Privacy Statement

The names and addresses provided to Educação Matemática Pesquisa will be used exclusively for the services rendered by this publication and will not be made available for other purposes or to third parties. This site is maintained and operated by Educação Matemática Pesquisa.

Source: [translation and adaptation for Educação Matemática Pesquisa]

This Privacy Policy describes, in a simple, transparent, and objective manner, the processing of personal data obtained from users ("Data Subject") while accessing the content of the Site developed and/or provided by Educação Matemática Pesquisa, in compliance with the provisions of Law 13.709/2018 – General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”).

Through this Policy, the Data Subject will be informed:

I. What personal data we process;
II. How we use your personal data;
III. How we protect your personal data;
IV. With whom your personal data may be shared;
V. What the rights of Data Subjects are regarding the processing of their personal data; and
VI. The communication channel to be used by Data Subjects to exercise their rights.

1. GLOSSARY

1.1 To facilitate the understanding of the technical terms set forth in this Policy, we explain some basic concepts used:

  • Data Processing: any operation performed with personal data, such as those related to collection, production, reception, classification, use, access, reproduction, transmission, distribution, processing, filing, storage, deletion, evaluation or control of information, modification, communication, transfer, dissemination, or extraction.
  • Personal Data: any data related to an identified or identifiable natural person.
  • Sensitive Personal Data: personal data concerning racial or ethnic origin, religious conviction, political opinion, membership of a trade union or of a religious, philosophical, or political organization, data concerning health or sex life, genetic or biometric data, when linked to a natural person.
  • Personal Data of Children and Adolescents: The Child and Adolescent Statute (ECA) considers a child to be a person up to 12 years of age and an adolescent to be a person between 12 and 18 years of age. In particular, the LGPD determines that information about the processing of personal data of children and adolescents must be provided in a simple, clear, and accessible manner, providing the necessary information to parents or the legal guardian and appropriate to the child's understanding.
  • Processing Agents: term that encompasses the concepts of controller and operator of personal data, as defined in Law 13.709/2018.
  • Data Controller: Natural person or legal entity, governed by public or private law, who is responsible for decisions regarding the processing of personal data.
  • Data Operator: Natural person or legal entity, governed by public or private law, who processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
  • Data Protection Officer (DPO): Person appointed by the controller and operator to act as a communication channel between the controller, data subjects, and the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD).
  • National Data Protection Authority (ANPD): Federal public administration body, part of the Presidency of the Republic, responsible for overseeing and regulating the application of Law 13.709/2018.
  • Purpose: Principle of Law 13.709/2018 that provides for processing to be carried out for legitimate, specific, explicit, and informed purposes to the Data Subject, without the possibility of subsequent processing incompatible with these purposes.
  • Consent: Free, informed, and unambiguous manifestation by which the data subject agrees with the processing of their personal data for a specific purpose.
  • Security Incident: Adverse event, confirmed or suspected, related to the security of computer systems or computer services.
  • Legitimate Interest: Legal basis that allows the carrying out of data processing activities to meet legitimate interests of the controller or third parties.
  • Anonymized Personal Data: Data relating to data subjects who cannot be identified.
  • Anonymization: Data processing technique through which data loses the possibility of association, direct or indirect, with an individual.
  • Blocking: Temporary suspension of any processing operation, by retaining the personal data or the database.
  • Data Sharing: Communication, dissemination, international transfer, interconnection of personal data, or shared processing of personal databases, with specific authorization between public or private entities.
  • Content: Any information, data, communications, software, photos, videos, graphics, music, sounds, and other materials and services that can be viewed by data subjects on the Site, including messages, conversations, chats, and other original content.
  • Cookies: Small files saved on the user's computer that store preferences and other information used on the web pages they visit.
  • Manifestly Public Data: Data published and openly shared by the Data Subject.
  • Elimination: Deletion of data or a set of data stored in a database, regardless of the procedure used.

2. PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING ACTIVITIES

2.1. This Policy was created with the aim of reiterating Educação Matemática Pesquisa's commitment to security, privacy, accessibility, and transparency in personal data processing activities through our channel.

