Politica de Privacidad

Data Protection Policy (Privacy Policy)

This Personal Data Protection Policy is designed to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and equivalent Latin American data‑protection laws. Its purpose is to guarantee to authors, reviewers, and readers that their information will be handled with the highest security standards and exclusively for academic purposes.

Privacy and Data Protection Policy
Last updated: January 31, 2026

Data Controller

The entity responsible for collecting and processing your data is the Revista Sociedad Científica del Paraguay, located at Andrés Barbero 230, Asunción, Paraguay. Contact email: revista@sociedadcientifica.org.py

Data We Collect

To support the editorial workflow, we collect the following information:

From Authors: Full name, email address, institutional affiliation, ORCID identifier, country, and professional biography.
From Reviewers: All of the above, plus areas of expertise and a record of completed reviews.
From Readers/Users: Name, email address (if subscribed to alerts), and technical browsing data (cookies) to improve the website experience.

Purpose of Data Processing

The data collected are used strictly for:

Editorial Management: Evaluating, editing, and publishing submitted manuscripts.
Communication: Notifying users about submission status or new publications.
Indexing: Sharing metadata (author names and affiliations) with international databases to ensure article visibility.
Statistics: Analyzing the geographic reach of our audience without individually identifying users.

Legal Basis for Processing

Your data are processed on the basis of:

Consent: By registering on our OJS platform, you accept the terms described in this policy.
Contractual/Academic Relationship: We require your data to carry out the publication process you initiate when submitting your work.

Data Sharing with Third Parties

The journal does not sell or rent personal data. However, data from authors of published articles may be shared with:

  • DOI registration agencies (Crossref)
  • Indexing and bibliographic databases
  • Plagiarism detection systems

User Rights (ARCO Rights)

You have the right to:

Access: Know what data we hold about you.
Rectification: Correct inaccurate or outdated information.
Deletion/Erasure: Request the removal of your account (except for authors of published articles, whose names must remain to preserve the scientific record).
Objection: Opt out of receiving dissemination emails.

Information Security

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your data from loss, theft, or unauthorized access, including:

  • SSL/TLS encryption protocols on our website
  • Restricted database access for authorized technical staff only

Data Retention

Data from authors whose works have been published are retained permanently to ensure the integrity and attribution of the scientific record.
Data from registered users without publications are retained as long as the account remains active.

Use of Cookies

Our website uses:

  • Technical cookies required for OJS functionality (login, language preferences)
  • Analytical cookies to measure site traffic anonymously

Acceptance

By using our website or submitting a manuscript, you acknowledge that you have read and accepted this Privacy Policy.