spoon.ph is dedicated to protecting the safety of your personal information in line with Republic Act No. 10173, also called the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (DPA). The purpose of this Privacy Policy (“Policy”) is to explain what type of information we collect, how we obtain that information and the purpose of its collection. It also defines how we process your personal data in terms of how it is stored, who has access to your information, how it is archived, as well as its disposal and possible sharing with third parties. In addition, this Policy is meant to advise you of your rights under the DPA and related privacy rules and regulations. This Policy applies to all information we collect from you or about you, and we only collect it after obtaining your explicit consent to do so. In this Policy, the terms, “data” and “information” are used interchangeably. By visiting and using our site, you are accepting these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to the terms of this Policy, please do not use this site.

Details you give us while signing up for a spoon.ph account:

A. When you sign up for an account with us, we gather information you voluntarily provide that may include:

• Directory Information, such as your name, postal address, and email address, as well as your contact details.
• Account Information, such as your username, account ID, date of birth, profile photo, and password.
• Demographic Information such as age, gender, height, weight, and occupation.

B. Data created or collected by us during your use of spoon.ph includes:

• Information Relating to Health or Fitness, which may include exercise and activity levels, weight-loss goals, nutritional preferences, blood pressure reading, and other health and wellness information.
• Content Generated by Users, which may include Personally Identifiable Information (PII) that You Choose to Provide About Yourself When You Participate in Online Forums or Discussions, or when you Post Comments or Reviews. Please be aware that the information you publish can be read, utilized, or collected by anyone who uses the Site; for this reason, you should avoid posting sensitive personal information that you would not want to be available to the general public.

C. We automatically record non-personal and technical information about your visit. In most instances, the said technical information may not be readily used to determine your identity. These may include the following:

• browser type and version
• browser plug-in types and versions
• date and time of connection
• length of visits to certain pages
• IP address
• operating system
• pages viewed/searched for
• page interaction information (e.g., scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs)
• page response time
• time zone setting
• download errors
• platforms and referrers

Methods of Data Collection and Use

Users' identities will be processed by spoon.ph so that they may make use of our site's features.

You are under no obligation to provide us with any information, but failure to do so may prevent you from receiving the expected outcomes. You further agree that all information provided is true, complete, and accurate to the best of your knowledge and that you have not omitted any material information that might have an undesirable effect and in order for your to effectively make use of the features of this site.

For example, we may use the information we collect for purposes such as:

• calculating your body mass index;
• determining your daily calorie intake assessment;
• determining your daily nutritional intake macros;
• providing information about the blood pressure you encoded;
• compiling and generating reports for statistical and research purposes;
• communicating official announcements about your training;
• soliciting your participation in research and non-commercial surveys sanctioned by spoon.ph; and
• providing information about the blood pressure you encoded.

The recorded technical information about your visit is used primarily to help keep our website safe and secure. In addition, it may also be used for bug tracking, investigations relating to a security or data breach and usage statistics. If we need to use any collected information that constitutes personal data for purposes not compatible with those listed here, we will inform you prior to such use and, where required by law, obtain your consent.

We are completely committed to following the DPA's tighter regulations for the handling of sensitive personal information and privileged information. We will ask for your permission to use your personal information for a specific purpose only if and when that purpose becomes apparent.

Please be assured that we will not use your personal information in any way that requires automated decision-making without first obtaining your explicit approval.

How Long We Keep It, How We Discard It, and Why

spoon.ph uses appropriate administrative, technological, and physical safeguards to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, destruction, use, or modification of your stored information.

Your private information is safely saved and communicated in a number of digital and electronic formats in addition to paper. Only employees with a business need to know will have access to your personal information in order to do their jobs.

We shall keep your personal information for as long as necessary for historical and statistical analysis unless prohibited from doing so by law or by our own internal standards. spoon.ph has processes in place for archiving and erasing data so that it is no longer stored for longer than is necessary to fulfill the original purpose for which it was gathered. We shall adhere to all rules and regulations regarding the storage of your information, should they be mandated by law or a governmental entity.

How We Use, Store, and Retain Them

All information collected by domains maintained by spoon.ph are stored in its data center that is accessible only to authorized personnel and agents, such as, in some cases, third party service providers. The collected information is kept for as long as necessary to achieve the declared purpose for its collection, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). In no case is it shared with or transferred to other persons or organizations, unless required or permitted by law.

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete, anonymize such information, or securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

How We Keep Your Information Safe

We have organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other authorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.

Our Use of Cookies

To serve you faster and with better quality, we use cookie technology on our website. Cookies are small bits of code, usually stored on a User's computer hard drive, which enable a website to personalize itself for each user by remembering information about the User’s visit to the web site. The Help section of the toolbar on most Internet browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies or how to configure your browser to reject cookies altogether. If you disable cookies, you might not be able to access important functions or features of this website and your use of the website may be limited.

Your rights and how to exercise them

As a data subject, or a person from whom spoon.ph collects, processes, and stores data, you have certain rights as specified in the DPA. We feel it is important that you are aware of and understand these rights as they apply to you, so what follows is an excerpt from the National Privacy Commission website at https://privacy.gov.ph/know-your-rights/:

• The right to be informed;
• The right to access;
• The right to object;
• The right to blocking or erasure;
• The right to damages;
• The right to file a complaint;
• The right to rectify; and
• The right to data portability.

Should you wish to exercise these, or if you have some questions relating to the spoon.ph data protection efforts, please contact our Data Protection Officer at dpo@neti.com.ph or you may write to:

NYK-FIL Maritime E-Training, Inc.
Attention: Data Protection Officer
Knowledge Avenue, Carmeltown
Canlubang, Calamba City
Laguna 4037

Changes to our Privacy Policy

spoon.ph reserves the right to update our policies in accordance with any changes in the law or in the way in which we pursue legitimate interests as a training institution or process your personal data. When permissible, we will let you know through other means of communication. However, any modification is effective immediately upon posting on this website.