Data Privacy Notice

Who This Notice Applies To

This Data Privacy Notice applies to individuals who provide personal information to ASCCOM COOP in connection with:

Personal Information We May Process

Depending on the service, transaction, or activity involved, ASCCOM COOP may process information such as:

• Full name
• Residential or mailing address
• Mobile or telephone number
• Email address
• Date of birth
• Identification and verification information
• Membership information
• Financial or transaction-related information when required for cooperative services
• Information contained in documents you voluntarily submit
• Other information reasonably necessary to fulfill the requested service or transaction

ASCCOM COOP aims to collect only information that is adequate, relevant, and reasonably necessary for legitimate and declared purposes.

Why We Process Your Information

Personal information may be processed for purposes including:

• Processing membership applications and maintaining membership records
• Verifying identity and submitted information
• Processing applications for cooperative products and services
• Administering savings, deposits, loans, and related transactions
• Responding to inquiries, requests, concerns, and complaints
• Communicating important announcements, transaction information, and member updates
• Managing seminars, programs, events, and cooperative activities
• Sending newsletters where you have requested or consented to receive them
• Maintaining security and preventing unauthorized or fraudulent activities
• Complying with applicable legal, regulatory, accounting, and audit requirements

Basis for Processing

ASCCOM COOP processes personal information only when there is an appropriate lawful basis. Depending on the circumstances, this may include:

• Your consent
• Performance of a contract or steps necessary before entering into a contract
• Compliance with applicable legal or regulatory obligations
• Protection of lawful rights and interests
• Legitimate interests pursued by ASCCOM COOP where permitted by law
• Other lawful grounds recognized under Philippine data privacy laws

Who May Receive Your Information

ASCCOM COOP does not sell your personal information.

When necessary and legally permitted, personal information may be disclosed to:

• Authorized ASCCOM COOP officers, employees, committees, and personnel
• Service providers and technology providers assisting ASCCOM COOP
• Financial institutions or payment service providers where necessary
• Auditors, professional advisers, and other authorized service providers
• Government agencies, regulatory authorities, courts, or law-enforcement agencies when required or permitted by law
• Other parties where you have provided authorization or where disclosure is otherwise legally permitted

Online Forms and Third-Party Services

The Contact page also shows embedded Google Maps, and pages load fonts and scripts from Google Fonts and jsDelivr. These providers may receive technical information such as your IP address. See our Privacy Policy for details.

How Long We Keep Your Information

ASCCOM COOP retains personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected and to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, contractual, audit, accounting, or records-management requirements.

How We Protect Your Information

ASCCOM COOP endeavors to implement reasonable and appropriate organizational, physical, and technical safeguards designed to protect personal information against:

• Unauthorized access
• Unauthorized disclosure
• Loss or misuse
• Alteration
• Accidental or unlawful destruction
• Other unlawful forms of processing

Your Rights as a Data Subject

Subject to applicable laws and limitations, you may exercise rights relating to your personal information, including:

Questions and Privacy Requests

For questions about this notice, requests relating to your personal information, or the exercise of your data privacy rights, you may contact:

You may also lodge a complaint with the National Privacy Commission where appropriate.