Privacy Policy

1. Identification of the Data Controller

This Privacy Policy governs the processing of personal data collected through the website https://profeluisa.asesoriaeducacional.com (hereinafter, "the Website"), owned and operated by:

• Owner / Responsible: Lic. Luisa Romeu Vázquez (Asesoría Profe Luisa)
• Commercial Activity: Educational mentorship, research methodology consulting, and scientific advisory.
• Official Contact Email: asesoriaeducacionalquito@gmail.com
• Location: Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador (providing international advisory across Latin America, Spain, and North America).

2. Principles Applied to Personal Data Processing

In accordance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Ecuadorian Organic Law on Personal Data Protection (LOPDP), we apply the following principles:

• Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency: We always require prior explicit consent for specific purposes communicated with total clarity.
• Purpose limitation: Data is collected solely to answer inquiries, coordinate thesis mentorship, and deliver requested academic materials.
• Data minimization: We collect only strictly necessary information (name, email, phone/WhatsApp, and research topic).
• Integrity and confidentiality: Data is processed with strict security and encryption measures to prevent unauthorized access or alteration.

3. What Personal Information We Collect and Why

A. Contact and Mentorship Inquiry Form

When you complete our contact form or query forms, we request your full name, email address, optional phone/WhatsApp number, research level (undergraduate, master's, doctoral), and topic details. Purpose: To diagnose your academic needs, schedule diagnostic sessions, and respond directly to your methodology questions.

B. Direct Communication via WhatsApp

If you initiate communication through our official WhatsApp button (+593 98 424 0797), your phone number and conversation history are used exclusively to provide direct academic guidance. We never add your number to unsolicited spam broadcast lists.

C. Technical Browsing Data and Analytics

We collect anonymized technical logs (IP address, browser type, operating system) strictly for performance diagnostics, security auditing, and preventing malicious traffic.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

The legal basis for processing your data is your explicit and informed consent granted upon submitting our contact forms or initiating direct communication.

5. Non-Disclosure and Third-Party Sharing

We NEVER sell, rent, commercialize, or share your personal data with third parties or advertising brokers. Data is strictly handled by Profe Luisa and authorized technical infrastructure providers (such as secure email servers and cloud hosting) bound by strict confidentiality agreements.

6. Data Retention Period

Personal data provided through contact forms is retained only as long as necessary to manage the mentorship relationship or until you request its deletion.

7. Your Rights (ARCO Rights)

You have the right at any time to:

• Access: Request confirmation of whether we process your data and obtain a copy.
• Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
• Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request complete deletion of your records from our databases.
• Restriction and Objection: Limit or object to specific processing of your information.

To exercise any of these rights, send an email to asesoriaeducacionalquito@gmail.com with the subject "Data Protection Rights - Profe Luisa", indicating your request.