Privacy Policy for ParkinganPH
Last Update: April 17, 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to ParkinganPH. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our mobile application ("Service") and when you visit our marketing website at parkinganph.com (the "Website"). By using our Service or Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
2. Information We Collect
Location Data:
With your explicit permission, we collect your device's precise location data. This is essential to our core feature: showing you available parking spaces near your current location. You can disable location services at any time through your device settings, but this will limit the functionality of the Service.
Search and Usage Data:
We collect information about how you use the Service, such as your search queries (e.g., "parking near SM North EDSA"), the filters you apply, and the parking markers you interact with. This data is anonymized and aggregated to help us improve our app's performance and user experience.
Technical Data:
We automatically collect certain technical information about your device, including your IP address, device type, operating system version, and the Google Maps API identifier. This is used for analytics, debugging, and ensuring compatibility.
What We DO NOT Collect:
We do not require user registration. Therefore, we do not collect personally identifiable information such as your name, email address, phone number, or contacts.
Website visits:
When you visit parkinganph.com, standard web server and analytics data may be processed, such as your IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and approximate location derived from IP. Third-party advertising technologies (described below) may set or read cookies or similar identifiers to deliver and measure ads.
3. How We Use Your Information
To provide, operate, and maintain our Service.
To display relevant parking information based on your location and searches.
To understand and analyze how you use our Service to improve functionality and develop new features.
To monitor and prevent technical issues.
On the Website, to deliver, personalize, and measure advertising where enabled.
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
Third-Party Service Providers:
Our app is built on the Google Maps Platform. Your use of our mapping features is subject to Google's then-current Privacy Policy, which we encourage you to review. We only share the data necessary for the map functionality to work.
Advertising on the Website:
We may use Google AdSense (or other Google advertising services) on parkinganph.com. Google may use cookies and similar technologies to show ads based on your prior visits to our Website or other sites, and to measure ad performance. For more on how Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps, see https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. You can manage certain ad preferences through Google’s Ads Settings at https://adssettings.google.com/ and industry tools such as the Network Advertising Initiative or your browser settings.
Legal Requirements:
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency in the Philippines).
5. Data Security
We are committed to protecting your data. We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect the information we collect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access. However, no electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Your Rights under the Data Privacy Act (RA 10173)
Be informed that your data is being collected and processed.
Access the data we hold about you.
Object to the processing of your data.
Request the correction or erasure of your data.
Lodge a complaint with the National Privacy Commission (NPC).
To exercise these rights, please contact us at support@parkinganph.com.
7. Advertising on our website
Our Website may display third-party advertisements. Those providers may collect information as described in Section 4. We do not sell your personal information. If you are in a jurisdiction that requires consent for certain cookies or personalized advertising, you should use the controls offered by Google and your browser or device, and consult applicable law.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy within our application and, where material, on the Website.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@parkinganph.com