GDPR - UVT

The spirit of the Western University of Timișoara is one of performance and excellence, as a gradual and permanent result of the effort to be better. UVT advocates for an education correlated with the immediate needs of the labor market, an education that aims, in addition to scientific performance and socio-economic employment, to reveal the human personality as a whole.

In addition to the role of a training institution for specialists in specific areas of competence, we also assume that of a vital institution for the western region of the country, which actively participates in the great regional and national socio-economic challenges, aware of its role in Romanian society. We propose that our activity closely reflects the importance given to the development of the community in which we operate, a space in which we imprint our cultural and social values ​​acquired over time.

Beyond its educational mission, the Western University of Timișoara promotes a set of values ​​and moral principles to transmit and guide future generations: Professionalism and excellence; Solidarity and mutual respect; Recognition of merit; Academic freedom¸ Individual and public responsibility; Transparency; Honesty; Diversity; Personalization; Advanced knowledge and transdisciplinarity; Solidarity and mutual respect.

UVT is the largest university in the west of the country, a diverse and multicultural academic environment. The University of the West was established in 1944 by Decree Law no. 660 given by King Mihai I, published in the Official Gazette no. 302 of December 30, 1944, with the faculties of Law, Letters and Philosophy, Sciences, Human Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy and Theology.

The UVT structure includes: 11 faculties, offering 75 bachelor's degree programs and over 90 master's degree programs from 34 different fields of study, as well as doctoral studies in 22 fields, alongside the new master's program didactic, organized in the five different fields of undergraduate studies.

With 27 advanced research centers, UVT generates and transfers knowledge to society through scientific research, development, innovation and technology transfer.

UVT has 8 dormitories, offering accommodation for 3000 students.

The processing of personal data by the UVT data operator is carried out by:

• Higher Education Law no. 199/2023;
• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC(GDPR);
• Law no. 190/2018 on measures to implement the GDPR and repeal Directive 95/46/EC;
• DECISION no. 174 of October 18, 2018 regarding the list of operations for which the assessment of the impact on the protection of personal data is mandatory.
• ANSPDCP personal data processing guide
• The manual of European legislation on data protection is drawn up through the cooperation between the Agency for Fundamental Rights of the European Union (FRA) and the Council of Europe together with the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights.
• Recommendations of the European working groups from the perspective of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016
• Regulation (EU) 2015/759 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 29, 2015 amending Regulation (EC) no. 223/2009 and the MEN - National Institute of Statistics (INS) Convention regarding data processing for the production of official education and professional training statistics;
• LAW No. 53 of January 24, 2003 LABOR CODE republished 2011, updated 2018;
• EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 of July 14, 2005 regarding the record, domicile, residence and identity documents of Romanian citizens, published in the OFFICIAL GAZETTE no. 719 of October 12, 2011;
• DECISION No. 1.336 of October 28, 2022 for the approval of the Framework Regulation on the organization and career development of contractual personnel in the budgetary sector paid from public funds;
• ORDER of the Minister of Education No. 3714/2018 of May 21, 2018 regarding the approval of the Regulation on the organization, functioning and operationalization of the Single Matriculation Register of Romanian Universities;
• Accounting LAW no. 82 of 24 December 1991 (republished)
• Law no. 365/2002 on electronic commerce, republished, with subsequent changes
• BNR Regulation no. 6/11.10.2006 – Regulation of the Romanian National Bank (BNR) no. 6/11.10.2006-regarding the issuance and use of electronic payment instruments and the relations between participants in transactions with these instruments
• Framework law no. 153/2017 regarding the salary of staff paid from public funds
• Law no. 129/2019 – for the prevention and combating of money laundering and the financing of terrorism, as well as for the amendment and completion of some normative acts

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. any data related to an attribute that leads to the direct or indirect identification of a person is personal data.

UVT processes your personal data in order to achieve the main mission of the university, namely education and advanced research, in the sense of initiating and conducting legal relationships between the data subject and UVT.

UVT processes personal data for the general purpose of guaranteeing the proper conduct of its academic, administrative, scientific and social activities, in accordance with its mission and with applicable legislation in the field of education and data protection.

The data is processed for the purpose of concluding and executing any type of contract to which UVT is a party to, the fulfillment of legal obligations and in the legitimate interest of the University and all categories of persons. 

Any processing of personal data may only be carried out if at least one of the following conditions is met:

• There is the consent of the data subject
• Fulfilling a legal obligations
• Protection of vital interests of the data subject

• Accomplishing a task which serves a public interest
• Protection of legitimate interests tracked by the operator or a third party

a) The right to transparency of information, communications and ways of exercising the rights of the data subject

b) The right to be informed

c) Right of access

d) Right to rectification

e) The right to erasure of data (“the right to be forgotten”)

f) Right to restriction of processing

g) Right to data portability

h) Right to object

i) The right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing 

j) The right to file a complaint with the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing

Personal data for which national and international legislation provides for a retention period will be stored in accordance with legal provisions.

For other types of data, according to the UVT Archival Nomenclature, the general retention period is 2 years. Data retention will be done in compliance with the rights of the data subjects. The data subject has the right to request the deletion of personal data.

You can submit a written request whenever you wish to exercise your rights regarding the protection of your personal data (under Articles 13-22 of the GDPR).

Contact details of the person responsible for personal data protection 

Email: gdpr@e-uvt.ro

Phone: +4 0256 592724

Address: Vasile Parvan Boulevard 4, Timisoara 300223, 1st floor, room 119

You can contact The National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing if:

• Are you dissatisfied with the way UVT handled your request?
• You have not received a response to your request.
• You consider that the way your personal data is processed violates the legal provisions in force.

The electronic complaint form is available on the supervisory authority's website. www.dataprotection.ro.