Privacy Policy — Macatangay & Catapang Law Offices

Last updated: September 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Macatangay & Catapang Law Offices (“the Firm,” “we,” “us”) processes personal information collected through www.macatangaycatapang.com (the “Site”). It should be read together with our Data Privacy Notice and Terms of Use.

1. Who we are

Macatangay & Catapang Law Offices is a law firm with its principal office at Gateway Tower, Gen. Aguinaldo Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City, 1109 Metro Manila, Philippines. We are the personal information controller responsible for the information described in this Policy.

2. Information we collect

We collect information you provide and information generated automatically when you use the Site:

Information you give us — your name, email address, telephone number, the practice area you select, and the contents of any message you submit through our contact form or by email.
Technical and usage information — such as your browser type, device information, IP address, referring pages, and the pages you view, collected through server logs and similar technologies.

Please do not send confidential or highly sensitive details through the Site before an engagement is established. Submitting an inquiry does not create a lawyer-client relationship.

3. How we use your information

To respond to your inquiry and, where appropriate, to assess and discuss a potential engagement;
To operate, secure, maintain, and improve the Site;
To comply with legal, regulatory, and professional obligations, including conflict-of-interest checks; and
To protect the rights, property, and safety of the Firm, our clients, and others.

4. Legal bases for processing

We process personal information consistent with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173), its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and issuances of the National Privacy Commission (NPC). Our processing relies, as applicable, on your consent, the necessity of taking steps at your request prior to entering into a possible engagement, our legitimate interests in operating the Firm, and compliance with legal obligations.

5. Disclosure of information

We do not sell your personal information. We may disclose it to trusted service providers who host or support the Site under confidentiality obligations, to professional advisers, and where required by law, regulation, court order, or lawful request by a competent authority.

6. Cookies and analytics

The Site may use cookies and similar technologies to function properly and to understand how it is used. You can control cookies through your browser settings; disabling some cookies may affect how the Site works.

7. Data retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, or as required to comply with legal, regulatory, and professional-responsibility obligations, after which it is securely deleted or anonymized.

8. Security

We implement reasonable and appropriate organizational, physical, and technical measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. No transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Your rights

Subject to law, you have the right to be informed about, to access, and to correct your personal information, and to object to processing, to request erasure or blocking, to data portability, and to lodge a complaint with the NPC. To exercise these rights, contact us using the details below. Our Data Privacy Notice describes these rights more fully.

10. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. The current version will always be posted on this page with its effective date.

11. Contact us

For any question about this Policy or your personal information, contact our Data Protection Officer at dpo@macatangaycatapang.com, by telephone at +63 2 8394 2167, or by mail at Gateway Tower, Gen. Aguinaldo Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City, 1109 Metro Manila, Philippines.