The Journal ensures compliance with applicable data protection legislation and provides an appropriate level of information security.

In the course of manuscript submission and editorial processing, the Journal may collect the following data: 
- first and last name;
- academic degree, academic title, and institutional affiliation;
- contact information (email address and, where necessary, telephone number);
- researcher identifiers (e.g., ORCID, Scopus ID, etc.).

Personal data are used exclusively for the following purposes:
- organization of the peer review and publication process;
- communication with authors and reviewers;
- preparation of official authorship information;
- ensuring indexing and scholarly identification of publications.

Confidentiality of Manuscripts

All manuscripts submitted to the Journal are treated as confidential documents. Access to them is limited to:
- responsible editors;
- members of the Editorial Board (where necessary);
- appointed reviewers.

Manuscripts may not be disclosed to third parties without the author’s written consent, except in cases предусмотрені by law.

Confidentiality of the Peer Review Process

The journal adheres to the principles of double-blind peer review, which provides for:
- non-disclosure of the author’s identity to the reviewer;
- non-disclosure of the reviewer’s identity to the author;
- preservation of the confidentiality of review reports.

Reviewers are obliged not to use the materials received for their own research purposes and not to disseminate them without the permission of the Editorial Office.

Personal data are retained only for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes of the publication process and in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Personal data are not disclosed to third parties except where:
- necessary for the indexing of articles in international scientometric databases;
- required by law;
- carried out with the consent of the data subject.

Individuals whose data are processed by the Journal have the right to:
- obtain information about the processing of their personal data;
- request correction or rectification of inaccurate data;
- request restriction of processing or deletion of their data (provided this does not conflict with the requirements for archiving scholarly publications).

This Policy is binding upon all participants in the editorial and publishing process. The Editorial Board reserves the right to amend this document in response to changes in legislation and international data protection standards.