This Privacy Policy, updated on 2 September 2024, supersedes the previous terms posted herein.

Summit Publishing Company Inc. and Philippine Entertainment Portal Inc. (“Summit Media”) is committed to protecting your data in accordance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 or Republic Act No. 10173 (DPA), its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), pertinent issuances of the National Privacy Commission, and other relevant laws. Our Privacy and Cookie Policy will provide information on what data we collect, how we will use your data, and how you can access, update, or take control of the data we have collected from you

By utilizing our Services and participating in the Services of Summit Media websites/activities you confirm that you have read and understood our our Privacy Policy. Summit Media may make changes to our Privacy Policy from time to time by posting the updated version of the policy on the Summit Media website. 

1. Who We Are – Summit Media is incorporated in the Philippines. We are responsible for personal information collected directly through a Summit Media website/microsite for the purpose of managing the Services in accordance with this Policy.

2. What Data We Collect – We may collect the following information:

   1. Contact details such as full name, email address, home address, and mobile number;

   2. Demographic details such as gender, age, birthdate, and income bracket;

   3. Comments, feedback, suggestions, reviews, and other content submitted, including survey information;

   4. Interests and communication preferences for marketing communications;

   5. Social Media Accounts; and

   6. Content for streaming, social media posts, marketing campaigns, press releases, and/or digital and/or physical publication, including photographs, video footage, and audio recordings.

3. How and Why Data is Used – We will collect the appropriate data through the Summit Media website/microsite, taken at the Event, and/or captured, posted, and/or shared via hashtags used in various streaming and social media platforms. We will use the contact details, demographic details, comments, survey results, interests, preferences, and content (E.g., photographs, video footage, and audio recordings):

   1. To provide more targeted marketing communications for you;

   2. To confirm your attendance at the Event;

   3. For promos, contests, or offers;

   4. To publicize the Event before, during, and/or after the Event;

   5. To comply with and exercise our rights under contracts and agreements as may be required by our operations and in pursuit of our legitimate business and commercial objectives;

   6. To adhere to legal and regulatory requirements or obligations such as the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (DPA); and

   7. To perform such other processing or disclosure that may be required under law or regulations.

4. How We Work with Third Parties – We will not share your personal information with third parties unless necessary for the above-mentioned purposes on how we use your data and unless you give your consent thereto if required by law. Any personal information shared with such third parties shall also be covered by appropriate agreements, if applicable, to ensure that all personal data shared are adequately safeguarded. By providing your information to Summit Media, you authorize Summit Media to disclose your personal data to accredited/affiliated third parties or independent/non-affiliated third parties, whether local or foreign, as necessary for the proper execution of the processes related to the declared purposes in this Privacy Policy; or if the use or disclosure is reasonably necessary, required by or authorized under law. This means we may provide or disclose your personal data to the following:

   1. To our affiliates, subsidiaries, parent company, partner companies or merchants, organizations, or agencies (including their contractors, or sub-contractors) as well as prospective business partners in relation to any purpose set out in this Privacy Policy.

   2. To third parties who provide services on our behalf. Our service providers are only given the information they need to perform their designated functions. Our agreement requires them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions. It also restricts them from using or disclosing your personal data for any purpose outside the services they provide on our behalf.

   3. Upon the request of government or law enforcement authorities, when required by law or court order, or if the disclosure is otherwise necessary or advisable such as when needed to protect our rights. This also applies when we have reason to believe that the data to be disclosed is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing interference with our rights or properties, whether intentionally or otherwise, or when anyone else could be harmed by such activities.

   4. All other third parties we deem necessary to share your personal data with are required to use your personal data in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. Moreover, these companies may only use such personal data for the purpose(s) disclosed in this Privacy Policy and may not use it for any other purpose. We likewise require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law.

   5. Any information that is anonymized, so that it will no longer be able to identify you as an individual, may be shared with or sold to third parties.

