Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

MAO Agribase ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our application. This policy is in compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (R.A. 10173) of the Philippines.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect via the Application includes:

• Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, and designation, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Application.
• Official Data: Information you voluntarily input into the system as part of your official duties, which may include personal data of third parties (e.g., employee records, farmer information in RSBSA, pet owner details). You are responsible for ensuring you have the proper authority to collect and input this data.
• Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Application, such as your user ID and timestamps for actions like creation or updates, primarily for auditing and security purposes.
• Cookies and Local Storage: We use cookies and local storage to keep you logged in and remember your preferences (such as the state of the sidebar). These are small files stored on your device and are essential for the Application's functionality. We do not use them for tracking or advertising purposes.

3. Use of Your Information

Having accurate information permits us to provide you with a secure, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Application to:

• Create and manage your account.
• Provide access to the various modules of the application (e.g., Employee Directory, RSBSA Registry).
• Generate internal reports for planning and monitoring purposes by the Municipal Agriculture Office.
• Notify administrators of system events, such as new user registrations or account deletion requests.
• Maintain the security and operational integrity of the system.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not share, sell, rent, or trade your personal or official information with third parties for their commercial purposes.

We may disclose your information if we are required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation or to protect and defend the rights or property of the Municipal Agriculture Office.

5. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. Our data is stored on Google's Firebase platform, which provides robust security controls. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the information you provide to us, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

7. Your Rights as a Data Subject

Under the Data Privacy Act of 2012, you have the right to be informed, to object, to access, to rectify, to erasure or blocking, to damages, to data portability, and to complain. To exercise these rights, please contact the system administrator.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact Allen James C. Carzon (Developer/Agricultural Technologist).