Processing of Biometric Data

It is important to Incode that you understand what information we collect from you and how we use it. This section is intended to inform you about how we use your personal data to manage the Incode ID Wallet ID service.

What is a Biometric Data?

Biometric data are the physical properties, physical, physiological, behavioral or personality traits, attributable to a single person and that are measurable (Guide for the treatment of biometric data, INAI). Among the biometric data we can find the fingerprint, the face, the retina, the iris, the geometry of the hand or fingers, the structure of the veins of the hand, the shape of the ears, the skin or texture of the skin surface, DNA, chemical composition of body odor and vascular pattern, heart rate, among others

What are Biometric Data used for?

Currently, biometric data for various purposes, including recognizing people and confirming their identity, through the use of technologies and other similar methods.

Of course, the treatment of this type of data attends to a great responsibility, for this reason Incode has the firm commitment to carry out a legitimate treatment of your data and protect them through the application of security measures in accordance with the applicable regulations and high security standards. of the industry.

What types of biometric verification systems exist?

There are various biometric verification methods on the market, including the following:
• One-to-Many Matching Process: Refers to the process of matching your biometric data (acquired at the time of identification) with a series of biometric templates stored in a database.
• One-to-one correspondence search process: method that consists of identifying the user by means of a name, card, smart device or some other method, and obtaining their biometric sample which is converted to a biometric template. Subsequently, both templates are compared to determine their coincidence, yielding a positive or negative result, as the case may be.

How does Incode perform biometric verification?

In the case of the Incode ID Wallet, biometric verification corresponds to a one-to-one matching process, by checking your encrypted biometric data in a QR Code stored on your mobile device and later, when you decide Using your Incode Wallet ID, the decoding process will be carried out through our reader devices (scanners).

That is, the biometric comparison is done directly on your mobile device and is not communicated over the internet. Consequently, without Incode's scanners, the biometric template is useless, preventing potential misuse of biometric templates. This means that the data entrusted to Incode will only remain in its possession without the need to share your data with third parties. Incode ID Wallet's facial recognition technology has been recognized as some of the best in the world with the best combination of speed and accuracy.

What is my Incode ID Wallet for?

You can use your Incode ID Wallet to verify and authenticate your identity in order to access different third-party products and services that accept it, taking advantage of a series of benefits such as a lower possibility of identity theft, less possibility of data loss, reduction of vulnerabilities from social engineering and technical attacks. The above, with greater comfort thanks to the centralization of our systems and the ease of use of Incode ID Wallet.

What information do we collect?

Incode only uses the personal data necessary and relevant for the provision of the service. The data we collect includes data provided directly by you such as full name, telephone number, date of birth, CURP, address, your photograph, biometric template, official identification, data on the characteristics of your device and data derived from the use of our Services. For more information, consult the Incode Privacy Notice within the Incode Privacy Center.

What other uses do you give to my biometric data?

As has been indicated, Incode will only use your biometric data to generate a template for the verification/authentication of your identity in order to provide you with access to services that use Incode technology and not to obtain health data or much. unless you will have access to different information for purposes other than those reported in the Incode Privacy Notice.
However, if you grant your consent, we may process your data for the purposes of research and development of our services and inform you of the launch or changes to new products, goods, services and promotions including telephone calls, sending communications through emails, messages short films and other physical and/or electronic means of communication.

Where can I get more information?

For more information, we remind you that you can consult the Incode ID Wallet Privacy Notice at any time through the Incode Privacy Center.

If you have questions or complaints about the processing of your data, you can contact our Personal Data Protection Officer at legalcompliance@incode.com