Privacy Statement

SocioLumen: Journal of Social Sciences respects users’ privacy and the protection of their personal data. The journal system may collect users’ names, email addresses, institutional affiliations, ORCID identifiers, account information, and data provided during manuscript submission, peer review, and editorial processes.

These data are processed for purposes including managing user accounts, conducting submission and evaluation procedures, maintaining editorial communication, recording published works, protecting system security, and fulfilling applicable legal obligations.

Access to personal data is limited to authorised editors, reviewers, journal managers, and technical service providers to the extent necessary for their duties. Authors’ names, affiliations, ORCID identifiers, and bibliographic information may become publicly available as part of the published scholarly record. Personal data are not sold for commercial purposes or used for unauthorised marketing activities.

Data may be retained for as long as necessary to preserve editorial and scholarly records, maintain publication ethics, fulfil legal obligations, and support the journal’s legitimate activities. When the reasons requiring retention no longer apply, data may be deleted, anonymised, or made inaccessible, subject to applicable legislation and the need to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record.

The journal website may use essential cookies to manage user sessions and ensure the secure operation of the system. Technical information such as IP addresses, access times, browser details, and error logs may be retained in server records for security, statistical analysis, performance assessment, and troubleshooting purposes.

Under applicable KVKK and GDPR provisions, users may request information about their personal data, correction of incomplete or inaccurate information, and deletion where the relevant legal conditions are satisfied. Requests will be assessed in consideration of legal obligations, the integrity of the scholarly record, publication ethics, security requirements, and legitimate editorial needs.

Enquiries and requests concerning privacy or personal data may be submitted to editor@sociolumen.com. This statement may be updated in response to changes in applicable legislation or the journal’s data-processing activities.