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{{label}}Among the most important assets of BPI AIA Life Assurance Corporation is the trust and confidence placed to properly handle information. Customers and potential customers expect us to maintain their information accurately, protected against manipulation and errors, secure from theft and free from unwarranted disclosure. We protect the data security of our customers and potential customers by complying with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (“DPA”), and all relevant local laws, and ensure compliance by our staff with strict standards of security and confidentiality.
This statement provides you with notice as to why your personal data is collected, how it is intended to be used, to whom your personal data may be transferred to, how to access, review and amend your personal data, and our policies on direct marketing and the use of cookies. Personal data includes, but not limited to name, address, birthday, contact information, etc., as defined under the DPA. By using this website, you are accepting the practices and policies in this privacy statement. If you object to any practices and policies in this statement, please do not use this website to submit your personal information to BPI AIA.
This website is for general information purpose only. While we use reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of the information on this website, BPI AIA does not warrant its absolute accuracy or accept any liability for any loss or damage resulting from any inaccuracy or omission. Without prior permission from BPI AIA, no information contained on this website may be copied, except for personal use.
BPI AIA recognizes its responsibilities in relation to the collection, holding, processing or use of personal data. The provision of your personal data is voluntary. You may choose not to provide us with the requested data, but failure to do so may limit our ability to do business with or provide services to you. BPI AIA will not collect any information that identifies you personally through this website. Unless and until you buy our products or services or respond to our marketing programs and/or campaigns, register as a member, or submit personal information for job or agent’s application purposes or for any other legitimate purposes, we will not collect your personal information.
This website, and our social media platforms are not intended for persons in jurisdictions that restrict the distribution of information by us or use of such social media platforms. If this is applicable to you, we would advise you to inform yourself about and observe the relevant restrictions, and BPI AIA does not accept liability in this respect.
We will collect and store any information you enter on our website, or provide to us through any other channels. We may also obtain lawfully collected personal or non-personal information about you from affiliated entities, business partners and other independent third parties sources. We may also collect some information about your computer or other devices used when you visit this website.
The personal data we collect includes all personal information that you directly share or through your representatives or produced by us in relation to your application for insurance and your insurance policy (which includes sensitive personal data as defined under relevant applicable laws and regulations). This includes, among others, the following:
If you make use of any social media features or platforms, either on our website, or on an application we provide, or otherwise through a social media provider, we may access and collect information about you via that social media provider in accordance with their policies. When using a social media feature, we may access and collect personal data you have chosen to make available and to include in your social media profile or account. Our access to this personal data may be limited or blocked based on your privacy settings with the relevant social media provider.
Personal data is collected for the following purposes:
By providing your personal information to us, you accept that BPI AIA may retain your information for as long as necessary, to fulfil the purpose(s) for which it is collected in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. All types of personal data collected by BPI AIA are retained 10 years after the termination of the insurance policy, whether by full surrender, full claims payment, cancellation or rescission of the policy and such other means of policy termination or cancellation. Further, reasonable steps will be taken to delete or destroy the information when it is no longer necessary for any of the purpose above.
For our policy on use of your personal data for promotional or marketing purposes, please see the section entitled “Use of Personal Data for Direct Marketing Purposes”.
We use appropriate technical, organizational and physical safeguards to protect Personal Data and Shared Personal Data from misuse or unauthorized access, disclosure or use, including:
BPI AIA applies reasonable security measures to prevent unauthorized or accidental access, processing, erasure, loss or use including limiting physical access to data within BPI AIA’s systems and encryption of sensitive data when transferring such data.
Personal data will be kept confidential but may, where permitted by law and where such disclosure is necessary to satisfy the purpose or a directly related purpose for which the personal data was collected, provide such personal data to the following parties (for our policy on sharing of your personal data for promotional and marketing purposes, please see the section entitled “Use of Personal Data for Direct Marketing Purposes”):
From time to time, we may purchase a business or sell one or more of our businesses (or portions thereof) and where permitted by law, your personal data may be transferred or disclosed as part of the purchase or sale or proposed purchase or sale. In the event that we purchase a business, the personal data received with that business would be treated in accordance with this privacy statement, if it is practicable and permissible to do so.
Your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in Philippines or any other jurisdictions where any BPI AIA company is located, or jurisdictions where a third party contractor is located or from which the third party contractor provides us services. By providing us with your personal information or using our services or our website or applications, you consent to the transfer of such information outside your jurisdiction to our facilities or to those third parties with whom we share it as described above.
You have the right to:
All other rights granted to you as data subject under prevailing Data Privacy laws and regulations.
BPI AIA has the right to charge costs which are directly related to and necessary for the processing of any personal data access request.
In addition to the purposes set out above, where permitted by law, BPI AIA may use your name and contact details for promotional or marketing purposes including sending you promotional materials and conducting direct marketing in relation to the following products, services, advice and subjects: insurance; annuities; AIA Vitality; investment; banking; financial services; credit cards; medical/health treatment; educational; recruitment; training; reward/loyalty/privilege programmes; charitable/non-profitable causes; ("Classes of Marketing Subjects"). However, in relation to any personal data collected by BPI AIA, such personal data would only be used for promoting or marketing any products or services.
For the purposes of direct marketing, we may, where permitted by law, provide your personal information (with the exception of any personal data collected by BPI AIA whilst providing any services to providers (whether within or outside of BPI AIA) of any of the Classes of Marketing Subjects described above and call center, marketing or research services so that they can send you promotional materials and conduct direct marketing in relation to the products and services they offer (these materials may be sent to you by postal mail, email, SMS (text messages) or other means).
Before using or providing your personal data for the purposes and to the transferees set out in this section, we may be required by law to obtain your written consent, and in such cases, only after having obtained such written consent, may we use and provide your personal data for any promotional or marketing purpose.
The types of personal data that BPI AIA would use and provide for direct marketing purposes as described above are your name and relevant contact details, although we may possess additional personal data.
If your consent is required, and you provide such consent, you may thereafter withdraw your consent to the use and provision to a third party by BPI AIA of your personal data for direct marketing purposes and thereafter BPI AIA shall cease to use or provide such data for direct marketing purposes.
If you have provided consent and wish to withdraw it, please inform us by writing to the address in the section on “Access Rights to Personal Data” or sending us an email to BPIAIA.CustomerService@aia.com. Any such request should clearly state details of the personal data in respect of which the request is being made.
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If any part of this website contains links to other websites, those sites may not operate under this privacy statement. You are advised to check the privacy statements on those websites to understand their policies on the collection, usage, transferal and disclosure of personal data.
BPI AIA reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, change, update or modify this privacy statement, simply by notifying you of such change, update or modification. If we decide to change our personal data policy, those changes will be notified on our website so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use the information and under what circumstances the information is disclosed. Any such change, update or modification will be effective immediately upon posting.
Should you have any questions on any part of this privacy statement or would like additional information regarding BPI AIA’s Data Privacy practices please do not hesitate to contact us through:
The Data Protection Officer
Tiara Fatima Cruz
BPI AIA Life Assurance Corporation
15/F BPI Philam Life Makati,
6811 Ayala Avenue, Makati City, 1226
Philippines
Or email us at Bpiaia.dpo@aia.com
Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China
BPI AIA Privacy Addendum for Mainland China