Updated at November 11th, 2024

The Beneficent Hands (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used, and disclosed by The Beneficent Hands.

This Privacy Policy applies to our website, and its associated subdomains (collectively, our “Service”) alongside our application, The Beneficent Hands. By accessing or using our Service, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service.

To help explain things as clearly as possible in this Privacy Policy, every time any of these terms are referenced, are strictly defined as:

• Cookie:      small amount of data generated by a website and saved by your web browser.      It is used to identify your browser, provide analytics, remember      information about you such as your language preference or login      information.
• Company:      when this policy mentions “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” it refers to      The Beneficent Hands, (Blk 11 Lot 21 Avida Village Balabag, Pavia Iloilo      5001 Philippines), that is responsible for your information under this      Privacy Policy.
• Country:      where The Beneficent Hands or the owners/founders of The Beneficent Hands      are based, in this case is Philippines
• Customer:      refers to the company, organization or person that signs up to use the The      Beneficent Hands Service to manage the relationships with your consumers      or service users.
• Device:      any internet connected device such as a phone, tablet, computer or any      other device that can be used to visit The Beneficent Hands and use the      services.
• IP      address: Every device connected to the Internet is assigned a number known      as an Internet protocol (IP) address. These numbers are usually assigned      in geographic blocks. An IP address can often be used to identify the      location from which a device is connecting to the Internet.
• Personnel:      refers to those individuals who are employed by The Beneficent Hands or      are under contract to perform a service on behalf of one of the parties.
• Personal      Data: any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with      other information — including a personal identification number — allows      for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.
• Service:      refers to the service provided by The Beneficent Hands as described in the      relative terms (if available) and on this platform. 
• Third-party      service: refers to advertisers, contest sponsors, promotional and      marketing partners, and others who provide our content or whose products      or services we think may interest you.
• Website:      The Beneficent Hands’s site, which can be accessed via this URL:      thebeneficenthands.org
• You:      a person or entity that is registered with The Beneficent Hands to use the      Services.

This Privacy Policy was created with Termify.

There is some information like your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our platform. This information may be used to connect your computer to the Internet. Other information collected automatically could be a login, e-mail address, password, computer and connection information such as browser plug-in types and versions and time zone setting, operating systems and platforms, purchase history, (we sometimes aggregate with similar information from other Users), the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) clickstream to, through and from our website that may include date and time; cookie number; parts of the site you viewed or searched for; and the phone number you used to call our Customer Services. We may also use browser data such as cookies, Flash cookies (also known as Flash Local Shared Objects) or similar data on certain parts of our website for fraud prevention and other purposes. During your visits, we may use software tools such as JavaScript to measure and collect session information including page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page. We may also collect technical information to help us identify your device for fraud prevention and diagnostic purposes.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the platform. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about who and when you use our and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our platform, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

If you are a The Beneficent Hands worker or applicant, we collect information you voluntarily provide to us. We use the information collected for Human Resources purposes in order to administer benefits to workers and screen applicants.

You may contact us in order to (1) update or correct your information, (2) change your preferences with respect to communications and other information you receive from us, or (3) receive a record of the information we have relating to you. Such updates, corrections, changes and deletions will have no effect on other information that we maintain, or information that we have provided to third parties in accordance with this Privacy Policy prior to such update, correction, change or deletion.

We reserve the right to transfer information to a third party in the event of a sale, merger or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of The Beneficent Hands or any of its Corporate Affiliates (as defined herein), or that portion of The Beneficent Hands or any of its Corporate Affiliates to which the Service relates, or in the event that we discontinue our business or file a petition or have filed against us a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding, provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

We may disclose information (including personal information) about you to our Corporate Affiliates. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "Corporate Affiliate" means any person or entity which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with The Beneficent Hands, whether by ownership or otherwise. Any information relating to you that we provide to our Corporate Affiliates will be treated by those Corporate Affiliates in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of Philippines without regard to its conflict of laws provision. You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in connection with any action or dispute arising between the parties under or in connection with this Privacy Policy except for those individuals who may have rights to make claims under Privacy Shield, or the Swiss-US framework.

The laws of Philippines, excluding its conflicts of law rules, shall govern this Agreement and your use of the website. Your use of the website may also be subject to other local, state, national, or international laws.

