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Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Effective Date: Jan 1, 2020
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SSD GPS Corporation ("SSD," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This Data Privacy Statement explains how we collect, use, disclose, and secure your information when you use the Tracking Platform on our website and other relevant services we offer here, including the use of the location services. We comply with the provisions of Philippines Republic Act No. 10173, also known as the Data Privacy Act of 2012, and its implementing rules and regulations. Please read this statement carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal information.
Data we collect from you
When you use our service, we may collect the following types of information:
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USER INFORMATION
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Personal Information: This includes information that identifies you personally, such as your name, email address, contact number, and any other information you voluntarily provide when interacting with our service or when we interact with you personally. We are fully aware that these are sensitive information; we collect such information to comply with the internet real-name system stipulated in relevant laws and regulations. If you decline to provide such information, you may be denied access to the application and its relevant functions.
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Non-Personal Information: This includes information that does not personally identify you but is collected for statistical and analytical purposes, such as IP addresses; browser type and version; device model and information; operating system; unique device identifier; login IP address; application version number; network access mode, type, and status; crash log information of the application; usage data; and telematics data (e.g. speed, acceleration and braking data). This is collected in order to better our services and secure your account. Such information is essential for providing services.
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PERSONAL DATA OF THIRD PARTIES
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There may be situations wherein you are tasked to provide Personal Data of other individuals to us. For example, you may add them as your emergency contact, when you use the in-app chat or when you add them as recipients or beneficiaries of any use of our services. If you provide us with their Personal Data, you represent and warrant that you have obtained their consent for their Personal Data to be collected, used and disclosed as set out in this Privacy Statement.
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PROTECTION OF MINORS
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The protection of the personal information of minors is important to us.
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In accordance with relevant laws and regulations, if you are under age 18, you must have the written consent of your parent or legal guardian before using this application. If you are the legal guardian of a minor, when you have any questions about the personal information of the minor you are guarding, you can contact us via the contact information below.
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As a parent or legal guardian, please do not allow minors under your care to submit Personal Data to us without your consent. In the event that such Personal Data of a minor is disclosed to us, you hereby consent to the processing of the minor’s Personal Data and accept and agree to be bound by this Notice and take responsibility for the child’s actions.
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COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
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Location Information: If you grant us permission, we may collect and process your location information to provide location-based services. We may also determine location by using other data from your mobile device, such as information about wireless networks or cell towers near your device. We use and store information about your location to enable many product features that are dependent upon location tracking. We may also use collected information to troubleshoot software, to conduct data analysis, to do testing, research, and to monitor and analyze usage and activity trends to improve and customize the services. This data is anonymized and used solely for the purpose of improving our services.
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Device Information: We may collect information about the devices you use to access our website, including device type, operating system, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
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Log Information: When you use our website, our servers automatically collect certain information, such as your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, and the date and time of your visit. This information is used for system administration, analyzing trends, and ensuring the security of our website.
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Storage Media Access (SMA): Our GPS services may require access to your device's storage media to store data related to GPS tracking and functionality. This access is necessary to provide you with the intended services.
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Cookies: We use tracking technologies such as cookies and web beacons to collect information about your browsing activities on our website.
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Cookie is a mechanism that supports a server (or script) to store information to and retrieve information on a user. When you use some functions, we may send one or multiple cookies or anonymous identifiers to your device. When you interact with these functions, we allow the sending of cookies or anonymous identifiers to the server. A cookie normally contains some randomly-generated characters. By using cookie technology, this application can understand your behavior of use or help you know the security status of your account. Cookies can also help us to do statistics about traffic and analyze the effectiveness of the page design.
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We will not use cookies for any purposes other than those stated in this Privacy Policy. You can manage or delete cookies according to your preferences. We may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activities on our website. Cookies help us enhance your user experience, analyze website traffic, and improve our services. You have the option to manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.
Privacy Policy Uses
Our Privacy Policy applies to the information collected through our service and covers the following uses:
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GPS Services: SSD primarily provides GPS location services, and the information collected through our service is used to provide you with these services efficiently and effectively.
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User Account: To access certain features or func=ons on our monitoring applications, you may need to create a user account. The information you provide during account creation is used to manage your account and provide you with a personalized experience.
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Analytical / Diagnostic: To beMer understand the opera=on status of our application, we may record relevant information such as the frequency you use an application, crash data, overall use statistics, performance data, and the source of the application. We will not combine the information in the analysis software with any personal information provided by you in our website.
