Privacy and Confidentiality Policy
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Privacy and Confidentiality Policy
Names, email addresses and other data provided to Ecos de la Academia will be used exclusively for the journal's editorial, scientific and administrative purposes and not for advertising or marketing unrelated to its objectives. Data concerning authors, reviewers and editors will be handled with the confidentiality required throughout the editorial process.
The identities of authors and reviewers will be protected in accordance with the double-blind review model. Authors are responsible for anonymising sensitive or identifiable data included in their research and for obtaining the necessary consent, assent and authorisations where applicable.
Personal data used in editorial management will be processed in accordance with Ecuador's Organic Law on Personal Data Protection and the applicable institutional provisions of the Universidad Técnica del Norte. Institutional information on personal data protection and the exercise of data subjects' rights is available through Personal Data Protection – UTN. For enquiries concerning editorial management, interested parties may contact ecos@utn.edu.ec; for requests relating to the exercise of personal data protection rights, contact protecciondedatos@utn.edu.ec.