By using The Beneficent Hands or contacting us directly, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, you should not engage with our website, or use our services. Continued use of the website, direct engagement with us, or following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy that do not significantly affect the use or disclosure of your personal information will mean that you accept those changes.

We've updated our Privacy Policy to provide you with complete transparency into what is being set when you visit our site and how it's being used. By using our The Beneficent Hands, registering an account, or making a purchase, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

This Privacy Policy applies only to the Services. The Services may contain links to other websites not operated or controlled by The Beneficent Hands. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions expressed in such websites, and such websites are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by us. Please remember that when you use a link to go from the Services to another website, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other website, including those that have a link on our platform, is subject to that website’s own rules and policies. Such third parties may use their own cookies or other methods to collect information about you.

This website may contain third party advertisements and links to third party sites. The Beneficent Hands does not make any representation as to the accuracy or suitability of any of the information contained in those advertisements or sites and does not accept any responsibility or liability for the conduct or content of those advertisements and sites and the offerings made by the third parties.

Advertising keeps The Beneficent Hands and many of the websites and services you use free of charge. We work hard to make sure that ads are safe, unobtrusive, and as relevant as possible.

Third party advertisements and links to other sites where goods or services are advertised are not endorsements or recommendations by The Beneficent Hands of the third party sites, goods or services. The Beneficent Hands takes no responsibility for the content of any of the ads, promises made, or the quality/reliability of the products or services offered in all advertisements.

These cookies collect information over time about your online activity on the website and other online services to make online advertisements more relevant and effective to you. This is known as interest-based advertising. They also perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing and ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers. Without cookies, it’s really hard for an advertiser to reach its audience, or to know how many ads were shown and how many clicks they received.

The Beneficent Hands uses "Cookies" to identify the areas of our website that you have visited. A Cookie is a small piece of data stored on your computer or mobile device by your web browser. We use Cookies to enhance the performance and functionality of our website but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality like videos may become unavailable or you would be required to enter your login details every time you visit the website as we would not be able to remember that you had logged in previously. Most web browsers can be set to disable the use of Cookies. However, if you disable Cookies, you may not be able to access functionality on our website correctly or at all. We never place Personally Identifiable Information in Cookies.

Wherever you're located you may also set your browser to block cookies and similar technologies, but this action may block our essential cookies and prevent our website from functioning properly, and you may not be able to fully utilize all of its features and services. You should also be aware that you may also lose some saved information (e.g. saved login details, site preferences) if you block cookies on your browser. Different browsers make different controls available to you. Disabling a cookie or category of cookie does not delete the cookie from your browser, you will need to do this yourself from within your browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.

In respect to any credit card or other payment processing details you have provided us, we commit that this confidential information will be stored in the most secure manner possible.

We do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

We may change our Service and policies, and we may need to make changes to this Privacy Policy so that they accurately reflect our Service and policies. Unless otherwise required by law, we will notify you (for example, through our Service) before we make changes to this Privacy Policy and give you an opportunity to review them before they go into effect. Then, if you continue to use the Service, you will be bound by the updated Privacy Policy. If you do not want to agree to this or any updated Privacy Policy, you can delete your account.

We may display, include or make available third-party content (including data, information, applications and other products services) or provide links to third-party websites or services ("Third- Party Services").

You acknowledge and agree that The Beneficent Hands shall not be responsible for any Third-Party Services, including their accuracy, completeness, timeliness, validity, copyright compliance, legality, decency, quality or any other aspect thereof. The Beneficent Hands does not assume and shall not have any liability or responsibility to you or any other person or entity for any Third-Party Services.

Third-Party Services and links thereto are provided solely as a convenience to you and you access and use them entirely at your own risk and subject to such third parties' terms and conditions.

Facebook pixel is an analytics tool that allows you to measure the effectiveness of your advertising by understanding the actions people take on your website/app. You can use the pixel to: Make sure your ads are shown to the right people. Facebook pixel may collect information from your device when you use the service. Facebook pixel collects information that is held in accordance with its Privacy Policy

· Google Maps API 

Google Maps API is a robust tool that can be used to create a custom map, a searchable map, check-in functions, display live data synching with location, plan routes, or create a mashup just to name a few.

Google Maps API may collect information from You and from Your Device for security purposes.

