Privacy Policy for Digital National Id Philippines

Last Updated: March 15, 2026

Introduction

Welcome to Digital National Id Philippines (accessible at https://digitalnationalidph.com/). Your privacy is important to us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. Please read it carefully. By using our website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

A Note on Our Role: Digital National Id Philippines is an independent informational blogging site. We are NOT an official government website. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) or any other government entity. Our content is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered official advice.

If you have any questions about this policy, you can contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Contact Page: https://digitalnationalidph.com/contact-us/

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in two main ways: (1) information you voluntarily provide to us, and (2) information that is automatically collected through technology when you use our site.

1.1 Information You Voluntarily Provide

The primary way you may provide us with personal information is through our website’s contact form, located at https://digitalnationalidph.com/contact-us/.

When you use our contact form, we collect:

  • Your Name: To personally address your inquiry.
  • Your Email Address: To be able to respond to your message.
  • Your Message Content: Any information you choose to include in the body of your message to us.

Important Note: Please do not send us sensitive personal information through our contact form. This includes, but is not limited to, your actual National ID number (PhilSys Number or Permanent Virtual PhilID number), passport number, financial account details, or any other information that could be used for identity theft or fraud. We have no secure means of handling such data, and you share it at your own risk.

1.2 Information Automatically Collected (Log Data and Cookies)

Like most standard websites, we automatically collect certain information when you visit. This is sometimes called “Log Data” or “Usage Data.” This information helps us understand how our site is used, diagnose problems, and improve the user experience. This data may include:

  • Your Internet Protocol (IP) address.
  • The type of browser and operating system you are using.
  • The pages you visit on our site, the time and date of your visit, and the time spent on those pages.
  • Referring website addresses (how you got to our site).

We may use “cookies” and similar tracking technologies to collect this information. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us recognize you and remember your preferences. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some parts of our site may not function properly.

How We Use This Data: This information helps us analyze trends, administer the site, track user movement, and gather broad demographic information for internal use. It is not linked to any personal information you may have provided via our contact form.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To Respond to Inquiries: To answer the questions and comments you send us via the contact form. This is the primary use of your personal information.
  • To Improve Our Website: To understand how visitors interact with our content, which helps us make our blog more useful, relevant, and user-friendly.
  • To Monitor and Analyze Usage: To track website performance and identify technical issues, such as broken links or error pages.
  • To Protect Our Legal Rights: To investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential prohibited activities, suspected fraud, or situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person or violations of our Terms of Use.

We will not use your information for any other purpose without your consent.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We are committed to not selling, trading, or renting your personal information to others. We may share information only in the limited circumstances described below:

  • Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our website (e.g., website hosting, analytics). 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.
    • Website Hosting: Your data is stored on the servers of our website hosting provider.
    • Analytics: We may use analytics providers (like Google Analytics) to help us understand how our visitors use the site. These providers collect the information outlined in Section 1.2 under their own privacy policies.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
  • Business Transfers: If Digital National Id Philippines is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred. We will provide notice before your information becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

4. Third-Party Links and Content

Our blog may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. For example, we may link to official government resources like the PSA website or news articles from other publications.

If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

5. Data Security

The security of your information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

We take reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

Given that our primary interaction with users is via a standard web contact form, we encourage you to be mindful of the information you choose to share with us.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information (name, email, and message content from our contact form) only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Generally, we will delete contact form inquiry data within a reasonable time after the inquiry has been resolved. Usage data (log data) is typically retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our website, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

7. Your Data Protection Rights Under Philippine Law (RA 10173)

We are based in the Philippines and our website is intended for a Philippine audience. Therefore, we adhere to the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173) . Under this law, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • The Right to be Informed: You have the right to be informed that your personal data will be, is being, or was collected and processed.
  • The Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal information that we hold about you.
  • The Right to Dispute/Correct: You have the right to dispute and request the correction of any inaccuracy or error in your personal information.
  • The Right to Erasure or Blocking: You have the right to suspend, withdraw, or order the blocking, removal, or destruction of your personal information from our filing system. This can be exercised if the data is found to be incomplete, outdated, false, or unlawfully obtained, or if it is being used for purposes not authorized.
  • The Right to Damages: You have the right to be indemnified for any damages sustained due to inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, false, unlawfully obtained, or unauthorized use of personal information.
  • The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to obtain from us a copy of your data in an electronic or structured format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section below. We will respond to your request in accordance with the timelines set by the National Privacy Commission.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our website does not address anyone under the age of 13 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this document.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. Your continued use of the website after any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please do not hesitate to contact us.

You can reach us through the following methods:

Email: [email protected]

Contact Form: Visit our official contact page at https://digitalnationalidph.com/contact-us/

Please allow us a reasonable period to respond to your inquiry.

We hope this Privacy Policy helps you feel confident and secure when visiting Digital National Id Philippines. Thank you for reading.