This privacy policy sets out how OWWA uses and protects the personal data of its clients and users (“your personal data”). OWWA is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. OWWA uses the Data Privacy of 2012 (RA 10173), its implementing rules and regulations and related issuances of the National Privacy Commission as a template for best practice in data protection.
OWWA may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. This policy is effective from 01 September 2018.
By accessing and using this Service, you agree and consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data as outlined in this Privacy Policy. Your use of this Service shall constitute your consent to our processing of that information. Before using or submitting personal data as part of our Services, you might be asked to confirm your acceptance of this Privacy Policy, including electronically by checking box(es) and/or clicking on "I AGREE" or similar button(s). Your action in checking such box(es) and/or clicking on such button(s) and your use of our Services signify that you agree to the collection, processing, use and transfer of your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy. Our records of your acceptance of this Privacy Policy, the date thereof, and of all future amendments to this Privacy Policy, shall be regarded as conclusive and written evidence of your consent.
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
We may also collect information how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Examples of Cookies we use:
OWWA uses the collected data for various purposes:
We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, auditing, or reporting requirements.
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to - and maintained on - computers located outside of your city or municipality, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction. If you are located outside Philippines and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the Philippines and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
OWWA will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
OWWA may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100 percent secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children").
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at misd@owwa.gov.ph.