Aboitiz Foods, including its affiliates and subsidiaries (the “Aboitiz Foods” or the “Company” is fully committed to complying with Republic Act 10173 known as the Data Privacy Act of 2012, its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), other issuances of National Privacy Commission (NPC) and other relevant laws of the Philippines.

From time to time, it may be necessary for you to provide personal data in connection with your visits to our company website and portals, our offices, with your direct or indirect dealings with our Company, our officers and employees, and in your browsing activities through any of our mobile applications, as a customer, an applicant, or a third-party service provider of goods or services.

Personal Data refers to all types of Personal Information. Personal Information refers to any information that identifies or is linkable to a natural person. On the other hand, Sensitive Personal Information refers to any personal information of a sensitive nature, such as data relating to your ethnicity, age, gender, health, religious or political beliefs, genetic, or biometric data.We collect Personal Data when you register, sign up, use our products and services, contact us, visit our websites, or use any of our mobile applications. Other information that may also constitute Personal Data, such as your browser type, operating system, IP address, domain name, number of times and dates you visited the website or accessed the mobile application, and the amount of time you spent browsing through the website or mobile application, may be collected via cookies and other tracking technologies, such as transparent GIF files. Aggregate Information, or non-personally identifiable and anonymous data, such as how many times you log onto our websites or mobile applications, may also be collected. We may also verify your information from other sources (i.e., publicly available platforms, financial institutions, credit agencies, payment gateway processors, public authorities, and other agencies) for the purpose of identity verification and regulatory requirements.

A cookie is a small file that asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies allow websites to recognize your computer when you return, enabling it to display personalized settings and other user preferences. It also allows websites to respond to you as an individual. The websites and apps can tailor operations to your needs, likes, and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being visited. This helps us to analyze data about web page traffic and to improve our website in order to tailor it to your needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes after which, the data is removed from the system.

In general, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie does not give us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You will be allowed to accept or reject the use of cookies on our websites in a pop-up box when you first access our website. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Most web browsers, however, automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. You may choose not to accept the cookies, however, this may restrict the services that you can access at our websites. Declining cookies may also prevent you from taking full advantage of our websites.

When necessary, we request your Personal Data for us to understand your needs and provide you with a better service. The data collected is based on the type of Data Subject. Kindly refer to the Data Subject Provision.

When you give consent to the processing of your Personal Data with us, you also agree to help us comply with our statutory and contractual obligations with other government entities and financial institutions. We may also share your personal data within and outside Aboitiz Foods and Aboitiz affiliates or subsidiaries upon your consent (written or electronic) for purposes of value-added services useful and relevant on top of your account with us. For contractual and value-added services, confidentiality and privacy clauses are employed as recommended by the National Privacy Commission to ensure the data protection of personal data. 

Below are the disclosures required by the government and non-government entities, other regulatory authorities, and financial institutions: Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Credit Information Corporation (CIC), Department of Labor and Employment, Judicial and Investigative Authorities, Financial Institutions, Social Security System, Pag-ibig, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation and other relevant stakeholders that can provide you with a better service.

We will share or disclose your Personal Data to our affiliates or subsidiaries only for the purposes for which we have collected them. 

Our affiliates and subsidiaries are the following among others: PILMICO FOODS CORPORATION, ABOITIZ EQUITY VENTURES, INC., UNIONBANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, ABOITIZ INFRACAPITAL, INC., ABOITIZ POWER CORPORATION, ABOITIZLAND, INC., ABOITIZ CONSTRUCTION INC., ADVANCED DATA INNOVATION, INC., BANGKO KABAYAN, INC. (A PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT BANK), CITY SAVINGS BANK, INC., FILAGRI, INC., FIRST AGRO-INDUSTRIAL RURAL BANK, INC., PETNET, INC., UNION DIGITAL BANK INC., GOLD COIN GROUP, ABOITIZ FOUNDATION INC., RAMON ABOITIZ FOUNDATION INC.

We are committed to ensuring that your Personal Data is kept secure. We have implemented suitable and adequate organizational, physical, and technical security measures, policies, and procedures intended to reduce the risks of accidental destruction or loss, or the unauthorized disclosure or access to such information which are appropriate and adequate to the nature of the Personal Data we collect.

We may retain your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for legitimate business purposes, to comply with laws, regulations, or lawful court orders, or to establish or defend a legal action.

You are entitled to request that we:

1. Provide you with a copy of your Personal Data that we hold and you have the right to be informed of:

• the source of your Personal Data;
• the purposes and methods of processing;
• the data controller’s identity; 
• the entities or categories of entities with whom your Personal Data may be shared; and
• retention period of your Personal Data.

2. Do not transfer your Personal Data to third parties for the purposes of direct marketing or any other purposes you have not consented to;
3. Correct any errors in your Personal Data,
4. Update your Personal Data as required; and
5. Cease processing and delete your Personal Data, in whole or in part, as you direct us, for any purpose, save to the extent it is lawful to do so without consent under the Data Privacy Act of 2012;

The processing of your Personal Data depends on your business or other legitimate related transactions with us.

General Public

In the ordinary course of the Company’s business, we may collect Personal Information such as your full name, email address, and mobile number for the following purposes, among others:  

1. Establishing your identity to respond to your requests, queries, and concerns;
2. Complying with and responding to legal processes or lawful orders of any judicial or quasi-judicial bodies such as but not limited to the National Privacy Commission (NPC); and
3. Reporting of incidents and violations of policies and standards of Pilmico.
4. Enabling Aboitiz Foods to pursue its legitimate interests, such as protecting and pursuing its lawful rights.

Sharing of Your Personal Data

We may share with or disclose your Personal Data to:

1. Any of our affiliates or subsidiaries only for the purposes stated upon collection of your Personal Data;
2. Any consultant, adviser, auditor, or service provider we engaged to carry out functions or activities related to our legitimate business activities;
3. Any person to whom we propose to assign or transfer any of our rights and/or duties;
4. Any court of law or administrative agency of the government pursuant to a lawful order issued in relation to a pending case or proceeding before such court or agency;
5. Your lawyer, attorney-in-fact, or duly authorized agent or representative, upon presentation of a duly executed special power of attorney; and
6. Any regulatory, quasi-judicial, or judicial authority, or as otherwise considered necessary or appropriate for our legitimate business purposes.

Any access to your Personal Data will be limited to the person who requires your Personal Data to perform the functions for which the data has been collected, and as required or allowed by law. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your Personal Data to third parties. If shared, we will, at your request, provide you with details of the companies with whom we have shared your Personal Data.

Employees

In the ordinary course of the Company’s business, we may process Personal Data such as but not limited to:

Personal Information

Full name, email address, current address, mobile number, payroll information, dependent’s details

Sensitive Personal Information

Marital status, birth date, gender, nationality, educational background, work history, relevant government-issued identification numbers, medical records and history, financial information, marriage certificate, death certificate (for dependents)

Your Personal Data may be used, stored, or  processed by Aboitiz Foods as may be necessary, as allowed by law, or for any of the following purposes:

1. Payroll and benefits administration;
2. Healthcare management;
3. Strategic human resources planning and work assignment management;
4. Performance review, talent development, and employee engagement;
5. Company communications;
6. Compliance with law and regulations or legal obligations;
7. Monitoring compliance with the Company’s policies and regulations;
8. Protection of your vital interests ;
9. Complying with and responding to legal processes or lawful orders of any judicial or quasi-judicial bodies such as but not limited to the National Privacy Commission (NPC);
10. Reporting of incidents and violations of policies and standards of the Company; and
11. Enabling Aboitiz Foods to pursue its legitimate interests, such as protecting and pursuing lawful rights and interests.

Sharing of Your Personal Data

We may share with or disclose your Personal Data to:

1. Any of our affiliates or subsidiaries* only for the purposes stated upon collection of your personal data;
2. Any agent, contractor, or sub-contractor performing services related to stockholders services;
3. Any consultant, adviser, auditor, or service provider we engaged to carry out functions or activities related to our legitimate business activities;
4. Any person to whom we propose to assign or transfer any of your rights and/or duties;
5. Any court of law or administrative agency of the government pursuant to a lawful order issued in relation to a pending case or proceeding before such court or agency;
6.  Our lenders or creditors, underwriters, as well as the consultant, adviser or, auditor of the foregoing;
7. Your lawyer, attorney-in-fact, or duly authorized agent or representative, upon presentation of a duly executed special power of attorney;
8. Any regulatory, quasi-judicial or judicial authority, or as otherwise considered necessary or appropriate for our legitimate business purposes.

Any access to your Personal Data will be limited to the person who requires your Personal Data to perform the functions for which the data has been collected, and as required or allowed by law. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your Personal Data to third parties. If shared, we will, at your request, provide you with details of the companies with whom we have shared your Personal Data.

Job Applicants

In the ordinary course of the Company’s business, we may process Personal Data such as but not limited to:

Personal Information

Full name, email address, current address, mobile number

Sensitive Personal Information

Marital status, gender, nationality, educational background, work history, relevant government-issued identification numbers, and professional qualifications

Your Personal Data may be used, stored, or processed by Aboitiz Foods as may be necessary, as allowed by law, or for any of the following purposes:

1. Establishing your identity in order to respond to your career-related requests, queries, and concerns; 
2. Processing your application for a position within Aboitiz Foods.

Sharing of Your Personal Data

We may share with or disclose your Personal Data to:

1. Any of our affiliates or subsidiaries* only for the purposes stated upon collection of your personal data;
2. Any person to whom we propose to assign or transfer any of its rights and/or duties;
3. Any court of law or administrative agency of the government pursuant to a lawful order issued in relation to a pending case or proceeding before such court or agency;
4. Your lawyer, attorney-in-fact, or duly authorized agent or representative, upon presentation of a duly executed special power of attorney;
5. Any regulatory, quasi-judicial or judicial authority, or as otherwise considered necessary or appropriate for our legitimate business purposes.

Any access to your Personal Data will be limited to the person who requires your Personal Data to perform the functions for which personal information has been collected, and as required or allowed by law. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your Personal Data to third parties. If shared, we will, at your request, provide you with details of the companies with whom we have shared your Personal Data.

Customers 

In the ordinary course of the Company’s business, we may process Personal Data such as but not limited to:

Personal Information

Full name, email address, current address, mobile number, company name, bank details, bank certification, mayor’s permit, and certificate of registration from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).

Sensitive Personal Information

Government-issued identification cards

Your Personal Data may be used, stored, or processed by Aboitiz Foods as may be necessary, as allowed by law, or for any of the following purposes:

1. Establishing your identity in order to respond to your requests, queries, and concerns;
2. Complying with the due diligence requirements in transactions with vendors, suppliers, and other relevant third parties;
3. Complying with the requirements of regulatory agencies and instrumentalities of the government including, but not limited, to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR);
4. Complying with and responding to legal processes or lawful orders of any judicial or quasi-judicial bodies; 
5. Reporting of incidents and violations of policies and standards of Aboitiz Foods; 
6. Enabling the Company to pursue its legitimate interests, such as protecting and pursuing

Sharing of Your Personal Data

We may share with or disclose your Personal Data to:

1. Any of our affiliates or subsidiaries* only for the purposes stated upon collection of your personal data;
2. a credit reference agency where it may be accessed by other financial institutions to assist us in the assessment of your application for a credit line with us and for debt tracing and fraud prevention;
3. Any of our partner financial institutions providing you with a credit line facility;
4. any collection agency, payment center, or similar service providers to facilitate the payment of services we have provided you;
5. any of our consultants, advisers or auditors performing services in connection with your account or we have engaged to perform our contractual obligation with your account;
6. any of our agents, contractors, subcontractors performing services in connection with your account;
7. any person to whom we propose to assign or transfer any of our rights and/or duties under our contract with you;
8. any guarantor or person providing security in relation to your obligations under your contract with us;
9. any quasi-judicial or judicial tribunal where we have reason to believe that disclosing your Personal Data is necessary for establishing a legal claim or defense, including to obtain legal advice, to exercise the rights of the Company or those of its affiliates or subsidiaries or to institute any legal action, whether under our contract with you or against any third party; or
10. any person as required or permitted by law, rule or regulation or by any decision or order of any court or government agency.

Any access to your Personal Data will be limited to the person who requires it to perform the functions for which personal information has been collected, and as required or allowed by law. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your Personal Data to third parties. If shared, we will, at your request, provide you with details of the companies with whom we have shared your Personal Data.

Vendors

In the course of its commercial transactions, we may process Personal Data such as but not limited to:

Personal Information

Sensitive Personal Information

Your Personal Data may be used, stored, or processed by Aboitiz Foods as may be necessary, as and allowed by law, or for any of the following purposes:

1. validating and enrolling the vendor as a partner or supplier of Aboitiz Foods;
2. confirming, updating, and enhancing Aboitiz Foods’ records;
3. for statistical analysis;
4. establishing  identity or otherwise as required under applicable legislation;
5. assessing Vendor’s or Supplier’s credit status on an on-going basis; or
6. any other purpose, as considered necessary or appropriate by Aboitiz Foods; or
7. Enabling Aboitiz Foods to pursue its legitimate interests, such as protecting and pursuing lawful rights and interests 

 Sharing of Your Personal Data

We may share with or disclose your Personal Data to:

1. Any of our affiliate or subsidiaries only for the purposes stated upon collection of your personal data;
2. a credit reference agency where it may be accessed by other financial institutions to assist us in the assessment of your application for a credit line with us and for debt tracing and fraud prevention; 
3. any consultant, adviser or auditor of Aboitiz Foods performing services in connection with the Vendor’s Supplier’s account or who have been engaged to enable Aboitiz Foods to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
4. any agent, contractor or sub-contractor of Aboitiz Foods performing services in connection with the Supplier’s account;  
5. any person to whom Aboitiz Foods proposes to assign or transfer any of its rights and/or duties under this Agreement;  
6. any guarantor or person providing security in relation to the Vendor’s Supplier’s obligations under this Agreement;  
7. any quasi-judicial or judicial tribunal where we have reason to believe that disclosing your Personal Data is necessary for establishing a legal claim or defense, including to obtain legal advice, to exercise the rights of the Company or those of its affiliates or subsidiaries or to institute any legal action, whether under our contract with you or against any third party; or
8. any person as required or permitted by law, rule or regulation or by any decision or order of any court or government agency.

Any access to your Personal Data will be limited to the person who requires it to perform the functions for which personal information has been collected, and as required or allowed by law. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your Personal Data to third parties. If shared, we will, at your request, provide you with details of the companies with whom we have shared your Personal Data.

Beneficiaries

In the ordinary course of the Company’s business,  we may process Personal Data such as but not limited to:

Personal Information

Full name, email address, current address, mobile number, group name, sources of income, total assets and liabilities, by-laws, mayor’s permit and certificate of business registration form.

Sensitive Personal Information

Government-issued identification cards

Your Personal Data may be used, stored, or processed by Aboitiz Foods as may be necessary, as and allowed by law, or for any of the following purposes:

1. Assessing qualification and eligibility to receive any corporation special responsibility (“CSR”) project of Aboitiz Foods;
2. Screening and evaluation;
3. Profiling and statistical analysis;
4. Establishing your identity and credentials in order to comply with the due diligence requirements for the baseline assessment of the CSR project;
5. any other purpose, as considered necessary or appropriate by Aboitiz Foods;
6. Reporting of incidents and violations of policies and standards of Aboitiz Foods; and
7. Enabling Aboitiz Foods to pursue its legitimate interests, such as protecting and pursuing its lawful rights

Sharing of Your Personal Data

We may share with or disclose your Personal Data to:

1. Any of our affiliates or subsidiaries only for the purposes stated upon collection of your personal data;
2. Any of our consultants, advisers, or auditors performing services in connection with the CSR project engaged to perform our contractual obligation with you;
3. The public through photographs, journals, magazines, books, or any other written materials deemed necessary and appropriate to inspire other qualified individuals to apply to the program;
4. Any of our affiliate credit reference agency where it may be accessed by other financial institutions to assist assessment of any application for credit made;
5. Any of our agents, contractors, subcontractor performing services in connection with the CSR project;
6. Any person to whom we propose to assign or transfer any of our rights and/or duties under our contract with you;
7. Our lawyer, attorney-in-fact, or duly authorized agent or representative, upon presentation of a duly executed Memorandum of Agreement and a Deed of Donation and Deed of Acceptance;
8. Any quasi-judicial or judicial tribunal where we have reason to believe that disclosing your Personal Data is necessary for establishing a legal claim or defense, including to obtain legal advice, to exercise the rights of the Company or those of its affiliates or subsidiaries or to institute any legal action, whether under our contract with you or against any third party; or
9. Any person as required or permitted by law, rule or regulation or by any decision or order of any court or government agency.

Any access to your Personal Data will be limited to the person who requires it to perform the functions for which personal information has been collected, and as required or allowed by law. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your Personal Data to third parties. If shared, we will, at your request, provide you with details of the companies with whom we have shared your Personal Data.

This provision applies to all websites and applications owned by Aboitiz Foods Holdings Inc., the holding company of Pilmico Foods Corporation and Pilmico Animal Nutrition Corporation.

Right To Be Informed

As data subjects, you have the right to be informed whether your personal data shall be, are being, or have been processed, including whether the processing was done through an automated decision-making system or profiling activity.

You can find this information in a privacy statement. This document is a demonstration of the data privacy principle of transparency, which upholds your right, and every data subject’s right to information. It serves as a statement to data subjects describing how the organization collects, uses, retains, and discloses personal information.

Keep in mind that a privacy notice is not equivalent to consent. While consent may not be required in certain instances when it is not relied on as the basis for processing personal data, a privacy notice is required at all times in order for data subjects to be informed of the processing of their personal data and their rights as data subjects.

Right To Object

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data if the basis is consent or legitimate interest such as direct marketing, profiling, and automated processing purposes. 

In case of any significant change or amendment to the information previously provided to you, you must be notified anew in a reasonable manner. You must also be given an opportunity to object and/or withdraw consent if consent was previously given for the processing of personal data. 

If you express your objection, the organization shall stop the processing of personal data and comply with the objection. However, despite your objection, the organization may have other valid grounds to continue processing your personal data. For example, the processing is mandated by law or required in a judicial proceeding. In such instances, the organization must inform the data subject of the lawful basis or compelling reason for the continued processing of their personal data.

Right To Access

You have the right to reasonable access and confirm whether or not data relating to you are being processed, and you may request information about any of the following:

1. The type and category of your personal information processed by the organization;
2. Sources from which your personal information was obtained, if the data was not collected directly from you;
3. Purposes of processing;
4. Manner of processing;
5. Information on automated processing systems, especially if the decision will be left solely based on the algorithm of such processing activity;
6. Names and addresses of recipients of your personal information;
7. Reasons for the disclosure of your personal information to recipients;
8. Date when your personal information was last accessed and modified;
9. The retention period for your personal information; and
10. The designation, name or identity, and address of the organization’s data protection officer (DPO).

This information is usually found in the privacy notice or consent form that was given to you in observance of the data privacy principle of transparency and to uphold your right to information.

Note that you may only request to have access to your own personal data and other information listed above. You can not request to access information relating to any other individual. 

Right To Rectification

You have the right to dispute the inaccuracy or error in your personal data and have the organization correct the same within a reasonable period of time. You also have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including the means of providing a supplementary statement for the completion.

Note however that a request may be denied when obviously it is made with no real purpose other than to harass, cause annoyance, or hamper the delivery and performance of services of the organization.

Right To Erasure Or Blocking

You have the right to request the suspension, withdrawal, blocking, removal, or destruction of your personal data from the organization’s filing systems.

This right may be exercised upon your discovery with substantial proof of any of the following:

1. The personal data is:
   a) incomplete, outdated, false, or unlawfully obtained;
   b) used for an unauthorized purpose;
   c) no longer necessary for the purpose/s for which they were collected; or
   d) concerns private information that is prejudicial to you, subject to certain exceptional circumstances allowed under privacy law;

2. You object to the processing of your personal data and no other laws allow the processing of your personal data;
3. The processing is unlawful; or
4. The organization violated any of your rights as a data subject.

Organizations shall inform, in a reasonable manner, the current and previous recipients or third parties of your request and the erasure of your personal information. Where personal data that is the subject of your request for erasure is publicly available, the organization shall take reasonable and appropriate measures to communicate with other organizations responsible for making your personal information available to the public and request them to erase copies or remove search results or links to your personal data.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to obtain from the organization a copy of your personal data and/or have the same transmitted to another organization in a commonly accepted electronic format that allows further use by the recipient that you choose. 

In order to exercise this right, processing must be based either on your consent or contract and the personal data must be processed by electronic means in a structured and commonly used format such as spreadsheets and pdf files. 

Right To Damages

You may claim compensation if you suffered damages due to inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, false, unlawfully obtained, or unauthorized use of personal data, considering any violation of your rights and freedoms as a data subject.

Right To File A Complaint

When there is a perceived violation of your rights, you may file a complaint with the National Privacy Commission (NPC). Take note that you must communicate your privacy concern with the concerned organization first and try to resolve the issue prior to escalation to NPC. In cases where you file a complaint for violation of your rights, and for any injury suffered as a result of the processing of your personal data, the NPC may award you indemnity for the damages you sustained

WHO MAY EXERCISE THESE RIGHTS?

• You as the data subject may exercise your privacy rights.
• You may also authorize another person or entity to facilitate the exercise of your rights with specific and documented authorization. 
• The lawful heirs of a data subject may likewise exercise any of his or her rights, at any time after his or her death, or when he or she is incapacitated or incapable of exercising the same.

DO I NEED TO PAY A FEE TO EXERCISE MY RIGHTS?

Generally, organizations shall not charge any fee to fulfill the exercise of your rights, except when the request requires reasonable fees to cover administrative costs such as printing expenses, among others. 

PERIOD TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUEST

Requests shall be resolved within thirty (30) business days upon receipt of the accomplished request form. 

An extension of fifteen (15) business days may be given depending on the nature of the request i.e., complex or numerous. You or your authorized representative will be notified in case of  extension and the reason for such.

DENIAL OF REQUEST

Organizations may deny or limit your requests if:

• Information is publicly available. In such case, the organization will point you to the publicly available information;
• Your request has been previously granted unless a reasonable period of time has passed from the previous request;
• Your request will entail disproportionate effort;
• When your request is made with no real purpose other than to harass, cause annoyance, or hamper the delivery and performance of service;
• Your request will contrast the need to fulfill the purpose/s for which the data was obtained;
• Your request will violate the organization’s compliance obligation which requires the processing of your personal data;
• Your request is contrary to legitimate business purposes of the organization that is consistent with the applicable industry standard for personal data retention;
• Denial or limitation is provided by any existing law, rules, and regulations; and
• Your request will adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other data subjects.

When your request is denied, you will be clearly and fully informed of the reason for the limitation or denial.

If you want to exercise your rights, you may download the forms applicable to your request:

Access Request Form  | Erasure Request Form  | Rectification Request Form

You may send the accomplished request form to:

Aboitiz Foods Data Protection Officer

Mailing Address: 18th Floor, NAC Tower, 32nd Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City 1634, Phils. 

Email Address: aboitizfoods.dpo@aboitiz.com 

Please use the following  subject format:

(NAME OF RIGHT) – FULL NAME OF DATA SUBJECT/REQUESTOR

Example: RIGHT TO ERASURE OR BLOCKING-JUAN DELA CRUZ

YOU MAY SEND YOUR QUERIES TO: 

Aboitiz Foods Data Protection Officer

Mailing Address: 18th Floor, NAC Tower, 32nd Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City 1634, Phils. 

Email Address: aboitizfoods.dpo@aboitiz.com 

Please use the following subject format: Inquiry on Data Privacy

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES

We recommend that you check this privacy notice every time you visit our website or mobile applications as we may update this privacy notice from time to time, by posting the amended notice on this page. Any changes will be effective when posted.

Aboitiz Foods – User Generated Content Terms & Conditions

Aboitiz Foods Holdings, Inc (“Aboitiz Foods”) owns and/or operates various websites, social media and other online properties that permit users (hereinafter “Members” or “Users”) to submit or publish content (“User-Generated Websites”). Such websites may include, but are not limited to, message boards, blogs, social networks, and comment boards. By registering or using any User-Generated Websites, you accept and agree to the following Terms and conditions for User-Generated Content.

 Abbreviated Terms Community Guidelines: 

Our social media page is a corporate business page. We ask that you be professional and be polite. While we encourage the sharing of your comments, photos, videos, and links, please understand that the postings to our page do not necessarily represent the opinions of Aboitiz Foods or its affiliates. Posts that we feel are offensive, inappropriate or not otherwise keeping with the spirit of the page, such as advertising, spam, posts that reflect irresponsible livestock/pet ownership, are off-topic, or contain vulgar language, posts that may violate the rights of others, or violate any of social media’s terms of use, or may be removed. We also reserve the right to block. If you have a material connection to Aboitiz Foods (as an employee, agency, sponsored blogger/brand ambassador, etc.), please be sure to let Aboitiz Foods know that when you post.

 Use of Your Comments, Photos and Videos: 

We love to see all your comments, photos and videos. By submitting or uploading your story, comment, photo or video of you, your livestock/pet(s), and your minor children (“Your Content”) on our wall or page, you are authorizing Aboitiz Foods to use, publish, and otherwise reproduce, modify and distribute Your Content with or without your name or the name of your livestock/pet or minor children in perpetuity, worldwide in any and all Aboitiz Foods related media for any lawful purpose. 

These uses may include, but are not limited to, information, education, promotion or advertising of Aboitiz Foods or its products via the Internet, websites, mobile apps, and social media. Please do not upload or post any photos or videos other than your own unless you have the owner’s permission. If individuals other than you appear in the photo or video, you must have permission to use the photo or video from the individuals (or their parent’s or legal guardian’s permission if a minor).

Submissions to this Page: 

Any material submitted to our page by upload, or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, ideas, suggestions or the like (“Submissions”) are, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything you submit or post becomes the property of Aboitiz Foods and Aboitiz Foods may use and reproduce such Submission freely, and for any purpose. Specifically, Aboitiz Foods is free to use for any purposes whatsoever (including but not limited to the developing, manufacturing, advertising and marketing of products) any ideas, artwork, inventions, developments, suggestions or concepts contained in any Submission you post to our page. 

Any such use is without compensation to you. By making a Submission, you are also warranting that you own the material/content submitted and that Aboitiz Foods’ use will not violate any third party’s rights or otherwise place us in breach of any applicable laws. Aboitiz Foods is under no obligation to use the information submitted.  You understand that Aboitiz Foods employ both internal and external resources which may have developed or may in the future develop ideas identical or similar to your Submissions and that Aboitiz Foods is only willing to consider the Submissions on these terms.

In the event of any conflict between these abbreviated terms and the Full Terms below, the Full Terms shall be deemed to apply.

Full Terms:

Eligibility and registration

As part of the registration process (if one is required), you will be asked to select a username and password and you will be responsible for all activities occurring under your username and for keeping your password secure. We may refuse to grant you a username that impersonates someone else, is or may be protected by trademark or proprietary rights law, or is vulgar, offensive or otherwise inappropriate, as determined by us in our sole discretion. You are solely responsible for any and all uses of your username, password, and account. 

Appropriate conduct and content; personal use only.

User-Generated Websites are made available for your personal, non-commercial use only. User-Generated Websites may not be used for any commercial or promotional purpose.

By acceptance of these User-Generated Websites Terms and Conditions, you agree that any information you provide about yourself and your livestock/pets is accurate and complete information at the time provided. In particular, you represent that you are 18 years of age or older. In addition, you agree to update any information provided to User-Generated Websites to keep it accurate and complete. If you become a member of a User-Generated Website, your failure to accurately and completely provide, and timely update, information about yourself is reasonable grounds for suspension or termination of your membership.

You may not use User-Generated Websites for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. International users agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable content, including laws regulating the export of data from the Philippines or your country of residence. You are solely responsible for your conduct and any data, text, information, photos, links and other content (“Materials”) that you submit, post, and display on User-Generated Websites.

We may without notice to you, but shall have no obligation to, refuse, edit, and/or remove Materials that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, fraudulent, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene or otherwise objectionable, or infringing or violating any party’s intellectual property or other proprietary rights or these User-Generated Websites Terms and Conditions. We also reserve the right in our sole discretion to refuse, edit, and/or remove any content that may be deemed by any User-Generated Website community to be inappropriate without providing you notice.

Examples of illegal or unauthorized uses include, but are not limited to:

Modifying, adapting, translating, or reverse engineering any portion of the User-Generated Websites; using any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other device to retrieve or index any portion of User-Generated Websites; collecting any information about other Members (including usernames and/or e-mail addresses) for unauthorized purposes; reformatting or framing any portion of the web pages or site images that are part of User-Generated Websites; creating user accounts 

by automated means or under false or fraudulent pretenses; creating or transmitting unwanted electronic communications such as “spam,” or chain letters to other Members or otherwise interfering with other Member’s enjoyment of the service; submitting Materials of any third party without such third party’s prior written consent; submitting Materials that falsely express or imply that such Materials are sponsored or endorsed by User-Generated Websites; submitting Materials that infringe, misappropriate or violate the intellectual property, publicity, privacy or other proprietary rights of any party; transmitting any viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses or other items of a destructive nature; submitting Materials that are unlawful or promote or encourage illegal activity; displaying an advertisement as part of your or your pet’s profile; any automated use of the system, including the use of scripts to send messages or post comments; or submitting false or misleading information.

