Privacy Policy

R. Cortez Realty (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) values and respects your right to privacy. We are committed to protect the privacy of our website visitors. We will only collect, record, store, process, and use your personal information in accordance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012, its Implementing Rules and Regulations, the issuances by the National Privacy Commission, and other pertinent laws.

This Privacy Policy informs you of updates in our corporate policies regarding the collection, use, storage, disclosure, and disposal of personal information we receive and collect from any individual who communicates or transacts with us through our authorized representatives.

We will only use your data based on the limitations set by this policy. The outline below provides the manner by which we manage the personal information that we will obtain from you if you visit our website.

Personal Information

Personal Information refers to 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. Sensitive Personal Information is any attribute of your personal information that can discriminate, qualify, or classify you such as your age, date of birth, marital status, government-issued identification numbers, account numbers, and financial information. Privileged Information is any and all forms of information which, under the Rules of Court and other pertinent laws, constitute privileged communication.

Under the Data Privacy Act of 2012, you have the following rights:

1. Right to be informed – you may request the details as to how your personal information is being processed or have been processed by the Company, including the existence of automated decision-making and profiling systems;
2. Right to access – upon written request, you may demand reasonable access to your personal information, which may include the contents of your processed personal information, the manner of processing, sources where they were obtained, recipients and reason of disclosure;

3. Right to dispute – you may dispute inaccuracy or error in your personal information in the Company systems through our contact center representatives;

4. Right to object – you may suspend, withdraw, and remove your personal information in certain further processing, upon demand, which include your right to opt-out to any commercial communication or advertising purposes from the Company;

5. Right to data erasure – based on reasonable grounds, you have the right to suspend, withdraw or order the blocking, removal or destruction of your personal data from the Company’s filing system;

6. Right to secure data portability – you have the right to obtain from the Company your personal information in an electronic or structured format that is commonly used and allows for further use;

7. Right to be indemnified for damages – as data subject, you have every right to be indemnified for any damages sustained due to such violation of your right to privacy through inaccurate, false, unlawfully obtained or unauthorized use of your information; and

8. Right to file a complaint - you may file your complaint or any concerns here: inquiries@rcortez.com

We will only collect your personal information if you voluntarily submit the information to us. If you choose not to submit your personal information to us or subsequently withdraw your consent to our use of your personal information, we may not be able to adequately respond to your inquiries or avail of our services. When we receive data from our clients about employees, customers or other individuals, the client is responsible for ensuring that any such data is transferred to us in compliance with applicable data protection laws.

Use of Personal Data

The purposes for which we use Personal Data are as follows:

1. To provide consultation advice and respond to inquiries. For this, we use basic and client service data, transaction, and device data.

2. To manage our business operations, the website, and our client relationships. For this, we use basic and client service data, registration data, and marketing data.

3. To make our Site intuitive and easy to use. For this, we use device data. It is necessary for our legitimate interests to monitor how our Site is used to help us improve the layout and information available on our website and provide a better service to our website users.

4. To protect the security and effective functioning of our website and information technology systems. For this, we use basic and client service data, registration data, transaction data, and device data. It is necessary for our legitimate interests to monitor how our website is used to detect and prevent fraud, other crimes and the misuse of our website. This helps us to ensure that you can safely use our website.

5. To provide relevant marketing, such as providing you with information about events or services that may be of interest to you including services, updates, client conferences or networking events, and groups of specific interest. For this, we use registration and marketing data, basic and client service data, as well as device data. It is necessary for our legitimate interests to process this information in order to provide you with tailored and relevant marketing, updates and invitations.

6. To address compliance and legal obligations, such as complying with the Company’s reporting obligations, checking the identity of new clients and to prevent money laundering and/or fraud. For this, we use compliance data, basic and client service data, registration data, transaction data, and device data.

Data Retention and Disposal

We typically retain Personal Data related to marketing activities for as long as you accept marketing communications from us, and we will securely delete such data in accordance with applicable laws upon request. For Personal Data that we collect and process for other purposes, we will typically retain such Personal Data for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in the Privacy Policy, Cookies Policy, as well as the Terms of Use. Deletion of such data may be done at any time upon your request.

Terms of Use

By accessing this site, you agree to the following terms and conditions: R. Cortez Realty (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) maintains this Site to provide you with information about its services and to facilitate communication with its affiliate companies and service providers.

The Company requires all visitors to the Site to adhere to the following rules and regulations:

• By accessing the Site you indicate your acknowledgment and acceptance of these terms and conditions. From time to time we may revise these terms and conditions.

• Not all the services described on the site are available in all geographic areas of the Philippines.

We will use our best efforts to include accurate and up to date information on the Site, but we make no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of the information. You agree that all access and use of the Site and its contents is at your own risk. By using the Site, you acknowledge that we specifically disclaim any liability for any damages arising out of or in any way connected with your access to our use of the Site.