PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR – EU 2016/679) came into full force on 25 May 2018. In this context, we would like to inform you that we have made adjustments to the terms governing the article submission process in Journal Amechanon. The main changes concern the Protection of Personal Data in order to meet the requirements of the EU Data Protection Regulation.

1. Collection and processing of personal data

When submitting articles in Journal Bolides personal data (hereinafter personal data) of the authors are collected, maintained and processed.

The exact personal data collected and processed are limited to what is required for the article review process and contact with the author. These data, which are not communicated or disclosed to third parties can be viewed in detail at LinkedIn here

2. The purpose of processing personal data

The collection and processing of personal data is exclusively conducted for the following purposes:

2.1 Submission and evaluation of articles
Submission and evaluation of articles according of the publishes policy of the magazine
2.2. Processing necessary in order to safeguard the legitimate interest of those who submit an article to judgement

The data submitted by the author through the article submission request will be retained and processed to the extent necessary to establish, exercise or support their legal claims.

3. Time period for keeping personal data

Applications from authors whose articles have not been admitted are deleted and destroyed after one (1) academic year.

Applications by authors whose articles have been admitted are kept indefinitely.

4. Rights of candidates with respect to personal data

The University of the Aegean guarantees the rights of authors regarding processing of their personal data and makes it easier for them to exercise their rights.

Candidates have the right to request:

1) access to their personal data and information relevant to the data we process, the purposes of the processing, the recipients and the duration of the processing,

2) correction of their personal data, if something is inaccurate or incomplete,

3) deletion of their personal data, subject to the legal requirements,

4) limitation of processing of their personal data,

5) portability of their data, ie capacity to obtain the data they have provided in a structured, commonly used format or to request their direct sending to a third party,

6) tο revoke at any time their consent to the processing of their personal data, including their automated processing to shape their profile. In this case, our processing will be interrupted by us without affecting legitimacy until their consent is withdrawn.

Please note that in cases when authors believe that their privacy rights are being violated, they have the right to contact the Data Processing Officer of the University of the Aegean (dpo@aegean.gr).

It is recalled that the competent authority for the Country is the Personal Data Protection Authority (www.dpa.gr, phone number [+30] 210.6475.600).