Legal Notice

General
Our website provides only publicly available information. Therefore, this information may be freely shared, printed, or photocopied by users. If you use the information provided here, please include or indicate that it originates from the Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico (the Office).

Please note that the content (documents, laws, regulations, news, reports, or any other type of information) on these pages may have been modified to facilitate its presentation on this medium (the Internet). In case of discrepancy between the original and the content of this page, the original document held in the Office's files shall prevail.

Links (hyperlinks or links) from external websites to the Office's homepage (http://www.ocpr.pr.gov) are permitted. However, displaying pages from the Office's website within a frame in a way that misleads the user into believing that the information on the Office's page is part of the external page displaying it is prohibited.

The Office does not endorse or recommend any products or services not belonging to the Office that are referenced via hyperlink.

The Office takes the necessary measures to prevent the loss, misuse, or alteration of information and resources under its control.

The Office takes the necessary measures to prevent the dissemination of malicious code, harmful software, or viruses through its pages and files.
Right to Privacy
The Office will NOT collect personal information about users unless it is voluntarily provided to benefit from the publication notification service or other notifications. However, the Office reserves the right to collect any information when illegal conduct is suspected in the use of Office property that provides internet-related services. To maintain the availability of the services we provide, the Office will monitor the use of the interconnection network, specifically in situations where attempts are made to modify page content or damage the property used for these purposes.

In addition, the Office may collect information relevant to visits to our pages for statistical purposes regarding:
  1. Your internet domain and IP address of your connection or access
  2. The type of browser and operating system used to view the pages
  3. The date and time of the visit
  4. The Office pages that were visited
  5. The external page that originated the visit
Information contained in a message or email received by the Office may be disclosed when the information is:
  1. Required by any state or federal agency, by the Puerto Rico Legislature or the United States Congress, or by any state or federal court that so requires pursuant to its legal authority.
  2. Considered to be in the public domain pursuant to Law No. 5 of December 8, 1955, as amended.
When information relates to a confidentiality complaint, it will be considered and kept confidential according to the Instructions for Filing Complaints with the Office.

The information you provide through this means will not be encrypted. Given the nature of the Internet, this information could be examined during transmission by individuals outside the Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico.

The Office generally does NOT use cookies to collect personal user information, unless it is for the purpose of improving the usability of the pages. In any case, the information will be collected only on the Office's computer systems. Cookies are small files that are temporarily placed on the user's computer for the purpose of collecting the required information.

When our pages contain hyperlinks to external pages belonging to other government, commercial, or private entities, and the user or "visitor" selects one of these links, they will be subject to the rules and conditions of the external page.
Prohibitions
Any unauthorized access, or any attempt or direct or indirect action to modify, delete, alter, penetrate, replace, or remove the files, configuration, pages, graphics, or content of the Office's computer services is prohibited. Such actions will be considered as affecting the security and integrity of its computer services. The Office will implement the necessary security and monitoring mechanisms to identify any person who engages in such conduct.

Furthermore, all appropriate measures will be taken to arrest and prosecute any person who attempts or carries out any act that affects the security or integrity of these services.

The use of the Office's computer pages and services is subject to applicable state and federal laws.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this notice and the rules, you can contact:
Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico

Postal Address:
P.O. Box 366069
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-6069

Physical Address:
Avenida Ponce de León 105, Esq. Pepe Díaz
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00919

Phone: (787) 754-3030
Email: website@ocpr.gov.pr
Internet: www.ocpr.pr.gov
For further information, please contact the Director of Information Systems at (787) 250-3311 or (787) 754-3030 Ext. 2300.

Improving the oversight and administration of public property and funds is a collective commitment.