Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: December 10, 2024

We at Capitol Steel Corporation respect your privacy and understand how important it is to you. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, store, and protect your personal information when you use our services, including our website at https://capitolsteel.com.ph (together, we’ll call these the “Service”). It also explains your rights and how Philippine law protects you—especially the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, as well as other relevant laws. Where suitable, we also follow recognized global data protection standards.

By using our Service, you agree to how we handle your information as described below. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the Service.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the conditions set forth below. These definitions apply regardless of whether they appear in singular or plural form.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • You: The individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
  • Service: Refers to the Website.
  • Website: Refers to Capitol Steel Corporation, accessible from https://capitolsteel.com.ph.
  • Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement): Refers to Capitol Steel Corporation, located at 300 Quirino Highway, Baesa, Quezon City, PH 1106.
  • Affiliate: Means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities entitled to vote for the election of directors or other managing authority.
  • Country: Refers to the Republic of the Philippines.
  • Service Provider: Means any natural or juridical person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service, or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
  • Personal Data: 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. This definition includes all data protected under the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and other relevant laws.
  • Cookies: Small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing details of Your browsing history on that website, among its many uses.
  • Usage Data: Refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email Address
  • First Name and Last Name
  • Usage Data (as described below)

Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. Usage Data may include information such as:

  • Your device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address)
  • Browser type and browser version
  • The pages of Our Service that You visit
  • The time and date of Your visit
  • The time spent on those pages
  • Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to:

  • The type of mobile device You use
  • Your mobile device unique ID
  • The IP address of Your mobile device
  • Your mobile operating system
  • The type of mobile Internet browser You use
  • Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit Our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as beacons, tags, and scripts) to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies help Us improve and analyze Our Service.

You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of Our Service.

Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies:

  • Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline.
  • Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser.

Types of Cookies We Use:

  • Necessary / Essential Cookies
    Type: Session Cookies
    Administered by: Us
    Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided.
  • Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
    Type: Persistent Cookies
    Administered by: Us
    Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
  • Functionality Cookies
    Type: Persistent Cookies
    Administered by: Us
    Purpose: These Cookies allow Us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering Your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter Your preferences every time You use the Website.
  • Tracking and Performance Cookies
    Type: Persistent Cookies
    Administered by: Third-Parties
    Purpose: These Cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. The information gathered may directly or indirectly identify You as an individual visitor. We may also use these Cookies to test new advertisements, pages, or features of the Website to see how users react to them.

For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain Our Service: Including to monitor the usage of Our Service.
  • To contact You: By email, telephone calls, SMS, or other electronic means regarding updates, changes, or informative communications related to the functionalities, products, or contracted services (including security updates) when necessary or reasonable.
  • To provide You with news and offers: Unless You have opted not to receive such information, We may send You news, special offers, and general information about Our goods, services, and events similar to those You have already purchased or enquired about.
  • To manage Your requests: To attend to and manage Your requests to Us.

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of Our Service, to show advertisements, to contact You, to advertise to You on third party websites, or for payment processing.
  • For Business Transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
  • With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case We will require them to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
  • With Business Partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services, or promotions.
  • With Other Users: When You share personal information or interact in public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside. If You register through a Third-Party Social Media Service, Your contacts on that service may see Your name, profile, pictures, and description of Your activity.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will also retain and use Your Personal Data as required to comply with Our legal obligations (for example, if We are required to retain Your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce Our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is retained for a shorter period of time, except where this data is used to strengthen the security or improve the functionality of Our Service, or if We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and at any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. This means that Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of Your jurisdiction, where the data protection laws may differ from those in Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to this transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country without adequate controls in place, including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law Enforcement
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

Other Legal Requirements
The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, and We take precautions to protect it in accordance with applicable laws and standards. However, remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

  • We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data.
  • Medical records or other sensitive personal information are kept in Our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system with strict access controls. For example, any medical records maintained by the Company are accessible only to the Company nurse or duly authorized personnel, thereby ensuring that sensitive health information is properly safeguarded and only viewed by those with a legitimate need to access such data.
  • Despite Our efforts, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Detailed Information on the Processing of Your Personal Data

Service Providers have access to Your Personal Data only to perform their tasks on Our behalf and are contractually obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Analytics

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of Our Service, such as Google Analytics. You can read the Privacy Policy for Google Analytics on their website here.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service does 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 become 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 verified parental consent, We will take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

We may also limit how We collect, use, and store some of the information of users between 13 and 18 years old. In some cases, this means We will be unable to provide certain functionalities of the Service to these users.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your Country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent’s consent before We collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites not operated by Us. If You click on a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy become effective when they are posted on this page.

By continuing to use the Service, You acknowledge that You have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us.