1. Introduction
Welcome to Schools Division of Zamboanga del
Norte.
Schools Division of Zamboanga del Norte operates
Personnel Tracking System (PTS), Document Tracking System (DTS), Applicant Registration (AppReg)) (hereinafter referred to as “DEPEDZN App”).
Our Privacy Policy governs your usage DepEd
Commons Launcher, and explains how we collect, safeguard
and disclose information that results from your use of our App.
We use your data to provide and improve App. By
using App, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance
with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms
used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and
Conditions.
Our Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern
all use of our App and together with the Privacy Policy constitutes your
agreement with us (“agreement”).
2. Definitions
APP means the depedzn.net website operated
by Schools Division of Zamboanga del Norte.
PERSONAL DATA means data about a living
individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other
information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).
USAGE DATA is data collected automatically
either generated by the use of App or from App
infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
COOKIES are small files stored on your
device (computer or mobile device).
DATA CONTROLLER means a natural or legal
person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines
the purposes for which and the manner in which any
personal data are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy
Policy, we are a Data Controller of your data.
DATA PROCESSORS (OR APP PROVIDERS) means
any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data
Controller. We may use the App of various App Providers in order to process
your data more effectively.
DATA SUBJECT is any living individual who
is the subject of Personal Data.
THE USER is the individual using our App.
The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.
3. Information Collection and Use
We collect several different types of information
for various purposes to provide and improve our App to you.
4. Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our App, you will be asked
of your Personal Data
Usage Data
We may also collect information that your browser
sends whenever you visit our App or when you access App by or through any
device (“Usage Data”).
This Usage Data may include information such as
your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type,
browser version, the pages of our App that you visit, the time and date of your
visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other
diagnostic data.
When you access App with a device, this Usage
Data may include information such as the type of device you use, your device
unique ID, the IP address of your device, your device operating system, the
type of Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other
diagnostic data.
ther Data
While using our App, we may also collect the
following information: sex, age, date of birth, place of birth, passport
details, citizenship, registration at place of residence and actual address,
telephone number (work, mobile), details of documents on education,
qualification, professional training, employment agreements, non-disclosure
agreements, information on bonuses and compensation, information on marital
status, family members, social security (or other taxpayer identification)
number, office location and other data.
5. Use of Data
Schools Division of Zamboanga del Norte uses the
collected data for various purposes:
0.1. to provide and maintain our App;
0.2. to notify you about changes to our App;
0.3. to allow you to participate in interactive
features of our App when you choose to do so;
0.4. to provide customer support;
0.5. to gather analysis or valuable information
so that we can improve our App;
0.6. to monitor the usage of our App;
0.7. to detect, prevent and address technical issues;
0.8. to fulfil any other purpose for which you
provide it;
0.9. to carry out our obligations and enforce our
rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including
for billing and collection;
0.10. to provide you with notices about your
account and/or subscription, including expiration and renewal notices,
email-instructions, etc.;
0.11. to provide you with news, special offers
and general information about other goods, App and events which we offer that
are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless
you have opted not to receive such information;
0.12. in any other way we may describe when you
provide the information;
0.13. for any other purpose with your consent.
6. Retention of Data
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 obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to
comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal
agreements and policies.
We will also retain Usage Data for internal
analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except
when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the
functionality of our App, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for
longer time periods.
7. Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be
transferred to – and maintained on – computers located outside of your state,
province, country or other governmental jurisdiction
where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside Philippines and choose
to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including
Personal Data, to Philippines and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by
your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Schools Division of Zamboanga del Norte will take
all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely
and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal
Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate
controls in place including the security of your data and other personal
information.
8. Disclosure of Data
We may disclose personal information that we
collect, or you provide:
0.1. Disclosure for Law Enforcement.
Under certain circumstances, we may be required
to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to
valid requests by public authorities.
0.2. Business Transaction.
If we or our subsidiaries are involved in a
merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred.
0.3. Other cases. We may disclose your
information also:
0.3.1. to our subsidiaries and affiliates;
0.3.2. to contractors, App providers, and other
third parties we use to support our business;
0.3.3. to fulfill the purpose for which you
provide it;
0.3.4. for the purpose of including your
company’s logo on our website;
0.3.5. for any other purpose disclosed by us when
you provide the information;
0.3.6. with your consent in any other cases;
0.3.7. if we believe disclosure is necessary or
appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our
customers, or others.
9. Security of Data
The security of your data is important to us but
remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of
electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially
acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its
absolute security.
10. App Providers
We may employ third party companies and
individuals to facilitate our App (“App Providers”), provide App on our
behalf, perform App-related App or assist us in analyzing
how our App is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal
Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to
disclose or use it for any other purpose.
11. Analytics
We may use third-party App Providers to monitor
and analyze the use of our App.
12. CI/CD tools
We may use third-party App Providers to automate
the development process of our App.
13. Behavioral Remarketing
We may use remarketing App to advertise on third
party websites to you after you visited our App. We and our third-party vendors
use cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on your past visits to our App.
14. Links to Other Sites
Our App may contain links to other sites that are
not operated by us. If you click a third party link,
you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to
review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no
responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or App.
15. Children’s Privacy
Our App intended for use by children event under
the age of 18 (“Child” or “Children”).
We do not knowingly collect personally
identifiable information from Children of any. If you become aware that a Child
has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that
we have collected Personal Data from Children without verification of parental
consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to
time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on
this page.
We will let you know via email and/or a prominent
notice on our App, prior to the change becoming effective and update “effective
date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy
periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when
they are posted on this page.
17. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy
Policy, please contact us by email: zn.division@deped.gov.ph.