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Data protection

I. Scope of application

The following privacy policy applies to the website of www.researchonlanguage.de. For content from other providers to which reference is made, e.g. via links, conditions other than those described in this data protection declaration may apply. All contents of the magazine websites can be accessed without registration or login. In this case, no personal data of persons or institutions visiting the website is generated or stored.

II Contact details of the controller

The editors of the journal are responsible for processing your personal data.

If you have any questions, please contact Anja Wildemann on +49 6341 280 34 136 or Katharina Kellermann on +49 6341 280 34165.

  • Postal address:
  • August-Croissant-Str. 5
  • 76829 Landau

III Contact forms and e-mail contact

There is a contact form on the journal's website that can be used for the electronic submission of abstracts. If a user makes use of this option, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored. Your consent will be obtained for the processing of the data as part of the submission process and reference will be made to this privacy policy.
Alternatively, you can contact us via the e-mail address provided by the publisher. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored. If you provide your e-mail address, we assume that we are authorized to contact you by e-mail. Otherwise, please expressly inform us of another form of communication.
No data will be passed on to third parties in this context.
The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR if the user has given consent.
If the e-mail contact is aimed at the conclusion of a contract, the legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. We would like to point out that the processing of the data is also based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 3 lit. b GDPR i.V.m. § 3 LDSG can take place. Processing of the personal data transmitted by you is necessary for the purpose of processing your request within the scope of our public duties and legal obligations.
The data will be used exclusively for processing the conversation, unless further processing is permitted by law. The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. For the personal data from the input screen of the contact form and those sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended.
The user has the option to withdraw their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by email, he/she can object to the storage of his/her personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued. You can revoke your consent and object to storage via the contact form or by sending an email to the editors. All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.

IV. Provision of the website and creation of log files

Every time our website is accessed and used, data and information is automatically recorded in the log files of our servers. This collection is necessary to ensure proper operation, to detect errors and to recognize attacks and malfunctions of our website.
The following data is collected during access (access logs):

  • Date and time of access
  • website visited
  • Referring website
  • Browser configuration

The following data is collected in the event of an error message (error logs):

  • Date and time of access
  • Type of error
  • URL of the accessed website and, if applicable, the referencing website
  • IP address of the user

This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.
The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data in the log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 3 lit. Art. 6 para. 3 lit. b GDPR in conjunction with. § 3 LDSG.
The error logs are used exclusively to identify and rectify technical errors.

V. General information on data processing

We only process the personal data of our users insofar as this is necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services.

VI Possible legal bases for processing

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR if RPTU's data processing is based on your consent as the data subject.
In the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures.
Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which RPTU is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 3 lit. b GDPR i.V.m. § Section 3 LDSG as the legal basis.
In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.
If the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out by RPTU in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 3 lit. b GDPR i.V.m. § Section 3 LDSG as the legal basis for processing. If the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of RPTU or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the former interest, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing, unless RPTU is acting in a sovereign capacity in the corresponding processing.
VII Recipients of the personal data
Data is transferred on the basis of the law or with your consent. Your personal data will not be passed on to third parties unless this is required by law.
If and insofar as we involve third parties in the fulfillment of contracts (such as service providers), they will only receive personal data to the extent that the transfer is necessary for the corresponding service.

VIII. Metadata for articles and indices

When uploading articles for publication on the website, the managing editor enters the e-mail address and current country of the author of the respective article in an upload form. This information is available to almost every participant in the editorial workflow of the article, with the exception of cases of blind peer review. The data is not publicly visible, will not be passed on and the entry of the name and address is purely for technical reasons (mandatory field).
If available, the managing editor will also add information about the author's affiliation to an institution or job, which may also include the country, as well as his/her ORCID ID in the upload form for the publication of contributions. The ORCID ID and affiliation information will be displayed on the landing page of the publication. If an author does not want his/her affiliation or ORCID ID to be included in the metadata of his/her online article, he/she can inform the respective Managing Editor before publication.
If authors do not wish to provide additional information, e.g. a biographical statement, which is not required by the system, they can inform the Managing Editor of the respective journal.

IX. Storage period

The personal data will be stored until the contributions are published. They will be deleted immediately when the stated purpose has been achieved or the relevant procedure has been completed and there is no archiving obligation. Data may also be stored if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. The data will also be blocked or erased if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires.

X. Protection of minors

The website is aimed at persons over the age of 16. Persons under the age of 16 should not transmit any personal data to the magazine without the consent of their parents or legal guardians. Processing can only take place with the appropriate consent or in the context of fulfilling a legal obligation. Where necessary, the date of birth or age will be collected. Separate reference is made to this in the data protection information of the respective Internet service.

XI. Rights of the data subject
Every person affected by data processing has the following rights in particular under the GDPR

  • Right to information about the personal data stored about you and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR)
  • Right to rectification if data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete (Art. 16 GDPR)
  • Right to erasure of the personal data stored about you if one of the conditions under Art. 17 GDPR applies. However, the right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 (1) and (2) GDPR does not apply if, among other things, the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority (Art. 17 (3) (b) GDPR).
  • Right to restriction of processing, in particular if the accuracy of the data is disputed, for the duration of the verification of accuracy, if the data is processed unlawfully but the data subject requests the restriction of processing instead of erasure, if the data subject needs the data to assert or exercise legal claims or to defend against such claims and the data therefore cannot be erased, or if, in the event of an objection pursuant to Art. 21, it is not yet clear whether the legitimate interests of the controller outweigh those of the data subject (Art. 18 GDPR).
  • Right to object to the processing of personal data on personal grounds, unless there is an overriding public interest in the processing which overrides the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims (Art. 21 GDPR).

XII. Right to withdraw consent
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The revocation only takes effect for the future; this means that the revocation does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
XIII Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Rhineland-Palatinate if you believe that your personal data is being processed unlawfully by RPTU.
Postal address:
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Rhineland-Palatinate
P.O. Box 3040
55020 Mainz
Website: https://www.datenschutz.rlp.de

XIV Changes to the privacy policy
In order to comply with current legal requirements and technical changes and to implement our services and offers in compliance with data protection regulations, we reserve the right to update this privacy policy on a regular basis. The current status is January 2023.