Privacy Statement
Purpose of data collection
The personal data (names, institutional affiliations, and email addresses) entered on this journal site are used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal: manuscript processing, communication with authors and reviewers, and dissemination of published content. This information will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party, in accordance with international standards of data privacy and academic publishing ethics.
Data controller
The data controller for personal data processed through this platform is the Faculty of Economic Sciences, Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacău, Romania. Questions regarding the processing of personal data may be addressed to the editorial team at sceco@ub.ro.
Legal basis and data subject rights
SCECO adheres to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable privacy laws. All users (authors, reviewers, readers) have the right to request access to, rectification of, or deletion of their personal data, as well as to object to or restrict certain processing, by contacting the editorial team.
Communications
Communications that are necessary for the editorial process — such as correspondence regarding a submitted manuscript, review invitations, and editorial decisions — form part of the journal's service to authors and reviewers.
Separately, the journal may occasionally send optional communications such as calls for papers, announcements, or updates relevant to its scope. These relate only to the editorial and scientific activity of the journal and never include third-party marketing or unrelated content. Recipients may opt out of these optional communications at any time by contacting the editorial team.
Use of AI-assisted tools
Where AI-assisted tools are used to support editorial screening (as described in the journal's peer review policy), they are applied under human supervision and subject to appropriate confidentiality and data-protection safeguards. Unpublished manuscripts and personal data are not entered into tools that do not meet adequate confidentiality standards.
Data security
We are committed to ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of all data entrusted to us, and we apply reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure.
By registering on this journal platform or submitting a manuscript, users acknowledge and accept the terms of this Privacy Statement.
