DATA PRIVACY NOTICE

Web-Based Boarding House Reservation and Inquiry System
Apayao State College – Luna Apayao Campus

Your Privacy Matters

Web-Based Boarding House Reservation and Inquiry System

Apayao State College – Luna Apayao Campus

The Web-Based Boarding House Reservation and Inquiry System is designed to help students discover boarding houses, communicate with boarding house owners, submit reservation requests, and manage accommodation-related transactions.

We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with Republic Act No. 10173, also known as the Data Privacy Act of 2012, and other applicable privacy regulations.

01 Personal Data We Collect

Depending on your role and use of the system, we may collect and process the following information:

  • Personal Information: First name, middle name, last name, gender, email address, phone number, and residential address.
  • Account Information: Username or email address, securely hashed password, account role, and account status.
  • Property Information: Boarding house name, address, location, contact information, room details, rental rates, availability, and property images submitted by owners.
  • Reservation Information: Reservation requests, selected property and room or bed, reservation dates, status, and related transaction records.
  • Communication Records: Inquiries, messages exchanged between students and boarding house owners, and relevant notifications.
  • Reviews and Ratings: Feedback, ratings, and reviews submitted by users.
  • Technical Information: Limited information necessary to maintain system functionality, security, and audit records, where applicable.

02 Purpose of Data Processing

Your personal information may be processed for the following legitimate purposes:

  1. To create, authenticate, and manage user accounts.
  2. To verify user identities and distinguish students, boarding house owners, and administrators.
  3. To facilitate boarding house searches and display property details.
  4. To process, monitor, approve, or reject reservation requests.
  5. To manage room and bed availability, check-in, and check-out records, where implemented.
  6. To facilitate inquiries and communication between students and boarding house owners.
  7. To publish and manage user-submitted ratings and reviews.
  8. To generate authorized administrative reports and monitor system transactions.
  9. To maintain system security, prevent unauthorized access, and investigate technical issues.
  10. To improve the functionality and reliability of the system.

03 Access and Disclosure of Personal Data

Access to personal information shall be limited to authorized administrators and users who require the relevant information to perform their legitimate functions.

Students may access their own account information and reservation records. Boarding house owners may access information necessary to respond to inquiries and manage reservations involving their properties. Administrators may access information necessary for authorized system management.

Information may be disclosed to authorized service providers or other appropriate recipients when necessary for legitimate system operations or when required or permitted by law. Personal information shall not be disclosed to unauthorized persons or used for unrelated purposes.

Publicly displayed property details, ratings, and reviews should not include private account information unless the disclosure is appropriate and authorized.

04 Data Security

Appropriate organizational, physical, and technical safeguards shall be implemented to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, destruction, and other unlawful processing.

Security measures may include password hashing, access controls, server-side validation, secure database queries, session management, and restricted administrative privileges.

Users are responsible for keeping their account credentials confidential and reporting suspected unauthorized access.

05 Data Retention

Personal information shall be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, comply with applicable legal obligations, resolve legitimate disputes, or maintain necessary transaction records.

When information is no longer necessary and no lawful retention requirement applies, it shall be securely deleted, destroyed, or anonymized, as appropriate.

Reservation and transaction records shall be managed according to the system's approved retention policy. Account deactivation shall not automatically result in the deletion of records that must lawfully be retained or are necessary to resolve existing transactions.

06 Your Data Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable law and its conditions, you may exercise your rights as a data subject, including:

  • The right to be informed about the collection and processing of your personal information.
  • The right to access your personal information.
  • The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • The right to object to certain processing activities.
  • The right to request erasure or blocking when the legal requirements are met.
  • The right to data portability, where applicable.
  • The right to file a complaint with the appropriate authority.
  • Other rights provided under applicable data protection laws.

To exercise these rights, contact the designated system administrator or the institution's authorized Data Protection Officer through the official contact details provided by the responsible data controller. Requests will be handled in accordance with applicable laws.

07 Legal Basis for Processing

Personal information shall be processed only when there is an applicable lawful basis under Republic Act No. 10173 and its implementing rules, such as the data subject's valid consent, the necessity of processing to provide a requested service or perform a contract, compliance with a legal obligation, or another lawful basis recognized by applicable law.

Where consent is the appropriate legal basis, it must be freely given, specific, informed, and properly documented.

08 Changes to This Notice

This Data Privacy Notice may be updated when necessary to reflect changes in system functionality, data processing practices, institutional policies, or applicable laws.

Material changes shall be communicated through appropriate channels when required.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

By selecting “I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND,” you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Data Privacy Notice and have been informed about how your personal information may be collected, used, stored, and protected.

This acknowledgment does not replace any separate consent that may be legally required for a particular processing activity.