Everything Tarlac respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information of our website visitors, contributors, business owners, advertisers, community members, and users.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, when it may be shared, and the rights available to you when using Everything Tarlac and its related services.
By accessing or using Everything Tarlac, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. About Everything Tarlac
Everything Tarlac is a local digital media, community information, directory, and online services platform serving Tarlac residents, businesses, organizations, and visitors.
Our services may include:
- Local news and community updates
- Weather, traffic, emergency, and public service information
- Business directory listings
- Classified advertisements
- Job listings
- Property listings
- Cars and vehicle listings
- Events and promotions
- Deals and local offers
- Restaurant and food listings
- Local services
- Lost and Found posts
- Community reports and citizen submissions
- Tarlac Mismo community reports
- Advertising and sponsored content
- Contact and inquiry forms
- Newsletter or notification subscriptions
- Other local information and digital services
2. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you use our website, we may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us.
This may include:
- Full name
- Business or organization name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Social media profiles
- Business address or service area
- Website address
- Business description
- Job listing information
- Property information
- Vehicle information
- Event details
- Product or service information
- Photos, videos, or other uploaded media
- Community reports
- Lost and Found information
- Messages or inquiries
- Advertising information
- Other information you choose to submit
Some information submitted for a listing or community post may be intentionally displayed publicly.
3. Public Listings and User-Submitted Information
Everything Tarlac allows users to submit information that may be published publicly on the website or our social media platforms.
Examples include business listings, classified advertisements, job vacancies, events, property listings, vehicle listings, restaurant listings, community announcements, Lost and Found posts, and Tarlac Mismo reports.
When submitting information intended for publication, you understand that certain details may become publicly visible. This may include:
- Business name
- Business contact number
- Business address
- Social media account
- Website
- Listing description
- Photos
- Videos
- Public contact information
Please avoid submitting personal information that you do not want publicly displayed.
4. Information About Other People
If you submit information, photographs, videos, or personal details relating to another person, you are responsible for ensuring that you have an appropriate reason, authority, or consent to provide that information.
Please avoid submitting unnecessary sensitive personal information.
For community reports, emergencies, accidents, missing persons, Lost and Found cases, and similar public-interest matters, Everything Tarlac may review submitted information before publication.
We may remove, blur, redact, or withhold personal information when we believe publication may create unnecessary privacy, safety, or legal risks.
5. Community Reports and Tarlac Mismo
Users may submit community news, photos, videos, concerns, incidents, announcements, or other information through Everything Tarlac.
When submitting a report, we may collect:
- Your name
- Contact information
- Location of the reported event
- Description of the incident
- Photos or videos
- Date and time of the incident
- Supporting information
Your contact details may be kept private unless you specifically authorize us to publish them.
However, the report itself, including submitted photos or videos, may be published after editorial review.
Everything Tarlac reserves the right to verify, edit, reject, delay, or remove community submissions.
6. How We Use Your Information
We may use information collected through Everything Tarlac to:
- Provide requested website services
- Publish approved listings
- Process business directory submissions
- Process classified advertisements
- Publish job, property, vehicle, and event listings
- Review community reports
- Respond to inquiries
- Contact listing owners
- Verify submitted information
- Prevent spam, fraud, impersonation, or abuse
- Improve our website and services
- Analyze website traffic and performance
- Improve user experience
- Send service-related communications
- Send promotional communications when permitted
- Manage advertising and sponsored content
- Maintain website security
- Comply with applicable legal obligations
- Protect users and the Everything Tarlac community
7. Legal Basis and Data Protection
Everything Tarlac seeks to process personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable Philippine privacy laws, including the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173) and applicable rules and regulations.
Depending on the circumstances, information may be processed based on:
- Your consent
- The performance of a requested service
- Legitimate business or operational interests
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Protection of lawful rights
- Public-interest or journalistic considerations where applicable
8. News and Journalistic Content
Everything Tarlac may publish information relating to newsworthy events, public announcements, government activities, emergencies, public safety concerns, and matters of legitimate public interest.
We aim to balance the public's right to information with the privacy and safety of individuals involved.
Where appropriate, we may:
- Remove unnecessary personal details
- Blur faces
- Blur identification documents
- Blur vehicle registration information
- Avoid publishing private addresses
- Withhold names
- Remove sensitive images
- Correct inaccurate information
Requests for correction or removal will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
9. Photos and Videos
Users may submit photographs and videos to Everything Tarlac.
By voluntarily submitting content for publication, you confirm that you have the right or authority to provide the material and allow Everything Tarlac to review, edit, reproduce, and publish it in connection with the submitted report or listing.
We may add:
- Everything Tarlac branding
- Watermarks
- Headlines
- Captions
- Cropping
- Blurring
- Formatting
These modifications may be made for publication, safety, editorial consistency, and presentation.
Submitting content does not automatically guarantee publication.
10. Sensitive Personal Information
Please do not submit unnecessary sensitive information through Everything Tarlac.
