Personal information, such as your name, home address, and phone number, is precious, and any unlawful collection, storage, and distribution is a blatant violation in the digital age. Privacy is a fundamental
1. Introduction: Defining “Processing” in Data Privacy Law Under Republic Act No. 10173, also known as the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (DPA), and the procedural framework enforced by the National Privacy
Most founders think their privacy policy is where compliance lives. Under Philippine rules, that document is barely the one that matters to a user at all. The one that does is the
Three terms, one regulator, and almost everyone uses them interchangeably. Under the National Privacy Commission’s own rules, they aren’t interchangeable at all, and getting them backwards on your website is a small
By Atty. Bryan Alvin Rommel Y. Villarosa, Villarosa Law Office (LexRex Ph). Licensed Philippine lawyer, notary public, and PRC-accredited real estate salesperson. If you own or co-own property in the Philippines but
If you’re an overseas Filipino who got married after your TIN was issued, bought property back home, or simply hasn’t touched your BIR records in years, there’s a good chance something in
An employer–employee NDA should protect legitimate business and personal-data interests without becoming so broad that it restricts lawful conduct or penalizes an employee for a good-faith legal claim. 1. Define “confidential information”
Republic Act No. 10173 — Data Privacy Act of 2012 AN ACT PROTECTING INDIVIDUAL PERSONAL INFORMATION IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE
Every week, someone loses a property sale, a court hearing, or a bank release because a document was authenticated the wrong way abroad. Usually it is a Special Power of Attorney. Sometimes
One of the most common questions I get both from myself and my overseas/out-of-town clients whenever there is signing of documents is: “are digital signatures valid?” I am careful in using a
