Your Privacy is Important to Us
In this policy, "we", "us", "our" or "LOCQ" means LOCQ, INC., "you",
"your" or "yours" means the persons to whom this policy applies. The
security of your personal data is important to us. LOCQ, INC. has in
place safeguards to protect the personal data stored with us. This
policy describes how we may collect, use, disclose, process and manage
your personal data.
This policy applies to any individual's personal data which is in our
possession or under our control. In the event of any inconsistency
between different versions of this policy, the English version shall
prevail.
What Personal Data We Collect
"Personal data" is data that can be used to identify a natural person.
Some examples of personal data that we may collect are:
(a) personal particulars (e.g. name, contact details, residential
address, date of birth)
(i) personal opinions made known to us (e.g. feedback or responses to
surveys);
Usage of Your Personal Data
We may use your personal data for our core business purposes, such as:
(a) developing and providing petroleum facilities, products or
services (whether made available by us or through us)
(b) assessing and processing applications, instructions or requests
from you or our customers;
(c) communicating with you, including providing you with updates on
changes to products, services and facilities (whether made available
by us or through us) including any additions, expansions, suspensions
and replacements of or to such products, services and facilities and
their terms and conditions;
(d) managing our infrastructure and business operations and complying
with internal policies and procedures;
(e) responding to queries or feedback;
(f) addressing or investigating any complaints, claims or disputes;
(g) verifying your identity for the purposes of providing products or
services;
(h) enabling any actual or proposed assignee or transferee,
participant or sub-participant of LOCQ's rights or obligations to
evaluate any proposed transaction;
(i) enforcing obligations owed to us; and/or
(j) seeking professional advice, including legal advice. We may also
use personal data for purposes set out in the terms and conditions
that govern our relationship with you or our customer.
Use of Personal Data for Marketing Purposes
By visiting our site, we assume that you understand our Cookies
Policy, and Terms and Condition and consent to the use of cookies. We
may use your personal data to offer you products or services,
including special offers, promotions, contests or entitlements that
may be of interest to you or for which you may be eligible. Such
marketing messages may be sent to you in various modes including but
not limited to electronic mail, direct mailers, short message service,
telephone calls, facsimile and other mobile messaging services. In
doing so, we will comply with the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012
and other applicable data protection and privacy laws. In respect of
sending telemarketing messages to your Philippine telephone number via
short message service, telephone calls, facsimile and other mobile
messaging services, please be assured that we shall only do so if we
have your clear and unambiguous consent in writing or other recorded
form to do so or if you have not otherwise made the appropriate
registration of that number with the Do Not Call Registry. If we have
an ongoing relationship with you and you have not indicated to us that
you do not wish to receive telemarketing messages sent to your
Philippine telephone number, we may send you telemarketing messages to
that number related to the subject of our ongoing relationship via
short message service, facsimile and other mobile messaging services
(other than a voice or video call). You may at any time request that
we stop contacting you for marketing purposes via selected or all
modes. To find out more on how you can change the way we use your
personal data for marketing purposes, please contact us (please see
visit the official LOCQ, INC. Facebook page). Nothing in this section
shall vary or supersede the terms and conditions that govern our
relationship with you.
Disclosure and Sharing of Personal Data
We may from time to time and in compliance with all applicable laws on
data privacy, disclose your personal data to any personnel of LOCQ,
INC or to third parties, whether located in the Philippines or
elsewhere, in order to carry out the purposes set out above. Please be
assured that when we disclose your personal data to such parties, we
require them to ensure that any personal data disclosed to them are
kept confidential and secure.We do not sell or otherwise disclose or
transfer personal information we collect about you, except as
described in this Privacy Policy. We may share, transfer or disclose
your personal information with:
- Our subsidiaries and affiliates;
- Third party service providers who perform services based on our instructions. These service providers are authorized to use or disclose your personal information only as may be necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal requirements.