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Communication: We may use your information to communicate with you regarding service updates, promotions, and other relevant information about our services. You can opt-out of these communications at any time.
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If we use your personal information for purposes other than stated or outside the direct or reasonable associated scope, rest assured that we will ask for your explicit consent prior to use.
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USE OF INFORMATION
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We use the collected information for the following purposes:
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Provide Services: To provide you with the requested GPS services, personalize your experience, and improve the functionality and performance of our service.
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When you use the share function, the system may complete the sharing via the third-party sharing tool you selected, which makes sharing trips to your friends more convenient. You understand that the functions and services we offered are always updating and evolving. If a function or service that is not specified in the description above collects your personal information, we will use webpage tips, interactive procedures, website bulletins, or other methods to notify you of the information, scope, and purpose of such a collection.
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Communication: To communicate with you regarding updates, relevant information about our services, changes to our services, and marketing communications.​
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Analytics/Diagnostics: To analyze user trends, track website usage, conduct research to improve our services, and to troubleshoot any technical issues affecting the timely and efficient delivery of our service.
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Compliance: To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms of service.
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We may anonymize your personal information. Anonymized information is not considered Personal Information, and we may use and disclose anonymized information for our own business purposes, which include improvement and/or development of our products and services and/or to create statistical reports or materials.
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If we use your personal information for purposes other than stated or outside the direct or reasonable associated scope, we will ask for your explicit consent prior to use.
Disclosure of Information
Rest assured that we do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. If under any circumstance we have to disclose such information, we will notify you of the purpose of this disclosure, the type of information to be disclosed, and the sensitive information that may involve, and ask for your explicit consent.
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However, we may disclose your information in the following cases:
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Service Providers: We may engage trusted third-party service providers to assist us in providing and improving our services. These service providers have limited access to your information and are obligated to protect it.
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Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information without your consent if required by law, court order, or government request, particularly in cases that relate directly to the following: national security or national defense; public safety, public health, or major public interest; crime investigation, lawsuits, judgment, etc.; for the purpose of safeguarding major legitimate rights and interests such as the life or property of the subject of the personal information or another person while it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person themselves; personal information that the subject of the personal information voluntarily shares to the public; personal information collected from information disclosed legally, such as from news reports or information published by the government; and other circumstances stipulated by laws and regulations.
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Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity or third parties involved.
How Information is Secured
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. We implement technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to ensure the security of your information, including the use of all types of security precautions at a reasonable security level to protect your personal information such as encryption technologies (e.g. SSL) to protect your personal information. Moreover, the security capability of our software installed on your device is constantly being improved to prevent the disclosure of your personal information. Personnel-wise, a dedicated management system, procedure, and organization had been established to guarantee the security of information. In the event that any security incident such as personal information disclosure occurs, we shall immediately execute a contingency plan to stop the incident from expanding and notify you via a push notification, bulletin, or in any other practical and available way.
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However, please note that no security measure is perfect, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
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Storage of information - We strictly abide by laws and regulations and the agreement with users and use the information we collect for the given purposes. Use of your personal information for purposes other than those stated will require your consent.
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The personal information collected by our website or application is transmitted over the internet to and stored on our system server in an encrypted manner. The security level of our equipment room management, server management, network management, and this application is relatively high. We retain your information only for the period necessary for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy and for the period stipulated by laws, regulations, and supervision. We will not share the above information with any third party or use them for any purposes other than stated unless you choose to or under the requirements of relevant laws and regulations.
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Information Storage Location - We may, in accordance with laws and regulations and based on actual requirements, store your personal information we collect on our cloud server.
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Information Retention Period - Generally, we may retain your personal information only for the period necessary for the purposes stated, unless a longer retention period is required by law. When our product or services stops operating, we shall notify you via a push notification or bulletin or in any other way, delete or anonymize your personal information within a reasonable period, and shall cease collecting your personal information immediately.
Your Rights
As a user of our website or application, you have the following rights as a data subject:
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Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you. You may request a copy of your information by contacting us through the provided contact details.
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Removal: You can request the deletion or removal of your personal information from our systems by contacting us. However, please note that certain information may be retained for legal or legitimate business purposes.
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Correction: If you believe that any of the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, you can request corrections or updates by contacting us.
Changes to 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 our website. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.
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You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
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By continuing to use our website, you agree to the terms of this Data Privacy Statement.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Data Privacy Statement or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
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+63 (919) 066-5187
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Thank you for trusting SSD GPS Corporation with your personal information. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and providing you with a secure and reliable experience.