Privacy Notice
Studia Theologica Transsylvaniensia is committed to protecting the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and all other users of the journal website and editorial system. This Privacy Notice explains how personal data are collected, used, stored, and protected in connection with the operation of the journal.
DATA CONTROLLER
The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data in connection with the journal is:
Institutul Teologic Romano-Catolic Alba Iulia
(Roman Catholic Theological Seminary of Alba Iulia)
Str. Gabriel Bethlen 3
510009 Alba Iulia
Romania
E-mail: office@stthtr.com
Contact person:
Dr. László Bakó, Managing Editor
E-mail: laszlo.bako@ubbcluj.ro
CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA
The journal may process personal data provided or generated during registration, manuscript submission, peer review, editorial communication, publication, and use of the website. These may include, in particular, names, institutional affiliations, e-mail addresses, postal addresses where relevant, ORCID iDs where provided, biographical statements, user account data, correspondence related to manuscripts, data connected with reviewer and editorial activity, and technical data generated through use of the platform.
PURPOSES OF PROCESSING
Personal data are processed for the purposes of journal administration, user registration, editorial management, peer review, communication with authors, reviewers, and editors, publication of accepted articles and related metadata, indexing and abstracting, archiving and preservation, operation of the journal website and editorial platform, and compliance with legal, regulatory, and scholarly publishing requirements.
LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING
Depending on the circumstances, personal data may be processed on one or more of the following legal bases: taking steps at the request of the data subject in connection with registration, manuscript submission, peer review, or publication; compliance with legal obligations; the legitimate interests of the journal in operating, maintaining, securing, preserving, and improving a scholarly publishing platform; and, where required, the consent of the data subject.
PUBLICATION AND DISCLOSURE OF DATA
Where an article is accepted for publication, the author’s name, institutional affiliation, article metadata, abstract, and other publication-related information normally appear publicly as part of the scholarly record. Additional information voluntarily supplied by the author, such as an ORCID iD or a short biographical note, may also be published where appropriate.
Reviewer data are handled confidentially within the editorial process, in accordance with the journal’s peer review model and editorial policies.
RECIPIENTS OF PERSONAL DATA
Personal data may be accessed by authorised members of the editorial team, the publisher, and technical service providers responsible for hosting, maintaining, and operating the journal platform. Personal data and publication metadata may also be shared, where necessary, with indexing, abstracting, archiving, preservation, and repository services, and in cases where disclosure is required by law or is necessary to protect the rights, safety, or integrity of the journal and its users.
DATA RETENTION
Personal data are retained for as long as necessary for the operation of the journal, the maintenance of the scholarly record, the management of submissions and peer review, compliance with legal obligations, and the journal’s legitimate archiving interests. Published scholarly metadata may be retained indefinitely as part of the permanent academic record.
DATA SECURITY
The journal takes reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. However, no method of electronic storage or transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS
Subject to applicable law, data subjects may have the right to request access to their personal data, rectification of inaccurate data, erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, and, where applicable, data portability. Where processing is based on consent, that consent may be withdrawn at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
Requests concerning the processing of personal data may be submitted using the contact details provided above.
COMPLAINTS
If a data subject considers that the processing of personal data infringes applicable data protection law, they may lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.
COOKIES AND TECHNICAL DATA
The journal website and editorial system may use technical tools necessary for the proper functioning of the platform, including cookies, session data, and server logs. The present OJS website typically uses a session cookie (usually named OJSSID) to support session identification and login-related functions. Disabling cookies will usually still allow basic browsing of the website, but some features — especially those related to logging in and maintaining user sessions — may not function properly.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE
The journal may update this Privacy Notice from time to time in order to reflect legal, technical, or operational changes. The current version will be made available on the journal website.
Last updated: 1 April 2026
