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Privacy Policy

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At SEAMLESS CREATIVES MANILA, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit our website, contact us, submit an inquiry, apply for opportunities, or engage our services.

This Policy is intended to comply with applicable Philippine data protection laws, including Republic Act No. 10173, the Data Privacy Act of 2012, and its implementing rules and regulations.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:

Information You Provide

This may include:

  • Name

  • Company or organization

  • Job title or role

  • Email address

  • Telephone or mobile number

  • Project or campaign details

  • Production requirements

  • Budget information

  • Creative briefs and references

  • Messages and correspondence

  • Information submitted through contact or inquiry forms

  • Information provided when applying for employment, freelance, production, or creative opportunities

Production-Related Information

When necessary for a project, we may process information relating to:

  • Clients and authorized representatives

  • Talent and performers

  • Crew members

  • Production suppliers

  • Locations and location representatives

  • Freelancers and contractors

  • Production schedules

  • Releases, permits, and other project documentation

Some production activities may involve photographs, video recordings, voice recordings, or other media containing identifiable individuals.

2. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, such as:

  • IP address

  • Browser and device information

  • Operating system

  • Pages visited

  • Referring website

  • Approximate location

  • Date and time of access

  • Website interaction and usage information

We may use cookies and similar technologies to operate, secure, analyze, and improve our website.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may process personal information for legitimate and specified purposes, including to:

  • Respond to inquiries and requests;

  • Discuss potential projects;

  • Prepare proposals, estimates, and production plans;

  • Communicate with clients and production partners;

  • Deliver contracted services;

  • Coordinate production activities;

  • Manage talent, crew, suppliers, and locations;

  • Process applications and recruitment inquiries;

  • Improve our website and services;

  • Maintain business and financial records;

  • Send relevant communications where permitted;

  • Protect our systems and prevent fraud or misuse; and

  • Comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

We follow the principles of transparency, legitimate purpose, and proportionality when processing personal information.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Depending on the circumstances, we may process personal information when:

  • You have provided consent;

  • Processing is necessary to perform or take steps toward a contract;

  • Processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation;

  • Processing is necessary to protect legitimate interests, provided those interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms; or

  • Processing is otherwise permitted by applicable law.

Where consent is the appropriate basis for processing, you may withdraw your consent subject to applicable legal or contractual limitations.

5. Sharing of Personal Information

We may share relevant personal information with trusted third parties when necessary for legitimate business or production purposes.

These may include:

  • Production companies and production partners

  • Freelancers and contractors

  • Directors, producers, and creative professionals

  • Casting and talent agencies

  • Equipment and studio providers

  • Location providers

  • Post-production vendors

  • Cloud and technology providers

  • Professional advisers

  • Payment and financial service providers

  • Government agencies or authorities where legally required

We only share information that is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

Where third parties process personal information on our behalf, we take reasonable steps to require appropriate confidentiality, privacy, and security safeguards. The NPC recognizes that relationships with personal information processors should be covered by appropriate agreements.

6. International Transfers

Some of our technology platforms, cloud services, production partners, or service providers may process information outside the Philippines.

Where personal information is transferred or processed internationally, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate privacy and security safeguards are in place and that the processing remains consistent with applicable data protection requirements.

7. Cookies and Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Keep the website functioning properly;

  • Remember preferences;

  • Understand website traffic and usage;

  • Improve website performance; and

  • Measure the effectiveness of our communications and marketing.

You may adjust your browser settings to manage or restrict cookies. Certain website functions may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including fulfilling contractual, business, accounting, legal, or regulatory requirements.

When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete, destroy, anonymize, or otherwise dispose of it.

The Data Privacy Act requires personal information to be retained only for as long as necessary for the relevant purposes or other legally permitted purposes.

9. Data Security

We implement reasonable organizational, physical, and technical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, destruction, or other unlawful processing.

Access to personal information is limited to individuals and service providers who reasonably require it for legitimate purposes.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • Be informed about the processing of your personal information;

  • Request access to personal information we hold about you;

  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;

  • Object to certain processing;

  • Withdraw consent where consent is the basis for processing;

  • Request deletion or blocking of personal information in appropriate circumstances;

  • Request data portability where applicable; and

  • Lodge a complaint with the National Privacy Commission.

The Data Privacy Act recognizes data-subject rights including the rights to be informed, access, and correction, as well as the right to lodge a complaint.

11. How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise your privacy rights or ask questions about how we process your information, contact:

Data Protection Officer / Privacy Contact
SEAMLESS CREATIVES MANILA
seamlessmnl@gmail.com

To protect your information, we may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

We will respond to legitimate requests within the period required by applicable law.

12. Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are not intentionally directed toward children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through our website without appropriate authorization or a lawful basis.

Where a production requires the participation of minors, any collection or processing of their personal information, images, recordings, or related documentation will be handled in accordance with applicable law and appropriate consent or authorization requirements.

13. Photography, Video, and Talent Information

As a film and commercial production agency, our projects may involve recording images, voices, performances, and other identifiable information.

The use, licensing, publication, or distribution of such materials may be governed by separate talent releases, appearance releases, production agreements, client agreements, or other project-specific documentation.

Those agreements may establish rights and permissions that are separate from this general website Privacy Policy.

14. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites and platforms.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies before providing personal information.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, business practices, or applicable laws and regulations.

The updated version will be posted on this website together with the revised "Last Updated" date.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact:

SEAMLESS CREATIVES MANILA
Data Protection Officer / Privacy Contact
seamlessmnl@gmail.com

You may also contact the National Privacy Commission regarding concerns relating to the protection of your personal data.

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This Privacy Policy is a general template and should be reviewed and customized by qualified Philippine privacy/legal counsel based on the agency's actual data flows, vendors, forms, analytics tools, production practices, and business structure before publication.