First Philec values the confidentiality of personal data. This Privacy Notice details how the Company uses and protects personal data in accordance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (DPA), its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), other issuances of the National Privacy Commission (NPC) and other relevant laws of the Philippines.

This Privacy Notice applies to this website and governs data collection and usage. By using the Website, you consent to the data practices described in this Privacy Notice.   This Privacy Notice sets out the data processing practices carried out through the use of the Internet and any other electronic communications networks by First Philec. The company uses the Internet to collect and process your personal information. This naturally involves the processing and transmission of your personal information across borders.   First Philec links to other websites to offer you an opportunity to review connected and interesting information related to us. These Third Party websites are outside of our control and are not covered by this Privacy Notice. If you access other websites using the links provided, the operators of these websites may collect your personal information. Please ensure that you are satisfied with the Privacy Policies of these Third Party websites before you submit any personal information.   We try, as far as we can, to ensure that all Third Party linked websites have equivalent measures for protection of your personal information, but we cannot be held responsible legally or otherwise for the activities, privacy policies or levels of privacy compliance of these Third Parties.   It is important that you are informed that First Philec and/or its principals are the Data Controllers of your personal information. For purposes of this website, Data Controller is the organization alone or jointly that determines the purposes and means of the Processing of your personal information which here is First Philec and/or its principals.

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, processing of personal information shall refer to any operation or set of operations which is performed upon your personal information whether or not by automatic means including collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction (effectively any activity that First Philec performs on or with the personal information that you send us) done on the basis of free and informed consent of the natural person submitting the personal information.

Data Collection and Intended Use

In our website, we collect two (2) types of data about users:

1. Active data (such as name, mail address, e-mail address, telephone numbers, etc.) when voluntarily submitted by website visitors for registration, feedback etc.; and

2. Passive data (such as browser type, IP address, page reference, cookies, etc.)

The Data Controller collecting the personal data described herein is First Philec and/or its principals. The personal data you submitted is used only for the purposes for which you provided it to us. We will not use personally identifiable data for direct marketing or unsolicited follow-up unless you have given us your express permission for such use.

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, Personal Information can also be known as Personal Data and means any information relating to you as a natural person that is capable of directly or indirectly identifying you (on websites this is typically at least your e-mail address).

Personal information includes at least all of the following:

1. Full name

2. Contact number

3. Email address

We will use your personally identifiable data only for business purposes within our organization which may include its communication to our affiliates and subsidiaries. We do not share personally identifiable data collected at this site with third parties except for the limited instances set out below.

The exceptions are:

1. We may transfer your personal data to third party agencies (service providers) who assist us in administering the site (s). They can only use the data for the purposes of maintaining our site. These partner agencies are bound by a contractual agreement to keep your data private and secure. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, third parties are companies not under the control of the Data Controllers through either direct or indirect ownership who, under the direct authority of the Data Controllers, are authorized to process the personal data;

2. We may also disclose personal data if we are required to do so by law or lawful order of a court or if in our good faith judgment, such action is reasonably necessary to comply with legal processes, to respond to any claims, or to protect the rights of First Philec, its customers and the public; or

3. In the event of an acquisition of all or part of First Philec by another company, or in the event that we were to sell or dispose of all or a part of our business, the acquirer would have access to the data maintained by our business, which could include personal data, subject to applicable law. Similarly, data may be transferred as part of reorganization (business merging) or insolvency proceedings.

Server

The server that makes this website available may be located outside the country from which you accessed this website. We will collect, process and use personal data only in accordance with this Privacy Notice.

Restricted Access

Process of personal data (such as user-ID, password, etc.) may be mandatory for the purposes of consultation, modification or deletion of your personal data and/or of the online services offered by this website.

Data Security, Accessing, Deleting or Correcting Data

You may have your personal data deleted, corrected or revised by sending us an e-mail at fpi_dpo@firstphilec.com or by sending us a letter to:

First  Philec

2nd St. Extension, 

First Philippine Industrial Park,

Brgy. Ulango, Tanauan City, Batangas

You may have access to your data at any time by sending us an e-mail or by writing to us at the addresses above.

Tracking Technology ('Cookies')

We do make use of tracking technology ('Cookies') to gather such data as browser type and operating system, aggregate metrics ( total number of visitors and pages viewed), geographical location, and understanding how visitors use this website. Cookies also help us tailor this website to your personal needs. This data will not be disclosed outside our organization, our affiliated companies, third party agents, or business partners and will not be used for unsolicited communication.

If you prefer not to receive cookies while browsing our website, you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies and refuse the cookie when your browser alerts you to its presence. You can also refuse all cookies by turning them off in your browser, although you may not be able to take full advantage of some website features if you do so. You do not need to have cookies turned on, however, to use or navigate through many parts of our website.

Referrals

Some parts of our website may provide you with the opportunity to email a web page to another person. For this feature to work, we may need to collect your email addresses and/or the email addresses of those to whom you send the web page. The email addresses collected in this context are not used for any other purpose other than to send your request.

These email addresses are deleted as soon as we have complied with our obligations under applicable laws after your request is fulfilled.

Spamming

We do not practice spamming. Spamming is where unsolicited e-mails are sent to recipients containing advertisement or marketing related materials without the prior consent of the recipient. If for some reason you believe you have received a SPAM e-mail from us please inform us immediately at the address given above.

Data Retention

The data collected through this website is kept secure for as long as it is necessary, taking into consideration the purpose for which it is collected, our need to answer your queries, provide you new and/or improved services and comply or prove our compliance with the requirements of applicable laws, before being destroyed.

Privacy Notice Updates

We reserve the right to make any changes and corrections to this Privacy Notice. It is the responsibility of visitors to this website to refer to this page from time to time to review any subsequent amendments.

Acceptance

First Philec is a company that uses the Internet to collect and process your personal information. This naturally involves the processing and transmission of your personal information across borders. By browsing this website, communicating electronically with us and submitting your personal data to this website, you acknowledge and agree to our processing of personal data in this way and to the terms of this Privacy Notice.