Vantage1 Privacy Policy
Vantage1.ph is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how we collect, use and share your personal information and your choices regarding your information.
Please read this Policy carefully before using Vantage1.ph. By accepting, you signify that you have read and understood, and agree to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your information, as applicable, as described in this Policy.
THE PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU AND WHERE IT COMES FROM
We collect information, including your personal information, to provide our services on and operate our site. We also use the information we collect to provide better services to you. Depending on how you use our services and how you manage your privacy controls, Vantage1.ph may collect and use your information as follows:
1. Personal Information you provide to us through direct interactions with our website
You may provide us with your personal information, such as information that may identify you, when you create an account or register on our site, subscribe to receive newsletters, promotional correspondence or send us an e-mail or feedback.
Depending on the choices you make when registering for, or during the process of using our services on Vantage1.ph, you may be asked for and opt to provide the following personal information:
- Name
- Address
- Phone number
- Mobile number
- E-mail address
- Profile picture
- Username, password
- Any other information you choose to provide in connection with your account or use of our services.
2. Information we collect from you automatically when you use our website
When you interact with our website and/or use our services through any device, platform, or program, we automatically collect the following information about you:
Cookies. A Cookie is a small piece of data (often including a unique identifier) that is stored in your computer or mobile device by your web or mobile browser data when you visit/use our website. We may use Cookies and similar technologies to remember and / or to personalize the content that you see. Vantage1.ph may also use Cookies to collect aggregate information about Vantage1 users on an anonymous basis (“Anonymous Information”) to understand site activities and trends for improvement of the content and offerings on the Vantage1.ph sites and in other media.
We never place information that may personally identify you on Cookies. Security measures have been employed on our website to prevent unauthorized access to such information. Most web/mobile browsers are set to accept Cookies by default. You can choose to set your browser to remove or reject Cookies. However, if you choose to remove or reject Cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of Vantage1.ph which could prevent you from taking full advantage of our services or site features.
Location Information. Depending on your device/s permissions, we may collect and process your information about your actual location. We use various technologies to determine location, including IP address, GPS, Wi-Fi access points and mobile browsers. This information may be used to serve personalized content and recommendations, gather broad demographic information, and analyze trends to improve our services or site features.
PURPOSES FOR COLLECTING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We will only use your personal information as set out in this Policy. We have set out below a description of the ways we use your personal information (the “Purposes”). We will not collect additional categories of personal information or use the personal information we collect for materially different, unrelated, or incompatible purposes without providing you notice.
1. To provide access and deliver our services to you through the Vantage1.ph
We use your information to provide you access to Vantage1.ph website. If you register an account, we may use your user ID or e-mail address to identify you as a user and provide you access to the relevant Vantage1.ph site and services.
We may also use your information for processing your requests on the Vantage1.ph and your subscriptions, the products or services you purchase, or your participation in promotion or similar activities through the website. If you subscribe to any of our services, we may use your e-mail address to send you related promotions. If you purchase any products, we will use your email and/or mailing address to deliver the products you purchased. Depending on your setting/notification preferences, we may also send out e-mails to users and promo to announce/send special offers, newsletters and other announcements from our website.
2. To customize and improve your experience on the Vantage1.ph
We may also use your information to:
- Send you, via relevant forms of electronic communication, administrative notifications and responses to your inquiries;
- Offer you tailored content, such as giving you relevant search results, content recommendations, targeted emails, native ad content, or notifications, and the like, when using the website;
- Determine how much time you spend on our site to understand your interests and to improve our services based on this data.
- Prevent repeatedly displaying same items to the same user;
3. To provide you a safe and secure platform to access our services through our website
We use the information you provide to provide you a safe and secure platform to access the Vantage1.ph services and features. We use your e-mail address and unique device identifiers to administer and protect the Vantage1.ph website (including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, fraud prevention, system maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data). If you provide us with your telephone number, we may use that information to SMS verify your telephone number in relation to your account and/or purchase and increase the trust and safety of Vantage1.ph site.
SECURITY
We use a variety of industry-standard security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We also require you to enter a password to access your registration information. Please do not disclose your registration password to unauthorized people. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, you acknowledge and agree that while Vantage1.ph uses reasonable efforts to protect your personal information, Vantage1.ph cannot guarantee its absolute security.
COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING
We may communicate with you by email, in-app notifications, push notifications from the Vantage1.ph, or other forms of electronic communication in connection with your use of the Vantage1.ph services to confirm your registration, to update you regarding your product purchases, and for other transactional messages in relation to our services.
WE DO NOT SELL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Vantage1.ph does not sell information that directly identifies you, like your name, address, banking information, or phone records. In fact, we do not even share that type of information except with service providers who can use the information solely to provide a service on our behalf, when a consumer directs us to share the information, or in the limited additional circumstances outlined in our Policy (such as for fraud prevention purposes or where we are legally required to share the information). While we use your information to serve you relevant ads in our site or on partner websites, any and all information that you provide us that may identify you are not for sale or shared in exchange for money.
PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES
We may update this Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the “Last Updated” date at the top of the policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you a notification). Your continued use of the Vantage1.ph and our products therein after we have notified you of changes to this Policy indicates your consent to such changes.
CONTACT US
If you have any concerns or questions about any aspect of this Policy, please feel free to contact us at hello@vantage1.ph.