QUASHA LAW’s PRIVACY POLICY

Please have some time to read and understand this Privacy Policy notice. This Privacy Policy applies only to the use of your personal data that we collect from you.

We affirm that respecting and protecting your privacy are important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we hold and process your personal data when you engage with us to use our legal services (our "Services"), and in fulfilling the best way we can our responsibilities to you as our client. It also provides information about the processing of your personal data as a result of providing our Services to third parties, and our recruitment efforts.

1.   The aim of our Privacy Policy notice

This Privacy Policy defines our approach to any personal data that you provide to us, or which we have acquired about you but from others, and the purposes for which we process your personal data. It also explains your rights under the law relating to our processing of your personal data including but not limited to how you may request that we delete, update, transfer and provide you with means of accessing your personal data.

This Privacy Policy will help you reach informed decisions when using our Services, or to understand how we process your personal information as a result of providing the Services to third parties, or, as the case may be, when you apply to work with us.

2.   Our Law Firm

QUASHA LAW is a full-service law firm and is the sole Philippine member of INTERLAW – an organization of leading lawyers working together on a worldwide basis to provide high quality, cost-effective, value-added legal and business solutions. If you need us to clarify anything on this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your rights as explained in this Privacy Policy, you may reach us by sending an email to: quasha@quasha-interlaw.com, or by calling us on: +63 (02) 892 3011. You may read INTERLAW’s Privacy Policy notice at http://www.interlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/Interlaw-Privacy-and-Content-to-use-of-Data-Policy.pdf

3.   What personal data do we collect

Depending on how you interact with us, and only for authorized or legitimate business purposes, below is a non-exhaustive list of your personal information that we may process:

• Name and job title
• Demographic data like your addresses, and when relevant to our Services, your preferences and interests
• Other contact details including those of your employers or principals, email addresses, social media accounts when relevant
• Payment information
• Relevant data as may be required to be disclosed to us according to law, judicial orders and processes, and regulatory requirements including but not limited to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) know-your-client-rules and Anti-Money Laundering regulations
• Other data relevant to the fulfillment of our Services including but not limited to data associated with social security, government-issued licenses, tax identification number, etc.
• Other data provided to us by third parties that may be relevant to fulfilling our Services to you
• Any information that you give to us for the fulfillment of our Services to you
• Personal data you give to us for the purpose of attending conferences and events including health condition, dietary requirements and religion.
• If you are a prospective recruit to join us, your curriculum vitae, education and employment histories and other associated matters that you give to us.

4.   When, how and why do we use your personal data

We may collect your personal data from you when you contact us, when you ask for information from us, when you use our website, when you engage our Services, and when you interact with one or more of our staff or clients. We use your personal data only as necessary to ensure that we provide the very best service we can for you or others, and to comply with any legal obligations imposed upon us. We may use your personal data as required or permitted by law. Collecting your personal data from you, and keeping them for as long as legally necessary, helps us:

• to confirm who you are
• to respond to your inquiries on our website
• to fulfill our Services and to meet your requests relating to our Services
• to study and resolve inquiries and disputes
• to perform our obligations in accordance with, and to enforce, any contract that we may have with you.
• to comply with laws, judicial orders and processes, and government regulations
• to protect our rights and interests, safety, property, and those of our other clients, and other users of our Services
• to develop, enhance and market other Service
• make the best recruitment decisions

5.   Who do we share your personal information with

QUASHA LAW is a member of INTERLAW – a global law firm network. Any personal data that we collect or that you provide to us may, as necessary, be shared and processed by other INTERLAW member firms. You can find out more about INTERLAW at http://www.interlaw.org/

There will be those who inevitably interact with us while fulfilling our Services for you. So, and only when needed, we may also share personal data with third parties including but not limited to: tax and other government or regulatory authorities, indemnity insurers, arbitrators, mediators, courts, witnesses, opposing parties and their lawyers, postal or courier providers, document and information storage providers, IT support service providers, professional advisers such as accountants, tax advisors, attorneys, valuators, etc.

When we engage needed sub-contractors who will process your personal data on our behalf and at our direction, we will run the apt level of due diligence, comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, and place appropriate contractual documentation and other safeguards in relation to protecting your personal data and privacy.

6. Our use of cookies and similar technologies

Be informed that our website use certain tags, web beacons and log files, and other technologies to track and collect personal data, and other types of aggregate information, from the computer hardware and software, or from your other devices, that you use to access our website, or when you communicate with us through email. You should use an internet browser that allows you to manage and delete cookies. Please seeour Cookie Policy .

7. Transferring your personal information

Depending on the nature of our Services that you are using, we may need to transfer your personal data to locations outside the jurisdiction in which you provide it. In which case, we may enter into a data sharing agreement, and place appropriate safeguards, which complies with our legal and regulatory obligations in relation to protecting your personal data and privacy.

8. For how long do we keep your personal information

For visitors to our website, we will keep relevant personal data for at least __________ years from the date of our last interaction with you, or for such periods as may be required by domestic or foreign law, or for longer pursuant to our regulatory responsibilities or professional indemnity obligations. For our Services that you are using, we will retain relevant personal data for at least __________ years from the date of our last interaction with you. We may then destroy such data without further notice or liability. If your personal data is useful only for a short period, we may delete it.

9.   Confidentiality and the security of your personal information

We keep the personal data provided to us confidential, safe and secure, and we have information security policies, rules and technical measures to protect them from unauthorized access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorized modification and unlawful destruction or accidental loss.

10.   Your rights

Subject to the exemptions, exclusions and limitations provided by the Philippine Data Privacy Act (Republic Act No. 10137) and its 2016 Implementing Rules and Regulations, you have rights regarding your personal data including the:

• Right to be informed
• Right to object
• Right to withdraw consent
• Right to access
• Right to rectification
• Right to erasure or blocking
• Right to damages
• Right to data portability

Under certain circumstances as may be provided by law, your lawful heirs and assigns may exercise your rights over your personal data and information.

 Some of these rights may be restricted or constrained where, as may be provided by law, we have a compelling interest or legal obligation to continue to process your personal data. For more information about your data privacy rights, or if you have concerns about any aspect of our privacy practices, including the way we've handled your personal data, you can report it to the Philippine National Privacy Commission on its website at  https://www.privacy.gov.ph/ .

11. Collection of information by third-party sites and sponsors

Our website contains links to other websites whose privacy policies and practices may not be similar to ours. You should consult the other websites' privacy notices as we have no control over information that is directed to, or collected by, these third parties

 12. Changes to this Privacy Policy

 We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. We will revise it from time to time to reflect any substantial changes to our use of your personal data as may be required by law or government regulations,