Privacy Statement

PRIVACY POLICIES

The Politécnica Estatal del Carchi University (UPEC) is committed to maintaining the confidentiality policies, described below, in order to protect the privacy of the personal information of its users, obtained through its online services. The Privacy Policies that are detailed below may have future changes, for which we will use all possible communication channels to let our users know.

Type of information obtained

All the information obtained from the user when using the services we offer through our website, subscription forms, user registrations or any promotion that is or has been available to our users is under the rules of confidentiality and/or privacy.

Purpose that will be given to information

The personal data contained in the confidential information is used to provide the user with a service according to their needs, where appropriate, selective academic information about the publications offered by the Politécnica Estatal del Carchi University and that may be of interest to you.

Confidentiality of information

The Politécnica Estatal del Carchi University will not share confidential information with any authority, company, organization or person other tan us and will be used for purely academic purposes unless expressly authorized by the people who obtained the information or when it has been required by court order, in accordance with the regulations in force in Ecuador or to protect the intellectual property right or other rights of the university institution. UPEC does not sell or rent user information by any means. 

Users have the right at all times to know what personal data we have about you, what we use them for and the conditions of use that we give them (Access).  Likewise, it is your right to request the correction of your personal information in case it is outdated, inaccurate or incomplete (Rectification); similarly, you have the right to have your information removed from our records or databases when you consider that it is not being used properly (Cancellation); as well as to oppose the use of your personal data for specific purposes (Opposition). These rights are known as ARCO rights.

For the exercise of any of the rights described, the respective request must be submitted through the following email: publicacionesupec@gmail.com

As explained above, you understand and agree that this confidentially policy does not apply to information that the user voluntarily provides when communicating with other through electronic correspondence, chats, newsgroups or other similar activities. It is responsibility of the user to be cautious on the type of information given when participating in these public activities. The Politécnica Estatal del Carchi University is not responsible for the privacy or data collection policies of third party providers of services and products or how those third party providers of services or products use the information you provide

Acceptance of Terms

This confidentiality/privacy statement, which describe the terms and condition of the Politécnica Estatal del Carchi University, constitutes a legally valid agreement and therefore with legal life between the user and UPEC. In this way, if the user uses this service, it mean that he has read, understood, accepted and consequently agrees with the terms set forth above.