DATA PRIVACY STATEMENT

This Data Privacy Statement (“Statement”), which has been prepared in relation to R.A. 10173, otherwise known as the Data Privacy Act of 2012, and its implementing rules and regulations, describes how personal information are collected, processed, disclosed, and stored by ICORE TECHNOLOGIES (“ICORE”) and is applicable to its employees and all persons who apply for or avail of any of ICORE’s products and services, or who have established or propose to establish an account with ICORE, or who have provided or propose to provide third party security to ICORE (“Client”).

WHAT DATA TO BE COLLECTED FROM YOU

To provide the Client with ICORE’s financial system and services and/or to implement Client-requested transactions, ICORE shall collect personal information from the Client which may include, but are not limited to:

  • Name, Age, Date/Place of Birth, Gender, Civil Status, Nationality
  • Address and Contact Details
  • Educational Background
  • Employment History
  • Financial Background
  • Specimen Signature
  • Permits, Licenses & Registrations

If deemed necessary, ICORE may request to verify the Client’s personal information, or seek additional information from regulatory, judicial, tax authorities, or credit bureaus.

PURPOSES OF DATA PROCESSING

ICORE shall process the Client’s personal information in connection with any of the following purposes:
  • Open, maintain, and/or terminate accounts;
  • Ease of contacting/communicating with clients;
  • Evaluate, approve, provide, or manage applications, financial products and services, and other transactions that the Client has requested;
  • Comply with know-your-customer information requirements;
  • Conduct credit and background checks;
  • Evaluate Client’s eligibility for ICORE’s products and services;
  • Perform profile and risk analysis;
  • Provide extensive and quality support to the Client;

For internal purposes, such as administrative, operational, audit, credit and risk management, or;

Comply with its reporting obligation to government authorities under applicable laws, rules and regulations.

ICORE’s METHOD OF PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA

Processing refers to the collection, recording, organization, storage, updating or modification, retrieval, consultation, use, consolidation, blocking, erasure or destruction of personal information.

ICORE shall collect personal information through, but not limited to, any of the following:

  • Face-to-face and/or telephone conversation with ICORE’s personnel
  • Accomplishment and/or signing of forms/documents
  • Using the systems and technologies provided

WHEN DO WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION

ICORE collects information upon the Client’s application for, availment of and/or usage of ICORE’s products and services. This includes, but not limited to, payments, account opening, loan applications, etc.

RECIPIENTS OF INFORMATION

Personal information may be processed and shared with various units within ICORE to the extent necessary for any of the purposes herein declared, to credit information bureaus, or to government authorities under applicable laws, rules and regulations.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL

Retention and disposal of personal information shall be made in accordance with the Record Keeping provision of ICORE’s Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Protection Program Manual (MTPP) as approved by the Board of Directors and in accordance with existing laws and regulations (Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)) and other regulating agencies.

HOW WE SAFEGUARD PERSONAL INFORMATION

In accordance with the Data Privacy Act, RA 1405 (Bank Secrecy Law), RA 8791 (General Banking Law of 2000), BSP Circular 808 series of 2013 (Guidelines on Information Technology Risk Management for All Banks and other Supervised Institutions), and BSP Circular 982 series of 2017 (Enhanced Guidelines on Information Security Management), ICORE, its employees, and representatives, shall handle personal information with utmost care and adhere to appropriate organizational, physical, and technical measures to maintain the confidentiality, integrity and security of all personal information in its possession.

THE CLIENT’S RIGHTS

In accordance with the Data Privacy Act, the Client has the right to:

  • Be informed whether their personal information shall or have been processed;
  • Reasonable access to their personal information;
  • Require ICORE TECHNOLOGIES to update their personal information;
  • Suspend, withdraw, or order the blocking, removal, or destruction of personal information if ICORE is not required to retain it by law or for legitimate business purposes and subject to the conditions for the legitimate exercise of the said rights under the Data Privacy Act and its IRR.

DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

Any inquiry or request for information regarding this Statement may be addressed to the following:

Data Protection Officer

ICORE TECHNOLOGIES
2nd Floor Metrowalk Complex Weremote Building C,
Pasig, 1604 Metro Manila
(02) 700 32446
support@icoretechgroup.com