Privacy Policy

The Manila St. Andrew’s Society is committed to protecting our members and this policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we manage your Personal Information.
As we are based in the Philippines, we have adopted the aims of Republic Act No. 10173, otherwise known as the Data Privacy Act which is a law that seeks to protect all forms of information, be it private, personal, or sensitive. It is meant to cover both natural and juridical persons involved in the processing of personal information.

What is Personal Information and why do we collect it? Personal Information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of Personal Information we collect include names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers. This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including from you, from correspondence, by telephone, email, via our website http: standrewsmanila.com -- from media and publications, from other publicly available sources.

We collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of providing our services and information to you. You may unsubscribe from our mailing lists at any time by contacting us in writing. When we collect Personal Information we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.

Third Parties Where reasonable and practicable to do so, we will collect your Personal Information only from you. We will not release your personal data to any third parties, unless we obtain your written permission to do so.
Disclosure of Personal Information Your Personal Information may be disclosed where required or authorised by law.

Security of Personal Information Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure. If you agree to use a service provider such as Viber, the privacy policy of that service provider must also be taken into account. The Manila St. Andrew’s Society cannot be held responsible for breaches from these service providers. When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Information at your request. However, where necessary the Personal Information provided may be stored for up to 7 years.

Access to your Personal Information You may access the Personal Information we hold about you and to update and/or correct it. If you wish to access your Personal Information, please contact us in writing. The Manila St. Andrew’s Society will not charge any fee for your access request, but may charge an administrative fee for providing a copy of your Personal Information. In order to protect your Personal Information we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.

Maintaining the Quality of your Personal Information It is important to us that your Personal Information is up to date. We will take reasonable steps to make sure that your Personal Information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you find that the information we have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.

Policy Updates This Policy may change from time to time and is available on our website.

Privacy Policy Complaints and Enquiries If you have any queries or complaints about our Privacy Policy, please contact the Manila St. Andrew’s Society by email