Privacy Policy | James Hardie Philippines

James Hardie Privacy Policy

James Hardie values and respects the privacy of the people we deal with – customers, business partners, investors and staff. In all markets in which we operate we are committed to ensuring that personal information is handled properly by our staff and our service providers, in accordance with local community standards. In individual countries we adopt privacy policies that comply with all local laws and standards.

 

Our Philippines Privacy Policy

James Hardie Philippines Inc located in Barangay San Isidro Cabuyao Laguna Philippines, and their related bodies corporate, (“James Hardie, we, us or our”) assures that the information are collected and processed in accordance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and will only be used for purposes as allowed by law (“the Principles”) and (“the Privacy Acts”) as applicable.

This Privacy Policy sets out how we collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information.

By providing us with your personal information, you consent to the collection, use, disclosure and handling of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

 

Collection of Personal Information

Personal information is any information about you, from which you can be identified. James Hardie only collects personal information to the extent that it is necessary for the functions or activity we are carrying out. The types of personal information we collect will depend on the nature of our relationship with you. This may include, but is not limited to:

  • contact details (including name, address, email);
  • company details;
  • employment details; and
  • educational qualifications.


We will collect your personal information directly from you when you:

  • interact with us or make purchases via our website, telephone, post, in person, email, or social media;
  • create an account or profile on our website;
  • make an enquiry using the ‘Find a Builder’ feature;
  • subscribe to receive communications from us or notifications about offers;
  • provide feedback on any of our products or services;
  • otherwise interact with us or disclose your personal information to us.

As well as collecting information directly from you, there may be occasions when we collect information from third parties. We may combine this information with information we already have about you to help us understand trends, behavior, and use of our products and services. Third parties may include people or organizations who provide marketing leads, marketing and data analysis services to us. Where we receive information about you indirectly from others, we require that the third party has collected and shared that information in accordance with the Principles.

You do not have to give us your personal information. However, if you do not provide us with your personal information, we may not always be able to provide you with the requested services/goods or allow you to participate in an advertised activity. We will tell you at the time if this is the case.

Collection of Sensitive Information

We will not collect information that is regarded as sensitive under the Principles, such as information regarding your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions or religious or philosophical beliefs, unless you have expressly consented to such collection.

Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and tools, such as web beacons and web server logs, to monitor visitor traffic and actions on our website. Cookies are small data files transferred onto computers or devices by websites for record-keeping purposes and to enhance website functionality. Examples of information that we may collect from your device includes your geo-location, IP address, browser and the pages accessed on our website you visited.

If you prefer not to receive cookies, you can adjust your Internet browser to disable cookies or to warn you when cookies are being used. The James Hardie websites use cookies to obtain information when your web browser accesses those websites. If you disable the “cookie” option on your computer, each time you request information from James Hardie you will need to re-enter your personal details.

 

Use of Personal Information

We collect, use, hold and disclose personal information for purposes including to:

  1. provide you with information, products or services that you request from us, or that we think will interest you;
  2. facilitate business relationships with suppliers, distributors, customers or employees;
  3. fulfil requests for information;
  4. deal with customer, employees or business partner enquiries or complaints;
  5. conduct market research on products and services;
  6. improve the quality and level of the products and services we offer;

for statistical purposes, including but not limited to contacting you for your views on our products/services and notifying you about changes or developments to our products/services; and ensure that our content is presented in the most effective manner for you on your device.

We will only use, hold or disclose your personal information for the purpose for which it was collected, unless:

  1. you have expressly or impliedly consented to its further use or disclosure;
  2. you would reasonably expect us to use or disclose it in such a way; or
  3. we are required by law or are otherwise compelled to disclose such information in accordance with the Privacy Acts.

On, or as soon as practical after, collection we take reasonable steps to ensure that you are aware of the purpose or purposes of collection, the extent to which we may disclose that information and other relevant information.

 

Disclosure of Personal Information

We may disclose your personal information to:

  1. related bodies corporate and our associated companies;
  2. builders or service providers where you have submitted an enquiry and given us permission to pass your details onto that builder or service provider;
  3. organisations with whom we have arrangements for the purpose of promoting our products or services;
  4. our agents, contractors and external advisers who carry on our functions and activities or who assist us to carry on our functions and activities;
  5. organisations who are contracted by us to perform certain services, including to maintain our websites, provide cloud storage of and management services for personal information, deliver products ordered from us, handle complaints and queries or facilitate any other service offered by us;
  6. our legal and other professional advisors, when needed; and
  7. other parties to whom we are authorised or required by law to disclose information.

 

Transborder Flow of Personal Information

Some of the entities we disclose your personal information to may be based or have servers located overseas in various countries, including the United States of America, Australia and the Philippines. We make every reasonable effort to ensure data security and appropriate privacy practices are maintained by the overseas entities we share personal information with. In this respect, we will only disclose your information to entities located overseas who we have contracted with to treat your personal information in a manner consistent with the APPs or are subject to similar requirements to protect personal information overseas. You consent to us disclosing your personal information to overseas recipients on this basis.

The James Hardie group has companies in a number of different countries including New Zealand, United States of America, Ireland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the Philippines. As part of our internal administration, your personal information may be shared with one or more of the companies in those countries.

 

Security of Personal Information

We make every effort to ensure the security of personal information we hold. We take reasonable steps to ensure that all personal information we collect, or use is:

  • Stored in a secure environment;
  • Destroyed or de-identified when it is no longer needed.
  • Safeguarded from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure
  • Accessed only by authorised personnel for permitted purposes; and

We may use reputable and secure third parties for data storage services. In this respect, we will only store your information with third parties whom we have contracted with and who treat your personal information in a manner consistent with the Principles or are subject to similar requirements to protect personal information overseas.

Access and Correction of Personal Information

We try to ensure that the personal information we hold is up-to-date, accurate and complete. Please contact us if you:

  • Require access to any personal information we hold about you; and
  • Wish to notify us of any change, modification or correction to your personal information.

We require suitable proof of identity from you before we can grant access or make the requested changes. We generally allow access to the personal information we hold about you unless access or correction would:

  • Pose a serious threat to the life or health of any individual;
  • Otherwise be inappropriate in accordance with the applicable Principles.
  • Have an unreasonable impact upon the privacy of other individuals; or

  If we do not grant access to personal information or make the requested changes, we will provide you with the reasons for our decision.

 

Concerns or Complaints

If you have a concern or complaint in relation to our handling of your personal information or you believe that we have breached the Principles or any other applicable privacy laws, please contact us for assistance. If you are not satisfied with any assistance you are given you may request that your concerns be referred to our Privacy Officer for an independent review. Our Privacy Officer will investigate your concerns and will respond to you in writing (usually within 14 days). If you believe that your complaint has not been satisfactorily addressed by us, you can make a complaint to the following:

  • In the Philippines, you may contact the National Privacy Commission (NPC) who may investigate your complaint further. The OAIC’s details can be found at www.privacy.gov.ph

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page.

Contact Details

If you require any further information or have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy or if you wish to access your personal information or make a complaint about our handling of that information, please contact us via our hotline 632-8-8702500 or send us a message via our contact page: https://jameshardie.com.ph/con...