PRIVACY POLICY

Our Privacy Policy was last updated on September 25, 2024.

This Privacy Policy details Our procedure and policy on the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You use Our Website.

By using this Website, You agree to the collection and use of Your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

INTERPRETATION

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning, regardless of whether they appear in singular or plural.

DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

1. “Account” means a unique account created for You to access our Website or parts of our Website.
2. “Affiliates” include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
3. “Content” refers to content such as text, images, or other information that can be posted, uploaded, linked to, or otherwise made available by You, regardless of the form of that content.
4. “Cookies” are small digital signature files that are stored by Your web browser that allow Your preferences to be recorded when visiting the Website. Also, they may be used to track Your return visits to the Website. Third-party advertising companies may also use Cookies for tracking purposes. We use the following Cookies:
   1. “Persistent Cookies” remain on Your Device when You go offline.
   2. “Session Cookies” are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser.
5. “Device” means any device that can access the Website such as a computer, laptop, tablet, or a mobile phone.
6. “FHBO” (referred to as either “We”, “Us”, or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Food for the Hungry, Inc. Branch Office, which also refers to the legal entity collecting and determining the purposes and means of the processing of Your personal information.
7. “Personal Information”, as defined in “Data Privacy Act of 2012”, refers to any information whether recorded in a material form or not, from which the identity of an individual is apparent or can be reasonably and directly ascertained by the entity holding the information, or when put together with other information would directly and certainly identify an individual.
8. “Privacy Policy” (also referred as “Policy”) means this Privacy Policy that forms the entire agreement between You and FHBO regarding the use of the Website.
9. “Processing”, as defined in “Data Privacy Act of 2012”, refers to any operation or any set of operations performed upon Personal Information including, but not limited to, the collection, recording, organization, storage, updating or modification, retrieval, consultation, use, consolidation, blocking, erasure, or destruction of data.
10. “Service Provider” means any natural or juridical entity who processes the data on behalf of FHBO. This refers to third-party individuals or companies employed or contracted by FHBO to facilitate the Website, to provide the Website on behalf of FHBO, to perform services related to the Website, or to assist FHBO in analyzing how the Website is used.
11. “Website” refers to Food for the Hungry’s local website in the Philippines, accessible from https://fhphilippines.org/. 
12. “You” (also referred as “User”) means the individual accessing or using the Website.

TYPES OF DATA COLLECTED

1. Personal Data – While using Our Website, We may ask You to provide Us with information that can be used to contact or identify You, which may include, but is not limited to, first and last name, contact number, email address, and home address.
   
2. Usage Data – This is collected automatically when visiting Our Website, which may include, but is not limited to, Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Website that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
   1. When You access the Website by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, and Your mobile operating system.
   2. We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Website.

TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES AND COOKIES

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity in Our Website, to track, collect, and store information, and to improve and analyze Our Website. 

We and/or Our partners may use Cookies to enable You to receive customized ads or content. These Cookies contain no personally identifiable information. The Cookies may reflect de-identified demographic or other data linked to data You voluntarily submitted to us, e.g., Your email address, which We may share with a data provider, solely in a hashed and non-human readable form. 

We and/or Our partners may also use Cookies for delivering personalized advertising emails. These Cookies are used to identify the visitors of Our advertisers’ websites and send personalized emails based on the visitors’ browsing experience. To learn more, click here. To opt out, click here.

Our Website and emails may contain web beacons, which permit FHBO to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related Website statistics. These may be used to record the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity.

We and/or Our partners use Cookies and web beacon technology to associate certain internet-related information about You, such as Your Internet Protocol address, what web browser You are using, and Your online behaviors, such as opening of emails or browsing of websites. Such information is used to customize ads or content and may be shared with Our partners.

Our Website will automatically use Cookies. Nevertheless, You may set Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. But if you do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Website.

 

INFORMATION THAT MAY BE COLLECTED

Instances in which Your information may be collected:

• If You email us or fill out an online form requesting information or materials from Our organization;
• If You email us or fill out an online form to join any activity advertised for participation on the Website;
• If You apply to any of our job postings appearing on the Website or via third-party websites;
• If You subscribe to an online subscription such as an email newsletter; or
• If You make a donation or sponsor a child online, by mail or phone, or at an event.

The online information We collect from You may include your name, address, contact number, and email address. For partnership opportunities and donations, FHBO will contact You separately to discuss the details.

To improve and enhance Our online services, We may also periodically ask You for feedback and information such as child sponsorship testimonials, contact preferences, online suggestions, or information regarding your demographic information.

USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

FHBO may use Your Personal Information for the following purposes:

1. To provide and maintain Our Website, including to monitor the usage of Our Website;
2. To manage Your Account;
3. To contact you by text messaging, phone calls, email, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication;
4. To update You with news, activities, opportunities, special offers, and general information about services and events which We offer;
5. To attend and manage Your requests to Us;
6. To enable You to complete a transaction online;
7. To improve how We help and empower the people We serve; and
8. For other purposes, such as analyzing data, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of Our promotional campaigns, and evaluating and improving Our Website, services, and Your experience.

We may share Your Personal Information in the following situations, provided that each shall honor this Privacy Policy:

1. With Service Providers: To monitor and analyze the use of Our Website and to contact You;
2. With Affiliates;
3. With partners: To offer You certain services or promotions; and
4. With Your consent, for any other purpose.

RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

FHBO may retain Your Personal Information indefinitely.

FHBO may also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes for a shorter period, except when used to strengthen the security or to improve Our Website or when legally obligated to retain this data for longer period.

As to subscription to Our mailing list, You always have the option to unsubscribe anytime.

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

FHBO does not sell Personal Information. 

However, FHBO may disclose Your Personal Information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

FHBO may also disclose Your Personal Information to comply with a legal obligation, to protect and defend the rights or property of FHBO, prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Website, to protect the personal safety of the other users of the Website or the public, and to protect against legal liability.

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

No method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. Therefore, we have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any other websites.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. Such changes are effective upon posting. Thus, You must review this Privacy Policy periodically for such changes.

FOR CONCERNS

For concerns and clarifications, please contact FHBO via:

EMAIL: philippines@fh.org 

PHONE: (+63) 8653-3326

OFFICE ADDRESS: Food for the Hungry, Inc. Branch Office, 10F Salustiana D. Ty Tower, 104 Paseo de Roxas, Legazpi Village, Makati, Metro Manila 1200