Welcome to Project Inclusion Network’s Website and Jobseeker Portal! Thank you for visiting our Website, a digital platform brought to you by Project Inclusion Network (PIN). We recognize that your privacy and security are important. In compliance with the requirements of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (otherwise known as the “DPA” or R.A. 10173), this Privacy Policy explains to you our online information practices and the choices you can make on how your Information is collected and used by this online platform.

By using our Website, you expressly acknowledge that you have read, understood and hereby agree and consent to all of the terms of this Privacy Policy. Moreover, by using our Website and by submitting your information through this online platform, you expressly consent to the collection, use, access, storage, processing, and disclosure of your information in accordance with this privacy policy. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described herein.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

To provide you with our Services (Career Readiness Assessment and Training) through this Website, we have to process your information. Through your direct disclosure and by automated methods, we collect your personal and sensitive information when you visit and use our website.

1. 1. Through your direct disclosure, we receive and collect the following information:
      1. Personal Information
         1. Full name
         2. Telephone number
         3. Mobile number
         4. Email address
         5. Home address
         6. Work background
         7. Professional associations and organizations
         8. Training and certifications
      2. Sensitive Personal Information
         1. Sex
         2. Disability/Health condition
         3. Medical information related to the participant’s disability
         4. Work preferences
         5. Education background
         6. Marital status
         7. Birthday/Age
   2. Through automated methods or passive means using various technologies, we may collect Usage Information which includes your Internet Protocol (“IP“) address, computer/mobile device operating system and browser type, type of mobile device, the characteristics of the mobile device, the unique device identifier or mobile equipment identifier for your mobile device, the pages you visit on our Website, and the times you visited our online platform. We may use this information for any and all lawful purposes, including to operate, maintain, and manage our Services and to provide other services such as technical support.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We may process, collect, use, store and disclose your information for the following purposes:

1. Provide and communicate with you about our Services;
2. Fulfill your requests regarding our Services;
3. Respond to your inquiries;
4. Process and share your information to PIN’s partners in order to provide the partners with necessary knowledge and information and to match the user efficiently with opportunities that the Partners offer;
5. Process your information in a computerized web-based database;
6. Prepare market research, product and business analysis, audit and administrative purposes, and for marketing or advertising activities undertaken by PIN and its affiliates;
7. Enforce the legal terms that govern your use of our platform and/or for the purposes for which you provided the Information;
8. Protect the safety of our users; and
9. Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

We shall secure your prior consent in the event that we intend to use your information in another way or for a different purpose declared at the time when we collected your information.

RETENTION OF INFORMATION

We shall only retain your Information only until the declared, specific and legitimate purpose has been achieved or the processing relevant to the purpose has been terminated. However, we reserve our right to retain your information when necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims, for legitimate business purposes, or when provided by law, which must be in accordance with standards followed by the applicable industry or approved by appropriate government agencies.

RIGHTS AS THE DATA SUBJECT

As the Data Subject, you have the rights under the DPA, which include the following:

1. The right to access your Information.
2. The right to make corrections to your Information.
3. The right to object to the processing of your Information.
4. The right to erasure or blocking of your information.
5. The right to be informed of the existence of processing of your Information.
6. The right to damages.
7. The right to lodge a complaint before the National Privacy Commission (NPC).

SERVICE PROVIDERS

When we employ third parties, we may share with them your personal and sensitive information for the purpose of performing the assigned task. The sharing of your information, subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, shall only be done on a need to know basis and in all cases only for legitimate business purposes, as follows:

1. To facilitate our Service;
2. To provide the Service on our behalf; or
3. To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

Third parties employed by us are prohibited from disclosing or using the shared information for any purpose other than for the performance of the assigned task. 

COMPLAINTS, CONCERNS, AND QUESTIONS

If you have any complaints, concerns, or questions regarding the processing of your personal information, please contact us at connect@projectinclusion.ph