2.2. Any and all personal data processing activities described will be governed by the principles of purpose, adequacy, necessity, free access, non-discrimination, prevention, data quality, security, transparency, accountability, and rendering of accounts.

  1. SUBJECT OF PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING

3.1. Through this Policy, the Data Subject is aware of the processing of the personal data described below:

  • Contact Data: name and email (if the data subject uses the "Contact" form);
  • Data for Evaluation and Admission of Publications in Educação Matemática Pesquisa: Personal data of the person responsible for the form, contact email(s), contact phone number(s), and other personal data contained in the work; names of co-authors, emails of co-authors, and other personal data contained in the work;
  • Data from Journal Selection Process Results: Contact person data: name, position, city and State, journal name;
  • Educação Matemática Pesquisa Team Data: name and position.
  1. PURPOSE OF PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING

4.1. Educação Matemática Pesquisa carries out the processing of Data Subjects' personal data in a transparent manner, limiting itself to the minimum necessary to fulfill the lawful and specific purposes described below:

  • To allow Educação Matemática Pesquisa to return your contact to respond to inquiries or questions sent;
  • To allow Educação Matemática Pesquisa to evaluate and admit publications sent by interested parties;
  • To allow Educação Matemática Pesquisa to publicize approved publications and identify the editors responsible for the evaluations;
  • To allow Educação Matemática Pesquisa to transparently identify the members that make up its organizational and functional structure;
  • To allow Educação Matemática Pesquisa to transparently identify the members of the Advisory Committee;
  • To allow Educação Matemática Pesquisa to send information to interested subscribers;
  • To allow Educação Matemática Pesquisa to send alerts about articles and issues to subscribers of its newsletter;

4.2. Educação Matemática Pesquisa will delete the information stored about Data Subjects when the purpose for which the data was processed is achieved, or when the personal data is no longer necessary to achieve such purpose.

4.3. Deletion will also occur when there is a revocation of consent by the Data Subject, in cases where this is necessary, and upon determination by the competent authority.

  1. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

5.1. Educação Matemática Pesquisa collects personal data from Data Subjects in the following ways:

  • Filling out the submission form;
  • Submission of manuscripts and sending of documents required for evaluation;
  • Publication of evaluation process results and Members of the Advisory Committee, if formally permitted;
  • Disclosure of the organizational and functional team of Educação Matemática Pesquisa;
  • Disclosure of the members of the Educação Matemática Pesquisa Advisory Committee;

5.2. Educação Matemática Pesquisa also obtains personal data automatically from the Data Subject, through the use of "cookies" and other similar technologies, with the aim of ensuring the best experience for Data Subjects, as well as for statistical trend analysis, administration of web pages and media, and tracking of user behavior.

5.2.1. The types of cookies used are as follows:

5.2.2. Session Cookies: They expire at the end of the browser session and allow linking your actions during that specific browser session;

5.2.3. Persistent Cookies: They are stored on your device between browser sessions, allowing us to remember your preferences or actions across multiple sites;

5.2.4. Primary Cookies: They are set by the site you are visiting;

5.2.5. Third-Party Cookies: They are set by third-party websites separate from the site you are visiting.

5.3. The Data Subject is guaranteed control over the use of cookies through web browser settings, being aware that, if disabled, the use of certain features and functions of the accessed pages may be limited.

5.4. The Data Subject acknowledges being solely responsible for the veracity of the information provided when registering and subsequently using the Site.

5.5. The Data Subject understands that Educação Matemática Pesquisa may, at its discretion, proceed with the necessary research and searches to verify the veracity of the information provided, as well as the existence of incorrect, false, or outdated data. Furthermore, it may request additional information and/or documents to verify the registration information provided by the Data Subject.

  1. STORAGE OF PERSONAL DATA

6.1. Educação Matemática Pesquisa will store your personal data for the duration of the provision of its services, but will also need to retain certain strictly necessary data after the termination of your relationship with the Data Subject, to comply with the law.

  1. SECURITY OF PERSONAL DATA

7.1. Educação Matemática Pesquisa is responsible for adopting and maintaining reasonable security measures, both technical and administrative, aimed at protecting personal data against accidental or unlawful situations of destruction, loss, alteration, communication, or any form of inadequate or unlawful processing, as well as discriminatory processing of information, according to criteria defined by the best market standards and applicable legislation.

