INTRODUCTION
Overwatch (“We”, “Overwatch”, or the “Company”) is a recruitment firm that aims to deliver
recruitment
results
to
its clients, which are largely comprised of multinational companies and Philippine conglomerates. Backed up by
dedicated Recruitment Supervisors and Associate Consultants, our business specializes in major industries such
as:
Technical, Food & Beverage, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Retail, Business Process Outsourcing and Shared
Services,
and Information Communications Technology.
As a firm which heavily relies on Personal Data for its business model, we value your trust and are committed to
safeguarding your privacy. In this regard, Overwatch ensures strict compliance with Republic Act No.
10173,
otherwise known as “The Data Privacy Act of 2012” (“DPA”), its Implementing Rules and Regulations
(“IRR”), and
the
various issuances and policies of the National Privacy Commission (“NPC”) (collectively, the “DP
Law &
Regulations”). In this Privacy Notice, you will know how we handle your Personal Data and how we protect them.
We
want you to know what data we have on you, how you can access your Personal Data, and when necessary, how you
can
correct or have the said data deleted. In case you have a complaint or concern regarding your privacy, we
undertake to settle the same immediately.
SCOPE AND APPLICATION
We may collect your Personal Data, which can either be Personal Information and/or Sensitive
Personal
Information,
when you avail of our services or products, contact us via our official website or online job search engines
(e.g., LinkedIn and JobStreet), or submit to us your curriculum vitae, application letters, and other similar,
related, or supporting documents. By submitting your Personal Data to Overwatch through any means or availing of
Overwatch’s services and products, you consent to the processing of your Personal Data as stated in this Privacy
Notice. Under the DPA and the IRR, “processing” includes the collection, recording, organization, storage,
updating, modification, retrieval, consultation, use, consolidation, blocking, erasure, or destruction of data.
If
you do not agree with any provision of this Privacy Notice, please do not provide Overwatch with any Personal
Data. However, Overwatch may not be able to provide you the services that would require such Personal Data.
THE PERSONAL DATA THAT OVERWATCH COLLECTS
Overwatch collects your Personal Data to provide you with recruitment, and/or related
services, which may
include
the endorsement of your Personal Data to Overwatch’s clients/your potential employer(s) for purposes of finding
you a successful placement.
The DPA defines Personal Information as any information, whether or not recorded in a material form, from which
the identity of an individual is apparent or can be reasonably and directly ascertained by the entity holding
the
information, or when put together with other information would directly and certainly identify an individual.
These include your name, mobile phone number, landline, residential address, e-mail address and references,
among
others.
Some Personal Information that you will provide are considered as Sensitive Personal
Information under the DPA.
These include your age, race, marital status, health, education, employment history, and social security number,
among others. Overwatch will collect, use or disclose your Sensitive Personal Information only in accordance
with
the DPA and the IRR, and only after it has obtained your prior written consent. Personal Information and
Sensitive
Personal Information are collectively referred to as Personal Data.
HOW OVERWATCH COLLECTS PERSONAL DATA
Overwatch generally collects Personal Data directly from you when you:
1. communicate with Overwatch officers and employees in person, by telephone, letter, email, facsimile, via
Overwatch’s official website, or via online job search engines (e.g., LinkedIn or JobStreet);
2. submit to us your curriculum vitae, application letters, and other similar, related, or supporting documents
for purposes of availing of our services; and
3. submit any other information in connection with your application.
Overwatch also collects your Personal Data from third parties that it will contact for verification purposes,
such
as in the following instances:
1. from the references you have provided;
2. verification from academic institutions, professional associations, and/or licensing bodies of the
educational
and professional qualifications you have stated in your curriculum vitae;
3. inquiries with former employers and co-workers.