BFG Privacy Policy - Brotherhood of Filipino Gamers

Brotherhood of Filipino Gamers Privacy Policy

Brotherhood of Filipino Gamers (“BFG” or “We”) provides this Privacy Policy to inform you of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of our website (collectively, the “Site”).

Brotherhood of Filipino Gamers (“BFG”), is committed to protecting the Privacy of Personal Information you may voluntarily provide us on this website (the “Site”) as we are fully aware of our responsibilities as a “Data Controller” under Republic Act No. 10173 or the “Data Privacy Act of 2012”.

(“Personal Information”) simply means any information or data that can be used to distinguish, identify or contact you.

Please understand that the Brotherhood of Filipino Gamers is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites linked to our sites or other third parties. When leaving this site using a link or by clicking on an advertisement, you should review the applicable privacy policy of the other party…

What information does BFG collect about me on this Site?

We gather certain broad information about website use including the number of unique visitors, the frequency with which they visit, and the programs and services preferred. We look at the data in summary form, rather than on an individual basis.

We gather this information so we can learn how many people visit this Site, which pages are the most and least viewed, and which websites are referring visitors to our sites. We use this information to help us in restructuring this website to meet our user’s needs.

BFG Membership Registration:

BFG will collect Personally Identifiable Information that you may voluntarily provide on our online forms during Clan Membership Application, which may include: user registration, contact details, comments, online surveys, and other online and telephonic activities.

The personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) collected may include some or all of the following: your name, date of birth, gender, location, telephone number, mobile number, email addresses and any other information you may voluntarily provide.

At the time of Clan Membership Registration, you may have the option to receive future updates from BFG by Email and/or SMS. If you choose to receive these, your Personal Information will be kept in a secured database and we will alert you via Email or SMS with information about any upcoming BFG events and activities.

Cookies:

The site utilizes a standard technology called a “Cookie” to collect information about how this website is being used. Cookies are small strings of text stored on your computer’s hard drive by a Web server. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any Personal Information you submit while using our Services.

The site uses cookies in conjunction with third parties (such as Facebook and Google) to provide measurement on marketing campaigns and send targeted advertisements to internet users. The site does not use any personally identifiable information when targeting users for advertisements.

If you would like to opt-out of cookie collection, you can disable and or block third-party cookies in the settings section of your internet browser. Please note that if you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to access certain interactive features and services offered on this website.

IP Addresses:

We collect and analyze traffic on this Site by keeping track of the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of all our visitors for the purposes of system administration and to audit the use of our site.

Each time you log onto our website and each time you request one of our pages, our server automatically logs your IP address. Although we log your session with us, we will not normally link your IP address to anything that can enable us to identify you.

However, we can and will use IP addresses to identify a user when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our Rules & Code Of Conduct (BFG RCOC) or to protect our service, site, users or others.

How we protect your Personal Information:

We protect your Personal Information by using technologies and processes such as encryption, access control procedures, network firewalls, physical security and other measures.

Data is secured in transit by Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. Only authorized BFG Personnel and Service Providers with a legitimate purpose are allowed to access your Personal Information.

We train our personnel to implement and understand our privacy and confidentiality policies as well as undergo regular audit and rigorous testing of our infrastructure’s security protocols to ensure your data is always protected.

Who we share your information with:

Service Providers:

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our services, to provide our services on our behalf, to perform services related to our site (e.g., without limitation, maintenance services, database management, web analytics and improvement of the website features) or to assist us in analyzing how this site is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Compliance with Laws and Law Enforcement:

BFG complies with the relevant laws on the use of Personal Information. We will disclose any information about you to Government or Law Enforcement Officials or Private Parties as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate to respond to claims and legal process (including but not limited to subpoenas), to protect the property and rights of BFG or a third party, to protect the safety of the public or any person, or to prevent or stop activity we may consider to be, or to pose a risk of being, any illegal, unethical or legally actionable activity.

Controlling Law and Jurisdiction:

This Privacy Policy and any action related thereto will be exclusively governed by the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions.

The exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any action with respect to the subject matter of this Privacy Policy will be the courts of Makati, Philippines and each of the parties hereto consents to the personal jurisdiction and venue in such courts.

Privacy Policy Updates:

From time to time we may make changes to our Privacy Policy. When we do, we will also revise the “Last Updated” date at the bottom of the Privacy Policy.

For material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either by placing a prominent notice on the home page of our website or by directly sending you a notification.

We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the Personal Information we collect.

Your continued use of this Site constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy including any future amendments made by Brotherhood of Filipino Gamers.