Privacy Policy

DRAFT – for client/legal review

This is a temporary template prepared for the MVP. It has not been reviewed or approved by a lawyer and must be reviewed by the client's legal counsel and Data Protection Officer before launch.

Version 2026-10-draft

1. Who we are

PH Jobs is operated by [COMPANY LEGAL NAME] ("we"), the personal information controller for data processed on this Platform, in accordance with Republic Act No. 10173, the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (DPA), its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and issuances of the National Privacy Commission (NPC).

2. Personal data we collect

Account data: name, e-mail, mobile number, password (stored hashed).
Resume data: work experience, education, skills, preferences and uploaded resume files.
Employer data: company details, business registration documents, contact persons, payment receipts.
Usage data: log-in times, IP address and actions needed for security and audit.

3. Purpose and legal basis

We process personal data to provide the job-matching service, share your application with the employer you apply to, verify employers, process manual payments, send service notifications, prevent fraud and comply with legal obligations. The legal bases are your consent, the performance of our contract with you, and our legitimate interests, as allowed under Sections 12 and 13 of the DPA.

4. Sharing

Your resume is shared only with employers whose jobs you apply to. We use service providers (cloud hosting in the Asia-Pacific region, e-mail delivery, mapping and social login providers) bound by data-processing agreements. We do not sell personal data.

5. Retention

We keep account data while your account is active. When you delete your account, your profile, resume and files are erased; minimal anonymised records are kept for audit, accounting and legal purposes for [RETENTION PERIOD — TO BE DEFINED].

6. Security

We use encryption in transit (HTTPS), hashed passwords, access controls and private storage for resumes, identity/business documents and receipts.

7. Your rights as a data subject

You have the right to be informed, to access, to object, to erasure or blocking, to rectification, to data portability, to damages, and to file a complaint with the National Privacy Commission (privacy.gov.ph). You can update or delete your data from your account settings or by contacting our Data Protection Officer.

8. Data Protection Officer

[DPO NAME] · [DPO E-MAIL] · [ADDRESS]