Privacy Statement

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy is issued pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR). It describes how personal data are collected, used, and protected in connection with the activities of the journal Psicologia dello Sport e dell’Esercizio, published by Ledizioni S.r.l. – The Innovative LediPublishing Company.

The journal processes personal data lawfully, fairly, transparently, and proportionately, solely for purposes related to editorial and scientific activities.

2. Data Controller

Data Controller:
Ledizioni S.r.l. – The Innovative LediPublishing Company
Registered office: Via Boselli 10, 20136 Milan, Italy
VAT: IT07361560969
E-mail: info@ledizioni.it

The Data Controller ensures that all processing operations comply with the principles established by the GDPR and applicable national legislation.

3. Categories of Personal Data Collected

The journal may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

  • Identification and contact data: name, surname, affiliation, email address, institutional information.

  • Professional data: academic position, research interests, short biography (for authors, reviewers, and editors).

  • Browsing data: IP address, technical data relating to browser and operating system (collected in aggregated form).

  • Publication-related data: biographical information, ORCID identifiers, DOI, and scientific contributions submitted or published.

4. Purpose of Processing

Personal data are processed exclusively for the following purposes:

  1. Management of the editorial process, including submission, peer review, and publication.

  2. Communication between editors, authors, and reviewers.

  3. Management of user accounts on the OJS (Open Journal Systems) platform.

  4. Fulfilment of legal and administrative obligations related to academic publishing.

  5. Statistical analysis (in anonymous and aggregated form) of editorial activities and site usage.

  6. Dissemination and indexing of scientific content through metadata sharing with databases such as Crossref, DOAJ, Google Scholar, and others.

5. Processing Methods

Data processing is carried out using digital and electronic tools, in compliance with security, confidentiality, and integrity principles.
Data are stored on secure servers with access limited to authorized personnel (editors, IT staff, administrators).

6. Legal Basis

The processing of personal data is based on:

  • the consent of the data subject, given when registering or submitting a manuscript;

  • the performance of a contract or pre-contractual obligation (e.g., publication of an article);

  • compliance with legal obligations concerning copyright, academic publishing, and transparency.

7. Data Retention

Personal data are retained for the period necessary to achieve the purposes outlined above or to comply with legal obligations.
Inactive user accounts may be deleted upon request.

8. Data Disclosure and Sharing

Personal data will not be sold or disclosed to third parties.
However, they may be shared with:

  • academic and research institutions for indexing or archiving purposes (e.g., DOAJ, Crossref, OpenAIRE);

  • service providers that support the technical management of the OJS platform;

  • competent authorities where required by law.

Names, affiliations, and ORCID identifiers of authors published in the journal are made publicly available as part of the scholarly record.

9. Data Subject Rights

Under Articles 15–22 of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to:

  • access their personal data;

  • request correction or updating;

  • request deletion (“right to be forgotten”);

  • restrict or object to processing;

  • data portability;

  • withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

Requests should be sent by e-mail to info@ledizioni.it.

10. Data Security

The Data Controller adopts appropriate technical and organizational measures to prevent loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to personal data.

11. Policy Updates

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically.
Any modifications will be published on this page, with the indication of the date of the most recent revision.

Last updated: [insert date]
Data Controller: Ledizioni S.r.l. – The Innovative LediPublishing Company
Registered office: Via Boselli 10, 20136 Milan, Italy
VAT: IT07361560969
E-mail: info@ledizioni.it
Legal reference: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)