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Privacy policy and conditions of use of the Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia, UNAD, portal.

This document contains the Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia, UNAD’s, privacy policy and conditions of use for its institutional portal. Said university is an institution of higher education in Colombia, which was created by the Congress of the Republic, by way of Law 52 of 1981, and which aims to protect the rights of institutional web portal users. This is among the UNAD’s digital image manual documents, guides the publication of information on the institutional portal and internet, and supports its quality management system.

The UNAD’s privacy policy details the way in which the information obtained, via the services, processes, and information available on the institutional web portal, is safeguarded and utilized. It is important that, prior to initiating portal exploration, the user first carefully reads this privacy policy, the conditions of use regarding the information provided herein, and the way in which it is to be used.

The disclosed institutional portal information, contents, and services are of public knowledge, and as such, acceptance of this privacy policy is a necessary condition for the user to navigate this portal.

Users of the UNAD institutional portal commit to comply with all national and international laws, norms, and uses related to user obligations and responsibilities to the portal, under the present privacy policy, considering the following aspects:

1. General:

• UNAD online platforms may not be used for commercial uses, nor to address any matter unrelated to the institution.
• Prior to requesting help from the respective technical support department, users are expected to have familiarized themselves with the instructions and assistance provided on the platform.
• Should the previously-mentioned resources be insufficient to solve their problem, the user may send a message to the technical support department, by way of the corresponding support area, which is published on the various platforms.
• If you have questions regarding this privacy declaration, use of this web portal, or your participation on this site, write us at webmaster@unad.edu.co.

2. Forums:

• The forums are not an appropriate place to send personal messages. Internal messaging and email is used for this purpose.
• Before publishing a topic, forum participants must read previous messages sent by other users, in order to avoid topic repetition. Similarly, they must differentiate between responding to a previously-published message and publishing one which proposes a new discussion topic. If the topic is changed, the title of the discussion must also be changed.

3. Internal messaging and email:

• Internal messaging and email are direct means of communication with other platform users and other portal services. Out of respect for the time of recipients, these means should be used in moderation. Messages, when possible, must be concise and correctly spelled.
• Email titles must indicate the topic to be addressed. This facilitates email classification, prioritization, and review.
• Messages arrive instantly to their destination. However, this does not imply that the recipient is able to respond immediately. Reasonable time must be allowed for the recipient to respond, before the message is resent or a new request is made.

4. Information to third parties:

• The Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia, UNAD, does not provide users’ personal information to third parties. Said information will be exclusively used to provide information requested by the user, or to support the institution’s academic or administrative programs, unless requested in compliance with national or international law.
• Personal data processing tasks will be regulated in accordance with legal norms, and all user data protection rights will be respected, in conformity with applicable law.
• This site monitors internet traffic with commercial or free I.T. solutions, which may use cookies or “web bugs” to analyze traffic on this portal. Information regarding our current traffic solution’s privacy policy with Google Analytics may be reviewed at http://www.google.com/intl/es_ALL/privacypolicy.html.

5. Forms and online surveys:

• In different sections of the portal, personal information, such as name, address, email, and identification, among others, is requested. Said information is only used to store basic user information, in compliance with the institutional mission, to support academic programs or projects, or to obtain user opinions or comments. This information is not used for purposes other than those indicated in this privacy policy.
• Our online surveys may request contact information, including your physical or email addresses. These will only be used to obtain opinions or comments.