PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: June 9, 2026

Welcome to Gargantiel and Associates ("we," "us," or "our"). We operate the website gargantiel.com (the "Site") and provide legal consultancy, representation, and advisory services (the "Services").

We are committed to protecting and respecting your personal data in compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173) of the Philippines. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, disclose, and dispose of your personal information when you visit our Site or use our Services.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect both Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information (as defined under the DPA) depending on your interactions with us. This includes:

Identity Data: Full name, username, date of birth, gender, and nationality.
Contact Data: Billing address, delivery address, email address, and mobile/telephone numbers.
Account Credentials: Passwords and similar security information used for authentication and account access.
Transaction Data: Details about payments to and from you, and other details of services you have purchased from us.
Technical Data: Internet Protocol (IP) address, login data, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types, operating system, and platform.
Usage Data: Information about how you use our website and services.

2. How We Collect Your Data

We collect data through various methods, including:

Direct Interactions: You give us your data by filling in forms on our Site, creating an account, subscribing to our services, or communicating with us via email, chat, or phone.
Automated Technologies: As you interact with our Site, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns using cookies and server logs.
Third Parties: We may receive data about you from third-party services, such as payment gateways (e.g., GCash, Maya, PayMongo), social media logins, or analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics).

3. Purpose of Processing Your Data

We process your personal data under strict principles of transparency, legitimate purpose, and proportionality. Your data is used to:

Provide, maintain, and improve our Services.
Process your transactions, billing, and payments.
Verify your identity and manage your user account.
Respond to your customer service requests, inquiries, or complaints.
Send you administrative updates, security alerts, and support messages.
With your explicit consent, send you marketing and promotional materials. (You may opt-out at any time).
Comply with statutory, legal, and regulatory requirements mandated by Philippine authorities.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share your information only with trusted third parties under strict confidentiality agreements for the following purposes:

Service Providers: Third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf (e.g., web hosting, payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, and customer support).
Legal Compliance: When required by law, court order, or a government authority (such as the National Privacy Commission or the Bureau of Internal Revenue).
Business Transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.

5. Storage, Retention, and Disposal

Storage: Your personal data is stored securely in encrypted cloud servers and/or secure physical filing systems managed by us and our accredited IT service providers.
Retention: We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Generally, we retain user data for 5 years after account deletion or cessation of services.
Disposal: Once the retention period expires, your personal data will be securely destroyed, deleted, or anonymized in a manner that prevents its recovery, inspection, or reconstruction.

6. Data Security Measures

We implement appropriate organizational, physical, and technical security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, accidental loss, or destruction. These measures include:

Use of SSL/TLS encryption for data transmission.
Restricted access to personal data only to authorized personnel who need the information to perform their jobs.
Regular security audits and updates to our systems.

While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

7. Your Rights as a Data Subject

Under the Philippine Data Privacy Act, you possess the following rights, which you may exercise at any time:

Right to be Informed: You have the right to know whether your personal data is being processed.
Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your data, including processing for direct marketing.
Right to Erasure or Blocking: You may request the deletion or removal of your personal data from our systems under legitimate grounds.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to dispute and correct inaccuracies or errors in your personal data.
Right to Data Portability: You can request that we transfer your data to you or another service provider in an electronic, structured format.
Right to File a Complaint: If you feel your data privacy rights have been violated, you have the right to file a complaint with the National Privacy Commission (NPC).

8. Cookies Policy

Our Site uses cookies to distinguish you from other users and to track your preferences. You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, but doing so may cause some parts of this Site to function improperly.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal and regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise any of your rights, or have any privacy-related concerns, please contact us at:

Company Name: Gargantiel and Associates Law Firm Co.
Email Address: admin@gargantiel.com
Contact Number: 8355-9623
Office Address: Unit 205 Times Square Building, Examiner St. corner Times St., West Triangle, Quezon City