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Privacy Policy 

Privacy Statement
Updated June 06, 2023

SM Development Corporation, including its parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates,and related companies which shall be collectively known as “SMDC”, collect, process and store personal data about you when you avail of their products and services, including its websites and mobile applications, participate in their events, apply for a job with them, or enter into any contract with them (“Services”), provided that you have given your express consent. This privacy policy has been prepared to better serve any person who avails any of the Projects of SMDC to inform them on how their personal data are being collected, used and secured by SMDC. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how SMDC, uses, protects or otherwise handles your personal data in accordance with Republic Act No. 10173, or the Data Privacy Act of 2012, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (collectively, the “Data Privacy Act”)..

Collection of Personal Data

The information that we collect are only those necessary and relevant to our dealings with you. Said information will be kept for as long as they are pertinent for the purpose for which they were collected and/or as we are required under the law. We shall immediately destroy or dispose in a secure manner any personal information, the retention of which is no longer allowed under the law. By visiting our premises or by voluntarily providing your personal information, you agree to our Privacy Policy and explicitly authorize us, our employees, authorized representatives, related companies, and third party service providers to collect your personal data via the forms you fill up and documents you submit, as well as the use of CCTV recording around our premises. When you undertake any of the said actions, the personal information we collect from you may include, but are not limited to:

  1. Name
  2. Home Address
  3. Email Address
  4. Contact Number
  5. Mobile Number
  6. Date of Birth
  7. Gender
  8. Educational Background
  9. Work Experience
  10. Government-issued identification numbers
  11. CCTV footages

The personal information that we collect are those you have voluntarily submitted to us. If you provide personal information of any third party to us, we assume that you have obtained the required consent from the relevant third party to share and transfer his/her personal information and to allow us, our agents and third party service providers to process said information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you choose to withdraw the consent for the collection, use and processing of personal information, we may not be able to provide you with our services.

Use and Processing of Personal Data

SMDC may use and process the personal data collected about you to allow your agent to assist you in complying with the requirements of your account, or for you to participate in the Event, other similar events to be held by SMDC, including the publication of your name should you win the same, and other discounts, promos, sales, advertisements, marketing activities and commercial communications of SMDC, including direct marketing. However, if necessary, SMDC may subject the personal information to additional processing before using the same. SMDC may use the information that it collected from or provided by you to:

  1. Process job applications and comply with requirements of government agencies such as, but not limited to, BIR, Pag-IBIG, Philhealth, SSS, etc.
  2. Respond to your online inquiries and requests
  3. Improve our online services by performing data analytics
  4. Generate statistical information
  5. Comply with applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards and Company policies

SMDC may also use your personal information in other ways for which you will be provided specific notice at the time of collection. At all times, your personal data shall not be used or processed for any purpose that is contrary to law, morals, or public policy.

Your Rights under the Data Privacy Act

As a data subject, you have the following rights under the Data Privacy Act:

  1. You have the right to be informed of the collection and processing of your personal data, the purpose for which they will be processed, among others. Thus, you are required to read this privacy policy before giving your consent to the collection and processing of your personal data. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask us questions or clarifications and you may also contact our Data Protection Officer;
  2. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. You will be given an option or opportunity to withhold your consent to the processing of your personal data whenever SMDC communicates with you or by notifying our Data Protection Officer;
  3. You have the right to have reasonable access to your personal data by notifying our Data Protection Officer;
  4. You have the right to rectify or correct any inaccuracy or error in your personal data by submitting your request for rectification or correction to our Data Protection Officer;
  5. You have the right to suspend, withdraw or order the blocking, removal or destruction of your personal data in accordance with the requirements of the Data Privacy Act. Please notify our Data Protection Officer if you wish to exercise this right;
  6. You have the right to obtain a copy of your data in an electronic or structured format if the same is processed by electronic means and in a structured and commonly used format by submitting your request to our Data Protection Officer; and
  7. You have the right to be indemnified if you incur damages due to inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, false, unlawfully obtained or unauthorized use of your personal data.
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