Privacy Notice for Science connexion platform
"In the event of a discrepancy between the content of the English version and the original Spanish version the latter shall prevail".
Identity and address of the responsible entity
The entity responsible for the personal information you provide is Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (hereinafter “ITESM”), operating at the address Av. Eugenio Garza Sada Sur No. 2501, Colonia Tecnológico, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, C.P. 64700.
Personal data and sensitive personal data processed by ITESM
To comply with the purposes of the treatment indicated in this privacy notice, ITESM will process the following categories of personal data:
- Identification data (including your personal image);
- Contact information;
- Authentication data;
- Employment data;
- Academic and professional background data;
- Data related to any disability (sensitive data);
- Data related to your interests and aptitudes both vocational and professional that you provide directly or through the performance of activities by ITESM and/or that can be inferred from information in ITESM's possession through the application of various data analysis techniques.
Likewise, we inform you that in order to comply with the purposes stated in this Privacy Notice, data related to any disability (sensitive personal data) will be used so that ITESM can facilitate the use of the technologies used for your participation in the program.
On the other hand, we inform you that ITESM may process personal identification, contact and labor data of third parties that maintain any labor, professional, professional or related relationship to the Science Connexion Program with you ("Third Parties") in order to comply with the purposes informed in this Privacy Notice. Thus, by providing personal data related to Third Parties you acknowledge having their consent for ITESM to treat your personal data in terms of this Privacy Notice.
Primary Purposes
ITESM will process your personal information for the following primary and necessary purposes:
- To identify you as an ITESM prospect and verify that you have the necessary skills, aptitudes and other requirements for admission to the Science Connexion and Creation Ecosystem platform.
- To manage the application(s) you make in relation to the ITESM Science Connexion and Creation Ecosystem platform.
- To validate the veracity and quality of the information provided by you or that which may be inferred from you or obtained from other lawful sources to which ITESM may have access, including the verification of your data before government agencies or third parties with which we have entered into collaboration agreements.
- To perform activities of analysis of the information and data related to your person through the application of various data analysis techniques and technologies that will allow us to better understand your profile, skills and interests.
- To comply with and follow up on the procedures and institutional activities provided for in applicable guidelines, procedures, regulations, rules, codes or internal policies.
- To invite you and, where appropriate, manage your access and participation in the activity(ies) and events related to the Science Connexion Platform and Creation Ecosystem.
- If applicable, to grant you support of different kinds including economic support, scholarships and/or loans in case you comply with the requirements established in the Science Connexion Platform and Creation Ecosystem.
- If applicable, to register and participate in linkage programs with academic, governmental and/or private research institutions in Mexico and abroad.
- To comply with and follow up on the bases, requirements and procedures for registration, admission and development in the Science Connexion Platform and Creation Ecosystem.
- To evaluate and inform you of the content of your project(s) presented in the Science Connexion Platform and Creation Ecosystem.
- For the registration and accreditation of community and/or professional social service, in those cases where it is necessary to obtain it.
- To register you to events and/or activities related to the Science Connexion Platform and the Creation Ecosystem in which you participate representing ITESM.
- To attend, register and follow up on any complaints you may make.
- To elaborate, when applicable, the document of access to the facilities.
- To use your personal image (whether in photographic, video, or any other similar media) to make internal and external publications about your participation in events or activities, as well as to promote ITESM.
- To send you communications, notifications and personal notices through different channels and technological communication mechanisms that ITESM considers pertinent in order to let you know relevant information about the status of your registration process or any matter that may be of interest to you; as well as to know your opinion regarding the attention received and the services we offer.
- The profile and contact information you provide to the platform will be visible to other users of the platform.
- To make statistics and reports for internal control.
- To comply with the obligations set forth in the applicable regulations and with the terms and conditions of each call for applications.
Secondary purposes
In addition, ITESM will use your personal information for the following purposes that are not necessary for the requested service, but will enable us to offer you the best possible attention:
- For further contact.
- To send you information that we believe may be of interest to you and that may be related to the products and services we offer.
- To send you invitations to events, activities, programs and projects.
- To perform information and data analysis activities related to your participation in the Science Connexion Platform by applying various data analysis techniques and technologies that will allow us to better understand your performance and socio-demographic data of your participation.
- To promote academic life, research, outreach, cultural, recreational and social sporting events.
- Processes of dissociation of your personal data to give them treatment anonymously.
- To send you advertising and communications for marketing or telemarketing purposes or financial campaigns.
If you do not want ITESM to treat your personal data for any of the purposes described in this section, please send an email to datospersonales@itesm.mx You may change your option at any time, following the procedure, requirements and deadlines for the exercise of your ARCO Rights and/or revocation of consent on our website https://tec.mx/es/derechos-arco-yo-revocacion-del-consentimiento.
It is important that you keep in mind that, in case of granting your consent, it will remain valid even when the legal relationship between you and ITESM has ended, which means that ITESM may continue to process your personal data necessary to fulfill the present secondary purposes.
Transfers
According to Article 37 of the Federal Law for the Protection of Personal Data in Possession of Individuals, ITESM may transfer your personal data without requiring your consent in the following cases:
- To controlling companies, subsidiaries or affiliates under the common control of ITESM, or to a parent company or any company of the same group of the responsible party that operates under the same internal processes and policies;
- Competent authorities in the cases provided for by the applicable regulations, in the event that we receive a mandatory requirement;
- When it is necessary for the maintenance or fulfillment of the legal relationship between you and ITESM, such as in the case of individuals or legal entities, national or international with which we have entered into binding legal agreements.
Arco Rights and/or revocation of consent
You or your legal representative may exercise any of the rights of access, rectification, cancellation or opposition (hereinafter "ARCO Rights"), as well as revoke your consent for the processing of your personal data by sending an email to: datospersonales@itesm.mx and following the procedure, requirements and deadlines for the exercise of your ARCO Rights and/or revocation of consent on our website https://tec.mx/es/derechos-arco-yo-revocacion-del-consentimiento.
It is important to note that not in all cases we will be able to respond favorably to your request or terminate the use immediately, as we may be required by law to continue processing your personal data.
Limitation and/or disclosure of your data
You may limit the use or disclosure of your personal data by sending your request to ITESM by sending an e-mail to datospersonales@itesm.mx. If your request is accepted, you will be registered in ITESM's own exclusion list.
Changes to this privacy notice
ITESM will notify you of any changes to this privacy notice through https://tec.mx/es/avisos-de-privacidad-especiales.
Last update: September 2022
