PRIVACY STATEMENT

OUR COMMITMENT TO DATA PRIVACY

PSB Technology Services Inc. (PSB) is committed to safeguarding your personal data in accordance with RA 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (DPA). The purpose of this policy is to explain what type of information we collect, how we obtain that information, and the purpose of its collection. It also defines how PSB processes your personal data in terms of how it is stored, who has access to your information, how it is archived, as well as disposal and possible sharing with third parties. In addition, this policy is meant to advise you of your rights under the DPA.

CHANGES

We will occasionally update this policy in accordance with any changes in the law or in the way in which we conduct business or process your data. We encourage you to periodically review the latest version of this policy to stay informed on how PSB is protecting your personal information.

YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE DPA

WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT

PSB collects the personal data of our employees, trainees, and candidates. This policy applies to all information we collect from you or about you, and we only collect it after obtaining your explicit consent to do so. The type of data requested from you may vary based on the position being filled, or the program or department assignment, but generally they will fall under the following categories:

HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION

As you embark and continue your career development journey at PSB, data will be collected from you through various channels or methods. PSB may collect data about you from any or all the following sources:

USING INFORMATION – WHY WE COLLECT YOUR DATA

PSB will process personal information from employees, trainees, and candidates for a number of business purposes. When you submit your data and sign the consent form, you allow us to use the data for the purposes specified below and allow us to verify that it is accurate.

You are not required to submit any information to PSB, but failing to do so may result in not being able to continue your application, training, or employment at PSB (whichever case applies). In addition, you also undertake that all data you have shared is true and correct to the best of your knowledge, and that you have not knowingly omitted any related information of an adverse nature.

PSB will use your data in the following ways:

USING INFORMATION –WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR DATA /HOW YOUR DATA MAY BE SHARED

In general, access to your personal data will be restricted to minimize the number of people in PSB’s organization who need it in order evaluate your application for employment, perform functions supporting our Recruiting and Administrative / HR and IT teams, or to whom we are compelled to provide it by applicable law. This means only authorized personnel who need access to your data will be able to process it.

The following categories of individuals will have access to your personal data:

In cases where your information is shared with third parties, such as background / credit investigation providers, and / or employment websites and / or security and health personnel, PSB will ensure that the service providers are compliant with the regulations outlined in the DPA and are bound by Data Sharing Agreements that ensure they process your data to the same government mandated standards.

USING YOUR INFORMATION – STORAGE, ARCHIVING, AND DISPOSAL

PSB takes reasonable precautions to keep your stored data secure and employs organizational, managerial, electronic, technical, and physical security measures in order to protect your data from breaches that would result in loss or misuse.

If you are given and accept an offer of training and / or employment by PSB, personal data collected during your pre-employment period will become part of your PSB personnel records, to be retained throughout and for a period after your employment with PSB. If you do not receive an offer of training or employment, we may nevertheless continue to retain and use personal data collected during the recruitment process in order to consider you for new positions, and, if appropriate, to refer back to an earlier application if you submit a resume or other information to PSB again in the future, as well as for system administration, or to perform research and analysis.

PSB maintains archiving and deletion procedures so that personal data is deleted after a reasonable amount of time relative to the purpose for which your information was collected and held. Should certain laws or government institutions such require that data be kept for a certain time, PSB will comply with all applicable rules and regulations.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to our contact page and we will be more than happy to further discuss them with you.