GENERAL PRIVACY STATEMENT

Seen and Hear hereinafter referred to us “HS”, “we”, “our”, “us”, commits to respect your right to privacy. We assure you that, when you share your Personal Data in the course of our interactions or dealing, we strive to comply with Philippines’ Data Privacy Act (“DPA”), its Implementing Rules and Regulations (“IRR”), and other relevant government regulations and issuances. This is general statement on its data processing activities to notify Data Subjects of categories of Personal Data processed and the purpose and extent of processing. This is not a consent form but a notification how we processes Personal Data in its established practices and operations.

What personal data we collect from you?

We only collect the Personal Data needed to effectively serve you and carry out our operations and obligations. This may include your basic personal details such as name, age, birthday, address, nationality, contact information, contact of personal information of your relatives, guardian or next of kin. In some situations, we may also sensitive information for us to customize our services according to your needs.

Why do we collect and process your Personal Data?

We collect only the Personal Data needed to effectively serve you and carry out its business operations and obligations. We may collect, use, and process your Personal Data for the following general purposes –

1. To conduct due diligence prior to executing a contract, and to facilitate the fulfillment of the terms of the contract thereafter (i.e. booking appointment, information required to render legal opinion such as case status, conflicts review, engagement agreements, contract reviews, etc.);

2. to respond to queries, complaints, and requests;

3. to provide information about our services ;

4. to conduct research and analysis to improve our services, management system, eternal or internal controls;

5. to maintain safety and security; and

6. to comply with legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements or obligations.

We may further provide specific privacy notices in line with specific activities or objectives. Rest assured that we process Personal Data proportionately and as may be necessary to serve legitimate purposes in accordance with laws and regulations, as well as our Policies

How do we collect your Personal Data?

Depending on a particular transaction and your preference, we collect your Personal Data through physically through various forms, attachments, and other documents; or electronically through electronic systems, electronic platforms, e-forms, email, or electronic submission of information directly through you or through your representatives.

When do we collect personal data collect from you?

We generally collect your Personal Data at the onset of your transaction with us, such as inquiry, booking and our other services.

What is our general policy on storage, transmission and transfer of Personal data collect from you?

Personal Data are stored in physical and electronic data processing systems managed by our groups, offices, and units. Physical records are generally stored in secured folders or envelopes in drawers or shelves. Electronic records are generally stored in servers in our possession or control, or in cloud storage that we control or availed from this site or Google Workspace. Personal Data are transmitted and transferred in accordance with Chapter III of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and Rule V of its Implementing Rules and Regulations.

How long do we keep Personal Data?

Retention period for Personal Data we collect varies on the kind of transaction. We retain data in accordance with our retention policies, observing laws and government rules and regulations, and locally and internationally accepted practices and standards.

What are our policies on Cookies?

Cookies. Cookies are small pieces of text sent to your browser when you visit a site. They serve a variety of functions, like enabling us to remember certain information you provide to us as you navigate between pages on the Services. We use cookies on the website and associated domains of www.squarespace.com and on Squarespace web and mobile applications for the following purposes:

Authentication, Customization, Security and Other Functional Cookies. Cookies help us verify your Account and device and determine when you’re logged in, so we can make it easier for you to access the Services and provide the appropriate experiences and features. We also use cookies to help prevent fraudulent use of login credentials and to remember choices you’ve made on the Services, such as your language preference.

Performance And Analytics. Cookies help us analyze how the Services are being accessed and used, and enable us to track performance of the Services. For example, we use cookies to determine if you viewed a page or opened an email. This helps us provide you with information that you find interesting.

Third Parties. Third Party Services may use cookies to help you sign into their services from our Services. Any such third party cookie usage is governed by the policy of the third party placing the cookie.

Seen and Heard Ads. We partner with third party publishers, advertising networks and service providers to manage our ads on other sites. Our third party partners may set cookies on your device or browser to gather information about your activities on the Services and other sites you visit, in order to provide you with Seen and Hear ads. For example, if you visit Seen and Heard and also use a social media platform, you may see a Seen and Heard ad in your social media newsfeed or timeline.

Opting Out. You can set your browser to not accept cookies, but this may limit your ability to use the Services. We currently don’t respond to DNT:1 signals from browsers visiting our Services. You can also opt out of receiving interest-based ads from certain ad networks here (or if located in the European Union, here).

Device Identifiers. We use device identifiers on Seen and Heard web and mobile applications to track, analyze and improve the performance of the Services and our ads.

Third Party Tags. We use and manage third party tags on the website and associated domains of www.squarespace.com and on Squarespace web and mobile applications. Third party tags may take the form of pixels or tracking snippets. We use pixels to learn how you interact with our site pages and emails, and this information helps us and our ad partners provide you with a more tailored experience. We use tracking snippets to capture data from your browser, make requests to a third party partner or set cookies on your device to store data. For example, if you see a Squarespace ad on a social media platform and choose to use Squarespace, we may use a tag to reduce the number of Squarespace ads you see on that platform. We use Google Tag Manager to manage our third party tag usage. This may cause other tags to be activated which may, for their part, collect data and set cookies under certain circumstances. Google Tag Manager does not store this data.

Cookies on Your Sites. For information about the cookies and similar technologies used on this site click here.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we’ll update the “Effective Date” at the bottom of this Cookie Policy and post it on our sites. We encourage you to check back periodically to review this Cookie Policy for any changes since your last visit.

What are your rights as Data Subject?

As provided by law, you may object to the processing of your personal data, request to access your personal information, and/or have it corrected, erased, or blocked on reasonable grounds. For the details of your rights as a data subject, you can get in touch with our Data Protection Officer at contact details below or at National Privacy Commission at https://privacy.gov.ph/data-privacy-act/#16. We will consider your request and reserves the right to deal with the matter in accordance with the law. While you may withdraw your consent anytime, you must understand that we may refrain providing you our services as a consequence of your withdrawal.

How can you contact us?

For any complaints, concerns, or questions regarding the collection and use of your personal data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at dpo@sthlegal.com.

How can you be updated with changes to our privacy policy?

Seen and Hear reserves the right to modify our Privacy Policy at any time at our sole discretion and will publish notice of any such modification through this website. Any modification is effective immediately upon posting.

Effective date 12 July 2024