Privacy Statement

The Argentine Journal of Intensive Care (Revista Argentina de Terapia Intensiva – RATI) is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of the personal data of authors, reviewers, editors, and readers, in accordance with applicable data protection regulations and internationally recognized standards of scholarly publishing.

Names, email addresses, institutional affiliations, and any other personal information provided during the editorial process will be used exclusively for purposes directly related to the journal's editorial activities, including manuscript submission and processing, peer review, communication with authors and reviewers, editing, publication, indexing, digital preservation, and dissemination of published articles.

The journal ensures that personal data:

• Will be used exclusively for the editorial and scientific purposes described above.

• Will not be sold, transferred, or disclosed to third parties for commercial purposes or for purposes unrelated to the journal's editorial activities, except when necessary to provide services directly associated with scholarly publishing (such as DOI registration, indexing, digital preservation, or interoperability with author identification systems), or when required by applicable law.

• Will be processed confidentially and protected through appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to safeguard its security, integrity, and availability.

The Argentine Journal of Intensive Care may share only the information strictly necessary with service providers and platforms involved in the editorial workflow and scientific dissemination, provided that such entities comply with appropriate standards of confidentiality and data protection.

Data subjects may request access to, correction, updating, or deletion of their personal information, as well as exercise any other rights granted under applicable data protection legislation, by contacting the journal through its official communication channels.

Submission of a manuscript, acceptance of an invitation to serve as a reviewer, or use of any of the journal's services constitutes acknowledgment and acceptance of this Privacy Statement.