Effective Date: January 1, 2025

Who I Am

Welcome to sonnydelrosario.me. Your privacy is important to me. This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information in compliance with Republic Act 10173, the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (DPA) of the Philippines, and international data privacy standards. By using my services or accessing my website, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information I collect about you when you interact with me for my services as a planning facilitator, corporate trainer, and business consultant. It covers information collected through my website, emails, and other digital communications.

Information I Collect

I may collect the following types of information:

• – Personal information – This may include your name, email address, phone number, physical addresses, and company or organizational information.
• – Usage data – Information about your interactions with my website, including IP address, browser type, and pages visited.
• – Transaction data – Details of services you have purchased or inquired about, including payment details where applicable.
• – Communication data – Content of any communications you send to me, such as emails or feedback.

When visitors leave comments on my site, I collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Comments

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to my website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to my website can download and extract any location data from images on my website.

Cookies

My website may use cookies and similar technologies to enhance user experience and analyze website traffic. You can manage your preferences through your browser settings.

If you leave a comment on my site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit my login page, I will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, I will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

My website may contain links to third-party websites. I am not responsible for their privacy practices, and so, I encourage you to review their privacy policies.

Articles on my site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who I Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

I do not sell your personal information. However, I may share your data with:

• 1. Service providers – Third-party companies assisting in providing services (e.g., payment processors, email platforms).
• 2. Legal authorities – When required by law or to protect our rights.
• 3. Business transfers – In the event of a business merger, sale, or reorganization.

How Long I Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so I can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on my website (if any), I also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

I retain your information only as long as necessary for legitimate purposes, legal requirements, or to fulfill our contractual obligations.

How I Use Your Information

I may use your information for the following purposes:

• 1. To provide my services, including planning facilitation, corporate training, and business consulting.
• 2. To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
• 3. To send marketing and promotional communications (with your consent).
• 4. To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
• 5. To improve my services and website functionality.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data I hold about you, including any data you have provided to me. You can also request that I erase any personal data I hold about you. This does not include any data I am obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Under the Data Privacy Act of 2012 of the Philippines and applicable laws, you have the following rights:

• 1. Access – Request access to your personal data.
• 2. Correction – Request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete data.
• 3. Erasure – Request deletion of your data where applicable.
• 4. Data portability – Receive a copy of your data in a structured format.
• 5. Withdraw consent – Withdraw consent for processing.
• 6. File a complaint – Lodge complaints with the National Privacy Commission or appropriate authority.

Where Your Data Are Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

International Data Transfers

If you are accessing my services from outside the Philippines, please note that your data may be processed in the Philippines or other jurisdictions with varying data protection laws. I ensure adequate safeguards are in place to protect your data.

Data Security

I implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to secure your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

Legal Basis for Processing

I process your personal information based on the following legal bases:

• 1. Consent – You have provided clear consent for me to process your data.
• 2. Contractual necessity – Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract.
• 3. Legal obligation – Compliance with a legal obligation.
• 4. Legitimate interests – To improve our services and secure our systems.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on my website, and the “Effective Date” will be updated. I encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Me

For any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or my data practices, please email me at me@sonnydelrosario.me or send me a message via Viber/WhatsApp Business to +639475130773.