DATA PRIVACY POLICY

Storytelling Communications Inc. and its affiliates (also collectively referred as “Company”, “we”, “our” and “us”) established this Data Privacy Policy to show that we recognize and value your privacy rights.

This Data Privacy Policy applies to Personal Information we collect on our website, storyscope.ph.

We have prepared this Privacy Policy to help you understand how Storyscope collects, uses, and seeks to safeguard the Personal Information (as defined below) you provide to us on our websites, via email, and through our service providers and distribution partners. This Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy, information, or other practices of any third party, including any third-party distribution partners, suppliers and tour operators, and any third party operating any site to which our websites contain a link. By downloading, accessing, or using our websites, or providing information to us in connection with our websites, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.

What information do we collect?

We collect personal information from you in several ways; you may share information with us, or we may collect it using other means. In this section, we explain the different ways we collect personal information from you and some ways in which that information will be used.

Requesting information from us and responding to your queries

We process contact information such as name, email address, mobile number and other declared personal information about you when you provide it to us. For example, when you fill out online forms, subscribe to our services, call, or text us, or enquire about our products and services.

Interacting with us via Social Media Channels

We process information relating to you when you interact with us through social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok.

Updating you on developments and initiatives

We may process your contact information to keep you updated on updates and developments in our business.

Interacting with our website

When you visit our website we may collect details of your website visit, including name, email, phone number, IP address (a unique identifier for your computer or other device), website URL, and mobile device ID. Our website also uses cookies - please see the section below for more information.

Applying for a job at Storyscope

We process information provided by you about submitting a job application to Storyscope.

Visiting our offices

We may collect information such as contact information (including name, email address, mobile number) and CCTV footage in respect to your visit to our office address.

Interacting with us as a client of Storyscope

When interacting with us as a client, we process information we may receive from you or from others in relation to our provision of services to our clients.

Interacting with us as a supplier or partner to Storyscope

We process information in relation to you as an individual if you provide services to us (or if you work for a company that provides services to us).

How do we use it?

We will use your personal information in the following ways. We are also required by law to state a “legal basis for processing”, i.e., to tell you on what grounds we are allowed to use your information, and this is also set out below:

To provide or respond to you, with information that you have requested, e.g., this could relate to a newsletter, bulletin, an invitation for an event, your interaction with us on social media
To keep you updated with developments and initiatives at Storyscope, its affiliates or partners
To process your registration for and attendance at events, seminars, conferences, and meetings with Storyscope, its affiliates or partners
To respond to specific queries you may raise regarding Storyscope, its affiliates and partners
To provide you with better ways of accessing information from this website
To process and consider your job application
To manage your visit to the office

For how we use your information that is collected using cookies and similar technologies please see the “Cookies” section below.

How long do we keep your information?

We only keep your personal information for as long as we need to, to be able to use it for the reasons given in this privacy policy, and for as long as we are required to keep it by law.

How do we protect your information?

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure that your personal information disclosed to us is kept secure, accurate, and up to date and kept only for so long as is necessary for the purposes for which it is used.

Do we pass your information to third parties?

We share your personal information with third parties contracted to provide us with marketing and data reporting services who are bound by an obligation of confidentiality and with other third-party marketing partners.

We use the services of third-party marketing companies to help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising and how visitors use our website. To do this, we use web beacons and cookies provided by such marketing companies in connection with our websites. The information we collect helps us learn things like what pages are most attractive to our visitors, which of our products most interest our customers, and what kinds of offers our customers like to see.

We may also use or disclose personal information as we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public or government authorities, including public or government authorities outside your country of residence; (d) to enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our operations or those of any of our affiliates; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, or that of our affiliates, you or others; or (g) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.

Rights of Data Subject

The Personal Information you have provided in the Sites shall be retained for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements with third parties. You are also entitled to ask:

for a copy of the personal information we hold about you, and details about how we are processing your personal information;
to have any inaccuracies in your personal information corrected;
if we are processing your personal information by automated means and on the basis of your consent (see “How do we use it?”, above), for us to provide your personal information to you in a structured, commonly-used and machine-readable format. You can also ask us to provide your personal information directly to a third party in this format, and, if technically feasible, we will do so; and
to have your personal information erased, or for our use of it to be restricted (for example, if your preferences change, or if you don’t want us to send you the information you have requested).

Please contact us at hello@storyscope.ph if you would like to exercise any of these rights.

Third-Party Websites

Our website links to third-party sites which we do not operate or endorse. These websites may use cookies and collect your personal information in accordance with their own privacy policies. This privacy policy does not apply to third-party websites and we are not responsible for third-party websites.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

In the Company’s discretion, we may amend, interpret, modify or withdraw any portion of this Data Privacy Policy at any time by posting updated contents on the relevant Site, and your continued use of our Sites and services constitutes your consent to those changes.

"Cookies" are pieces of information that are stored by your web browser on your computer's hard disk, for record-keeping purposes. Cookies in and of themselves only identify your computer; they do not personally identify you.

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features, and to analyze our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services. You consent to our cookies if you continue to use our website.

Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user's experience more efficient.

The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies, we need your permission.

This site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages.

First-Party Cookies: At Storyscope, we make use of cookies to store your preferences, record session information, collect information on how you visit and access our websites, and to tailor our web pages to your needs. We also use cookies to analyze and measure the effectiveness of our email communications, website features and offerings, and advertisements, and track the commissions we earn from other websites.

Third-Party Cookies: We do not use third-party advertising companies to serve ads while you are visiting our websites and we do not permit these companies to place and access their own cookies on your computer in the course of serving advertisements. Such advertisers do not have access to the information we collect through Storyscope cookies. Other companies' use of their cookies is subject to their own privacy policies and not ours.

You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.