Privacy Policy

We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy.

Last updated: January 11, 2026

IntroductionData CollectionYour Rights (GDPR)Cookie PolicyContact

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Faculty of Business and Tourism, Department of Tourism and Geography ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you use the CACTUS Journal website (the "Service").

We are the data controller of your personal data. We are committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 and other applicable data protection laws.

2. Data Collection and Use

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Professional affiliation/institution
  • ORCID iD
  • Country of residence

We use this data to manage your account, process manuscript submissions, and communicate with you about the editorial process.

Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This may include:

  • Computer's Internet Protocol address (IP address)
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages of our Service that you visit
  • Time and date of your visit
  • Time spent on those pages
  • Unique device identifiers

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data under the following legal bases pursuant to GDPR Art. 6:

  • Consent: You have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for a specific purpose (e.g., newsletter subscription, optional cookies).
  • Contract: Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (e.g., processing your manuscript submission, managing your user account).
  • Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests (e.g., ensuring the security of our website, analyzing usage trends to improve our service), provided these interests are not overridden by your rights.
  • Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.

4. Your Rights under GDPR

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

Right to Access

You have the right to request copies of your personal data.

Right to Rectification

You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.

Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten")

You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

Right to Restrict Processing

You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

Right to Object

You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at cactus.journal@ase.ro. We have one month to respond to you.

5. Cookie Policy

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.

Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Examples: Session cookies, authentication tokens.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.

Managing Cookies

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

For more information about how to manage and delete cookies, please visit allaboutcookies.org.

6. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, including encryption and secure server infrastructure, but we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

  • Email: cactus.journal@ase.ro
  • Address: Cladirea Virgil Madgearu, sala 2701, Calea Dorobantilor 15-17, Sector 1, Bucharest, Romania