⛽ FuelWatchers

Privacy Policy

Effective date: April 10, 2026

FuelWatchers respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal data in accordance with applicable Philippine law, including Republic Act No. 10173, or the Data Privacy Act of 2012, and its implementing rules and regulations.

1. What this policy covers

This Privacy Policy explains what personal data FuelWatchers may collect, how we use it, how we store and protect it, who may receive it, and how you may exercise your rights as a data subject.

2. Personal data we may collect

  • Name or display name
  • Email address
  • Mobile number, if you provide it
  • Account profile information
  • Fuel price submissions and related station details
  • Uploaded photos, including visible station signage or price boards
  • Device, browser, IP, and log information
  • Approximate or precise location data, where enabled by you
  • Contact form messages and support inquiries

3. Why we process personal data

  • Operate the FuelWatchers platform
  • Accept, review, verify, and display fuel price submissions
  • Improve data quality, fraud prevention, and moderation
  • Respond to inquiries and support requests
  • Send service-related notices and confirmations
  • Protect the platform, users, and the public from misuse
  • Comply with legal and regulatory obligations

4. Location data and images

If you choose to use image capture, upload, or GPS-enabled features, FuelWatchers may process location-related information, timestamps, and uploaded images to validate submissions, match stations, improve accuracy, and maintain platform integrity.

5. Contact forms and communications

When you use our contact form, we collect the information you submit so we can respond to your inquiry, maintain support records, and improve our service.

6. Sharing of data

We may share data only when reasonably necessary, such as with:

  • Service providers who help us host, secure, store, or maintain the platform
  • Authorized administrators and reviewers of FuelWatchers
  • Professional advisers, auditors, or legal representatives where needed
  • Government authorities or regulators when required by law

We do not sell personal data.

7. Retention

We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes stated in this policy, for legitimate business needs, for platform integrity, or as required by law.

8. Security

We use reasonable organizational, physical, and technical measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, alteration, disclosure, misuse, or unauthorized access.

9. Your rights

  • The right to be informed
  • The right to access
  • The right to object
  • The right to rectification
  • The right to erasure or blocking, where applicable
  • The right to damages
  • The right to data portability, where applicable
  • The right to lodge a complaint with the National Privacy Commission

10. Cookies and analytics

FuelWatchers may use cookies, local storage, analytics tools, and similar technologies for login persistence, security, performance, and service improvement.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected on this page with an updated effective date.

12. Contact us

For privacy concerns, data requests, or complaints, please contact FuelWatchers through the contact page on this website.