1. Where can I report a breach of academic integrity?

Breaches of academic integrity, known as FIAs (by its acronym in Spanish) must be reported through the ETHOS platform, which can be accessed in two ways:

• miTec > Search Bar: “Reportar faltas a la integridad académica” > Realizar reporte
• Website: https://letica.mx/ethosestudiantestec?locale=es

2. What is academic integrity?

It means “acting with honesty, commitment, fairness, responsibility and respect in learning, research and dissemination of culture.” It implies having the courage to stand up for these principles, even when it is difficult to do so (Chapter IX of the Academic Regulations).

3. What is a breach of academic integrity?

A breach of academic integrity is considered any individual or collective action or omission of the students that is committed inside or outside the classroom, that violates the principles of academic integrity and/or that seeks to obtain or facilitate a benefit or academic advantage.

4. What does "FIA" mean?

It is the Spanish acronym of Falta a la Integridad Académica, that is, Breach of Academic Integrity

5. What’s the difference between a DA and an FIA?

“DA" (by its acronym in Spanish) means “Deshonestidad Académica”, that is, "Academic Dishonesty". It was a term used to report cases of breaches of academic integrity committed by students, according to the Academic Dishonesty Program and the academic regulations of that time. In July 2017, the Academic Integrity Program was launched with the purpose of promoting a culture in the community, focusing on providing the students with more formative rather than just punitive consequences. Therefore, when a student is reported for having committed an academic integrity breach, the correct term to use is “FIA”, by its acronym in Spanish (that is Falta a la Integridad Académica) and not “DA”.

6. What are the consequences of committing a breach of academic integrity?

You can consult the consequences of committing any breach of academic integrity in Chapter IX of the Academic Regulations, click on the link that corresponds to your level of studies:

High School Students:
https://tec.mx/en/tec-high-school/policies-and-regulations
Undergraduate Students:
https://tec.mx/en/undergraduate/policies-and-regulations
Graduate Students:
https://tec.mx/en/graduate/policies-and-regulations

7. What types of consequences are appealable?

Only the breaches of academic integrity that result in a temporary suspension or permanent withdrawal from the Institution may be appealed in accordance with the provisions of the Academic Regulations. To do so, it is important to follow the procedure declared in Chapter IX of the Academic Regulations.

8. What is the process for a student to appeal for a resolution of temporary suspension or permanent withdrawal?

Only the breaches of academic integrity that result in a temporary suspension or permanent withdrawal from the Institution may be appealed in accordance with the provisions of the Academic Regulations. To do so, it is important to follow the procedure declared in Chapter IX of the Academic Regulations.

9. Who can report a breach of academic integrity?

According to the article 9.4 of the Academic Regulations, any student, member of the academic staff, institutional authority, member of the Tec de Monterrey educational community or any external entity linked to the academic process, who has knowledge of any act that may constitute a violation to academic integrity, must communicate it in writing to the Campus Academic Integrity Committee (CIAC), including evidence that demonstrates the fact. To do this, a report must be made through the ETHOS platform, which can be accessed in two ways:

• miTec > Search Bar: “Reportar faltas a la integridad académica” > Realizar reporte
• Website: https://letica.mx/ethosestudiantestec?locale=es

10. What is the purpose of the Academic Integrity program?

To strengthen the culture of academic integrity at Tec de Monterrey, through a set of actions oriented to raise awareness and educate about integrity, as well as provide an effective management of breaches of academic integrity, according to the Academic Regulations of our Institution, to promote honesty, respect, commitment, responsibility and justice in the field of learning, teaching, research and the dissemination of culture.

11. Who is part of the Academic Integrity Program?

The entire Tec community is part of the Academic Integrity Program; however, the people who collaborate directly in the Campus and National Academic Integrity Committees have a special participation, as well as the people who perform the role of Ambassadors of Academic Integrity and the teachers of the Integrity Academy.

12. What is a Campus Academic Integrity Committee (CIAC)?

A Campus Academic Integrity Committee (CIAC, by its acronym in Spanish) is a deliberative body that, by addressing and resolving cases of breaches of academic integrity, educates students in integrity and strengthens the culture of integrity on the Campus and in the Institution in general.

13. What does a Campus Academic Integrity Committee (CIAC) do?

 

• Educates students in integrity, contributing with this to the formation of professionals technically efficient and ethically responsible.
• Promotes the strengthening of a culture of academic integrity in our Institution.

