Personal Data Protection

This Privacy Policy aims at stating clearly the methods of processing of personal information related to users/visitors of the submissions management website. Web users and visitors should read carefully this Privacy Policy to understand how their personal information are processed.

For the purpose of the Bulgarian Personal Data Protection Act (“the Act” that came into force on 1st January 2002 and is available in English at http://www.ceecprivacy.org/pdf/law_bulgaria.pdf) the “data controller” is Procon [Procon Ltd., P.O. Box 43, BG-Sofia 1111, Bulgaria, http://procon.bg]. Inside Procon, data generated through the submissions management website are processed by the employees in charge of publications management. They can be shared only in aggregated form with stakeholders such as Editorial Boards and potential sponsors. Procon may disclose collected personal information to the extent that it is required to do so by law, in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings, and in order to establish, exercise or defend its legal rights.

This Privacy Policy only applies to the submissions management website. If users/visitors leave the website via a link or otherwise, they will be subject to the policies of that website provider. Procon has no control over the policies or terms of that website and users/visitors should check them before continuing to access the site. Procon may collect and process the following data about this website visitors/users:

• Information (name, surname, email address, URL of an online profile) that are provided voluntarily by users by filling in forms on the submissions management website. This includes information provided at the time of registering as potential author, reviewer or editor, subscribing to newsletters or requesting further information. No users’ personal data are collected and processed unless voluntarily supplied through the submissions management website or e-mail. Procon may also ask users/visitors for information when they report a problem/issue with the website.
• If contacted, Procon may keep a record of that correspondence.
• Details of users' visits to the submissions management website including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs, operating system, browser usage and other communication data.
• No sensitive data are requested and processed.

Procon may collect information about users/visitors computer, including where available IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration. This is statistical data about submissions management users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual and we will not collect personal information in this way. See also our policy on the use of cookies. 

Procon takes reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of any personal information submitted through the submissions management website. Procon will store the personal information provided by users on its secure servers.

After the end of publication of any of our publications, any related personal information obtained or captured within this website will be destroyed or irrevocably made anonymous.

Users providing their personal information have the right to access their data, to modify or erase them. Requests can be sent to Petya Tagareva, petya.tagareva@procon.bg.

Procon may update this privacy disclaimer by posting a new version on this webpage. Users should check this page occasionally to ensure you are familiar with any changes.