7.2. The security measures adopted are: use of high-tech software to prevent unauthorized access to our systems; use of data encryption and anonymization methods for processed data; adoption of access authentication mechanisms to records capable of identifying the person responsible for data processing; limitation of access to data storage locations, among others.

7.3. Access to information stored by Educação Matemática Pesquisa is restricted to authorized and qualified professionals, within the limits of their need to perform their functions and they are subject to confidentiality obligations.

7.4. Educação Matemática Pesquisa undertakes to inform the Data Subject and personal data protection authorities of any security incident that may entail significant risk or harm to Data Subjects, within a reasonable time, justifying any delay in communication.

  1. SHARING OF PERSONAL DATA

8.1. The Data Subject understands that Educação Matemática Pesquisa may share some of their personal data with third-party service provider companies, only to the extent strictly necessary for the achievement of the purposes.

8.2. Educação Matemática Pesquisa emphasizes that, in cases where sharing of Data Subjects' personal data with third parties is necessary, a confidentiality agreement will be signed with them, ensuring the confidentiality of the shared information, legal obligations, and the limits of personal data processing.

8.3. In cases where the Data Subject's consent is required for processing, the sharing of personal data with third parties will be preceded by the Data Subject's consent, whose manifestation must be free, informed, and unambiguous.

  1. DATA SUBJECT'S RIGHTS

9.1. The Data Subject may exercise, at any time, through Educação Matemática Pesquisa's service channels, all rights guaranteed to them by Law 13.709/2018 and other applicable legislation on the subject, such as:

9.1.1. Confirmation of the existence of personal data processing and access to it;

9.1.2. Correction of incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated personal data;

9.1.3. Anonymization, blocking, or elimination of unnecessary, excessive, or data processed in non-compliance with the provisions of Law 13.709/2018;

9.1.4. Portability of personal data to another service or product provider, observing commercial and industrial secrets;

9.1.5. Elimination of personal data processed with the Data Subject's consent;

9.1.6. Information about the public and private entities with which the institution has carried out shared use of data;

9.1.7. Information about the possibility of revoking or not providing consent, as well as the consequences of such refusal.

9.1.8. Review of decisions made solely based on automated processing of personal data that affect their interests;

9.1.9. To request the application of consumer defense norms in the protection of their data, where applicable;

9.1.10. To request removal from our communication or marketing lists, as well as cancellation of message and email sending, if they no longer wish to receive them.

  1. EXERCISE OF DATA SUBJECT'S RIGHTS

10.1. Educação Matemática Pesquisa will facilitate the exercise of rights by data subjects, whenever possible and in accordance with the law.

10.2. In case of requests, questions, suggestions, or complaints related to the processing of personal data by Educação Matemática Pesquisa, please contact the Data Protection Officer/DPO via:

10.2.1. E-mail: edmat@pucsp.br , attention of Ana Lúcia Manrique

10.2.2. By sending correspondence to the address:

Educação Matemática Pesquisa

Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Educação Matemática

Rua Marquês de Paranaguá, 111 – Consolação - São Paulo, SP, Brazil - Postal Code 01303-050

10.3. When the Data Subject contacts Educação Matemática Pesquisa to exercise their rights, the institution may process personal data for the purpose of confirming the identity of the data subject, to the extent of its interest and within the limits of its security.

10.4. The Data Subject is aware that some of their personal data may not be deleted upon simple request if there is a legal obligation to preserve them.

10.5. The Data Subject's request to delete some personal data from our databases may reduce the quality or render the services provided unfeasible, and the consequences arising from this reduction or unfeasibility of services are the sole responsibility of the requester.

  1. UPDATES

11.1. This Privacy Policy is subject to possible updates, at any time and at the discretion of Educação Matemática Pesquisa, such changes being considered as having immediate application and effect.

11.2. Updates may occur, especially when the National Data Protection Authority – ANPD is implemented, which may issue new directives on the procedures described in this document.

11.3. This is the second version of the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) Program's Privacy Policy, formulated on 08/30/2021, adapted for Educação Matemática Pesquisa on 01/31/2026.