14. What is a National Academic Integrity Committee (CIAN)?

The National Academic Integrity Committee (CIAN, by its acronym in Spanish) is the body responsible for reviewing appealed cases submitted by reported students who received resolutions of temporary suspension or permanent withdrawal.

15. What does the National Academic Integrity Committee (CIAN) do?

The main function of the CIAN is to analyze and resolve the appealed cases it receives, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter IX of the Academic Regulations of the Institution.

16. What can I do if I witness a breach of academic integrity?

It is important that you report it through the ETHOS platform. To access, follow either step:

• miTec > Search Bar: “Reportar faltas a la integridad académica” > Realizar reporte
• Website: https://letica.mx/ethosestudiantestec?locale=es

17. What is the process for managing a breach of academic integrity?

When a student has committed a breach of academic integrity, the professor:

• Will assign a failing grade, either in the activity, exam, project, subject, etc.
• Make a report to the Campus Academic Integrity Committee (CIAC) through ETHOS platform.

Then, the Campus Academic Integrity Committee (CIAC):

• Will analyze the seriousness of the reported events.
• Will subsequently indicate whether it is necessary for the student to attend a hearing session to discuss what happened.

It is very important that students always check their institutional email, as there they will be contacted about any situation related to the case.

18. What are examples of breaches of academic integrity?

A breach of academic integrity is considered any individual or collective action or omission by students, whether committed inside or outside the classroom, that violates the principles of academic integrity and/or seeks to obtain or facilitate an academic benefit or advantage.

Some examples of this type of actions or omissions are: copy or attempt to copy any type of exam or learning activity; partial or total plagiarism; facilitate any activity or material to be copied and/or presented as your own; impersonation; access and/or manipulate, without express authorization, email accounts or institutional systems; falsify information; alter academic documents; sell or buy exams or distribute them by any means; steal or obtain information improperly or attempt to bribe a professor or any collaborator of the Institution; the alteration of clinical records; unauthorized use of tools, software or devices; among other. For any further questions, email us at integridad.academica@itesm.mx

19. ¿En qué capítulo del Reglamento Académico se habla sobre integridad académica?

Throughout the Academic Regulations there are several articles related to academic integrity; However, Chapter IX is where you can learn more details about the Academic Integrity Program. We invite you to click on the link that corresponds to your level of studies:

High School Students:
https://tec.mx/en/tec-high-school/policies-and-regulations
Undergraduate Students:
https://tec.mx/en/undergraduate/policies-and-regulations
Graduate Students:
https://tec.mx/en/graduate/policies-and-regulations

20. What is a remediation assignment?

A remediation assignment is an educational intervention designed to prevent future infractions. It is aimed to promote reflection among students and raise their ethical awareness to help them make ethical decisions in difficult circumstances.

21. What is an Academic Integrity Plan?

An Academic Integrity Plan is aimed specifically at students who have been suspended from the Institution. In this period of separation from the school, students carry out a series of activities that allow them to reflect on the breach of academic integrity committed and are provided with tools that help them strength their moral conscience. Unlike the remediation assignments, the Academic Integrity Plan lasts from one month up to one year and can include activities to be performed in collaboration with a social organization.

1. Where can I report a breach of academic integrity?

Breaches of academic integrity, known as FIAs (by its acronym in Spanish) must be reported through the ETHOS platform, which can be accessed in two ways:

• miTec > Search Bar: “Reportar faltas a la integridad académica” > Realizar reporte
• Website: https://letica.mx/ethosestudiantestec?locale=es

2. What is academic integrity?

It means “acting with honesty, commitment, fairness, responsibility and respect in learning, research and dissemination of culture.” It implies having the courage to stand up for these principles, even when it is difficult to do so (Chapter IX of the Academic Regulations).

3. What is a breach of academic integrity?

A breach of academic integrity is considered any individual or collective action or omission of the students that is committed inside or outside the classroom, that violates the principles of academic integrity and/or that seeks to obtain or facilitate a benefit or academic advantage.

