Privacy Policy

Your Privacy Matters

This Privacy Policy explains how Praferosa Web Works ("Praferosa Web Works," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit praferosawebworks.com (the "Website") or get in touch with us. Praferosa Web Works is a web design and development service operated by an independent freelancer based in Silang, Cavite, Philippines.

By using the Website, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.

1. Information We Collect

Information you give us

When you fill out and submit our contact form, we collect the details you choose to provide — typically your name, email address, and the contents of your message. You share this information voluntarily so that we can respond to your inquiry.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, we automatically collect limited technical and usage information through cookies and similar technologies when you browse the Website. This may include:

• Your approximate location and device or browser type;
• Pages you view, links you click, and how long you stay on the site;
• Referring website and general interaction data.

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information, and we do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your messages, quote requests, and inquiries;
• Provide, maintain, and improve the Website;
• Understand how visitors use the Website so we can make it better;
• Protect the Website against spam, abuse, and security threats.

We do not sell or rent your personal information to anyone.

3. Third-Party Services

To run the Website and handle messages, we rely on trusted third-party services. When you use these features, your information is processed by those providers under their own privacy policies:

• EmailJS & Zoho Mail — used to deliver contact form submissions to our inbox. See the EmailJS Privacy Policy and Zoho Privacy Policy.
• Google reCAPTCHA — used to protect the contact form from spam and abuse. Its use is subject to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
• Google Analytics — used to understand aggregate visitor behavior. Google may set cookies and process usage data as described in the Google Privacy Policy. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Netlify — our hosting provider, which may process standard server and request data. See the Netlify Privacy Policy.

4. Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use them to keep the Website working properly and to measure how it is used. The main cookies on this site come from Google Analytics and Google reCAPTCHA, as described above.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the Website function.

5. How We Protect Your Information

We take reasonable measures to safeguard the information we handle, including serving the Website over a secure (HTTPS) connection and limiting access to submissions. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Data Retention

We keep contact form messages only as long as needed to respond to your inquiry and maintain our business records, after which they are deleted or archived. Analytics data is retained according to the settings of the analytics provider.

7. Your Rights

Under the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173), you have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of the personal information we hold about you, and to object to certain processing. To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details below and we will respond within a reasonable time.

8. External Links

The Website may contain links to other websites we do not operate. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites, and we encourage you to review their policies.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Website after changes means you accept the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please reach out: