Document background
The Customer Privacy Notice is a fundamental document required by the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations. It should be implemented by any organization that collects, processes, or stores personal information of customers in the Philippines. The notice serves multiple purposes: it ensures compliance with legal requirements, builds trust with customers by providing transparency about data handling practices, and protects the organization by clearly documenting its data processing activities. The document must be provided to customers before or at the point of data collection and should be easily accessible throughout the business relationship. It needs regular reviews and updates to reflect changes in data processing activities or legal requirements. The notice is particularly crucial in the Philippine context, where data privacy regulations are strictly enforced by the National Privacy Commission.