4. What does "FIA" mean?

It is the Spanish acronym of Falta a la Integridad Académica, that is, Breach of Academic Integrity

5. What’s the difference between a DA and an FIA?

“DA" (by its acronym in Spanish) means “Deshonestidad Académica”, that is, "Academic Dishonesty". It was a term used to report cases of breaches of academic integrity committed by students, according to the Academic Dishonesty Program and the academic regulations of that time. In July 2017, the Academic Integrity Program was launched with the purpose of promoting a culture in the community, focusing on providing the students with more formative rather than just punitive consequences. Therefore, when a student is reported for having committed an academic integrity breach, the correct term to use is “FIA”, by its acronym in Spanish (that is Falta a la Integridad Académica) and not “DA”.

6. What are the consequences of committing a breach of academic integrity?

You can consult the consequences of committing any breach of academic integrity in Chapter IX of the Academic Regulations, click on the link that corresponds to your level of studies:

High School Students:
https://tec.mx/en/tec-high-school/policies-and-regulations
Undergraduate Students:
https://tec.mx/en/undergraduate/policies-and-regulations
Graduate Students:
https://tec.mx/en/graduate/policies-and-regulations

7. What types of consequences are appealable?

Only the breaches of academic integrity that result in a temporary suspension or permanent withdrawal from the Institution may be appealed in accordance with the provisions of the Academic Regulations. To do so, it is important to follow the procedure declared in Chapter IX of the Academic Regulations.

8. What is the process for a student to appeal for a resolution of temporary suspension or permanent withdrawal?

Only the breaches of academic integrity that result in a temporary suspension or permanent withdrawal from the Institution may be appealed in accordance with the provisions of the Academic Regulations. To do so, it is important to follow the procedure declared in Chapter IX of the Academic Regulations.

9. Who can report a breach of academic integrity?

According to the article 9.4 of the Academic Regulations, any student, member of the academic staff, institutional authority, member of the Tec de Monterrey educational community or any external entity linked to the academic process, who has knowledge of any act that may constitute a violation to academic integrity, must communicate it in writing to the Campus Academic Integrity Committee (CIAC), including evidence that demonstrates the fact. To do this, a report must be made through the ETHOS platform, which can be accessed in two ways:

• miTec > Search Bar: “Reportar faltas a la integridad académica” > Realizar reporte
• Website: https://letica.mx/ethosestudiantestec?locale=es

10. What is the purpose of the Academic Integrity program?

To strengthen the culture of academic integrity at Tec de Monterrey, through a set of actions oriented to raise awareness and educate about integrity, as well as provide an effective management of breaches of academic integrity, according to the Academic Regulations of our Institution, to promote honesty, respect, commitment, responsibility and justice in the field of learning, teaching, research and the dissemination of culture.

11. Who is part of the Academic Integrity Program?

The entire Tec community is part of the Academic Integrity Program; however, the people who collaborate directly in the Campus and National Academic Integrity Committees have a special participation, as well as the people who perform the role of Ambassadors of Academic Integrity and the teachers of the Integrity Academy.

12. What is a Campus Academic Integrity Committee (CIAC)?

A Campus Academic Integrity Committee (CIAC, by its acronym in Spanish) is a deliberative body that, by addressing and resolving cases of breaches of academic integrity, educates students in integrity and strengthens the culture of integrity on the Campus and in the Institution in general.

13. What does a Campus Academic Integrity Committee (CIAC) do?

 

• Educates students in integrity, contributing with this to the formation of professionals technically efficient and ethically responsible.
• Promotes the strengthening of a culture of academic integrity in our Institution.

14. What is a National Academic Integrity Committee (CIAN)?

The National Academic Integrity Committee (CIAN, by its acronym in Spanish) is the body responsible for reviewing appealed cases submitted by reported students who received resolutions of temporary suspension or permanent withdrawal.

15. What does the National Academic Integrity Committee (CIAN) do?

The main function of the CIAN is to analyze and resolve the appealed cases it receives, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter IX of the Academic Regulations of the Institution.

16. What can I do if I witness a breach of academic integrity?

It is important that you report it through the ETHOS platform. To access, follow either step:

• miTec > Search Bar: “Reportar faltas a la integridad académica” > Realizar reporte
• Website: https://letica.mx/ethosestudiantestec?locale=es

17. What is the process for managing a breach of academic integrity?

When a student has committed a breach of academic integrity, the professor:

• Will assign a failing grade, either in the activity, exam, project, subject, etc.
• Make a report to the Campus Academic Integrity Committee (CIAC) through ETHOS platform.

