MCGI.ORG PEOPLE ZEALOUS OF GOOD WORKS DATA PRIVACY POLICY
(Last Updated: February 22, 2022)
We, Members Church of God International (MCGI), recognize your fundamental right to privacy. We treat your personal information in full confidentiality and with strict adherence to the fundamental principles of privacy as required by Data Protection Laws, such as, but not limited to, Republic Act No. 10173 (Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012), its implementing rules and regulations, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union.
Please take time to read this Privacy Notice on how we process your personal information. As used in this Privacy Notice, the term “personal information” includes “sensitive personal information” and “privileged information” as defined in Section 3 of R.A. 10173.
We inform you about how we collect, use, access, store, retain, protect, and share your personal data or information within MCGI as you fill out our MCGI Cares Registration Form.
I. How we collect your personal data and what we collect
You may reach us through our available manual and electronic modes of communication, through our website, apps, call center hotlines, chat services, email, and service of mails through our physical address. As you communicate with us (which we highly appreciate), we collect the data you directly supplied in our MCGI Cares Registration Form. We do not, however, collect or process any other data from third parties, institutions or agencies.
You are not required to provide us your personal information. If you choose to do so, you agree and freely consent that the information you provide will be collected, processed, and stored under our auspices in the Philippines in accordance with Republic Act No. 10173, otherwise known as the Data Privacy Act of 2012.
Upon submission of your inquiries, requests, and comments, MCGI collects the following personal information, including sensitive personal information, namely:
● NAME and GENDER, to address you properly;
● ADDRESS, for delivery purposes and to determine the nearest MCGI locale near you;
● CONTACT NUMBER, to contact you regarding provision of MCGI Cares services and to reach you for coordination of your requested services;
● RELIGION and AGE, to show everyone that this effort of MCGI is given without discrimination to any person in need regardless of their religion or religious affiliation;
II. Use of your personal information
We use your personal information for documentation and processing purposes, and for other specific, limited, and legitimate purposes in relation to your inquiry or request.
III. Purpose of collecting your personal information
We collect your personal information for us to provide you services, such as, but not limited to, free social services more effectively and efficiently for people needing help, provide appropriate reply to inquiries, monitor the well-being of brethren in need, provide free healthcare for those in need, and such other specific, limited, and legitimate purposes, including but not limited to written records, photographic and video images, and social media and digital materials.
IV. To whom we disclose or share your personal information
We use your personal information within MCGI only, accessible by its departments, such as, but not limited to:
● MCGI Cares staff and volunteers
● MCGI Servant Ministry
● MCGI Broadcast Department
We value your rights as data subjects under the data privacy laws. Rest assured that your personal information and sensitive personal information are handled with utmost care, and are protected using our appropriate organizational, physical and technical security measures.
We however do not share or transfer your personal information with any other organization, agency or institution without your consent. In the same manner, we do not sell, rent, lease, subcontract, or give away your personal information, unless upon a lawful order of the court or quasi-judicial body with jurisdiction over your person.
V. How do we store your personal information
We securely store your personal information through Google Workspace (you can learn more about Google’s security & privacy by visiting the website https://safety.google/security-privacy/).
You may request access to your personal information, have it corrected or erased, or block its processing. We will consider your request in accordance with law.
VI. Retention and Disposal
In accordance with our MCGI Data Retention policy, we retain your personal information as long as necessary for the purpose of their collection and processing. After which, these shall be securely disposed of following the international best practices in disposing physical and electronic records.
VII. How do we work together to protect your personal information?
As we protect your personal information, we implement the internationally-approved best practices in handling personal information, where access to your personal information is highly restricted to authorized personnel only.
Our qualified and trained personnel handle all data gathered with strict confidentiality using the appropriate physical, technical, and organizational measures to protect your personal data from any breach.
Our Data Protection Office, headed by our Data Protection Officer duly registered with the National Privacy Commission of the Philippines, handles all data privacy concerns.
VIII. Methods Utilized for Automated Access
Use of Cookies
We use cookies, a piece of data stored by our websites on your computer for us to remember your browsing session and improve your browsing experience on our websites. Third-party services, such as Google, Facebook, and YouTube, may also store cookies. While disabling cookies will not prevent you from accessing our website, it may limit your browsing experience with our websites. Cookies, however, will not let us access any other data from your computer.
IX. Your rights as data subject
We make sure you are fully aware of all your data protection rights. You have the right to be informed, right to access, right to object, right to erasure or blocking, right to damages, right to file a complaint, right to rectify, and right to data portability.
To exercise these rights, you may get in touch with our Data Protection Officer through the contact details provided below.
X. Risks Involved
We recognize the risks involved in the processing of personal information, such as, but not limited to, exposure to malware, ransomware, computer viruses, or unauthorized access. However, we are implementing appropriate organizational, physical, and technical security measures to ensure that any risk for personal data breach is mitigated, if not completely avoided.
XI. MCGI Data Protection Officer Contact Information
You may reach out our Data Protection Officer for your queries and other data privacy concerns via:
Email – dpo@mcgi.org
Landline – (045) 652-1065
