FACTA ESSENTIALS
RA 10173: DATA PRIVACY ACT (DPA)
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Fifteenth Congress
Second Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of July, two thousand eleven.
[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10173]
AN ACT PROTECTING INDIVIDUAL PERSONAL INFORMATION IN INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR,
CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE A NATIONAL PRIVACY COMMISSION, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representative of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Data Privacy Act of 2012”.
WHY DOES PRIVACY MATTER?
Information can be compromised
without the Individual being aware
May lead to negative effects
on individual
Invasive if done sparingly and
poses risks to democratic life
WHY DOES PRIVACY MATTER?
IDENTITY THIEVES CAN: IMPACT ON VICTIMS:
Get a Loan Denial of credit/loans
Open Credit Cards Denial of public service
Open Utility Accounts Denial of medical care
Apply for a Refund Harassment by collectors
Apply for Employment Lawsuits
Get Medical Care Stress/anxiety
Commit Crime or Fraud Embarrassment
Time/expenses spent on
recovery steps
DATA SUBJECT
PERSONAL DATA -
PERSONAL INFORMATION
DATA SUBJECT The identity of an individual is
apparent or can be reasonably
and directly ascertained
An individual whose personal,
sensitive personal, or privileged
information is processed When put together with other
information would directly and
certainly identify an individual
PERSONAL DATA - SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION
race, ethnic, origin, health, education, government-issued established by an
marital status, age, genetic or sexual life, identifiers executive order
color, and religious, crimincal history or law as classified
philosophical or information
political affiliations
PROCESSING
collection storage
consultation blocking
operation or any set of recording updating or
operations performed upon modification
personal information use erasure
including, but not limited to:
organization retrieval
consolidation destruction
DPA PRINCIPLES OF DATA PROCESSING
The data subject must be aware of the (i) nature, purpose,
TRANSPARENCY and extent of the processing (ii) risks and safeguards involved,
(iii) the identity of PIC, and (iv) his rights as data subject
The processing shall be compatible with a
LEGITIMATE PURPOSE declared & specified purpose.
The processing shall be adequate, relevant, suitable,
PROPORTIONALITY necessary and not excessive in relation to a declared and
specified purpose.
RIGHTS OF DATA SUBJECTS
Right to be Informed
Right to Object
Right to Access
Right to Correct
Right to Block / Remove
Right to Data Portability
Right to Damages
Right to report to the
National Privacy Commission
MY PRIVACY OBLIGATIONS TO CLIENTS
1 Keep client information private and secure.
2 Do NOT disclose client information unless
authorized to do so by Sun Life or the client.
3 Notify clients that by requesting a proposal
and/or submitting an application, they allow
Sun Life, its employees, service providers
and related parties to process their personal data.
Client data will be retained in the application
system for 1 year.
4 Do NOT keep copies of clients’
application forms or other
documents containing personal data.
Loss or unauthorized disclosure is
punishable under the DPA.
MY PRIVACY OBLIGATIONS TO CLIENTS
5 Assist clients who wish to access their data with Sun Life.
Clients may access their data by filling out an Access
Request Form and submitting it through:
YOU (their Financial Advisors)
submitting the Access Request Form
at any of our Client Service
Email at [email protected]
MY PRIVACY OBLIGATIONS TO CLIENTS
6 Promptly notify Sun Life of any event that may affect
data protection, or may compromise confidentiality of
personal data through:
Email at [email protected]; or
Email to our Data Protection Officer at
[email protected].
Failure to protect and secure client
information is a violation of the Market
Conduct Guidelines andsubject to sanctions
by Sun Life.