Then, the Campus Academic Integrity Committee (CIAC):

• Will analyze the seriousness of the reported events.
• Will subsequently indicate whether it is necessary for the student to attend a hearing session to discuss what happened.

It is very important that students always check their institutional email, as there they will be contacted about any situation related to the case.

18. What are examples of breaches of academic integrity?

A breach of academic integrity is considered any individual or collective action or omission by students, whether committed inside or outside the classroom, that violates the principles of academic integrity and/or seeks to obtain or facilitate an academic benefit or advantage.

Some examples of this type of actions or omissions are: copy or attempt to copy any type of exam or learning activity; partial or total plagiarism; facilitate any activity or material to be copied and/or presented as your own; impersonation; access and/or manipulate, without express authorization, email accounts or institutional systems; falsify information; alter academic documents; sell or buy exams or distribute them by any means; steal or obtain information improperly or attempt to bribe a professor or any collaborator of the Institution; the alteration of clinical records; unauthorized use of tools, software or devices; among other. For any further questions, email us at integridad.academica@itesm.mx

19. ¿En qué capítulo del Reglamento Académico se habla sobre integridad académica?

Throughout the Academic Regulations there are several articles related to academic integrity; However, Chapter IX is where you can learn more details about the Academic Integrity Program. We invite you to click on the link that corresponds to your level of studies:

High School Students:
https://tec.mx/en/tec-high-school/policies-and-regulations
Undergraduate Students:
https://tec.mx/en/undergraduate/policies-and-regulations
Graduate Students:
https://tec.mx/en/graduate/policies-and-regulations

20. What is a remediation assignment?

A remediation assignment is an educational intervention designed to prevent future infractions. It is aimed to promote reflection among students and raise their ethical awareness to help them make ethical decisions in difficult circumstances.

21. What is an Academic Integrity Plan?

An Academic Integrity Plan is aimed specifically at students who have been suspended from the Institution. In this period of separation from the school, students carry out a series of activities that allow them to reflect on the breach of academic integrity committed and are provided with tools that help them strength their moral conscience. Unlike the remediation assignments, the Academic Integrity Plan lasts from one month up to one year and can include activities to be performed in collaboration with a social organization.

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Connection with Institutes and Schools of Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Custom projects

Connection with Universities

Connection with specialized platforms

Highly specialized human resource

ETL – Extraction, Transform and Load

Data Cleaning, Transformation and Storage

Data Dashboards, Deployment, Operation (MLOps)

Computational Simulation through High Performance Computing

Generative AI

Prediction and Forecasting

Planning

Smart Choices

Autonomous Systems

"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 Controller

The Controller of the personal information you provide is the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (hereinafter “ITESM”), domiciled at the address Av. Eugenio Garza Sada Sur No. 2501, Colonia Tecnológico, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México, C.P. 64700.

Personal data processed by ITESM

In order to comply with the purposes of processing of personal data of students of legal age, as well as of underage students over whom they exercise parental authority, indicated in this Privacy Notice, it is necessary for ITESM to process the following categories of personal data:

• Identification data;
• Contact data;
• Demographic data.
• Academic data
• Labor data

Likewise, we inform you that, in order to comply with the purposes stated in this Notice, ITESM will not collect or process sensitive personal data.

Primary purposes

ITESM will process your personal data for the following primary purposes:

• To verify your identity and grant you secure access to the service, or platform.
• To generate the single user record for access to the virtual community.
• To assess your competencies in specific areas, in order to identify strenghts and areas for improvement in your skills.
• To use the assessment results:
  • To personalize the content and learning resources offered to you, adapting them to your needs and levels of competence.
  • To use them for research purposes to improve the platform, develop new learning resources, and obtain information about trends and participants needs related to the evaluated competencies.
• To carry out studies of educational research and create academic publications with the purpose of enhancing knowledge in the educational field. Before using your personal data, anonymization techniques will be applied to ensure that you cannot be identified.
• To attend, register and follow up on the request(s) you make for the use of our services.
• To comply with and follow up on the terms and conditions, guidelines or regulations applicable to the service you receive or activity in which you participate.
• Send you communications, notifications and personal notices through different channels and technological communication mechanisms that ITESM considers pertinent in order to inform you of relevant information about the status of your participation in the activities you have registered or enrolled in or any matter that may be of interest to you; as well as to know your opinion regarding the attention you have received and the services we offer.
• To prepare reports for internal control.
• To safeguard the integrity and proper functioning of the platform.
• To generate digital recognition.
• To track payments

