Legal notice

The University of A Coruña with CIF Q-6550005-J and address at Calle Maestranza 9, 15001 A Coruña, (A Coruña), is registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT).

(hereinafter UDC)

The content, organization and choice of links on the udc.es and udc.gal pages may be used partially or in full without citing sources.

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1. User rights and obligations

Use of any of the services offered on this website confers, from the outset, the status of User and will be considered express, voluntary, and unreserved acceptance of these general terms and conditions. To access the services of this website, in all those that are not free of charge or impose a series of obligations, the User must be of legal age and have the legal capacity and representation necessary to enter into legally binding agreements.

Users accessing this website must comply with these General Terms and Conditions and any specific instructions for use provided. They also agree to always act in accordance with the law, good morals, and the requirements of good faith, exercising due diligence appropriate to the nature of the service they are using. Therefore, users may not modify or alter any of the website’s content, other than data entered by the user themselves, nor may they in any way impair its integrity or operation.

2. Responsibility of the UDC

The UDC reserves the right to make modifications to the website, as well as to these general terms and conditions. Furthermore, given the specific nature of the medium chosen to communicate with Users, the UDC cannot assume responsibility.

1. Due to the temporary impossibility of accessing the website at a given time, or to the specific information included therein or on those websites that the User accesses through hypertext links located on the website.
2. For the accuracy or timeliness of the content, information, and offers of products and services provided.

The website contains simplified information, or information written in a way that is easier for the average user to understand, so UDC is not responsible for any misinterpretations that may arise from the information presented here, except in cases of negligence on the part of UDC in the performance of its duties, as described in these General Conditions.

The UDC will not be liable in any case for damages caused by fortuitous or unforeseeable events, nor for those resulting from the negligent behavior of the User.

3. Responsibility of the website user

The User agrees to:

• To make proper and lawful use of the website, as well as its content and services, in accordance with applicable law, the General Terms of Use, generally accepted moral standards and public order. This also includes obtaining all necessary technical means and requirements to access the website or social network.
• Provide truthful information when completing forms with your personal data and keep it updated at all times so that it accurately reflects your current situation. You will be solely responsible for any false or inaccurate statements you make and for any damages caused to the University of A Coruña (UDC) or third parties as a result of the information you provide.

4. Intellectual and industrial property

This website, as well as the content, services and elements that comprise it, are owned or controlled by the UDC, and are protected without limitation by Spanish intellectual and industrial property laws and applicable international treaties and conventions.

Under no circumstances shall it be understood that any license is granted or that there is any waiver, transfer, assignment, total or partial of said rights, nor is any right conferred, and in particular, regarding the exploitation, reproduction, distribution, transformation or public communication of said contents without the prior express written authorization of the UDC.

5. Data protection

Pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 (GDPR), and Article 11 of Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December on the protection of personal data and guarantee of digital rights (LOPD), the personal data collected by the University of A Coruña will be processed under the responsibility of the University, whose contact details are Calle Maestranza 9, 15001 A Coruña, telephone 981167000, email secretaria.xeral@udc.gal.

The data provided to the University by the interested party will be processed for the specific purpose for which it was requested, and this processing is based on one of the grounds provided for in Article 6 of the GDPR. All persons who come into contact with this data for the aforementioned purpose will comply with the duty of confidentiality established in Article 5 of the LOPD.

The data will be processed only for as long as necessary to fulfill the stated purpose and will be retained in accordance with the timeframes and criteria established for each specific case under applicable law. The data will not be transferred to third parties unless there is prior consent from the data subject or a legal basis for such transfer.

In any case, the data subject shall have the right to request from the data controller, at any time, access to, rectification of, or erasure of their personal data and the restriction of its processing. They shall also have the right to object to such processing, as well as to request, except in cases of public interest and/or the exercise of public authority, the portability of their data. They shall also have the right not to be subject to automated individual decision-making, including profiling.

These rights may be exercised in any of the following ways:

• notably, through the form for exercising rights regarding the protection of personal data, which you can complete on this same Electronic Headquarters in the Other procedures section;
• by request to the data controller (UDC, General Secretariat), at the address General Secretariat, Rectorate of the University of A Coruña, Calle Maestranza 9, 15001, A Coruña, or to the email rpd@udc.gal; the request may also be submitted through the electronic registry of this Headquarters or in the physical registries of the UDC.
• by request to the Data Protection Officer, at the same postal address indicated above, or to the email address dpd@udc.gal; the request may also be submitted through the electronic registry of this Headquarters or in the physical registries of the UDC.

Likewise, interested parties will have the right to file a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD).

6. Jurisdiction

Any dispute or controversy that may arise between the UDC and a user regarding the interpretation or application of these conditions, or in general, regarding the use of the services, will be governed by Spanish law.

7. Communications

For any communication that may be necessary between the UDC and the user, the user should go to the address indicated at the beginning of the page.