Privacy Statement

The personal data of users of the Journal of Casting & Materials Engineering (JCME) website are processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR).

Data Controller

The controller of personal data processed through the JCME website is AGH University of Krakow, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.

Questions concerning the processing of personal data may be addressed to the Data Protection Officer of AGH University of Krakow at: iodo@agh.edu.pl.

Scope and Purpose of Data Processing

Personal data provided by users of the JCME website, including names, e-mail addresses, affiliations, ORCID iDs, contact details, and other information entered into user profiles or provided during the submission, review, and editorial processes, are processed solely for purposes related to the operation of the journal and its publishing activities.

These purposes include, in particular:

managing user accounts;
manuscript submission and editorial processing;
peer review;
communication between authors, reviewers, editors, and journal staff;
publication and dissemination of scholarly articles and their metadata;
indexing, identification, and registration of published scholarly content;
maintaining the integrity and documentation of the scholarly publishing process;
ensuring the proper technical operation and security of the journal website.

Legal Basis for Processing

Personal data are processed on the basis of the applicable provisions of the GDPR, in particular where processing is necessary for the performance of tasks related to the scientific and publishing activities of AGH University of Krakow, for compliance with legal obligations, for the legitimate interests associated with operating and securing the journal publishing system, or on the basis of the data subject's consent where consent is required.

Recipients of Personal Data

Personal data will not be used for purposes unrelated to the activities of JCME and will not be made available to third parties for marketing purposes.

Where necessary for the operation of the journal and dissemination of scholarly publications, relevant personal data and publication metadata may be provided to entities supporting the publishing, indexing, identification, archiving, and scholarly communication processes, as well as to service providers responsible for the technical operation and maintenance of the journal platform.

Personal data appearing as part of published scholarly content or publication metadata, such as authors' names, affiliations, and ORCID iDs, may be made publicly available and transmitted to scholarly indexing and registration services.

Data Retention

Personal data are retained for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which they were collected and in accordance with applicable legal, archival, and scholarly publishing requirements.

Certain information relating to published articles and the editorial and peer-review record may be retained for an extended period where this is necessary to preserve the integrity, traceability, and documentation of the scholarly record.

Rights of Data Subjects

Subject to the conditions specified in the GDPR, data subjects have the right to request access to their personal data, rectification of inaccurate data, erasure of data, restriction of processing, data portability, and to object to processing, where applicable.

Where processing is based on consent, the data subject has the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before its withdrawal.

Data subjects also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority – the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych) in Poland.

Cookies and Technical Data

The JCME website may use cookies and other technical data necessary for user authentication, maintaining user sessions, ensuring website security, and providing the functions of the journal publishing platform.

Where cookies or similar technologies requiring user consent are used, such consent will be obtained separately in accordance with applicable law.

Confidentiality

Personal data collected through the JCME website will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal and will not be sold, disclosed, or otherwise made available for commercial or marketing purposes.

Information relating to manuscripts and peer review is treated as confidential in accordance with the journal's editorial and peer-review policies.

Privacy Statement