Data Transfers

Based on the provisions of article 37 of the LFPDPPP, ITESM may transfer your personal data without requiring your consent in the following cases:

• To controlling companies, subsidiaries or affiliates under common control of the responsible party (ITESM), or to a parent company or any company of the same group of the Controller party that operates under the same internal processes and policies;

• Competent authorities in the cases foreseen 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 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 can exercise any of your rights of access, rectification, cancellation or opposition (hereinafter “ARCO rights”), and revoke your consent for the processing of your personal data by sending an email datospersonales@itesm.mx and following the procedures, requirements and deadlines for the exercise of your ARCO rights and/or revocation of consent of our website https://tec.mx/en/arco-rights-andor-revocation-consent.

Limitation and / or Disclosure of your Personal Data

You may limit the use or disclosure of your personal data in events or activities that are carried out through digital tools and platforms, by not activating the camera, not using your personal image in the account with which you connect and/or not registering with your profile (it will depend on the platform used to carry out the event or activity).

In e-mail communications, by subscribing to the unsubscribe list, when it is available in the communication itself.

In all other cases, you may limit the use or disclosure of your personal information by email us your request to: datospersonales@itesm.mx.

The requirements for proving your identity, as well as the procedure for dealing with your request, will be governed by the same criteria indicated on our website: https://tec.mx/es/derechos-arco-yo-revocacion-del-consentimiento. If applicable, you will be registered on ITESM's own exclusion list.

Use of Cookies

ITESM uses several technologies to improve the efficiency of the Platform including your experience when navigating the site. Cookies are small amounts of information that are stored in the browser used by each user so that the server remembers certain information that can be used later. This information allows us to identify you and save your personal preferences to provide you with a better browsing experience.

We remind you that you can deactivate, disable or adjust the use of cookies and other technologies by following the procedures of the internet browser you use.

• Select the "settings" or tools option, according to your browser.
• Select the option to disable cookies. This process will not only disable cookies from our Platform, but from your entire browser.

The personal data that can be obtained through the use of these technologies are as follows: Identifiers, user names and passwords for a session; region in which you are; type of browser; type of operating system; date and time of the start and end of a session; web pages visited; searches carried out and advertising reviewed. These technologies may be disabled by following the procedures of the internet browser you are using.

ITESM Personal Data Department

It is important to inform you that ITESM has a Personal Data Department which, as part of its functions, is responsible to attend any questions you may have regarding the use of your information. Likewise, the Personal Data Department will follow up on any complaint or claim you may have related to the treatment of your personal information.

You may contact the ITESM Personal Data Department by sending an e-mail to the following address: datospersonales@itesm.mx.

INAI

If deemed necessary, we inform you that you have the right to go before the Instituto Nacional de Transparencia Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales (INAI) to assert any disagreement related to the processing of your personal data by ITESM.

Changes to this Privacy Notice

ITESM reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of this Privacy Notice at any time. Derived from legislative developments, internal policies or new requirements for the provision or offering of our services, this Privacy Notice will be subject to modification or update. In such case, ITESM will publish such modifications on the site: https://tec.mx/en/privacy-notice-virtual-learning-center and will indicate the date of the last version of the notice. We recommend you periodically check this page to see if any changes to the present notice have occurred.

"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 Controller

The Controller of the personal information you provide is the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (hereinafter “ITESM”), domiciled at the address Av. Eugenio Garza Sada Sur No. 2501, Colonia Tecnológico, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México, C.P. 64700.

Personal data processed by ITESM

In order to comply with the purposes of processing of personal data of students of legal age, as well as of underage students over whom they exercise parental authority, indicated in this Privacy Notice, it is necessary for ITESM to process the following categories of personal data:

• Identification data;
• Contact data;
• Demographic data.
• Academic data
• Labor data

Likewise, we inform you that, in order to comply with the purposes stated in this Notice, ITESM will not collect or process sensitive personal data.

