The Bulletin of Computer and Data Sciences (BCDS) (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, store, and protect your personal information in connection with our website, manuscript submission and peer-review system, editorial workflows, and other journal services.
Effective date: June 2020
1. Data Controller
Journal operations are managed by MedinLin Soft, located at Al. Tadeusza Kościuszki , 90‑441 Łódź and Via Festa del Perdono 7, Milano, Italy, 20122. MedinLin Soft acts as the data controller for the purposes of applicable data-protection laws. For inquiries or to exercise your data subject rights, please contact: info@medinlinsoft.eu.
2. What Personal Data We Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal data:
Identity Data: name, title, affiliation, ORCID iD.
Contact Data: email address, postal address, telephone number.
Submission/Manuscript Data: author roles, reviewer identities (kept confidential), manuscript files, metadata, revision history.
Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device information, log files, cookie identifiers.
Payment/Invoice Data (if applicable): billing address, invoicing details.
3. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal data for these purposes and on the following legal bases:
To manage submission and peer-review processes (performance of contract).
To publish articles and manage editorial workflows (performance of contract / legitimate interest).
To provide website services, analytics, and improve our platform (legitimate interest).
To comply with legal and regulatory obligations (legal basis).
With your consent, for optional marketing, newsletters or surveys (consent basis).
4. Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to provide basic functionality, optimize user experience, and gather anonymized analytics data. On your first visit, you may be asked to consent to additional cookies (preferences, statistics, marketing). You may withdraw consent at any time via the settings banner or your browser preferences.
5. Sharing and Disclosure of Personal Data
We do not sell personal data. We may share personal data with:
Service providers and data processors under contract (e.g., manuscript systems, hosting providers, email services) who process data on our behalf.
Indexing/abstracting databases, Crossref, OpenAlex for metadata dissemination.
Legal or regulatory authorities when required by law or to protect our rights.
Third-country transfers will only occur where adequate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses) are in place.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in Section 3 or as required by law. Manuscript and reviewer data may be retained for academic-audit and integrity-purposes (commonly for up to 10 years). Usage log files and cookies are retained in anonymized or aggregated form for statistical reporting.
7. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of data in transit.
8. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights concerning the personal data we hold:
Right to access and receive a copy of your personal data.
Right to correct or rectify inaccurate data.
Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) in certain circumstances.
Right to restrict or object to certain processing activities.
Right to data portability (where applicable).
Right to withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent).
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 1. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
9. Changes to this Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version will always be posted on our website with a “Last updated” date at the top.
10. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about this policy or data-processing practices, please contact us at:
Email: info@medinlinsoft.eu
Address: Al. Tadeusza Kościuszki , 90‑441 Łódź and Via Festa del Perdono 7, Milano, Italy, 20122
Attention: Data Protection Officer
Last updated: December 2023
