PRIVACY NOTICE

This Privacy Notice is for our website: www.padinlaw.ph . These functionalities enable us to collect and process your personal information.

• Personal Information Collected and Manner of Collection
      1.1 For our website visitors, We may collect personal information in the course of our business, and during our various transactions, when you manually or electronically, submit to us your inquiries, appointments, or requests:
           1.1.1 Name;
           1.1.2 Phone Number; and
           1.1.3 Email Address.
       1.2 For individual clients currently being served by our Firm or prospective clients, the following information may be collected:
            1.2.1 Name;
            1.2.2 Address;
            1.2.3 Employer/company name;
            1.2.4 Job Position;
            1.2.5 Phone Number; and
            1.2.6 Email Address.
• Use and Purpose
     2.1 The personal information shall be kept private and confidential and shall be used solely for legal purposes as mandated by the DPA.
     2.2 Collection of personal information is done for the purpose of:
            2.1.1 Deliver quality, responsive, and timely legal services to our clients;
            2.1.2 Fulfill our legal or contractual obligations and enforce the same;
            2.1.3 Solicit feedback and comments for the services we provide or have provided;
            2.1.4 Comply with applicable laws, regulations, court orders, judicial processes, and regulatory requirements;
            2.1.5 Comply with the requirements of public order and safety, or fulfill the functions of public authority; and 
            2.1.6 Protect your and our clients’ data privacy rights. 
• Disclosure of Personal Information
     3.1 Personal Information processed is not shared and disclosed with any other party unless the same is allowed by the DPA.
• Retention of Personal Information
     4.1 Personal Information that we processed for any of the aforementioned purpose/s shall not be kept longer than is necessary for that purpose/s.
     4.2 We store physical files containing personal information in a secure area within our office;
     4.3 We store electronic files containing personal information, in our computers and servers, which are kept in a secure environment using encryption, firewall, and anti-virus.
     4.4 With respect to our client, we will retain relevant personal information for so long as the case or matter is pending or active, and for a period of at least five (5) years from the date of our last interaction with that client, termination or finality of the decision, case, or matter. 
     4.5 With respect to our website visitor, we will retain relevant personal information for a period of at least three (3) years from the date of our last interaction with that website visitor.
• Deletion and Disposal of Personal Information
     5.1 Physical records containing personal information shall be disposed of through shredding, while electronic files shall be anonymized and deleted. 
     5.2 In all instances, our manner of disposal shall ensure that the personal information shall no longer be retrieved, processed, or accessed by unauthorized persons.
• Rights of a Data Subject:
     6.1 As the Data subject, you have the following rights under the DPA:
           6.1.1 The right to access to your personal information;
           6.1.2 The right to rectification or to make corrections to your personal information;
           6.1.3 The right to object to the processing of your personal information if the personal data processing involved is based on consent or on legitimate interest;
           6.1.4 The right to erasure or blocking of your personal information, whenever warranted;
           6.1.5 The right to data portability through which you may obtain and electronically move, copy, or transfer your data securely for further use; and 
           6.1.6 The right to damages and file a complaint before the NPC.
• Concerns
     7.1 In case you have any questions or concerns regarding your personal information, which we have processed, you may contact us through our email address privacy@padinlaw.ph; 
• Review and Effectivity
     8.1 This Privacy Notice shall take effect on 07 August 2024.
     8.2 We will review this Privacy Notice every three (3) years from the date of effectivity.