Data Privacy Day is celebrated every January 28th. Its main purpose is to highlight and remind everyone of the importance of privacy.
Have you ever wondered what privacy is and what we mean when we talk about it?
We understand privacy as the ability to decide how your data is used, what you want to do with it, who you want to share it with, when and for what purposes. In other words, the possibility to control our data. We provide information while respecting your privacy.
Privacy Day has its origins in the signing of the Council of Europe’s Data Protection Convention or “Convention 108”, which is considered the first binding international instrument in this field.
This laid the foundation for its integration into the current applicable regulation on this subject, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Why is data protection important?
Given the evolution of technology and the fact that we live in a digital world carrying out various activities and interactions with entities, people or devices, we are aware of the risks we face. and need to know what to do. We’re doing it using our data.
Companies that handle our information have or have access to a significant amount of data that belongs to us, speaks about us, and can transmit an infinite amount of information about us that belongs in that field if you stop and think about it. You may have. Privacy we are trying to protect.
For all these reasons, it is very important to be aware of who we are sharing our privacy (data) with and who is creating a trusted environment for us.
The advantage of interacting with trusted environments and companies is that they provide transparency regarding the use of data, thus ensuring security and autonomy in the use of information.
Telefonica and privacy
In order to provide the highest level of transparency in this field, Telefonica has established a Global Transparency Center from which we can report on our commitment to data protection, the exchange of ideas and information security, providing reliable and comprehensive information. We position ourselves as a security champion. and a sustainable digital ecosystem. We are committed to using technology responsibly.
At Telefonica, we believe that respecting individual privacy is essential and we focus not only on our customers, but also on the development of new digital services and products, providing guarantees to third parties and creating an environment of trust. do my best. we offer.
For this reason, we have a Privacy Policy that establishes common and mandatory commitments and guidelines for all companies in the Telefonica Group, laying the foundations for a privacy culture based on compliance with certain fundamental principles.
All this is embodied in an internal governance model that establishes a strategic, organizational, operational and management framework that can be applied to various actions in the data protection field.
The main pillars of privacy are based on:
- transparency. We strive to ensure that you understand why and for what purpose we use the data we collect, provided that the data we collect is not used for different or malicious purposes, and we do not provide more information than is strictly necessary. does not require. We would like to add that we are ranked #1 in several indexes evaluated by leading market analysts.
- control and selection. We offer you various tools, means and methods to decide how you want your data to be handled, as well as the possibility to know and update your personal information.
- safety. With the most demanding and robust security measures, we take care to guarantee the security, availability and confidentiality of all data, both our own and those of our collaborators who interact with us.
Based on these assumptions, we are working to create a safer, more reliable, and more transparent environment in order to bring people’s lives together and realize a more humane world.
