Your privacy is important to Saan Tayo Punta. This Privacy Policy explains how Saan Tayo Punta (“STP,” “us,” “we,” or “our”) handles personal data in accordance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173), its implementing rules and regulations, and applicable guidelines issued by the National Privacy Commission.

This Privacy Policy is intended to help you understand how we collect, use, disclose, and process the personal data you provide to us and to allow you to make informed decisions before providing us with your information.

1. Consent

By interacting with us and/or using our websites, including our e-newsletters and other online services (collectively, “our websites”), you consent to the collection, use, disclosure, and sharing of your personal data by us and our authorized representatives, business partners, and other relevant third parties, including those that may be located outside the Philippines, in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

There are two general categories of information that we may collect from you: (A) Personal Data and (B) Non-Personal Data.

A. Personal Data

“Personal Data” refers to information about an individual whose identity is apparent or can reasonably be determined from the information itself or when combined with other information that we have or are likely to have access to.

We may collect certain types of Personal Data, including your name, gender, date of birth, identification information, company or organization, where applicable, contact details such as your address, telephone number and email address, payment information where applicable, photographs and video footage taken during events organized by us and/or our business partners, and other information you voluntarily provide through forms or other interactions with us.

Personal Data may be collected in circumstances including:

  • When you register for or use services offered through websites owned and/or operated by us, such as subscribing to an e-newsletter;
  • When you register as a member of websites owned, operated, or hosted by us on behalf of our business partners or use services available through such websites;
  • When you participate in contests, surveys, giveaways, or promotions conducted by us and/or our business partners;
  • When you participate in events, exhibitions, activations, or other activities organized by us and/or our business partners;
  • When we receive information or referrals from our business partners or other third parties;
  • When you apply to us for employment or an internship; and
  • When you provide Personal Data to us for any other purpose.

We may also receive Personal Data about you from other sources and combine it with information you have directly provided to us.

If you provide Personal Data concerning another person, such as a spouse, child, parent, employee, or authorized representative, you represent that you have obtained the necessary authority or consent from that person to provide their Personal Data to us for the relevant purposes.

B. Non-Personal Data

We may also collect certain non-personal information when you access or use our websites. Such information may be anonymous and aggregated for statistical and analytical purposes (“Aggregate Information”).

Cookies

We may use cookies, which are small data files sent to and stored by your browser when you access our websites. Cookies may be used to collect Aggregate Information such as the number and frequency of visitors, user profiles, browsing behavior, and website preferences.

Like many website operators, we may engage independent third-party analytics or market research providers to measure and analyze the use of our websites.

Our websites may contain software or technologies that allow these providers to collect information relating to website usage, including:

  • The number of page views or impressions on our websites;
  • The number of unique visitors;
  • The average amount of time visitors spend on our websites; and
  • Common entry and exit points across our websites.

This Aggregate Information may be provided to us to help us better understand how our websites are being used and to improve our content, services, website navigation, and overall user experience.

Most internet browsers automatically accept cookies. You may change your browser settings to disable or restrict cookies. However, disabling cookies may affect certain features or functions of our websites.

Web Beacons

In addition to cookies, we may use web beacons and similar technologies to communicate with cookies and better understand how visitors interact with our website content.

We may also use web beacons in email communications to determine whether messages have been opened or whether recipients have interacted with them.

Information collected through these technologies may be used to customize our services and measure the effectiveness of our online content, advertising campaigns, products, and services.

Our advertising partners may also use web beacons and similar advertising or tracking technologies on our websites to collect Aggregate Information.

Such Aggregate Information may be used by advertising partners to evaluate the effectiveness of advertisements and personalize advertising content.

3. Purposes for Collection, Use, Disclosure and Processing of Personal Data

Depending on your relationship with Saan Tayo Punta, your Personal Data may be collected, used, disclosed, and/or processed for purposes including:

  1. For editorial purposes;
  2. To provide goods and services to you, where applicable;
  3. To verify and process your personal details and payments;
  4. To manage your subscriptions, where applicable;
  5. To communicate with you, including regarding events, invitations, or other matters;
  6. To provide information, promotions, updates, marketing materials, or advertisements relating to our goods and services and those of our business partners or third-party organizations;
  7. To inform you of administrative changes, updates, or amendments to our policies, terms, and conditions;
  8. To respond to your inquiries, requests, feedback, or complaints;
  9. To organize events and other marketing or promotional activities;
  10. To manage past, existing, and potential advertising leads;
  11. To conduct market research, user profiling, statistical analysis, and other activities intended to improve our services and facilities;
  12. To protect and enforce our contractual and legal rights and obligations;
  13. To comply with applicable laws and regulations and assist law enforcement agencies, government authorities, public agencies, or similar bodies where required;
  14. For human resources and recruitment purposes; and
  15. For any other purpose disclosed to you when obtaining your consent.

If you are an employee or potential employee, your Personal Data may also be used:

  1. To process your application, including any appropriate pre-employment checks;
  2. To provide or obtain employment references or other relevant references for background screening;
  3. To assess your qualifications and suitability for the position;
  4. To organize training and employee development programs;
  5. To assess and manage your performance;
  6. To administer employee benefits and payroll;
  7. To provide tools, systems, and resources necessary for you to perform your work;
  8. To communicate with you as necessary to comply with our policies, procedures, and business continuity requirements; and
  9. For other purposes that may be communicated to you when obtaining your consent.

