National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) Inc. Privacy Policy
We, at the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) Inc., value and respect your privacy. We thank you for visiting our website and for taking time and interest in browsing the various pages and contents of our website. Also, we value the trust and confidence you placed in our company in whatever capacity and as a visitor of our website. This Privacy Policy will explain to you as to: (1) how we will process and handle personal information you may provide us whenever you register with our site, secure any service, submit inquiries and applications, or avail of any feature of this site which may entail you disclosing personal information; and (2) choices available to you in terms of managing your personal information.
By visiting our website and subscribing to any features thereof (hence, providing us personal information), you consent to the collection, use, sharing to our NGAP World Handicapping System (WHS) website, authorized persons and entities, and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Who We Are and What We Do
The National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) is the governing body of golf in the Philippines and a member of the International Golf Federation. The NGAP aims to grow the sport of golf in the Philippines by making it more accessible and inclusive. The NGAP’s vision is to create a new generation of golfers, from casual players to professional competitors.
How to Reach Us
If you have any questions regarding our Privacy Policy or want to exercise any of your rights as provided on this Privacy Policy or in our data privacy law and regulations, you can reach us through any of the following:
Via e-mail – ngapwhs@gmail.com
Via Mobile – +63.915.327.0234
Via Viber – +63.915.327.0234
What Personal Information Do We Collect
We may collect personal information from you in the course of our business, including through your use of this website, when you contact or request information from us, when you engage our legal or other services or as a result of your relationship with one or more of our staff or clients. We outline below our purposes why we collect personal information from you:
(1) To enable us to efficiently deliver responsive and timely services to you;
(2) To guide us in improving the quality of our services to our clients;
(3) To assist us in fulfilling your requests and in investigating and/or replying to your inquiries;
(4) To identity verification;
(5) To allow us to carry out our legal or contractual obligations to you and to enforce the same;
(6) To comply with applicable laws, regulations, court orders and judicial processes, and other administrative or regulatory requirements;
(7) To protect your, third parties’, and other clients’ safety; and
(8) To enable us to utilize you’re the same required or authorized by applicable laws and regulations.
How Do We Use and Our Basis for Using Your Personal Information
We deem it necessary to use the personal information you provide us for the following reasons:
(1) To enable us to perform our obligations and responsibilities to you in accordance with any contract or agreement we may have with you;
(2) To comply with any legal obligations imposed on us;
(3) To enable us to attend to recruitment, administrative, and other similar processes and requirements; and
(4) To enable us to provide you with efficient and responsive services.
Security Measures in Place to Ensure the Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability of Your Personal Information
Our commitment to protect your personal information is complemented by our implementation of appropriate organizational, physical, and technical security measures that will ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your personal information. These security measures are being integrated in our company’s systems, processes, and procedures.
Who Do We Share/Disclose Your Personal Information
We may share or disclose your personal information with any of the following categories of authorized parties of the company (the list below is non-exhaustive):
(1) Government/regulatory agencies and law enforcement authorities
(2) Third parties to whom we outsource certain services, including, but not limited to, document processing services, IT systems or software providers, IT Support service providers, and document and information storage providers
(3) Third parties engaged in the course of the services we provide to clients and customers
(4) Third party postal, courier, and messengerial services providers
How Long Do We Retain Your Personal Information
We will generally retain your personal information for so long as the purposes for which we collected and processed them remain and until such purposes have been served. In general, we will retain your personal information for a period of Five (5) years, unless a shorter or longer period is prescribed by applicable laws, rules, regulations, and/or policies/protocols.
With respect to visitors of our website, we will retain relevant personal information for at least Three (3) years from the date of our last interaction with you, or for longer period if we are so required by our professional and/or legal/regulatory obligations or professional indemnity obligations (if applicable).
With respect to any other data subject, we will retain relevant personal information for so long as the case/matter is still pending/active and for a period of at least Five (5) years from the date of our last interaction with that client, termination of the case/matter, or finality of the decision/case/matter, whichever is longer, or for a longer period of time as we are required to do so according to our professional and/or legal/regulatory obligations. We may then destroy such files without further notice or liability.
Accessing Your Personal Information and Your Rights as a Data Subject
As a data subject, you have the following rights under the Philippine Data Privacy Act:
(1) The right to access;
(2) The right to rectification or to make corrections;
(3) The right to object to the processing of your personal information;
(4) The right to erasure or blocking of your personal information;
(5) The right to be informed of the existence of processing of your personal information;
(6) The right to data portability;
(7) The right to damages; and
(8) The right to file a complaint before the National Privacy Commission.
In case you have any questions or concerns regarding your personal information which we are processing or we may have, you may reach us:
Via e-mail – ngapwhs@gmail.com
Via Mobile – +63.915.327.0234
Via Viber – +63.915.327.0234
Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. We request that your periodically review this Privacy Policy for latest updates. This statement was last updated on January 15, 2025.