DISCLAIMER

The information contained in this website is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be construed as legal advice on any matter. It is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for legal advice from qualified counsel. Do not act or refrain from acting upon this information without seeking professional legal counsel.

The transmission and receipt of information contained on this website or communication with Estrada & Aquino Law over the Internet or e-mail through this website do not constitute or create a lawyer-client relationship between us and any recipient. You should not send us any confidential information in response to this webpage. Such responses will not create a lawyer-client relationship, and whatever you disclose to us will not be privileged or confidential unless we have agreed to act as your legal counsel and you have executed a written engagement agreement with Estrada & Aquino Law.

PRIVACY NOTICE

Even as we are bound by the lawyers’ professional standards on confidentiality, we are also required under the Data Privacy Act of 2012 to inform our clients of the Firm’s policies regarding privacy of client information and the processing thereof. We respect your privacy and we go to great lengths in protecting it. This Privacy Notice applies to processing of personal information in relation to our legal services and the online collection of personal information via our website: www.estradaaquino.com. We are committed in protecting your privacy thus, we urge you to read and understand carefully the policy set forth herein.

Purpose

As a Firm, the processing of your personal, sensitive, and privileged information is essential for us to provide you the best legal advice and services. We likewise use your contact information to contact you about our services which may interest you.

The use of our website will provide you the information, resources, and services that are most relevant and helpful to you.

What do we collect and how do we use it

Estrada & Aquino Law collects certain personal information directly from our clients and prospective clients in the course of providing legal services and from the use of our website when visiting.

• Legal Services

  In the course of providing certain legal services to our clients and prospective clients, our lawyers receive significant personal, sensitive, and privileged information from them and, on occasion, from third parties such as accountants, auditors, government agencies, insurance agents, banking institutions, and other advisors. As a current or past client of Estrada & Aquino Law, you should know that all information that we receive from you is held in confidence and that we do not disclose any of this information to anyone outside the Firm except as required by law or as authorized by our clients.

• Website

  We directly collect personal information from you when you send a query through our online intake form in our website. We collect your name, email address and your message to us. However, please be reminded that we highly discourage you from divulging confidential and sensitive personal information when sending queries.

  We also collect information directly from the users through the online registration of certain events published in the website. When you register in an event, we will ask you some personal information, such as your name, address, email address, school/institution/organization, designation, and phone numbers. We will use your information to facilitate payment processing, to remind you of payment dues, event reminders and announcement. If you opt-in, we will also use your information to contact you regarding our services. This will include sending emails and other communication forms regarding news, announcements, upcoming events, services, and other relevant information about Estrada & Aquino Law.

• Other information the website collects

  We also collect information by mere usage of our website. When you visit our website, we collect information such as, but not limited to, the IP address, or any of the locational information, provided by the device you use to access our Site. We collect such information to help us identify user’s browsing preferences. This information is used for internal purposes so that we can improve the site.

  We may use cookies, JavaScript, and other technologies in certain areas of the site. Cookies are files that store information on your hard drive or browser. They enable us to recognize whether you have visited a particular content before and allow us to provide the content to you. You can reject cookies by changing your browser settings, but be aware that this will disable some of the functionality on our website.

Disclosure of Personal Information

We generally do not disclose your personal information to third parties except to our processors. However, we may disclose your information when necessary under the Data Privacy Act of 2012, when required by legal processes, such as, subpoena, or if necessary to protect our legal rights or to protect any individual whose safety is threatened.

Usage of this Site

By using this site, you warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and you agree and accept the privacy policy and the changes/amendments thereto, otherwise you should cease the use of this site. Moreover, each time you use this site, you submit your conformity of the then existing Privacy Policy. You warrant that you own or otherwise control the rights to the content that you submitted or provided us is true, complete, and accurate.

Retention of personal information

We retain records relating to professional services we provide so that we are better able to assist our clients with their professional needs and, in some cases, to comply with professional guidelines. We keep your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected and to comply with applicable laws. Your consent to such purpose(s) remains valid after any termination of our relationship with you. In order to guard your personal information against unauthorized disclosure, we maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with our professional standards.

