UA&P Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy discusses what information we collect from you, how and why we collect them, and how you can control the information we maintain about you.

Personal information we collect; how and why we collect them

Via application, attendance, or service request forms

We normally ask for your personal information such as full name, email address, contact numbers, mailing address, ID photo, together with other relevant information through the forms that we provide when you apply for employment or join our programs, attend events we organize, or request for services we provide. The information we collect is used to process the service that you wish to avail of. They would help us efficiently manage our programs or events and effectively carry out our function as an education provider. The types of information we request from you would vary, depending on the type of service or event that you are interested in.

Campus presence logs

As a student, staff, or visitor of the University, we collect information using RFIDs regarding your entry to and exit from the campus. We do this to enhance the security inside the University campus and to provide helpful information to concerned personnel. We also maintain video surveillance footage on strategic areas in grounds and buildings for security monitoring and as a safety precaution.

Web browsing cookies

We also collect data that are readily available when you use the standard web communication protocols while visiting our sites and using our online Services. This data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address, the type and version of your web browser, the specific pages on our sites that you visit, and the time, date, and duration of your visit. We collect such information so we could find ways to optimize the design and functionality of our online platforms, and to improve the general user experience in the delivery of our services.

Third party involvement

We may employ third-parties to deliver some of the services on our behalf or to provide the platforms, tools, and solutions that are essential to our services. We generally use third-party platforms for the storage and processing of personal information. These third parties do not assume ownership of your data as provided in their contracts under intellectual property. Neither do they sell or share personal information placed on their systems with other third parties, except in a few exceptional circumstances when you explicitly request to share it or when they are required to do so by law.

How we protect your personal information

Confidentiality

Any information we collect from you is treated as personal information and with confidentiality. We do not share your personal information with companies, organizations, or individuals except in the following situations:

When you provide consent to do so. This includes student exchange or internship programs that would would require opt-in consent from you for us to share any personal information. This may also include situations wherein you explicitly share information to other individuals on communication or collaborative platforms that we provide.

With outsourced information processors. We tap third-party service providers to provide solutions so we could improve or extend the availability and accessibility of our services.

Legal requirements. This includes meeting applicable laws or enforced regulations, investigating violations of the terms of service, and protection of institutional rights or those of other individuals.

Security

We use industry-standard secure encryption in the transfer of information between computers or devices and our servers.

How long we retain the personal information we collect

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary in order to fulfill the purposes for which the data was initially obtained.

Links To External Resources

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

How you can access and control the personal information we maintain about you

You can review and control certain types of information associated with your account or identity in UA&P.

You may get in touch with the information security officer of ICT using the contact details below.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

You may contact us if you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy.