Privacy Statement

In compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, as well as other applicable data protection regulations, we informed you that your personal data will be processed by UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA, with registered office at Camí de Vera s/n, CP 46023 – Valencia (Spain) and contact telephone number +34 96 387 70 00, as data controller.

We will process your personal data to manage your user account, including new user registration and the submission or review of an article within a collection.

If you consent to receiving notifications about new content, we may also use your data to send alerts and updates on new publications.

If you choose to contact us through the available channels on the website or via our social media, we will process your data to handle inquiries or requests.

Additionally, we may process personal data collected through cookies installed in your browser, provided that you have accepted them.

The legal basis that allows us to process your personal data is the consent you have previously granted. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out before its withdrawal.

It is important to note that this website is not intended for individuals under 14 years of age. Therefore, minors under this age cannot provide their personal data to the Universitat without the authorization of their parents or legal guardians.

Data will be retained for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which they were collected and to determine any potential responsibilities that may arise from that purpose and the processing of the data, as well as while your consent remains valid. However, data may be retained, if applicable, for public interest archiving, scientific and historical research, or statistical purposes.

The University will not share your data with third parties unless required by legal or judicial obligation. However, service providers related to the processing purposes may have access to your data, and some may perform international data transfers. In such cases, the University has adopted appropriate safeguards in accordance with Articles 45 to 49 of Regulation (EU) 679/2016. If you choose to contact us via a social network, please be aware that you accept the network’s terms and conditions regarding data processing, and the Universitat is not responsible for them.

You may exercise your rights of Access, Rectification, Portability, Erasure, or, where applicable, Objection, by submitting a written request to our Data Protection Officer at the email address dpd@upv.es. Additionally, if you believe that your right to data protection has been violated, you may file a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (www.aepd.com).