LEGAL ADOPTION. Vivian Saavedra and daughter Mica of Davao City happily share the joys and fulfillment of being an adoptive family during the 4th Convention of Adoptive Families in Davao Region over the weekend. Advocating the welfare and human rights of adoptive children, the convention is one of the highlights of Adoption Consciousness Week which advances the theme Pagmamahal Palaganapin, Legal na Pag-aampon Ating Gawin (Spread Unconditional Love through Legal Adoption). (DSWD)
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Individuals will be provided a Personal Information Collection Statement in an appropriate format and manner whenever personal data is collected (i.e. in the manual form or web page that collects personal data, or in a notice posted at the reception area of NPC events where participants’ personal data is collected through attendance sheets).
The following personal information may be collected, manually or electronically, upon submission of inquiries or requests:
The DSWD uses Google Analytics, Twitter Widgets, PowerBI and Tableau, third-party services to render feeds, visualizations, and analyze the web traffic data for us. These services use cookies. Data generated is not shared with any other party. The following web traffic data are analyzed:
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Information collected may be used as a basis for client response regarding services or intervention that may be provided by the DSWD. Information will not be shared with any third party outside of the Government, other than as necessary to fulfill the requested services of a client. The DSWD, however, reserves the right to request the applicants to submit the hardcopy of documentary requirements in order to verify the authenticity of the information.
Unless otherwise provided, the DSWD or any of its authorized personnel may contact the client via email or SMS in the future for the purpose of status updates with regard to the transaction/service request, changes to this privacy policy, or other information reasonably necessary to effect the social service mandate of the DSWD.
An individual has the right to ask for a copy of any personal information held by the DSWD about him or her; as well as the right to ask for corrections should any information be inaccurate or erroneous. To do so, please contact our Data Protection Officer, Atty. Justin Caesar Anthony D. Batocabe, through the following email address: dpo.ictms@dswd.gov.ph.
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