Privacy Policy

PRIVACY NOTICE

The Philippine Dispute Resolution Center Inc. (“PDRCI“) gives importance to your data privacy and is committed to safeguarding any personal data that you have provided on https://pdrci.org (the “Website“).

This Privacy Notice is meant to inform and to help you understand what personal information PDRCI may collect through this Website, why such personal information is collected, and how you can update, manage, export, and delete your personal information. Please read the following carefully to understand PDRCI’s treatment of your personal data.

  1. PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED

Providing personal data is not a condition to browse the Website.

PDRCI may however collect personal data from you when you choose to use the various features of the Website as may be offered from time to time. You may provide and PDRCI may collect personal data in the following instances:

  • Sending inquiries or contacting PDRCI – in such instances, personal data collected includes name, company, email address, and phone number. 

  • Subscribing to any updates or newsletters that PDRCI may provide on the Website – in such instances, personal data collected includes name and email address.

  1. LOG DATA

Whenever you visit this Website, PDRCI may collect Log Data automatically, which may include information such as your computer’s IP address, country of origin, browser version, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on the website, search terms used, and other statistics. This information is collected for data analytics and website optimization.

  1. COOKIES

The Website does not use cookies.

  1. PURPOSE AND USE OF PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED

PDRCI collects and uses personal data you may provide through the Website for the following purposes:

  • Responding to inquiries and requests;

  • Providing services and content; and

  • Administering the Website.

  1. STORAGE AND SECURITY

PDRCI is committed to protecting the security of your personal data. Any personal information you provide through this Website will be stored and processed in a secure internal database which shall be maintained and controlled exclusively by PDRCI. PDRCI implements reasonable and appropriate organizational, physical and technical measures intended for the protection of personal information against any accidental or unlawful destruction, alteration and disclosure, or any other unlawful processing.

  1. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA

PDRCI may disclose your personal data for purposes of national security or law enforcement, in compliance with the law, or when legally compelled by a court of competent authority.

  1. THIRD PARTY ACCESS

PDRCI may employ third-party companies and individuals (Third-Party Service Providers) to perform maintenance on its system and to further improve the data collection system through its portals as may be allowed in this Website. These Third-Party Service Providers may have access to your personal data to enable them to perform maintenance works. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.

PDRCI will not, without your express consent, provide your personal data to third parties for the purposes of direct marketing.

  1. RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

PDRCI only retains personal data for as long as necessary for the fulfilment of the purposes for which it was collected, or to which you have given your consent, or as may be required by law. PDRCI destroys your personal data when its retention is no longer required by purpose, law, or regulation.

  1. ACCESS TO AND CORRECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

You have the right to request access and correction of personal data that PDRCI holds about you, subject to contractual and legal requirements that PDRCI may need to observe.

All requests for information or requests for the amendment of personal data held by PDRCI shall be made by sending an email to PDRCI’s Data Protection Officer at: dpo@pdrci.org.

  1. DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS

Subject to law, rules, and regulations, you have the following rights as data subject:

  • to be informed that your personal data will be, are being, or were, collected and processed;

  • to access or obtain a copy of any information relating to you that we have on our computer databases or manual filing systems;

  • to object to the processing of your personal data;

  • to erasure or blocking of your personal data;

  • to be indemnified of damages due to inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, false, unlawfully obtained or unauthorized use of personal data, or any violation of your data privacy rights;

  • to data portability or transfer your data in a secure manner, for further use.

  • to rectify any inaccuracy or error in the data we hold about you; and

  • to file a complaint with the National Privacy Commission for violation of data privacy rights.

  1. DISCLAIMER

PDRCI is not liable for any voluntary disclosure of personal data by you to other users of the Website.

  1. CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY NOTICE

PDRCI may amend this Privacy Notice at any time by posting a revised version on the Website. Please check for updates to this Privacy Notice prior to using the Website.

  1. CONTACT US

If you have any questions, suggestions or complaints relating to this Privacy Notice or your personal information collected in accordance with this Privacy Notice, please do not hesitate to contact PDRCI’s Data Protection Officer at: dpo@pdrci.org.