Listd.ph Privacy Policy

1. Scope and Consent

This Policy applies to all data collected through our Service. By accessing or using the Service, you acknowledge that you have been informed of and consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

2.1 Personal Information (Directly Provided)

This is information that can be used to identify you as an individual. We collect this when you register, post a listing, or contact us:

2.2 Property Listing Data

While not strictly 'Personal Information,' listing data is necessary to provide the Service:

• Property descriptions, photos, videos, price, location, and legal status (e.g., Title status).

2.3 Usage Data (Automatically Collected)

When you access the Service, we may automatically collect certain information:

• IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, access times, pages viewed, and the duration of visits.

2.4 Tracking Data & Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

3. Purpose of Collecting Personal Information

We process your Personal Information for the following purposes:

• To Provide and Maintain the Service: To operate the website, manage user accounts, and provide a platform for listing and searching properties.
• To Verify Identity: To confirm the validity of PRC licenses for brokers and agents as mandated by the Terms and Conditions and Philippine law.
• To Facilitate Communication: To allow property seekers to connect with property listers via forms or direct contact information.
• To Improve the Service: To monitor usage and analyze trends to enhance user experience and site functionality.
• Marketing and Promotions: To send you updates, newsletters, and promotional materials related to Listd.ph or partner services, provided you have given your explicit consent.
• Legal and Security: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or illegal activities, and to comply with legal obligations (e.g., responding to lawful requests from government authorities).

4. Disclosure and Sharing of Information

We may disclose your Personal Information in the following circumstances:

4.1 With Other Users (Listers/Seekers)

When a lister posts a property, their contact information (Name, Contact Number, Email) is shared with property seekers who inquire about that listing, and vice-versa, to facilitate a direct transaction.

4.2 Legal Requirements

Listd.ph may disclose your Personal Information in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation (e.g., court order or subpoena).
• Protect and defend the rights or property of Listd.ph.
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.

4.3 Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (e.g., hosting, data analytics). These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

4.4 Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.

5. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us. We implement reasonable and appropriate physical, technical, and organizational security measures to protect the Personal Information we collect against accidental or unlawful destruction, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Your Data Privacy Rights (Under the DPA)

As a data subject under the DPA, you have the right to:

1. Be Informed: Be informed whether Personal Information pertaining to you shall be, are being, or have been processed.
2. Object: Object to the processing of your Personal Information, including processing for direct marketing, automated processing, or profiling.
3. Access: Request access to your Personal Information and obtain a copy thereof.
4. Rectification (Correction): Demand correction of any inaccurate or erroneous data.
5. Erasure or Blocking: Suspend, withdraw, or order the blocking, removal, or destruction of your Personal Information.
6. Damages: Be indemnified for any damages sustained due to inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, false, unlawfully obtained, or unauthorized use of your Personal Information.
7. Data Portability: Receive your Personal Information in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) using the contact details provided in Section 9.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and to comply with our legal obligations (e.g., if required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

8. 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 and updating the 'Effective Date' at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

9. Contact Us and Data Protection Officer (DPO)

For any inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy, the processing of your Personal Information, or to exercise your data privacy rights, please contact our designated Data Protection Officer (DPO):

• Name of DPO: Dan Ursoviciu
• Email: [email protected]
• Address: 7th flr. KMC Office One Ayala East Tower, Makati City