Privacy Policy - Daily Tech Stuff

Last Updated: August 31, 2026

Daily Tech Stuff respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal data responsibly and transparently.

This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, disclosed, and protected when you visit https://dailytechstuff.com/ (the “Site”) or use its forms, comments, tools, and other features.

Daily Tech Stuff is associated with Dailyworx, which serves as the Site’s primary administrator and handler. For purposes of this Policy, Daily Tech Stuff, with Dailyworx acting in this administrative capacity, is responsible for personal data processed through the Site.

This Policy is intended to comply with Republic Act No. 10173, also known as the Data Privacy Act of 2012, its implementing rules and regulations, and other applicable Philippine laws.

1. Information We May Collect

Information You Provide

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, such as:

Your name.
Your email address.
The subject and contents of a message.
Comments, feedback, suggestions, or inquiries.
Information submitted through contact, advertising, career, newsletter, or other forms.
Information included in a content-removal or privacy request.
Any other information you choose to provide.

Please avoid submitting sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your request.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

Internet Protocol address.
Browser and device type.
Operating system.
Referring and exit pages.
Pages viewed and links selected.
Date and time of access.
General or approximate location derived from an IP address.
Cookie identifiers and similar technical information.
Site performance, error, and security logs.

This information may be collected through cookies, server logs, analytics services, advertising technologies, and similar tools.

Information From Third Parties

We may receive limited information from third-party services connected to the Site, such as:

Website hosting and security providers.
Analytics and advertising providers.
Email or form-processing services.
Comment and spam-prevention services.
Social media platforms.
Payment or donation providers.

The information received depends on the service and the settings or permissions you have selected.

2. How We Use Information

We may process information to:

Operate, maintain, and secure the Site.
Respond to messages, questions, and requests.
Publish and manage comments.
Review advertising, career, partnership, or contributor inquiries.
Process content-removal, correction, copyright, and privacy requests.
Send newsletters or updates when you have subscribed.
Understand traffic and improve content, performance, and usability.
Detect spam, fraud, abuse, malicious activity, and security threats.
Display and measure advertisements.
Maintain internal records.
Enforce our Terms of Service.
Comply with legal obligations and lawful requests.
Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

We will not use personal data for a materially unrelated purpose without providing appropriate notice or obtaining consent when required.

3. Legal Bases for Processing

Depending on the circumstances, we may process personal data based on:

Your consent.
Steps necessary to respond to your request or provide a requested service.
Compliance with a legal obligation.
The protection of lawful rights and interests.
Our legitimate business interests, where permitted and where they do not improperly override your rights.
Other grounds authorized by applicable law.

You may withdraw consent when processing relies on consent. Withdrawal will not affect processing lawfully completed before the withdrawal.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies are small files placed on a browser or device. The Site may use:

Essential cookies: Required for security, navigation, forms, and basic functions.
Preference cookies: Remember settings and user choices.
Analytics cookies: Help us understand traffic and Site performance.
Advertising cookies: Help display, limit, personalize, or measure advertisements.
Third-party cookies: May be placed by analytics, advertising, embedded-content, social media, or other service providers.

Third-party advertising providers, including Google where its services are enabled, may use cookies or similar technologies to display and measure advertisements based on visits to this and other websites.

You can manage or delete cookies using your browser settings and any consent-management tool made available on the Site. Blocking some cookies may affect certain Site features.

5. Comments

When you submit a comment, we may collect the information entered in the comment form, together with your IP address and browser information, to help detect spam and abuse.

Approved comments and the name associated with them may remain publicly visible until the comment or related article is removed. Do not include private or sensitive information in a public comment.

6. Contact Forms and Communications

When you contact us, we may retain your name, email address, message, and related correspondence for as long as reasonably necessary to respond, maintain records, prevent abuse, and address legal or operational concerns.

Submitting a contact form does not automatically subscribe you to marketing communications unless that choice is clearly presented and you provide the required consent.

7. Advertising and Analytics

The Site may use analytics and advertising services to understand visitor activity, measure Site performance, and support the publication through advertising.

These providers may collect information through cookies, pixels, device identifiers, and similar technologies. Their processing is governed by their own privacy policies.

Where required, we will request consent before enabling nonessential advertising or analytics technologies.

8. Embedded Content and External Links

Articles may include embedded videos, images, social media posts, advertisements, or other content from external websites.

Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party website directly. The provider may collect information, use cookies, or track interactions according to its own privacy practices.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing information to them.

9. When Information May Be Shared

We do not sell personal data.

We may disclose information to:

Dailyworx when performing its role as the Site’s primary administrator and handler.
Hosting, security, analytics, email, form, comment, advertising, and technical service providers.
Professional advisers when reasonably necessary.
Government authorities, regulators, courts, or law-enforcement bodies when legally required.
A successor or relevant party in connection with a legitimate restructuring, transfer, acquisition, or similar transaction.
Other parties when you have authorized the disclosure.

Service providers should receive only the information reasonably necessary to perform their functions and must handle it in accordance with applicable obligations.

10. International Data Processing

Some service providers may store or process information outside the Philippines.

When information is transferred internationally, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards and lawful transfer arrangements are used, as required by applicable law.

11. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including to:

Respond to requests and maintain relevant correspondence.
Provide Site features and services.
Maintain security and prevent abuse.
Keep necessary business and operational records.
Comply with legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Resolve disputes or enforce agreements.

Retention periods may vary according to the type of information, its purpose, and applicable legal requirements. Information may be deleted, anonymized, or securely archived when it is no longer required.

12. Data Security

We use reasonable organizational, administrative, and technical measures designed to protect personal data from unauthorized access, loss, alteration, misuse, or disclosure.

However, no website, storage system, or internet transmission method is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

If you believe your information may have been compromised through the Site, please contact us promptly.

13. Your Data Privacy Rights

Subject to the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and applicable exceptions, you may have the right to:

Be informed about the processing of your personal data.
Request access to personal data we hold about you.
Object to certain processing activities.
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
Request erasure or blocking when legally appropriate.
Withdraw consent when processing is based on consent.
Request data portability when applicable.
File a complaint with the National Privacy Commission.
Seek damages where allowed by law.

We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request. We may also request additional information when necessary to locate the relevant records or determine whether an exception applies.

To exercise your rights, please contact us through:

https://dailytechstuff.com/contact-us/

14. Content and Personal Information Removal

If an article, comment, image, or other Site content contains your personal information and you want it reviewed, corrected, restricted, or removed, submit a request through:

https://dailytechstuff.com/contact-us/

Please provide:

Your name and contact information.
The exact URL of the material.
A description of the information involved.
The action you are requesting.
Your relationship to the information.
Supporting evidence, when appropriate.

Requests will be evaluated under applicable privacy, intellectual property, freedom of expression, recordkeeping, and other legal requirements. Submission of a request does not guarantee automatic removal.

15. Children’s Privacy

The Site is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed at children.

We do not knowingly request unnecessary personal data from children. If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe a child has submitted personal information without appropriate authorization, please contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, remove it.

16. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers provide “Do Not Track” signals. Because there is no universally accepted standard for responding to these signals, the Site may not respond to them consistently.

You may manage cookies and tracking technologies through your browser settings and any privacy controls provided on the Site.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, services, or legal obligations.

The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. Where required, we may provide additional notice or request renewed consent.

18. Contact Us

For privacy questions, data-subject requests, security concerns, or content-removal requests, please contact Daily Tech Stuff through: https://dailytechstuff.com/contact-us/

Dailyworx serves as the primary administrator and website handler for Daily Tech Stuff.