Privacy Statement of The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc.
The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. (PDI) values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This statement explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information, whether you are an employee, customer, website visitor, or other data subject.
Information We Collect
We collect various types of information depending on our interaction with you:
Personal Information: This may include your name, contact details, date of birth, government-issued IDs, and other information you provide in applications, forms, or during the course of our business.
Employment Information: For employees, this includes job title, salary, benefits, performance evaluations, attendance records, and other work-related information.
Sensitive Personal Information: In some cases, we may collect sensitive information like health data for insurance purposes, or background checks with your explicit consent. This is only done when necessary and with your explicit consent, unless a legal exception applies.
Public Personal Data: Some personal information may be disclosed to the public as required by our business operations, or for government regulatory compliance.
Other Information: We may collect your image and activities through CCTV for security purposes in our premises.
How We Use Your Information
We use your information for various purposes:
To fulfill our contractual obligations and manage our relationship with you.
To process employment applications, administer payroll and benefits, and manage employee performance.
To provide our services, fulfill subscriptions, and respond to inquiries.
To improve our website, apps and services.
For security purposes, such as monitoring our premises through CCTV.
To comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
To extend and validate subscriptions.
To share data with third party service providers who assist with payroll and benefits administration or HR functions.
Data Sharing
We may share your information with:
Authorized Personnel: Only authorized personnel within PDI with a legitimate need to access your data will have access.
Third-Party Service Providers: We may share data with trusted service providers who assist us with payroll, benefits administration, or other HR functions. Data sharing will be governed by a data sharing agreement.
Government Agencies: We may disclose data to government agencies as required by law.
Other PICs: We may share personal data with other Personal Information Controllers, and such data sharing will be governed by data sharing agreements .
Your Rights
As a data subject, you have the following rights:
Right to be Informed: You have the right to know how your data is being processed.
Right to Access: You can request access to your personal data that we hold.
Right to Correction: You can request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
Right to Erasure or Blocking: You can request the deletion or blocking of your data in certain situations.
Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a portable format.
Right to Complain: You can file a complaint with the National Privacy Commission if you believe your rights have been violated.
To exercise your rights, you can accomplish the Data Privacy Right Form and submit it to the DPO or authorized personnel.
Data Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include physical, technical, and organizational safeguards. We also maintain backup files for all personal data.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.
Contact Our Data Protection Officer
If you have any questions or concerns about this notice or your data privacy, please contact our Data Protection Officer:
Email: dpo@inquirer.com.ph
Changes to This Statement
We may update this statement periodically. Any significant changes will be communicated to you.
This statement aims to be transparent about how we handle your data. You have rights regarding your data, and we are responsible for protecting it in compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012.