Privacy Statement

EVOXIA, committed to academic ethics and the protection of its users' personal data, establishes this Privacy Policy, in accordance with the General Data Protection Law (Law No. 13,709/2018 – LGPD), the Brazilian Internet Civil Framework (Law No. 12,965/2014), and, when applicable, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation).

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1. Collection and Purpose of Data Use

1.1. The personal data collected on this website (name, e-mail, institutional affiliation, address, and other data eventually provided) will be used exclusively for purposes related to the journal’s editorial activities, including:
• Management of submissions and peer review;
• Communication among editors, authors, and reviewers;
• Dissemination of articles, issues, and journal calls, when authorized by the user.

1.2. Under no circumstances will the data be sold or transferred to third parties unrelated to the editorial activity.

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2. Legal Basis for Processing

2.1. The processing of personal data is legally based on:
• Consent of the data subject (Art. 7, I, LGPD);
• Compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation (Art. 7, II, LGPD), when required by indexing and scientific preservation agencies;
• Execution of public policies to promote research;
• The journal’s legitimate interest in the regular exercise of its academic activities (Art. 7, IX, LGPD).

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3. Storage and Protection

3.1. Personal data will be stored in a secure environment, with technical and administrative measures in place to protect against unauthorized access, destruction, loss, alteration, or any form of improper or unlawful processing.

3.2. Access to personal information is restricted to the journal’s editorial and technical team, according to each member’s role and responsibilities.

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4. Rights of the Data Subject

Under the LGPD and the GDPR, the user may, at any time, request:
• Confirmation of the existence of data processing;
• Access, correction, updating, or anonymization of personal information;
• Portability of data to another controller, when applicable;
• Deletion of unnecessary data or data processed in violation of the law;
• Revocation of previously granted consent.

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5. Cookies and Statistics

This website may use cookies and traffic analysis tools solely for the purpose of improving the user experience and producing access statistics, without collecting sensitive information.

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6. Data Sharing

The collected data may be shared only:
• To comply with legal obligations;
• With indexers and scientific databases, when necessary for the registration, cataloging, and digital preservation of articles;
• By court order or determination of a competent authority.

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7. Changes to this Policy

This Privacy Statement may be modified at any time, and any changes will be communicated through this website.

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8. Contact

For questions or requests related to the processing of personal data, data subjects may contact the editorial team via e-mail: revista@evoxia.com.br.