Asia-Pacific · 1 law · 8 requirements
Philippines: the laws your website or app must follow
If your customers are in Philippines, these are the privacy, consumer, security, accessibility and AI laws SafeLaunch checks your site against, with what each one requires and where in the law it says so.
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Data Privacy Act 2012 (Philippines)
In force; NPC circulars on breach handling, registration and security apply.
Who it covers: Processing of personal information in the Philippines, and abroad where it concerns Philippine citizens or residents.
What it requires of a website or app (8)
- A privacy notice at collection: who you are and how to reach you, purposes, the data collected, who receives it, how long it's kept, people's rights, the data protection officerCheckedDPA s. 16(a)–(b); IRR s. 34 (right to be informed)
- A lawful basis, often consent, for each use of personal dataAI reviewDPA s. 12–13 (criteria for lawful processing)
- People can access, correct and delete their data, and know how to askCheckedDPA s. 16–18
- Reasonable securityCheckedDPA s. 20; NPC Circular 2023-06
- Transfers abroad only with the safeguards the law setsCheckedDPA s. 21 (accountability for transfers)
- Breach notification: NPC and affected people within 72 hours of knowingPreparedDPA s. 20(f); NPC Circular 16-03
- Extra protection, usually explicit consent, for sensitive data (if if you handle sensitive data)Your answersDPA s. 13
- Register your data processing systems and data protection officer with the NPCPreparedNPC Circular 2022-04
Sources:National Privacy Commission
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A plain-language summary of what each law requires of a website or app, from the SafeLaunch rulebook, with the provision and official sources. It is not legal advice and not every duty in each law is listed.