Google Maps API collects information that is held in accordance with its Privacy Policy

· Cookies 

We use Cookies to enhance the performance and functionality of our platform but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality like videos may become unavailable or you would be required to enter your login details every time you visit the platform as we would not be able to remember that you had logged in previously.

We may be collecting and using information from you if you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), and in this section of our Privacy Policy we are going to explain exactly how and why is this data collected, and how we maintain this data under protection from being replicated or used in the wrong way.

GDPR is an EU-wide privacy and data protection law that regulates how EU residents' data is protected by companies and enhances the control the EU residents have, over their personal data.

The GDPR is relevant to any globally operating company and not just the EU-based businesses and EU residents. Our customers’ data is important irrespective of where they are located, which is why we have implemented GDPR controls as our baseline standard for all our operations worldwide.

Any data that relates to an identifiable or identified individual. GDPR covers a broad spectrum of information that could be used on its own, or in combination with other pieces of information, to identify a person. Personal data extends beyond a person’s name or email address. Some examples include financial information, political opinions, genetic data, biometric data, IP addresses, physical address, sexual orientation, and ethnicity.

The Data Protection Principles include requirements such as:

• Personal      data collected must be processed in a fair, legal, and transparent way and      should only be used in a way that a person would reasonably expect.
• Personal      data should only be collected to fulfil a specific purpose and it should      only be used for that purpose. Organizations must specify why they need      the personal data when they collect it.
• Personal      data should be held no longer than necessary to fulfil its purpose.
• People      covered by the GDPR have the right to access their own personal data. They      can also request a copy of their data, and that their data be updated,      deleted, restricted, or moved to another organization.

GDPR adds some new requirements regarding how companies should protect individuals' personal data that they collect and process. It also raises the stakes for compliance by increasing enforcement and imposing greater fines for breach. Beyond these facts it's simply the right thing to do. At The Beneficent Hands we strongly believe that your data privacy is very important and we already have solid security and privacy practices in place that go beyond the requirements of this new regulation.

We are committed to helping our customers meet the data subject rights requirements of GDPR. The Beneficent Hands processes or stores all personal data in fully vetted, DPA compliant vendors. We do store all conversation and personal data for up to 6 years unless your account is deleted. In which case, we dispose of all data in accordance with our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, but we will not hold it longer than 60 days.

We are aware that if you are working with EU customers, you need to be able to provide them with the ability to access, update, retrieve and remove personal data. We got you! We've been set up as self service from the start and have always given you access to your data and your customers data. Our customer support team is here for you to answer any questions you might have about working with the API.

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires us to disclose categories of Personal Information we collect and how we use it, the categories of sources from whom we collect Personal Information, and the third parties with whom we share it, which we have explained above.

We are also required to communicate information about rights California residents have under California law. You may exercise the following rights:

• Right      to Know and Access. You may submit a verifiable request for information      regarding the: (1) categories of Personal Information we collect, use, or      share; (2) purposes for which categories of Personal Information are      collected or used by us; (3) categories of sources from which we collect      Personal Information; and (4) specific pieces of Personal Information we      have collected about you.
• Right      to Equal Service. We will not discriminate against you if you exercise      your privacy rights.
• Right      to Delete. You may submit a verifiable request to close your account and      we will delete Personal Information about you that we have collected.
• Request      that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the      consumer's personal data.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

We do not sell the Personal Information of our users.

For more information about these rights, please contact us.

CalOPPA requires us to disclose categories of Personal Information we collect and how we use it, the categories of sources from whom we collect Personal Information, and the third parties with whom we share it, which we have explained above.

CalOPPA users have the following rights:

• Right      to Know and Access. You may submit a verifiable request for information      regarding the: (1) categories of Personal Information we collect, use, or      share; (2) purposes for which categories of Personal Information are      collected or used by us; (3) categories of sources from which we collect      Personal Information; and (4) specific pieces of Personal Information we      have collected about you.
• Right      to Equal Service. We will not discriminate against you if you exercise      your privacy rights.
• Right      to Delete. You may submit a verifiable request to close your account and      we will delete Personal Information about you that we have collected.
• Right      to request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell      the consumer's personal data.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

We do not sell the Personal Information of our users.

For more information about these rights, please contact us.

Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

• Via      Email: support@thebeneficenthands.org
• Via      Phone Number: 09354436186
• Via      this Link: thebeneficenthands.org