While Aboitiz Foods prohibits such conduct and content on its User-Generated Websites, you understand and agree that you nonetheless may be exposed to such Materials and that you use User-Generated Websites at your own risk.

Children’s privacy

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. The User-Generated Websites are not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 18. We do not collect personally identifiable information from any person we have actual knowledge of who is under the age of 18.

Changes to Terms and Conditions for User-Generated Content

We reserve the right to modify or terminate any User-Generated Website or service therein for any reason, and without notice, without liability to you, any other Member, or any third party. We also reserve the right to modify these Terms and Conditions for User-Generated Content from time to time without notice. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these Terms and Conditions for User-Generated Content so that you will be apprised of any changes.

License to Use Materials

By submitting, posting, or displaying any Materials on or through User-Generated Websites, you automatically grant Aboitiz Foods a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable license to use, publish, and otherwise reproduce, modify and distribute such Materials on the User-Generated Websites and in any and all Aboitiz Foods related media for any lawful purpose with or without your name or the name of your livestock/pet or minor children. These uses may include, but are not limited to, information, education, promotion or advertising of Aboitiz Foods or its products via the Internet, web sites, mobile apps, and social media.

You represent to Aboitiz Foods that you own all Materials you provide and/or have the unencumbered legal right to grant the above-referenced license with respect to all Materials you provide. You further represent to Aboitiz Foods that such materials do not infringe any third party copyrights or other third party intellectual property rights or rights of privacy or publicity. You agree to indemnify Aboitiz Foods for any and all losses resulting from the invalidity or inaccuracy of such representation.

Except as expressly authorized by User-Generated Websites, you may not copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display or sell any of Aboitiz Foods’ proprietary information, which includes the sum of all postings and photos to the site.

Any material you submit to any User-Generated Website by upload, or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, ideas, suggestions or the like (“Submissions”) are, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. 

Anything you submit or post becomes the property of Aboitiz Foods and Aboitiz Foods may use and reproduce such Submission freely, and for any purpose. Specifically, Aboitiz Foods is free to use for any purposes whatsoever (including but not limited to the developing, manufacturing, advertising and marketing of products) any ideas, artwork, inventions, developments, suggestions or concepts contained in any Submission you post to our page. Any such use is without compensation to you. 

By making a Submission, you are also warranting that you own the material/content submitted and that Aboitiz Foods’ use will not violate any third party’s rights or otherwise place us in breach of any applicable laws. Aboitiz Foods is under no obligation to use the information submitted.  You understand that Pilmico employs both internal and external resources which may have developed or may in the future develop ideas 

identical or similar to your Submissions and that Aboitiz Foods is only willing to consider the Submissions on these terms.

User-Generated Websites include information and content generated from a wide variety of sources, including certified veterinarians, and other professional service providers, as well as, other Users. Users should understand that User-Generated Websites is a place to review and share information — but the information has not been verified for accuracy and does not represent the opinions or positions of Pilmico. 

Aboitiz Foods cannot guarantee the timeliness, accuracy, efficacy, or veracity of any information provided at User-Generated Websites, nor the efficiency or applicability of any advice, opinions or content as they may be interpreted and applied to your livestock/pet. Aboitiz Foods’ personnel are not and will not be responsible for any misleading, false, or otherwise injurious information and advice communicated on User-Generated Websites, or for any results obtained from the use of such information or advice. Aboitiz Foods and its personnel will not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by a User through the User’s reliance on information, content and advice appearing on our website.

USER-GENERATED WEBSITES ARE BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU “AS IS,” WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.

Standard Terms and Conditions for Aboitiz Foods Sites

In addition to these User-Generated Websites Terms and Conditions, you agree to be bound by Aboitiz Foods’ standard Terms and Conditions for its websites, as the same may be modified and updated from time to time, with respect to your use of User-Generated Websites.