This may include information relating to:
- Government identification numbers
- Banking information
- Passwords
- Medical records
- Financial account information
- Private addresses
- Personal documents
- Other highly confidential information
If such information is accidentally submitted, please contact us so we can review or remove it where appropriate.
11. Children's Privacy
Everything Tarlac does not intentionally collect personal information from children when such collection is not necessary for the service being provided.
Where information involving minors is submitted, additional care may be taken before publication.
Parents or legal guardians who believe that information about a child has been published improperly may contact Everything Tarlac to request review or removal.
13. Website Analytics
Everything Tarlac may use analytics services to understand website traffic and user behavior.
Information collected may include:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on pages
- Approximate location
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Referring website
- General interaction data
- IP address or similar technical information
Analytics data helps us improve our content, website structure, performance, and services.
14. Advertising and Tracking Technologies
Everything Tarlac may offer advertising, promoted listings, sponsored posts, featured businesses, and other promotional services.
We may use advertising and analytics technologies provided by third-party platforms.
These technologies may help us measure:
- Ad impressions
- Website visits
- Clicks
- Conversions
- Campaign performance
- Audience engagement
Advertising providers may process information according to their own privacy policies.
15. Third-Party Services
Everything Tarlac may use third-party services to operate the website and provide functionality.
These may include services for:
- Website hosting
- Website analytics
- Email delivery
- Cloud storage
- Online forms
- Mapping
- Social media
- Video hosting
- Advertising
- Spam protection
- Security
- Payment processing
- Automation
Examples may include services from providers such as Google, Meta, YouTube, WordPress, and other technology providers.
These third parties may process information according to their respective privacy policies.
17. External Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, businesses, government agencies, social media platforms, advertisers, and other organizations.
Everything Tarlac is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or data collection practices of third-party websites.
Users should review the privacy policies of external websites before providing personal information.
19. Business Listings and Advertisers
Businesses submitting listings are responsible for ensuring that the information they provide is accurate and appropriate for publication.
Listing owners may request changes or updates to their information.
Everything Tarlac may contact listing owners regarding:
- Listing verification
- Listing updates
- Advertising opportunities
- Featured listings
- Service-related notifications
- Expired or incomplete listings
20. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
Retention periods may vary depending on:
- Type of information
- Nature of the service
- Legal obligations
- Security requirements
- Dispute resolution
- Business recordkeeping requirements
Listings may remain publicly available until they expire, are removed, or the listing owner requests removal, subject to legitimate legal or editorial considerations.
21. Data Security
Everything Tarlac takes reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical precautions to protect information against:
- Unauthorized access
- Accidental loss
- Misuse
- Unauthorized disclosure
- Modification
- Destruction
However, no website, internet connection, database, or electronic communication system can guarantee complete security.
Users should avoid submitting confidential information unless necessary.
22. Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable Philippine law, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to:
- Be informed about how your information is processed
- Request access to your personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Object to certain processing
- Request deletion, blocking, or removal where appropriate
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Request data portability where applicable
- Raise concerns regarding the handling of your information
Some requests may be subject to legal, editorial, public-interest, recordkeeping, or other lawful limitations.
23. Requesting Removal or Correction
If you believe personal information published on Everything Tarlac is incorrect, outdated, misleading, unnecessarily private, published without appropriate authority, or creating a legitimate privacy or safety concern, you may contact us and request a review.
Please provide:
- Your name
- The relevant page or post
- A description of the concern
- The correction or action requested
- Proof of identity or authority when reasonably necessary
Everything Tarlac will review legitimate requests as reasonably practicable.
24. Marketing Communications
If you subscribe to newsletters, promotions, business opportunities, alerts, or other marketing communications, we may use your contact information to send those communications.
Creating an account does not automatically subscribe you to marketing. Member-profile marketing consent is optional, recorded separately, and can be withdrawn by clearing the email-updates option in your profile or by using an unsubscribe method we provide.
You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe option provided or by contacting us.
Service-related messages may still be sent when necessary to manage an active listing, request, or account.
25. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Everything Tarlac may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect:
- Changes to our website
- New services
- Legal requirements
- Technology changes
- Advertising practices
- Privacy and security improvements
The latest version will be published on this page together with the updated effective date.
We encourage users to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
26. Contact Everything Tarlac
For privacy questions, corrections, removal requests, or concerns regarding personal information, contact Everything Tarlac through the details below.
When submitting a privacy request, please include sufficient information for us to identify the relevant content or record.
This notice is designed as a practical website policy. For advice about a specific privacy or legal matter, consult a qualified Philippine privacy professional.
16. Social Media
Everything Tarlac maintains social media accounts and may integrate social media features into the website.
If you interact with Everything Tarlac through platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, or other social networks, those platforms may collect information about your activity according to their own privacy policies.
Everything Tarlac does not control the data collection practices of third-party social media platforms.