erasure (the “right to be forgotten”) – removal of personal data;
• The right to data portability between organisations;
• The obligation to report data breaches;
• The principle of privacy by design, which ensures data protection from the initial stages of development.

According to GDPR, there is also a “public interest in data availability”, which is crucial for maintaining the accuracy and accessibility of public scientific records.