Privacy Statement

The Brazilian Institute for Civil Liability Studies — IBERC, responsible for Revista IBERC, respects the privacy of the users of its website and of the editorial platform used by the Journal.

This Privacy Policy aims to inform, in a simple and transparent manner, how personal data provided by users within Revista IBERC are collected, used, stored, and protected, especially during registration, manuscript submission, editorial review, and receipt of institutional communications.

This Policy complies with Law No. 13,709/2018 — the Brazilian General Data Protection Law, Law No. 12,965/2014 — the Brazilian Internet Civil Framework, and other applicable rules.

1. Personal data collected

Revista IBERC may collect personal data directly provided by the user when registering or using the editorial platform, such as:

a) full name;

b) e-mail address;

c) institutional affiliation;

d) country, state, and city;

e) ORCID, when provided;

f) academic degree, field of activity, academic biography, and reviewing interests, when provided;

g) login, password, and other data necessary to access the platform;

h) data related to manuscript submissions, reviews, editorial communications, and other stages of the editorial workflow.

Technical browsing data may also be collected, such as access logs, IP address, date and time of access, browser type, and information necessary for the security and operation of the website, in accordance with applicable legislation.

2. Purposes of data use

The personal data collected will be used only for purposes related to the operation of Revista IBERC, including:

a) allowing user registration and access to the editorial platform;

b) enabling the submission, review, editing, and publication of articles, case law comments, book reviews, and other academic texts;

c) identifying authors, co-authors, reviewers, referees, editors, and other participants in the editorial workflow;

d) allowing communication regarding submissions, reviews, editorial decisions, revisions, publications, and other stages of the editorial process;

e) sending notices about calls for papers, publication of new issues, and institutional information about the Journal;

f) preserving the integrity, transparency, and regularity of editorial processes;

g) complying with legal or regulatory obligations or requests from competent authorities;

h) protecting the security of the website, the platform, and users.

3. Legal bases for processing

The processing of personal data by Revista IBERC may be based, as applicable, on:

a) the performance of procedures necessary for the use of the editorial platform;

b) compliance with legal or regulatory obligations;

c) IBERC’s legitimate interest in editorial management, platform security, communication with users, and preservation of the Journal’s scientific integrity;

d) the regular exercise of rights;

e) the data subject’s consent, when required by applicable law.

When processing depends on consent, the user may withdraw it at any time, without prejudice to cases in which the retention of data is authorized or required by law.

4. Publication of academic data

In the event of approval and publication of a text submitted to Revista IBERC, academic data necessary for identifying authorship may be disclosed together with the article or published content, such as name, institutional affiliation, academic degree, ORCID, country, academic biography, and e-mail address, in accordance with the Journal’s editorial rules.

Such information forms part of the academic and bibliographic record of the publication and may be indexed by databases, search engines, repositories, digital libraries, and other scientific dissemination systems.

5. Data sharing

IBERC does not sell, rent, or commercialize its users’ personal data.

Data may be shared only when necessary for the purposes of the Journal, especially with:

a) the editorial team, editors, reviewers, referees, and collaborators involved in the editorial process;

b) technical service providers responsible for hosting, maintenance, security, or operation of the platform;

c) indexers, academic databases, repositories, and digital preservation systems, when related to the scientific dissemination of the Journal;

d) public, administrative, or judicial authorities, when there is a legal obligation or valid order.

In all cases, sharing will be limited to what is necessary to fulfill the corresponding purpose.

6. Storage and security

Personal data will be stored for the period necessary to fulfill the editorial, academic, institutional, and legal purposes of Revista IBERC.

The Journal adopts reasonable security measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, improper disclosure, or any form of inappropriate processing.

Although protection measures are adopted, the user must also ensure the security of their access credentials, keeping login and password confidential and avoiding the use of the platform on unsafe devices.

7. Data retention and deletion

Registration data may be retained while the user remains registered on the platform or while such data are necessary for editorial, academic, legal, or regular exercise of rights purposes.

Data related to submissions, reviews, editorial decisions, and publications may be preserved to ensure the integrity of the editorial workflow, the traceability of reviews, proof of authorship, and the academic record of the Journal.

The user may request the deletion of their personal data, subject to legal situations in which retention is necessary, especially for compliance with legal obligations, preservation of academic records, regular exercise of rights, or maintenance of information related to publications already made.

8. Cookies and access logs

The Revista IBERC website may use cookies and similar technologies to allow the proper functioning of the platform, maintain access sessions, record user preferences, improve browsing, and protect the security of the digital environment.

The user may configure their browser to block or delete cookies. However, disabling certain cookies may impair the functioning of the platform.

Access logs to the application will be retained in accordance with the periods and conditions provided for in the Brazilian Internet Civil Framework and applicable legislation.

9. Data subjects’ rights

Under the Brazilian General Data Protection Law, the user may request from IBERC:

a) confirmation of the existence of processing of their data;

b) access to the personal data processed;

c) correction of incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated data;

d) anonymization, blocking, or deletion of unnecessary, excessive, or unlawfully processed data;

e) information on data sharing;

f) withdrawal of consent, when applicable;

g) objection to processing, in the cases provided by law.

Requests will be reviewed in accordance with applicable legislation and may be granted in whole or in part, considering the need to preserve editorial, academic, legal, or regular exercise of rights records.

10. Contact

In case of questions, requests, or complaints related to this Privacy Policy or to the processing of personal data by Revista IBERC, the user may contact the Journal through the institutional channels made available on the website of the Journal or of IBERC.

11. Changes to this Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated at any time to reflect legal, regulatory, technical, or institutional changes.

The current version will always be made available on the Revista IBERC website, with indication of the date of its last update.

12. Version date

Version updated on June 2, 2026.