5. How Long We Keep the Data – We will only retain your data for as long as is necessary and as permitted by law. The length will depend on the data, its use, and the law. If Summit Media is required to retain any portion of your personal data for below purposes, it shall use reasonable efforts to limit such data to what is necessary to accomplish a particular purpose:

   1. For news and content published and shared, they will remain in the digital publication, streaming platform, and/or social media platform used while these remain in operation or until you have requested through the proper channels for their deletion.

   2. For the marketing communications, they will continue so long as the purposes of the communications remain unfulfilled or until you have requested through the proper channels for their deletion.

   3. We will keep the data if it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, to resolve a dispute, and/or to protect Summit Media and/or the sponsors of the Event.

6. Your Rights – As a data subject, you have rights according to the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations that you may exercise any time you feel necessary.

   1. The right to be informed – Go Rewards ensures that it has notified and furnished you any information you need before processing your personal data;

   2. The right to access – you have the right to find out what information we hold about you and gain reasonable access to this information;

   3. The right to object – you have the right to object or withhold your consent to process your personal data;

   4. The right to erasure or blocking – you have the right to suspend, withdraw or order the blocking, removal, or destruction of your personal data;

   5. The right to damages – you have the right to claim compensation if you have suffered damages due to inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, false, unlawfully obtained, or unauthorized use of your personal data, considering any violation of your rights and freedom as a data subject;

   6. The right to file a complaint – you have the right to file a complaint with the National Privacy Commission (NPC) if you feel that we have misused, maliciously disclosed, or improperly disposed, your personal data or that any of your data privacy rights have been violated;

   7. The right to rectify – you have the right to dispute and correct any inaccuracy or error in the data we hold about you; and

   8. The right to data portability – you have the right to obtain and electronically move, copy, or securely transfer your data.

   These rights are designed to empower you and ensure that your personal data is handled in a fair, transparent, and responsible manner. In some instances, the exercise of these rights will undergo further validation and assessment; and may not be granted to ensure implementation of certain services such as fraud investigation, legal proceedings, and other services related to Summit Media.

   The DPA requires you to exercise your rights as described in this Policy in a reasonable and non-arbitrary manner. All requests, demands, or notices which you may make under this Policy or applicable laws must be made in writing.

   You may send your intent to exercise your rights by sending an email to our Data Privacy Office at dpo@summitmedia.com.ph. Our DPO will contact you within the time required under applicable law and regulations.

7. Contacting Us – If you have any concerns or questions about any aspect of this Policy or if you need to modify or request for the deletion of your data, please feel free to contact us at: Summit Media Data Protection Officer, dpo@summitmedia.com.ph.

8. Changes to this Privacy Policy – We may update this Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you via your contact information and/or by updating our website/microsite. Your continued attendance at the Event after such posting/sharing constitutes acceptance of the amended terms.

It governs the privacy terms of this website and its social networking accounts (collectively, “Summit Outdoor Media”) under the Summit Media brand (collectively, “Summit Media”) and its affiliates to which this policy is linked to.

Purpose and Scope of this Privacy Policy and Definitions

Summit Media (defined above) follows all legal requirements to protect your privacy. This Privacy policy is a legal statement that explains how we may collect information from you, how we may share your information, and how you can limit our sharing of your information.

“Non-Personal Information” is information that is not personally identifiable to you and that we automatically collect when you access the Summit Outdoor Media website (defined above) with a web or mobile browser. It may also include publicly available information that is shared between you and others.

“Personally Identifiable Information” is non-public information that is personally identifiable to you and obtained in order for us to provide you within the Summit Outdoor Media website. Personally Identifiable Information may include information such as your name, email address, and other related information that you provide us or that we obtain about you.

