This Privacy Statement explains how European Mechanical Science (EMS) collects, uses, and protects personal information obtained from authors, reviewers, and contributors involved in the journal's publication processes.

Collection of Personal Information
EMS may collect necessary personal information during the manuscript submission, peer review, and publication processes. This information may include:

• Name, academic title, institutional affiliation, email address, and contact details
  
• Where necessary, postal address and phone number
  

This information is collected solely for managing the publication process and facilitating communication.

Use of Personal Information
The names and email addresses entered on the EMS website will be used exclusively for the purposes stated by the journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any third party. Personal information collected by EMS will be used for the following purposes:

• Processing submitted manuscripts and managing the peer review process
  
• Publishing accepted articles and making them accessible in accordance with EMS’s archiving policy
• Communicating updates related to the submitted manuscript
• Submitting article metadata to relevant indexing databases and repositories

If your article is accepted and published, your name, affiliation, and other identifying information provided during submission will be made publicly accessible on the journal's website alongside the article.

Protection of Personal Information
EMS is committed to protecting personal information in accordance with confidentiality principles. Only authorized editorial staff have access to this information. The journal takes necessary technical and administrative measures to safeguard all collected data.

Updates to this Policy
EMS may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be effective upon being published on the journal’s website. We recommend visiting this page periodically to stay informed of any updates.

Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Statement or requests concerning your personal data, please contact us at:

Email: emsjournal01@gmail.com
Address: CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING-ARCHITECTURE, DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

This Privacy Statement reflects EMS’s commitment to confidentiality and the protection of the personal data of our authors, reviewers, and readers.