Declaración de Privacidad

Privacy Statement

The Transformational Thinking Journal is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of authors, reviewers, editorial board members, readers, and all users of its editorial platform.

Personal data are processed in accordance with Peruvian Personal Data Protection Law No. 29733, its implementing regulations, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where applicable, and other relevant national and international data protection regulations.

1. Personal Data Collected

During the editorial process, the journal may collect information including:

  • full name;
  • institutional affiliation;
  • ORCID;
  • email address;
  • country;
  • research area;
  • academic identifiers;
  • professional information required for editorial management.

The platform may also collect technical information such as:

  • IP address;
  • access date and time;
  • browser information;
  • system activity logs.

Such information is collected solely for editorial and administrative purposes.

2. Purpose of Data Processing

Personal data are processed exclusively to:

  • manage manuscript submission and peer review;
  • administer editorial workflows;
  • communicate with authors, reviewers, and editors;
  • publish academic information related to accepted articles;
  • generate metadata for indexing services and repositories;
  • preserve the scholarly record;
  • improve the editorial platform.

The journal does not use personal information for commercial or advertising purposes.

3. Confidentiality

All personal information is handled with strict confidentiality.

The journal applies appropriate technical, organizational, and administrative safeguards to protect personal data against:

  • unauthorized access;
  • loss;
  • alteration;
  • destruction;
  • unauthorized disclosure.

Manuscripts and editorial records remain confidential throughout the peer-review process.

4. Data Sharing

Personal information may be shared only when necessary for:

  • operation of the editorial platform;
  • researcher identification services (e.g., ORCID);
  • indexing services;
  • digital preservation systems;
  • Crossref and other scholarly infrastructure providers.

The journal will never sell or disclose personal data to third parties for commercial purposes.

5. Data Subject Rights

Users may exercise, where applicable, the following rights:

  • access;
  • rectification;
  • updating;
  • erasure;
  • restriction of processing;
  • objection to processing.

Requests should be submitted through the journal's official contact email.

6. Data Retention

Personal data will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill editorial, academic, legal, and preservation purposes.

Metadata associated with published articles may be permanently retained as part of the scholarly record.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

The editorial platform may use essential technical cookies necessary for system operation.

These cookies are not used for advertising purposes and are intended solely to improve security, authentication, and user experience.

8. Consent

By registering, submitting a manuscript, accepting a review assignment, or using the journal platform, users consent to the processing of their personal data in accordance with this Privacy Statement.

9. Changes to this Policy

The journal may update this Privacy Statement to reflect legal, technological, or editorial developments.

Any revisions will be published on the journal's official website.