Who we are

Our website address is: https://findschools.ph.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

We collect personal data to provide, operate, and improve our services. This includes:

Personal Information

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Account login credentials (for registered users)
  • User preferences and saved listings

Purpose:
To create and manage user accounts, allow access to restricted content, communicate with users, and improve user experience.

Transactional / Interaction Data

  • Download or viewing activity (e.g., viewing school fees or documents)
  • Submitted inquiries or messages

Purpose:
To track platform usage, improve services, ensure platform security, and support schools and users.

Technical Data

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device information
  • Cookies and usage data

Purpose:
For security, analytics, site performance, and functionality.
We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data (such as health, religion, or government-issued IDs). If such data is voluntarily submitted, it will be handled with appropriate care and protection.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

When you submit a message through our contact forms, we may collect:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Message content

Retention:
Contact form submissions are kept for up to 12 months for customer service and support purposes.
We do not use contact form data for marketing purposes unless explicit consent is given.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell or rent personal data.

We may share limited data with:

  • Web hosting providers
  • Email services
  • Analytics providers
  • Security and spam-detection services

Data is shared only when necessary to operate the website and services.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor data may be processed outside the Philippines or European Union through:

  • Web hosting services
  • Cloud storage
  • Analytics providers

We ensure that third-party providers follow appropriate data protection standards, including contractual safeguards and security measures aligned with GDPR principles where applicable.

Additional information

How we protect your data

We protect user data through:

  • SSL encryption (HTTPS)
  • Secure login systems
  • Limited admin access
  • Regular updates to WordPress core and plugins

What data breach procedures we have in place

In case of a data breach:

  • Internal investigation will be conducted immediately
  • Affected users will be notified when required
  • Necessary authorities will be informed in accordance with applicable laws

What third parties we receive data from

We may receive anonymized or aggregated data from:

  • Analytics providers
  • Spam protection services

No personal profiling data is purchased or received from advertisers.

What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data

FindSchools.ph does not engage in automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or significant effects on users.

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements

Findschools.ph operates as an educational information platform and complies with applicable data protection laws, including the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173).