These purposes are collectively referred to as the “Purposes.”

4. Sharing of Personal Data

To facilitate our business operations and provide our goods and services, your Personal Data may be disclosed for one or more of the Purposes described above to third parties located in the Philippines or abroad, including:

  1. Agents, contractors, and third-party service providers that provide operational services such as information technology, training, market research, website administration, communications, storage, and archival services;
  2. Vendors and third-party business partners that provide goods or services or sponsor contests, promotions, or programs conducted through our websites, whether independently or together with us;
  3. Business partners and other organizations involved in corporate or promotional events;
  4. Credit providers, debt collection agencies, or dispute resolution organizations, where applicable in cases involving defaults or disputes;
  5. Business partners, investors, assignees, purchasers, or transferees, whether actual or prospective, in connection with a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of assets;
  6. Any person or entity to whom we transfer or may transfer our rights and obligations;
  7. Banks, payment providers, credit card companies, and their respective service providers;
  8. Professional advisers, including auditors, accountants, consultants, and lawyers;
  9. Government regulators, authorities, courts, or law enforcement agencies where disclosure is required to comply with applicable laws, rules, or regulations; and
  10. Any other person or organization to whom you authorize us to disclose your Personal Data.

Where a business partner or third party acting under an agreement with us collects Personal Data concerning you, we will require such third party, where appropriate, to exercise reasonable care in protecting your Personal Data and comply with applicable data privacy laws.

5. Access to and Correction of Personal Data

Subject to the exceptions and limitations provided under applicable law, you may request access to or correction of your Personal Data held by us.

You may submit such a request by contacting us through the details provided in Section 11 of this Privacy Policy.

6. Retention of Personal Data

We will retain Personal Data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, satisfy Saan Tayo Punta’s legitimate business or legal requirements, and comply with applicable laws and regulations.

When Personal Data is no longer required and is to be destroyed or deleted, we will take commercially reasonable and technically feasible measures to make such information irrecoverable or incapable of being reproduced, where required by applicable law.

7. Accuracy of Personal Data

We rely on you to provide accurate and complete Personal Data and, where necessary, to inform us of any changes or corrections to such information.

We may take reasonable steps to ensure that Personal Data in our possession remains accurate and complete where such information is likely to be used to make decisions affecting you or disclosed to another organization.

8. Security

We take the security and protection of Personal Data seriously.

We use reasonable security arrangements designed to protect Personal Data against unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, loss, or disposal.

However, no security system is completely secure. We cannot accept responsibility for unauthorized access to or use of Personal Data by third parties where such circumstances arise from factors that are reasonably beyond our control.

9. Opt-Out

If you no longer wish to receive information from us regarding offers, promotions, events, newsletters, or other marketing communications by email, you may unsubscribe using the unsubscribe option included in our email communications, where available.

If you no longer wish to receive marketing communications through telephone calls or text messages, you may notify us through the contact information provided in Section 11.

If you do not wish for your Personal Data to be shared with our business partners for applicable purposes, you may contact us to withdraw or modify your consent.

Please note that if you withdraw consent for a particular purpose, we may continue to collect, use, process, or disclose your information for other purposes for which consent has not been withdrawn or where such processing is otherwise permitted or required under applicable law.

10. Third-Party Sites

Our websites may contain links to websites or online services operated by third parties, including our business partners.

Saan Tayo Punta is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites or services linked through our websites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party websites before providing them with your Personal Data.

Some third-party websites may display our name, logo, trademarks, or branding even though they are not directly operated or maintained by Saan Tayo Punta.

Once you leave our websites, you should review the applicable terms, conditions, and privacy policies of the relevant third party to understand how they collect, use, and protect your information.

11. Contact Details

If you wish to:

  1. Ask questions regarding this Privacy Policy or how we collect, manage, protect, or process Personal Data;
  2. Submit a complaint regarding how we manage, protect, or process your Personal Data;
  3. Request access to or correction of Personal Data under our possession or control; or
  4. Withdraw your consent to our collection, use, disclosure, or processing of Personal Data;

you may contact Saan Tayo Punta through:

Instagram: @saantayopunta

An inquiry, complaint, request, or withdrawal will be considered received once it has been received by Saan Tayo Punta.

When contacting us, please clearly indicate the nature of your request in your message. We will endeavor to respond within a reasonable period.

12. No Waiver

Any failure by Saan Tayo Punta to enforce any provision of this Privacy Policy shall not be considered a waiver of our rights under this Privacy Policy in relation to any past, present, or future action.

13. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of the Philippines.

14. Changes to Policy

As part of our efforts to properly manage, protect, and process Personal Data, we may periodically review our privacy policies, procedures, and practices.

We reserve the right to amend or update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any revised Privacy Policy may be posted on our websites together with the date on which the policy was last updated.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically so that you remain informed about how Saan Tayo Punta handles and protects Personal Data.

Last updated: August 29, 2026