Privacy Policy - Phroftopick

1. Introduction

Phroftopick ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you use our website and services.

This policy is crafted in accordance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173), its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and other relevant issuances of the National Privacy Commission (NPC) of the Philippines.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide better services to all our users. The types of information we collect include:

A. Personal Information

When you register for an account using Google or Facebook login, we may collect personal information such as:

Your name
Email address
Profile picture
School affiliation (if provided)

B. Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This 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.

3. How We Use Your Information

Phroftopick uses the collected data for various purposes:

To provide and maintain the Service.
To notify you about changes to our Service.
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so.
To provide customer care and support.
To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service.
To monitor the usage of the Service.
To detect, prevent and address technical issues.

4. Your Rights Under the Data Privacy Act

As a data subject under the Data Privacy Act of 2012, you are entitled to the following rights:

                    Right to be Informed: You have the right to be informed whether your personal data is being, or has been, processed.
Right to Access: You have the right to reasonable access to your personal data upon demand.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.
Right to Erasure or Blocking: You have the right to suspend, withdraw, or order the blocking, removal, or destruction of your personal data from our filing system.
Right to Damages: You may claim compensation if you suffered damages due to inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, false, unlawfully obtained, or unauthorized use of personal data.
Right to File a Complaint: You may file a complaint with the National Privacy Commission if you feel that your personal information has been misused, maliciously disclosed, or improperly disposed of.
Right to Rectify: You have the right to dispute the inaccuracy or error in the personal data and have the data controller correct it immediately and accordingly.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to obtain from the data controller a copy of data undergoing processing in an electronic or structured format.

                

5. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

6. Security of Data

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% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data privacy practices, please contact us:

By email: support@phroftopick.com
By visiting this page on our website: /contact