PRIVACY POLICY
As a potential distributor of I-Fern Corporation, you are a data subject from which we may collect Personal, Non-Personal and Sensitive Personal Information.
I-Fern Corporation values the privacy of its distributors. In this policy, we aim to notify you about how we may use, protect, and disclose information we collect from you as well as your options on how we will use this information pursuant to Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173)
INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND USE
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Personal Information – any information whether recorded in a material form or not, from which the identity of an individual is apparent or can be reasonably and directly ascertained by the entity holding the information, or when put together with other information would directly and certainly identify an individual.
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Non-Personal Information – any information which may not directly identify or be used to identify and/or contact an individual.
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Sensitive Personal Information –any personal information about:
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an individual’s race, ethnic origin, marital status, age, color, and religious, philosophical or political affiliations;
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About an individual’s health, education, gender or to any proceeding for any offense committed or alleged to have been committed by such person, the disposal of such proceedings, or the sentence of any court in such proceedings; c
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Issued by government agencies specific to an individual which includes, but not limited to, social security numbers, previous or current health records, licenses or its denials, suspension or revocation and tax returns; and
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Specifically established by an executive order or an act of Congress to be kept classified.
WHERE AND WHEN DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION AND ITS PURPOSE
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Registration
When you register, Personal Information such as your name, birthdate, birthplace, e-mail address, mobile number, home address, and other pertinent details will be requested from you. It is being asked from you to enable I-Fern Corporation to:
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Review, process, and approve your application as a distributor
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Process your purchases and commission pay-outs
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Deliver your online purchases and/or check pay-outs (if applicable)
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Send notifications related to the Terms and Conditions of your Membership
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Provide customer care activities
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Carry out other Membership Account Management related activities
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Perform other activities allowed by law or with your consent
As such, that information will be stored in our order processing system and membership databases in the Philippines. It will facilitate easy and fast communication with you. We will use this information to provide better service in the event you contact us again for any queries, requests and concerns we need to address about your Membership Account.
MANAGINGYOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Any Personal and/or Sensitive Personal Information we may collect from you will not be utilized for selling, trade, or passed on unless we have your permission. The Personal Information you provide will be stored in our order processing system and membership databases in the Philippines for the duration of your membership as an individual distributor of I-FERN Corporation. In case you wish to withdraw your membership, the Personal and Sensitive Information you provided shall be deleted from our databases.
We may be required to release Personal Information in response to a court order, subpoena, or government investigation. We also reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we in good faith believe to be unlawful. We may release Personal Information when it is reasonably necessary to enforce or apply our Terms of Use or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others and ourselves.
When accessing our website outside the Philippines, you understand, accept and agree that the information (Personal, Non-Personal, or Sensitive), may be processed as well as stored in our database in the Philippines pursuant to the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173), which may be different from the regulatory laws from where your present location is.
WE VALUE YOUR PERMISSION
I-Fern Corporation will always obtain explicit consent from you to collect and process your data. Unless mandated by court, we will not use nor share the Personal Information collected on our website in ways unrelated to the purpose for which you provided the information, including those described above.
PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We value your privacy. We ensure you that all personal information we collect will be protected from any mishandling and unauthorized disclosure or access. We employ protective systems to safeguard and secure your information.
USE OF COOKIES ON THIS SITE
Upon visiting our site, cookies are utilized. A “cookie” is a small data file transferred to your computer’s hard drive that allows a website to respond to you as an individual, gathering and remembering information about your preferences in order to tailor its operation to your needs, likes and dislikes.
Overall, cookies are safe, as they only identify your computer to customize your web experience. Accepting a cookie does not provide access to your computer or reveal any personal information about you other than the information you choose to share. Other servers cannot read them nor can they be used to deliver a virus.
Most browsers automatically accept cookies but you can usually adjust yours (Microsoft Internet Explorer) to notify you of cookie placement requests, refuse certain cookies, or decline cookies completely. Our site may send cookies to your computer’s hard drive to enhance your experience when visiting our site. We do not however use so-called “surveillance” cookies that track your activity elsewhere on the web.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Links to third-party websites may be provided solely for your information and convenience. If you use these links, you will leave our site. This Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices of those websites linked to our site nor do we control their content or privacy policies. We suggest that you carefully review the privacy policies of each site you visit.
POLICY CHANGES AND UPDATES
Updates or changes in the policy terms will be posted here on our site and the date of the newest version posted below. Please constantly check the updates here especially before submitting your Personal Information to see if there are changes. By using our site, you acknowledge acceptance of this Privacy Policy at that time of use.
CONTACT US
If you have any concerns about our use of your information or about this Privacy Policy, please send an email to privacy@i-fern.com.
ACCEPTANCE AND AGREEMENT OF TERMS
By ticking the “Agree” button, you fully understand, accept and agree with all of the Terms and Conditions stated above and consent the collection, processing, use, and storage of your Personal, Non-Personal and Sensitive Personal Information by I-Fern Corporation for the purposes described in this document.