Your Rights

Under the Data Privacy Act of 2012, you have the right to control our use and processing of your personal information. Your rights include the right (i) to request access to and a copy of your personal information, (ii) to object to processing of your personal information, or to request rectification or erasure of your personal information; (iii) to restrict processing of your personal information; and (iv) to data portability.

To exercise any of your rights, please contact us at admin@estradaaquino.com

Change to this Policy

We may need to modify and amend this privacy policy from time to time to reflect our current privacy practices. We will inform you of material modifications to this policy in the future by posting changes on this site and/or through sending the changes via email.

Governing Law

This Privacy Policy, including all revisions and amendments thereto, is governed by the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, without regard to its conflict of law principles, which would require application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

If you have any questions about our policy or any complaint regarding the treatment of your privacy by us, please do not hesitate to contact us through our Data Privacy Officer.

Data Privacy Officer

• Email: admin@estradaaquino.com / traoa@estraadaquino.com

• Telephone: (02)534 8166

You are also entitled to contact the National Privacy Commission, the primary agency in charge with the enforcement of the Data Privacy Act.

National Privacy Commission

• Address: 3rd Floor, Core G, GSIS Headquarters Bldg., Financial Center, 1308, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines

• Phone: +63 2 517 7810

• Email: info@privacy.gov.ph

ONLINE CONSULTATION/MEETING POLICY

Online legal consultation is being implemented as part of Estrada & Aquino Law’s services to its clients in order to enhance client experience of care and support. Likewise, this is intended to reach more people, thus improving both access to legal services and its sustainability. As we limit face-to-face consults and meetings for safety of everyone, we encourage our clients to utilize this online consultation.

As part of the online consultation, please be informed that Estrada & Aquino Law will be collecting information from you, which may include personal and sensitive information. These information will be used to determine whether conflict-of-interest exists, to evaluate your legal concerns, and to contact you. If you wish to engage the Firm’s services, the Firm shall keep your information in order to provide you the required legal service. If not, after consultation, the Firm will keep minimal information in order to ascertain whether there is conflict-of-interest issue that may arise later on when we engage other prospective clients. If you wish to avail this service, you are required to provide consent to the collection of your personal information.

The Firm utilizes Zoom and Google Meet for the online consultation. Be aware that these third party providers have their own privacy policy different from the Firm and act independently with regard to the collection and use of your information.

If you wish to use our online consultation service, please be reminded of the following:

1. Don’t make private consultation or meetings public. When the Firm sends you the link, distribute the link only to those individuals who will be attending the meeting. If you share the link thru your social media account, anyone who sees the link will be able to join the meeting.

2. Camera should always be turned on during the meeting. When participating in the meeting, the camera should always be turned on to ensure the identity of the person. As such, we encourage attendees to use plain background, so that no other information will be potentially disclosed. Further, what’s going on in the background might be inappropriate or distracting.

3. No recording of the meeting thru video or audio. Recording the meeting is strictly prohibited this is to ensure that the matters to be discussed are kept in confidence within the attorney-client privilege.

4. Submit list of attendees prior the meeting. If there are other people attending the meeting, a list of the attendees indicating their names shall be submitted prior to the meeting as the Firm will lock the meeting preventing other participants from joining even if they have the password.

5. Use actual names. When joining the meeting, please use your actual name and not the name of the institution or acronyms. This will help the host to ensure that only authorized persons will join the meeting.

6. Find a quiet place. In order to have a productive and fruitful online meeting, we expect the participants to find a quiet place away from noisy background.

7. Position your camera properly. Keep in mind that participants are not just seeing you, they are also seeing whatever the camera is pointed at behind you.

8. Privacy and Confidentiality. Some matters discussed online are covered by the attorney-client privilege. As such, to maintain the confidentiality of these matters, participants must find a place where the conversation will not be overheard by a family member or other persons. If possible, use headset.

9. Use Chat function only when necessary. You can use the instant messaging feature to ask questions or comment on something while the other person is speaking. Do not use the chat function to chat privately with other participants.

10. Stay on mute if you are not talking. Use the mute button when you join a call or when others are talking.

11. Do not share legal advice to others. Be mindful that the legal advice or opinion given to you are based on facts you presented and the applicable laws and may not be applicable to everyone. Slight variation as to facts may vary the legal advice/opinion; as such, please refrain from sharing our opinion to third parties.