As a public higher education institution, and within the scope of its mission, the Polytechnic University of Lisbon needs to collect personal data and is responsible for its processing under the applicable legislation.
Polytechnic University of Lisbon is committed to protecting your personal data and safeguarding your right to privacy.
This privacy policy explains how Polytechnic University of Lisbon collects, uses, processes and protects your personal data, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of 27 April 2016 and other applicable legislation.
Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, whether directly or indirectly, for example through a name, photograph, identification number or any other legally recognised form of identification.
Entity responsible for the processing
The entity responsible for the collection and processing of personal data is Polytechnic University of Lisbon. In carrying out this responsibility, Polytechnic University of Lisbon takes into account the nature, scope, context and purposes of the processing, as well as the risks to the rights and freedoms of individuals, in accordance with the GDPR.
Enloaded Data Protection (EPD) / Data Protection Officer (DPO)
For matters relating to the processing of personal data and the exercise of the rights granted under the GDPR, you may contact Polytechnic University of Lisbon’s Data Protection Officer: Nuno Pires; epd@ipl.pt; + 351 217 200 200, ext. 80108; Estrada de Benfica, 529-1549-020 Lisboa.
The Data Protection Officer of Polytechnic University of Lisbon is responsible for:
- informing and advising Polytechnic University of Lisbon, or its processors, as well as staff members who process data, on their obligations under the GDPR and other applicable legislation
- monitoring compliance with European Union and Member State data protection rules, as well as with the policies of the controller or processor regarding the protection of personal data
- providing advice, when requested, on data protection impact assessments and monitoring their implementation under Article 35 of the GDPR
- cooperating with the supervisory authority and acting as a point of contact on matters relating to data processing
Collection of personal data
Polytechnic University of Lisbon is committed to protecting the privacy of users of its services and seeks to develop and use technology that provides the highest possible standards of security and privacy.
In most cases, users can browse the Polytechnic University of Lisbon website without providing any personal data. However, in some situations, essential information may be collected and stored in order to provide access to services.
Treatment of personal data
Polytechnic University of Lisbon respects your right to privacy and does not collect personal information other than that voluntarily provided, for example through the completion of a form or by other legitimate means.
By providing personal data to Polytechnic University of Lisbon, the user acknowledges and consents to its processing in accordance with this policy, with the assurance that it will only be used for the purposes described at the time of collection.
Whenever Polytechnic University of Lisbon collects personal data, and where processing depends on the consent of the data subject, information will be provided on the specific and legitimate purposes of that collection.
If personal data needs to be processed for a purpose other than the one initially described, Polytechnic University of Lisbon will always request explicit consent, except in cases where the processing is lawful without consent under the applicable legislation.
Legaity of the treatment of Personal Data
Under the legislation in force on the protection of personal data, Polytechnic University of Lisbon may lawfully process personal data in the following situations:
- when processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject before entering into a contract
- when processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which Polytechnic University of Lisbon is subject
- when processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another person
- when processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Polytechnic University of Lisbon or by third parties, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, particularly where the data subject is a child
- when processing is necessary for the purposes of carrying out obligations and exercising specific rights of Polytechnic University of Lisbon or of the data subject in the field of employment, social security and social protection law, under the terms provided for in the GDPR
- when processing is necessary for archiving purposes in the public interest, or for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes, under the terms provided for in the GDPR
Confidentiality
The information collected is for the use of Polytechnic University of Lisbon, in accordance with the purposes indicated at the time of collection or with legal obligations.
The information collected will be treated confidentially and may only be accessed by a limited number of Polytechnic University of Lisbon staff members, in the performance of their professional duties, within the necessary limits and only for the purposes of carrying out those duties.
Protection of personal information
Polytechnic University of Lisbon applies the necessary technical and organisational measures to protect the information stored in its systems against unauthorised access, use, alteration or destruction.
Personal data will be retained only for the minimum period necessary for the specific processing purpose, in compliance with the applicable legislation.
Rights of the data subjects
At any time, the data subject has the right to request access to their personal data, as well as its rectification or erasure, to object to its processing, to withdraw consent, and to exercise the other rights provided for by law, within the limits established by the applicable legislation.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of consent before it was withdrawn.
The data subject also has the right to be informed in the event of a personal data breach, under the terms of the GDPR.
Applicability
In general, this privacy and personal data processing policy applies to all services provided by Polytechnic University of Lisbon and its Organic Units, without prejudice to other policies, agreements or legislation applicable to more specific contexts of the collection and processing of personal data.
Changes to this policy
Polytechnic University of Lisbon may amend this privacy and personal data processing policy whenever technically or legally justified.
Any changes will apply to new processing activities. If the changes affect the processing of personal data already collected, Polytechnic University of Lisbon will inform the data subjects so that they may give explicit consent, or exercise their right to object or request erasure.
Collection of technical / anonymous information
This website collects anonymous information about its visitors, as made available by browsers and web servers, including browser type, language preference, referring website, pages visited, duration of visits, date and time of each request, and search terms. No information intended to identify visitors is deliberately collected.
This information is collected in order to understand how users interact with the website and to improve the quality and usefulness of the services provided.
Although the information is anonymous and collected and processed through Polytechnic University of Lisbon’s web analytics platform, technical information relating to your visit may also be collected by the technological infrastructure that supports the system. While Polytechnic University of Lisbon does not share this information with third parties, it may be disclosed to the competent public authorities in accordance with Portuguese and European legislation.
Use of cookies
When you use this website, cookies may be stored on your device. These are small files containing information that allow Polytechnic University of Lisbon, for example, to determine whether you wish to contribute anonymous information to the web analytics platform or whether you are authenticated on the website.
Polytechnic University of Lisbon’s technical and analytical cookies do not contain personal data and are transferred securely.Third-party cookies are not managed by Polytechnic University of Lisbon and may be subject to separate cookie and privacy policies outside the scope of Polytechnic University of Lisbon’s own policy. However, Polytechnic University of Lisbon’s systems do not intentionally send personal data to external services under any circumstances.
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