Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation, A.C.

Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation, A.C.

Terms and Conditions of Use

Last updated: October 1, 2025

Welcome to IAAC. By accessing and using this website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use. If you do not agree with any part of these terms and conditions, please refrain from using the site.

1.- Intellectual Property

All content, materials, designs, logos, images, texts, and software on this website are the exclusive property of the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) and/or its members. They are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Reproduction, distribution, modification, public display, sale, or any other unauthorized use of such content is prohibited without IAAC’s consent.

  1. Privacy Notice

IAAC recognizes the importance of protecting your privacy. Therefore, the processing of your personal data is governed by our Privacy Notice. This notice details the information we collect, the purposes for which we use it, and how you can exercise your rights of access, rectification, cancellation, and opposition (ARCO rights), in accordance with the Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties and its Regulations. The use of this site implies acceptance of our Privacy Notice.

  1. Acceptable Use of the Website

Access to this website is granted for personal and informational use. You agree not to use the website for any illegal or prohibited purposes under these terms and conditions. In particular, you must not:

  • Interfere with or disrupt the operation of the website or its servers.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the website.
  • Post or transmit defamatory, obscene, offensive, threatening, or infringing materials on third-party intellectual property rights.
  • Use the website for commercial purposes without IAAC’s express authorization.
  1. Hyperlinks to Third-Party Websites

This website may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by IAAC. We have no control over the content, privacy policies, or practices of third-party websites and assume no responsibility for them. The inclusion of a link does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorsement of the content of such websites.

IAAC is not responsible for the content, accuracy, or privacy practices of these sites, nor does it endorse them in any way.

  1. Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranties

IAAC makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the operation of the website or the information, content, materials, or products included on it. IAAC will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages arising from the use or inability to use this website. This includes, but is not limited to, data loss, business interruption, or any other type of loss.

  1. Changes to the Terms

IAAC reserves the right to modify these terms and conditions at any time and without prior notice. Changes will take effect as soon as they are posted on the website. It is your responsibility to periodically review this page to stay informed of any updates.

  1. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Mexican States, where IAAC is legally incorporated. Any dispute related to these terms will be exclusively resolved in the courts of such jurisdiction.

IAAC Privacy Notice

The INTERAMERICAN ACCREDITATION COOPERATION – IAAC, a civil association with its registered address at Tuxpan 58, Roma Sur, Demarcación Territorial Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, C.P. 06760, is responsible for the protection and processing of the personal data it collects in accordance with the FEDERAL LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA HELD BY PRIVATE PARTIES.

You give your consent for the personal data provided when using the website and/or that may be required, which may include sensitive data, to be used exclusively for the purposes stipulated therein or for the exercise of the rights of access, rectification, cancellation, and opposition to the processing of personal data (ARCO), and may include confidential data. Consequently, your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those mentioned above, and will primarily be used to feed a repository that will be hosted on the IAAC website.

  1. ARCO Rights

You have the right to know what personal data we have about you, as well as the use and processing we give it (Access). You also have the right to request the correction of your personal information if it is outdated, inaccurate, or incomplete (Rectification); to have it deleted from our records or databases if you believe it is not being used in accordance with the principles, duties, and obligations set forth in the applicable regulations (Cancellation); and to object to the use of your personal data for specific purposes (Opposition). These rights are known as ARCO rights.

To exercise any of the ARCO rights, you or your legally authorized representative must send a written request to the email address info@iaac.org.mx

  1. Purposes

The personal data collected through the portal www.iaac.org.mx, any of its subdomains, and/or by any other means will be used for the following purposes:

Subscription to our website for sending news, information, and newsletters related to the activities of the cooperation and/or conformity assessment in the region.

  • Invitations to events, conferences, webinars, training sessions, workshops, among others.
  • Measure the usage and improve the content of the website.
  • Perform query statistics.
  • Integration with social networks like LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter).
  1. Data Collected

To fulfill the purposes described in this privacy notice, the personal data that may be required on the portal www.iaac.org.mx, event forms, and/or any of its subdomains are:

  • First and last name
  • Email address
  • Company or place of employment
  • Economic sector
  • Job position
  1. Use of Tracking Technologies on Our Website

We inform you that on our portal www.iaac.org.mx or any of its subdomains, we use cookies, web beacons (HTML elements), and other technologies through which it is possible to monitor your behavior as an Internet user, providing you with better service and user experience while browsing our site.

The personal data we obtain from these tracking technologies include the following: Internet protocol address, the type and language of the browser, the date and time of the request, and one or more cookies that uniquely identify the browser.

These cookies and other technologies can be disabled from your electronic device.

If you wish to limit the use or disclosure of the personal data you have provided us for advertising and/or marketing purposes, please send an email to info@iaac.org.mx