About the Personal Data Protection Policy

UPB recognises the right of citizens to the protection of their personal data and ensures that all data subjects who entrust UPB with the processing of their personal data are aware of the purpose and processing of the information provided, as well as their rights in this regard and how to exercise them, under the terms and in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘Charter’), Article 16(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’) and the General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’). This is in accordance with Article 8(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘Charter’), Article 16(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In this context, and bearing in mind that the pursuit of such goals depends on a solid combination of responsible users, appropriate technologies and secure processes, the UPB, under the provisions of Article 24(2) of the GDPR, and in strict compliance with the legal requirements prescribed by Articles 136(1) and 136(4) of the Code of Administrative Procedure (approved by Decree-Law 4/2015, of 7 January), establishes this Personal Data Protection Policy. º 4 of the Code of Administrative Procedure (approved by Decree-Law no. 4/2015, of 07 January), establishes this Personal Data Protection Policy, with a view to facilitating the effective application of the GDPR within the framework of its own characteristics and specificities as a Public Higher Education Institution. Procedures have therefore been defined for requesting access, rectification or erasure of personal data. Mechanisms have been created to facilitate the exercise of the right to restriction of processing, the right to portability and the right to object, as well as new rules that complement the provisions on the protection and processing of personal data laid down in the Terms and Conditions that regulate the offer of the various products and services and which are duly publicised in the respective specific services to which the academic community and other users have recourse. In this way, UPB informs the Academic Community and other Users of the general rules on privacy and the processing of personal data, which it collects and processes in a lawful, fair and transparent manner, in strict compliance with the general Data Protection framework in force in the Portuguese legal system. As the controller of personal data and information processing activities, UPB ensures that it implements and promotes appropriate and effective technical and organisational measures to comply with the principles of data protection, in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR, and that it takes into account the nature, scope, context and purposes of the information processing, as well as the risk of failure to protect the rights and freedoms of natural persons. The UPB therefore makes available and publicises this Personal Data Protection Policy in a clear and comprehensive manner and recommends that all users read it carefully and responsibly.