PRIVACY POLICY

The Sisters of Mary Schools (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the https://thesistersofmaryschools.org website (the “Service”) By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms of Use, accessible from https://thesistersofmaryschools.org. In general, our website only provides information necessary for public use. The Sisters of Mary Schools website caters to students and alumni, faculty and staff, benefactors, and visitors, providing services and information relevant to their needs.

If you are an administrator, employee or student of The Sisters of Mary Schools, you may be accessing third links posted on our website which are also part of our service but are being maintained by third-party vendors such as Microsoft 365.

Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you. When you visit our website, we collect the following information automatically through website plugins and servers we use:

• Internet Protocol Address
• Type of Operating System used
• Type of Browser and version used
• Device platform
• Time zone setting of your device
• Location
• The pages of our Service that you visit.
• Time and date of your visit
• Unique device identifiers and diagnostic data

Additionally, when you sign up for an account, we collect the following personally identifiable information:

• Full Name (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name)
• Email Address
• Password
• Phone Number
• Date of Birth
• Address (Town or City, Region or Province, Country)
• Alumni Details (Sector, Batch and Family Saint)

Use of Cookies

Cookies are files with small amounts of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Examples of Cookies we use:

• Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
• Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
• Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.

Purpose of Collection

We use the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain the Service
• To notify you about changes to our Service
• To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
• To monitor the usage of the Service
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues  

Protection and Retention

Your information collected by visiting our website is stored and maintained in the data center of The Sisters of Mary Schools, its authorized personnel, and its managers. Third-party services such as communication and classroom management systems are maintained separately by our service providers. Your data collected by our Service are kept for as long as they are deemed necessary for the purposes of collection.

Your Rights as the Data Subject

The Sisters of Mary Schools highly values your privacy in pursuit of our legitimate purpose as an academic institution. You may request changes to your data or ask us to modify or completely delete your data from our Service. For questions and clarifications, please contact our Data Protection Office at:

Data Protection Office
Address: ARDC Office, G/F Ray Grace Bldg, Girlstown Complex, Biga, Silang, Cavite PH 4118
Email: dpo@onesms.org

By ARDC Philippines on 2025-01-14 04:01:29 AM UTC+0