Privacy Policy
Effective
Date: 01 March 2022
Synergized
Macro Solutions, Inc. (“SMS”, “we”, “us”,
or “our”) recognizes the importance of privacy. In this Privacy
Policy, we describe how we collect, use, and disclose information that we
obtain about visitors to our website, www.smsphil.com (the “Site”),
and the consulting, training, and auditing services that we provide
(collectively, the “Services”).
By
visiting the Site or availing any of our Services, you agree that your personal
information will be handled as described in this Privacy Policy. Your use of our Site or Services, and any
dispute over privacy, is subject to this Privacy Policy.
Synergized Macro Solutions, Inc.
is subject to the Philippine Data Privacy Act (R.A. 10173 and its Implementing
Rules and Regulations) and complies with the principles for handling your
personal information.
Information we collect
We collect information, which may
include personal information, about you directly from you or from our contact
person from your organization upon engagement of our services, and
automatically through your use of our Site. We may combine information
collected with other information that we have collected about you.
The types of personal data that
we collect depend on the service that you avail or intend to avail from us,
including but not limited to:
·
Full name
·
E-mail address
·
Designation/ Department
·
Contact number
You may browse and use certain portions
of our Site without directly providing us with any personal information.
How we use your information
We may use your information for
the following purposes:
·
Providing
Our Services. To provide our Services to
you; to communicate with you, including via email, about your use of our
Services; to respond to your inquires; and for other customer service purposes.
·
Marketing. We may market our services to you. Where you consent, we may provide you with
news and newsletters, special offers, and promotions; to contact you about services
or information we think may interest you; and for other marketing, advertising,
and promotional purposes provided that you have not opted-out of receiving such
communications.
·
Complying
with the Law. To comply with applicable
legal obligations, including requests from law enforcement.
How we retain your information
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 and contractual obligations.
How we disclose your information
We may disclose your information,
including personal information, with the following entities:
·
On-call
consultants, trainers, and auditors. We
will disclose your information to them who perform functions on our behalf as
part of our Services. For example, the assigned on-call consultants, trainers,
and auditors will receive information about the participants who have
registered for the training, this information may include full name, email
address, contact number, and designation/ department.
·
ClassMarker
(an online testing website). We will disclose your information to
ClassMarker as part of our online training services especially on Course for
Effective Internal Management System Auditing.
For example, a participant’s full name and email address as provided in
the training attendance shall be used in ClassMarker examination registration.
Similarly, users will receive their system-generated username and password through
their email address which will be used for taking the online examination.
Cookies and other tracking
mechanisms
We and our service providers use
cookies and other tracking mechanisms to track your use of our Site or
Services. While there is still no
universally accepted standard regarding tracking, our Site does respond to
certain Do Not Track signals (e.g., the Mozilla Firefox Do Not Track
feature). You may also disable certain tracking as discussed above (e.g., by
disabling cookies).
We or our service providers may
use cookies to track visitor activity on our Site. A cookie is a text file that
a website transfers to your computer’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes.
We or our service providers may use cookies to track user activities on our
Site, such as the pages visited and time spent on our Site. Most browsers allow users to refuse cookies.
The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent
your computer from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you
when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Users who
disable cookies may not be able to browse certain areas of the Site.
Know your Data Privacy Rights
Under RA 10173, people whose
personal information is collected, stored, and processed are called data
subjects. We, who manages your personal
data that you shared with us, are dutybound to observe and respect your data
privacy rights as stated in RA 10173.
1.
The right to
be informed.
As a data subject, you have the right to be informed that your personal
data will be, are being, or were, collected and processed.
2.
The right to
access.
You have a right to obtain from an organization a copy of any
information relating to you that they have on their computer database and/or
manual filing system. It should be provided in an easy-to-access format,
accompanied with a full explanation executed in plain language.
3.
The right to
object. You
can exercise your right to object if the personal data processing involved is
based on consent or on legitimate interest.
4.
The right to
erasure or blocking.
You have the right to suspend, withdraw or order the blocking, removal
or destruction of your personal data.
5.
The 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, considering any violation of your rights and freedoms as data
subject.
6.
The right to
file a complaint.
you feel that your personal information has been misused, maliciously
disclosed, or improperly disposed, or that any of your data privacy rights have
been violated, you have a right to file a complaint with the NPC.
7.
The right to
rectify.
You have the right to dispute and have corrected any inaccuracy or error
in the data a personal information controller (PIC) hold about you.
8.
The right to
data portability. This right assures that YOU
remain in full control of YOUR data. Data portability allows you to obtain and
electronically move, copy or transfer your data in a secure manner, for further
use.
Information Security
We take reasonable steps to
protect your personal information from misuse, loss, unauthorized access,
modification or disclosure. For example, we take steps to destroy or
permanently de-identify personal information if we no longer need it for any
purpose. Please be aware that despite our efforts, no data security measures
can guarantee 100% security.
Children
Our Site is not targeted to and
Our Service does not address children under eighteen (18) years of age
(“Children”), nor do we knowingly collect personal information from children. If we discover that a child data is in the
system without adult consent, we will promptly delete such personal information
from our systems. If you are a parent or
guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data,
please contact us.
Contact us
If
you have any questions or concerns about the privacy aspects of our Site or
Services, or want to complain about an interference with your privacy by SMS,
please Contact Us. We will do our best to resolve your complaint as
quickly as possible.
Vladimir
Soliven
Data
Protection Officer
vladimir.soliven@smsphil.com
Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is current as
of the Effective Date set forth above. We may change this Privacy Policy from
time to time, and new versions will be posted on this Site, so please check
back periodically for updates.