Privacy Policy

Last Updated: February 16, 2026

At UNISERVE, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how National University Dasmarinas ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects your information in compliance with the **Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173)** of the Philippines.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us when you create an account, participate in extension projects, or communicate with us. This may include:

Identity Data: Name, institutional affiliation, department, and role.
Contact Data: Email address and phone number.
Project Data: Information related to community extension proposals, implementation details, and outcomes.
Location Data: Geographic coordinates and area identifiers for engagement implementation mapping.
Technical Data: Browser type and general usage patterns. Public-site pageviews may be measured with anonymized, cookie-free Vercel Web Analytics; authenticated and administrative routes are excluded.

2. Purpose of Collection

Your personal data is collected for the following legitimate purposes:

To facilitate and document community extension services.
To manage user accounts and provide access to platform features.
To generate reports for institutional and regulatory compliance.
To improve platform performance and user experience.
To communicate important updates regarding projects and platform maintenance.

3. Data Security

We implement technical, organizational, and physical security measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. This includes encryption, secure servers, and regular security audits.

4. Your Rights Under the Data Privacy Act

As a data subject in the Philippines, you are entitled to the following rights:

Right to be Informed: To know if your data is being processed.
Right to Access: To request a copy of your personal data in our system.
Right to Object: To withhold consent to processing in certain circumstances.
Right to Erasure: To request the deletion of your data when it is no longer needed.
Right to Rectification: To correct any inaccuracies in your personal information.
Right to Data Portability: To obtain your data in a structured, commonly used format.
Right to Damages: To be indemnified for any damages sustained due to inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, false, unlawfully obtained, or unauthorized use of personal data.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by institutional policies and applicable laws.

Contact Our Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding your personal data and privacy, please contact our Data Protection Officer:

National University Dasmarinas

Data Protection Office

Email: dpo@dasmarinas.nu.edu.ph

Address: SM City Dasmarinas, Sampaloc 1, Dasmarinas City, Cavite

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us when you create an account, participate in extension projects, or communicate with us. This may include:

Identity Data: Name, institutional affiliation, department, and role.

Contact Data: Email address and phone number.

Project Data: Information related to community extension proposals, implementation details, and outcomes.

Location Data: Geographic coordinates and area identifiers for engagement implementation mapping.

Technical Data: Browser type and general usage patterns. Public-site pageviews may be measured with anonymized, cookie-free Vercel Web Analytics; authenticated and administrative routes are excluded.

2. Purpose of Collection

Your personal data is collected for the following legitimate purposes:

To facilitate and document community extension services.

To manage user accounts and provide access to platform features.

To generate reports for institutional and regulatory compliance.

To improve platform performance and user experience.

To communicate important updates regarding projects and platform maintenance.

4. Your Rights Under the Data Privacy Act

As a data subject in the Philippines, you are entitled to the following rights:

Right to be Informed: To know if your data is being processed.

Right to Access: To request a copy of your personal data in our system.

Right to Object: To withhold consent to processing in certain circumstances.

Right to Erasure: To request the deletion of your data when it is no longer needed.

Right to Rectification: To correct any inaccuracies in your personal information.

Right to Data Portability: To obtain your data in a structured, commonly used format.

Right to Damages: To be indemnified for any damages sustained due to inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, false, unlawfully obtained, or unauthorized use of personal data.