This Privacy Policy explains how APT collects, uses, stores, discloses, and protects your personal information when you use our website and mobile application.
APT (A Place to Thrive) is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of its users. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect your personal information when you use the APT website and mobile application ("Platform").
By accessing or using APT, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and consent to the collection and processing of your personal information as described herein.
To provide our services efficiently, APT may collect the following information.
During account registration and verification, we may collect:
To facilitate apartment rentals, we may collect:
Rental owners may provide:
When processing rental payments, the Platform may collect:
When using the messaging feature, we may collect:
To improve platform performance, we may automatically collect:
Please note
APT does not intentionally store complete bank account information. Online payments are processed through authorized third-party payment providers.APT uses collected information to:
APT does not sell users' personal information. Information may only be shared under the following circumstances:
Limited information may be shared between tenants and rental owners when necessary to complete rental transactions.
APT may share necessary information with trusted third-party providers responsible for:
These providers are required to protect your information.
Information may also be disclosed when required by law, court order, or lawful government request.
APT implements reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect user information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. These measures may include:
Users are responsible for:
Users are also responsible for ensuring that uploaded documents are authentic and legally owned.
APT retains personal information only for as long as necessary to:
The website version of APT may use cookies and similar technologies to:
Users may configure their browsers to refuse cookies; however, some features of the Platform may not function properly.
APT may utilize trusted third-party services for certain platform functions, including cloud database management, authentication, file storage, and payment processing.
Users acknowledge that these third-party providers may have their own privacy policies governing the processing of information handled through their services.
Subject to applicable laws, users may request to:
Requests may be submitted through the APT support team.
APT is intended for individuals who are at least eighteen (18) years old and legally capable of entering into rental agreements.
Important
The Platform does not knowingly collect personal information from minors.APT processes personal information in accordance with the applicable laws of the Republic of the Philippines, including the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173), its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and other relevant issuances of the National Privacy Commission.
APT may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect improvements in the Platform, changes in applicable laws, or operational requirements.