PRIVACY POLICY

This website privacy policy discloses and informs you more specifically about the privacy practice of CARMELITE MISSIONARIES FILIPINAS (to be referred to as the “Institution”) every time you access our website (www.carmelitemissionariesfilipinas.com) which was developed by AltusTech IT Solutions Corp. (the Web Developer).

OUR COMMITMENT

CARMELITE MISSIONARIES FILIPINAS respects our stakeholder’s fundamental right to privacy and recognizes the importance of the personal data you have entrusted to us and believe that it is our responsibility to properly manage, process, protect, and store your personal information.

CARMELITE MISSIONARIES FILIPINAS has developed this privacy statement that aims to ensure that we adopt and observe appropriate standards for personal data protection in compliance with all relevant privacy and data protection laws, particularly the Data Privacy Act of 2012.

Please note that this privacy policy does not govern the collection and use of information by companies that the Institution does not manage/control, nor by individuals not employed or managed by the Institution. If you are only browsing our website, we DO NOT capture data that allows us to identify you.

Our website automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, cookie information, and the page(s) requested.

Although user sessions are tracked, the personal identities of users remain anonymous.

Please note that this website may contain links to other websites not maintained or managed by the Institution. Such third-party websites are subject to their data protection and privacy practices, and you are encouraged to examine the privacy policies of those websites.

By accessing our website, you expressly acknowledge that you have read, understood, and hereby agree to all the terms of this statement.

WHAT WE COLLECT AND PROCESS

We may collect information from our users at several different points on our website. Every time you browse our website, we automatically record technical information about your visit using automatic data collection technologies (e.g., cookies, web beacons, small data text files, and the likes) to obtain certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. In most instances, the said technical information cannot be readily used to determine your identity.

The following are the most common technical information that we collect:

  • IP address
  • date and time of connection
  • browser type and version
  • browser plug-in types and versions
  • length of visits to certain pages
  • operating system
  • pages viewed/searched for
  • page interaction information (e.g., scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs)
  • page response time
  • time zone setting
  • download errors
  • platforms and referrers

Our website has a provision for visitors to directly reach us and provide their queries, comments, suggestions, and complaints (found on our Homepage under CONTACT US). This feature enables us to improve our services and procedures. When you access our website and submit your feedback, we ask you to provide the following Personal Data to identify you and enable us to act on your concerns:

  • Full Name
  • Contact Information
  • E-mail address
  • Contact number (landline or mobile number)

If you do not provide any or all the foregoing Personal Data accurately, we may not be in the position to effectively address your concerns/feedback.

WHAT WE DO WITH YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

The said technical information is used primarily to help our technical team to keep our website safe and secure. In connection to this, it may also be used for tracking website errors/bugs, for investigations about security or data breach, and lastly, for statistics/analytics of our website interaction and record the number of visitors.

The said technical data that we collect from you will help us improve our website and be able to give you a better and more personalized service. Secondly, this also enables us to:

  • estimate our website visitors and usage patterns.
  • store information about your internet browsing preferences to allow us to customize our Website according to your interests.
  • speed up your navigation and searching within our website; and
  • recognize you when you visit again our website.

If we need to use the technical information mentioned above, including your personal data for purposes not compatible with those listed above, we will inform you before such use and, when required by law, obtain your consent.

HOW WE USE, STORE, AND RETAIN THEM

The integrity, confidentiality, and security of your information are important to us. If you do provide personally identifiable information through our website, we will:

  • not sell or rent it to a third party.
  • without your permission, unless you opt-out, use your contact information to provide you with information we believe you need to know or may find useful, such as (for example) news about the Institution and promotional materials and/or modifications to our policies and guidelines.

All information collected by domains maintained by the Institution is stored in its data centers that are accessible only to authorized personnel and agents, such as, in some cases, third-party service providers. Third parties who maintain or manage websites for some units or offices of the Institution store their collected information in their own designated servers or data centers.

The collected information is kept for as long as necessary to achieve the declared purpose for its collection. In no case is it shared with or transferred to other persons or organizations, unless required or permitted by law.

YOUR ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OVER INFORMATION

You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:

  • See what data we have about you, if any.
    • Change/correct any data we have about you.
    • Have us delete any data we have about you.
    • Express any concern you have about our use of your data.
COOKIE POLICY

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files with small pieces of data often containing a unique identifier, stored by your web browser when you visit a website. Specific cookies known as HTTP cookies are used to identify specific users and improve your web browsing experience by remembering things like your language preferences or items in your shopping cart.

Data stored in a cookie is created by the server upon your connection. This data is labeled with an ID unique to you and your computer.

When the cookie is exchanged between your computer and the network server, the server reads the ID and knows what information to specifically serve to you. (www.kaspersky.com)

CARMELITE MISSIONARIES FILIPINAS collects anonymous information to help us tailor the Web site to visitor interests and concerns. We use “cookies” to help us understand which parts of our Web site are frequently visited and how much time they spend there. The information that is gathered through cookies is used solely to assist in improving Web site design and function. This Web site is functional without the retention of cookies. You may opt to block cookies from this site through your browser settings.

OUR USE OF COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING/DATA COLLECTION TECHNOLOGIES

The Institution’s website uses “cookies” which may be set by our web server or provided by a third party to store personal data on your computer. You are free to accept or decline cookies by changing your internet browser settings to decline cookies every time you visit our website.

However, if you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to access some features of our website.

We may also link information stored on your computer in cookies with personal data about specific individuals stored on our servers. If you set up your Web browser (for example, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Firefox) so that cookies are not allowed, you might not be able to use some or all the features of our website. These then collect your browsing data to help the site better interact with you and other visitors. Cookies are small text files that are automatically downloaded to your browser upon visiting our website. In other instances, cookies are also relevant for authentication, session management, and performance analytics.

 

EXTERNAL DATA STORAGE SITES

We may store your data on servers provided by third-party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted. The said contractors have established security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

YOUR PRIVACY RESPONSIBILITIES

To help protect your privacy, be sure:

  • to take customary precautions to guard against “malware” (viruses, Trojan horses, bots, etc.), for example by installing and updating suitable anti-virus software.

 

YOUR RIGHTS AND HOW TO EXERCISE THEM

You have rights under the law regarding your personal data. Should you wish to exercise these or if you have some questions relating to our data protection efforts, you may contact our Data Protection Officer.

CARMELITE MISSIONARIES FILIPINAS
Philippines
(+0123)4-567-89

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may, from time to time, update this Privacy Statement to reflect change(s) in the law and/or standards of our institution. When we do so, we will post the updates/ changes on our homepage for the information and reference of our visitors. However, any modification is effective immediately upon posting on this website.