Personal information such as names and e-mail addresses provided to Democratic Governance is used exclusively for the purposes declared by the journal and is never shared with third parties or used for unrelated activities. Data collected from both registered and unregistered users follow standard practices of peer-reviewed journals and are necessary for editorial communication as well as for informing readers about authorship and editing of content.
Authors publishing in the journal remain responsible for handling any personal data related to participants in their research. The editorial team, in turn, is committed to international privacy standards and complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union. This regulation ensures rights such as access to data, the right to erasure (“to be forgotten”), data portability, notification of breaches, and privacy by design. At the same time, GDPR recognises the public interest in data availability, which is vital for maintaining transparency and integrity in the scientific record.