1. By submitting your Personally Identifiable Information through the Summit Outdoor Media website, you agree to the terms of this privacy policy and you expressly consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
2. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected about you by anyone except Summit Outdoor Media and only applies to the Summit Outdoor Media website. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any Summit Media websites which are not linked to this policy and does not apply to non-Summit Media websites, including those linked to or advertised on the Summit Outdoor Media website. Any information you provide when you visit the Summit Outdoor Media website other than those covered by this Policy will be subject to the privacy policies posted on those sites.
3. Certain features of the Summit Outdoor Media website may be subject to additional or different privacy provisions, which will be posted on the Summit Outdoor Media website in connection with such features. All such additional or different privacy provisions are incorporated by reference into this privacy policy.

How We Collect Information

1. Information You Provide. Summit Outdoor Media generally collects Personally Identifiable Information that you voluntarily provide. For instance, when you, complete a survey, participate in any of our community forums, make a purchase within Summit Outdoor Media, participate in any of our social networking features, subscribe to other electronic services, or send us an email or feedback, you may be asked to provide information such as your email address, name, phone or mobile number, address, and/or billing information, and we will collect such information as well as any other content you provide us in engaging in any of the above activities. Information such as birthday, gender, level of education, relationship status, location, and household income, type of home, and hobbies or interest may also be requested. If you elect to post your own material to Summit Outdoor Media, community forums, participate in any of our social networking features or any feature that may be offered in the Summit Outdoor Media website, then such materials will be collected and may be publicly available for others to view.
2. Information we collect automatically. When you use the Summit Outdoor Media website, we automatically collect certain computer information by the interaction of your mobile phone or web browser with any of the Summit Outdoor Media website. Such information is typically considered Non-Personal Information.

We also collect the following:

• Cookies

  1. Summit Outdoor Media (or third-party service providers on our behalf) may set and access Cookies and similar technologies on your computer. A Cookie is a small piece of data (often including a unique identifier) that is stored on your computer or mobile device by your web browser when you visit a website. We use Cookies to understand site usage and improve the content and offerings on the Summit Outdoor Media website and in other media. We may use Cookies to control the display of ads, to track usage patterns on the Summit Outdoor Media website, to deliver editorial content, to record requests for subscriptions, and to personalize the content that you see on the Summit Outdoor Media website. Summit Media (or third-party service providers on our behalf) may also use Cookies to collect aggregate information about website users on an anonymous basis (“ Anonymous Information”). We may share aggregate demographics and usage information with our prospective and actual business partners, advertisers and other third parties for any business purpose.
  2. Some of our third party partners (including advertisers and marketing services companies) may set and access Cookies and similar technologies on your computer as well, or we may do so on their behalf. We do not have control over how these third parties use such Cookies and similar technologies or the information derived therefrom.
  3. Most web browsers can be set to disable the use of Cookies. However, if you disable Cookies, you may not be able to access full functionality of Summit Outdoor Media correctly or at all. We never place Personally Identifiable Information on Cookies.
• IP Address. Your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address is usually associated with the place from which you enter the Internet, like your Internet Service Provider, your company or your university. Our server may also record the referring page that linked you to us (e.g. another website or search engine); the pages you visit on Summit Outdoor Media, the web sites you visit after this website; the ads you see; the ads you click on; other information about the type of web browser, computer operating system, device, platform, related software and settings you are using; any search terms you have entered on this web site or a referral site; and other web usage activity and data logged by our web servers. We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our servers, gather broad demographic information, analyze trends among our Users to help us improve and administer the Summit Outdoor Media website. We may also link this information with your Personally Identifiable Information when we feel that it is necessary to enforce compliance with our rules and policies or terms of service or to protect our Summit Outdoor Media website, customers or others.
• Third-Party Tracking Tools. We also use third-party tracking tools to improve the performance and features of Summit Outdoor Media. These third-party tracking tools are designed to collect only Non-Personal Information about your use of the Summit Outdoor Media website. However, you understand that such tools are created and managed by parties outside our control. As such, we are not responsible for what information is actually captured by such third parties or how such third parties use and protect that information.

How We Collect Information

If you have any concerns or questions about any aspect of this policy, please feel free to contact us at: