The following personal information are collected from our clients:

1. Contact information which includes your name, address, email address, phone number, or any other information that would allow HIZOLA LAW to contact you;
2. Demographic information which includes your gender, date of birth, age, civil status, nationality, etc.;
3. Non-personal information such as those provided by your device which may include your IP address, geolocation, operating system, browser type and version, and other machine identifiers, etc.; and
4. Other legal and personal concerns that you referred to us for opinion, resolution, establishment of your claim, or defense of your rights.

Your personal information may be collected, directly or indirectly, through any of the following means:

1. Forms, agreements and other similar or related documents you submitted;
2. Use and log-in to HIZOLA LAW’s website when you choose to fill out a ‘Contact Us’ form;
3. During availment of HIZOLA LAW’s services;
4. Communications and correspondences with our lawyers, whether in writing, verbally, or thru electronic means;
5. Footages from our CCTV cameras; and
6. Personal Data may also be obtained from third parties and other sources which have obtained your prior consent for disclosure or when HIZOLA LAW is legally allowed to acquire such information.

Your personal data is collected by HIZOLA LAW for the following purposes:

1. To perform our obligations under our engagement agreement;
2. To assist you in all your legal concerns;
3. To inform you about the activities, projects, programs of HIZOLA LAW; and
4. To comply with legal and regulatory requirements and perform such other processing that may be required under any applicable law or regulation.

In the course of performing its services and responsibilities, HIZOLA LAW may engage the services of third-party service providers. In doing so, certain personal information are required to be disclosed for legitimate business concerns and as may be necessary to provide you with our services. We will never share, sell or otherwise disclose your personal information to third-parties, except as otherwise stated above or unless otherwise permitted under the Data Privacy Act of 2012.

Organizational, physical and technical security measures are maintained, enforced and implemented at all times to ensure the integrity, confidentiality and security of your personal data.

The security measures of HIZOLA LAW include, but are not limited to the following:

1. The processing of personal information is limited to the extent necessary to deliver the services offered and/or made available by HIZOLA LAW;
2. Our server is equipped with firewall, data encryption, anti-virus, and other appropriate security controls;
3. Access to personal information is restricted to authorized personnel on a need-to-know basis;
4. Regular audits are conducted to ensure that personal data is secured and security controls are effective;
5. The security systems are kept up to date; and
6. The personnel are regularly oriented regarding the appropriate level of data privacy protection.

Your personal data is kept in a secure facility within our office.

Your personal data may be used or further processed solely for the purpose of performing our obligations and responsibilities to our clients.

Your personal data will be retained by HIZOLA LAW until it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the purpose/s for which they were obtained and for an additional period of ten (10) years thereafter. After which, the data will be anonymized and utilized solely for statistical purposes.

In accordance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012, we shall respect and uphold your rights as data subjects. For more information about your rights, kindly refer to National Privacy Commission’s webpage at https://privacy.gov.ph/know-your-rights/.

Should you have questions or concerns about Data Privacy, you may contact our Data Protection Officer thru: dpo@hizolalaw.com

HIZOLA LAW hereby reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy to comply with government and regulatory requirements, to adapt to new technologies, to align with industry practices, or for other legitimate purposes. Rest assured that you will be notified if the amendments are significant.