Primary purposes

ITESM will process your personal data for the following primary purposes:

• To verify your identity and grant you secure access to the service, or platform.
• To generate the single user record for access to the virtual community.
• To assess your competencies in specific areas, in order to identify strenghts and areas for improvement in your skills.
• To use the assessment results:
  • To personalize the content and learning resources offered to you, adapting them to your needs and levels of competence.
  • To use them for research purposes to improve the platform, develop new learning resources, and obtain information about trends and participants needs related to the evaluated competencies.
• To carry out studies of educational research and create academic publications with the purpose of enhancing knowledge in the educational field. Before using your personal data, anonymization techniques will be applied to ensure that you cannot be identified.
• To attend, register and follow up on the request(s) you make for the use of our services.
• To comply with and follow up on the terms and conditions, guidelines or regulations applicable to the service you receive or activity in which you participate.
• Send you communications, notifications and personal notices through different channels and technological communication mechanisms that ITESM considers pertinent in order to inform you of relevant information about the status of your participation in the activities you have registered or enrolled in or any matter that may be of interest to you; as well as to know your opinion regarding the attention you have received and the services we offer.
• To prepare reports for internal control.
• To safeguard the integrity and proper functioning of the platform.
• To generate digital recognition.
• To track payments

Data Transfers

Based on the provisions of article 37 of the LFPDPPP, ITESM may transfer your personal data without requiring your consent in the following cases:

• To controlling companies, subsidiaries or affiliates under common control of the responsible party (ITESM), or to a parent company or any company of the same group of the Controller party that operates under the same internal processes and policies;

• Competent authorities in the cases foreseen 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 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 can exercise any of your rights of access, rectification, cancellation or opposition (hereinafter “ARCO rights”), and revoke your consent for the processing of your personal data by sending an email datospersonales@itesm.mx and following the procedures, requirements and deadlines for the exercise of your ARCO rights and/or revocation of consent of our website https://tec.mx/en/arco-rights-andor-revocation-consent.

Limitation and / or Disclosure of your Personal Data

You may limit the use or disclosure of your personal data in events or activities that are carried out through digital tools and platforms, by not activating the camera, not using your personal image in the account with which you connect and/or not registering with your profile (it will depend on the platform used to carry out the event or activity).

In e-mail communications, by subscribing to the unsubscribe list, when it is available in the communication itself.

In all other cases, you may limit the use or disclosure of your personal information by email us your request to: datospersonales@itesm.mx.

The requirements for proving your identity, as well as the procedure for dealing with your request, will be governed by the same criteria indicated on our website: https://tec.mx/es/derechos-arco-yo-revocacion-del-consentimiento. If applicable, you will be registered on ITESM's own exclusion list.

Use of Cookies

ITESM uses several technologies to improve the efficiency of the Platform including your experience when navigating the site. Cookies are small amounts of information that are stored in the browser used by each user so that the server remembers certain information that can be used later. This information allows us to identify you and save your personal preferences to provide you with a better browsing experience.

We remind you that you can deactivate, disable or adjust the use of cookies and other technologies by following the procedures of the internet browser you use.

• Select the "settings" or tools option, according to your browser.
• Select the option to disable cookies. This process will not only disable cookies from our Platform, but from your entire browser.

The personal data that can be obtained through the use of these technologies are as follows: Identifiers, user names and passwords for a session; region in which you are; type of browser; type of operating system; date and time of the start and end of a session; web pages visited; searches carried out and advertising reviewed. These technologies may be disabled by following the procedures of the internet browser you are using.

ITESM Personal Data Department

It is important to inform you that ITESM has a Personal Data Department which, as part of its functions, is responsible to attend any questions you may have regarding the use of your information. Likewise, the Personal Data Department will follow up on any complaint or claim you may have related to the treatment of your personal information.

You may contact the ITESM Personal Data Department by sending an e-mail to the following address: datospersonales@itesm.mx.

INAI

If deemed necessary, we inform you that you have the right to go before the Instituto Nacional de Transparencia Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales (INAI) to assert any disagreement related to the processing of your personal data by ITESM.

Changes to this Privacy Notice

ITESM reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of this Privacy Notice at any time. Derived from legislative developments, internal policies or new requirements for the provision or offering of our services, this Privacy Notice will be subject to modification or update. In such case, ITESM will publish such modifications on the site: https://tec.mx/en/privacy-notice-virtual-learning-center and will indicate the date of the last version of the notice. We recommend you periodically check this page to see if any changes to the present notice have occurred.