- Other third parties with your consent; and
- Other third parties as allowed and limited by Republic Act No. 10173, its implementing rules and regulations, other data privacy laws, and such issuances from the National Privacy Commission ("DPA").
For more information about the third parties with whom we share your
personal data, you may, where appropriate, wish to refer to the
agreement(s) and/or terms and conditions that govern our relationship
with you or our customer (please see visit the official LOCQ, INC
Facebook page).
We reserve the right to transfer your personal information, so as not
to unnecessarily disrupt our transactions with you, in the event we
sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets. We will
use reasonable efforts to direct the transferee to use and process
your personal information in a manner that is consistent with this
Privacy Policy.
We may also disclose information that is necessary to comply with any
applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request. In
addition, we may disclose any information when it is necessary to
prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with
suspected or actual illegal activity.
We may transfer, store, process and/or deal with your personal data
outside the Philippines. In doing so, we will take reasonable steps to
ensure that the recipients have a standard of protection and policies
in place equal to or higher than those provided in the Data Privacy
Act and its Implementing Rules and Regulations. We will ensure that
appropriate levels of protection necessary to maintain the security
and integrity of your personal data are in place and that any data
disclosed is processed in accordance with the DPA or any other
applicable law.
Cookies and Related Technologies
Our web sites and mobile applications ("apps" or an "app") use
cookies. A cookie is a small text file placed on your computer or
mobile device when you visit a web site or use an app. Cookies collect
information about users and their visit to the web site or use of the
app, such as their Internet protocol (IP) address, how they arrived at
the web site (for example, through a search engine or a link from
another web site) and how they navigate within the web site or app. We
use cookies and other technologies to facilitate your internet
sessions and use of our apps, offer you products and/or services
according to your preferred settings, track use of our web sites and
apps and to compile statistics about activities carried out on our web
sites and/or through our apps. A pixel tag, also known as a web
beacon, is an invisible tag placed on certain pages of our web site
but not on your computer. Pixel tags are usually used in conjunction
with cookies and are used to monitor the behaviour of users visiting
the web site. You may set up your web browser to block cookies which
will in turn disable the pixel tags from monitoring your web site
visit. You may also remove cookies stored from your computer or mobile
device. However, if you do block cookies and pixel tags, you may not
be able to use certain features and functions of our web sites.
Other Web Sites
Our web sites may contain links to other web sites which are not
maintained by LOCQ, INC. This privacy policy only applies to the web
sites of LOCQ, INC. Linked sites have their own privacy notices or
policies. LOCQ, INC. is not responsible for websites that are not
owned or operated by us, we are not responsible for the linked sites'
content, any use of the sites, or the privacy practices thereof.
When visiting these third party web sites, you should read their
privacy policies which will apply to your use of the web sites.
Retention of Personal Data
Your personal data is retained as long as the purpose for which it was
collected remains and until it is no longer necessary for any other
legal or business purposes.
Access and Correction
You may request access or make corrections to your personal data held
by LOCQ, INC. LOCQ, INC. may charge a fee for processing your request
for access. Such a fee depends on the nature and complexity of your
access request. Information on the processing fee will be made
available to you.Please contact us (please see visit the official LOCQ
INC. Facebook page) for details on how you may request such access or
corrections.
How to Contact Us
To contact us on any aspect of this policy or your personal data or to
provide any feedback that you may have, please visit any of our
branches or get in touch through our official LOCQ Facebook page.
Amendments and Updates of LOCQ, INC. Privacy Policy
We may amend this policy from time to time to ensure that this policy
is consistent with any developments to the way LOCQ, INC. uses your
personal data or any changes to the laws and regulations applicable to
LOCQ, INC. As a result, we may change this Privacy Policy from time to
time without prior notice. Revised versions of this Privacy Policy
will be posted on this page, together with an updated effective date.
In some cases, we may also send an email or other communication
notifying users of the changes. You should check this page
periodically to see if any recent changes to this Privacy Policy have
occurred. By downloading, installing, accessing, or using any of our
online services after we post any such changes, you agree to the terms
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