General Principles
Personal data, including names and email addresses provided by users during registration or manuscript submission to the journal “Disaster and Crisis Psychology Problems”, are used solely for purposes related to the editorial and publishing process. Such data are not shared with third parties or used for any unrelated activities.
Data Confidentiality Policy
User data are processed exclusively to facilitate communication between authors, editors, and reviewers, and to ensure transparency of authorship and editorial procedures.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of personal data provided for all individuals involved in the research described in the manuscript.
The journal adheres to international data protection standards, including the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (GDPR). This includes the following principles:
- timely notification of data breaches;
- the right of access to personal data;
- the right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”);
- data portability;
- implementation of privacy by design.
At the same time, GDPR recognizes the public interest in ensuring the accessibility of research data. This is essential for maintaining transparency and integrity of the scholarly record.
