Privacy Policy

Brihafe Digital Nomads is a Virtual Assistant agency based in the Philippines, founded by Ferdinand (Ferdy) Cortel. We are the personal information controller for the information described here.

• Registered business name: [To be confirmed by owner: DTI/SEC registered name]
• Registration number: [To be confirmed by owner: DTI/SEC number]
• Address: [To be confirmed by owner: registered business address]
• Email: dferdie1@gmail.com

Through our contact form: your name, email address, business name (optional), the service you are interested in, your message, whether you ticked the optional marketing box, and the version of this notice you were shown.

When you book a call through Calendly or email us directly: the details you choose to share, such as your name, email, phone number and meeting notes.

From clients: business contact details, billing details and information needed to deliver the services you engage us for.

From VA applicants: see our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

Website analytics: see section 6.

• To reply to your inquiry and prepare a proposal: steps you asked us to take before a contract, or our legitimate interest in responding.
• To deliver and bill for services: performance of a contract and legal obligations (for example tax and invoicing records).
• To send marketing emails: only with your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
• To measure and improve the website: legitimate interest, and consent where the law requires it.

We use these service providers, which process information on our behalf:

• Formspree: receives contact form submissions and forwards them to our email.
• Google (Gmail): our email inbox.
• Calendly: discovery call bookings.
• Lovable: hosts this website and provides cookie-free visitor statistics.
• Google Fonts: delivers the website fonts, which means your browser connects to Google servers.

Other tools used to serve clients: [To be confirmed by owner: list of CRM, invoicing, payment, file-sharing and project tools].

We do not sell personal information.

Our providers may store information outside the Philippines, including in the United States and the European Union. Where required, we rely on the provider's contractual safeguards. [To be confirmed by owner: confirm transfer safeguards with each provider]

Our hosting provider counts visits without cookies and without identifying you. With your permission, it also records clicks. Details and your choices are in our Cookie Policy.

• Inquiries that do not become clients: [To be confirmed by owner: retention period].
• Client and billing records: [To be confirmed by owner: retention period, in line with BIR record-keeping rules].
• Marketing list: until you unsubscribe.

We use HTTPS across the site, limit access to the people who need it, and use providers with their own security controls. VAs who handle client information work under confidentiality obligations. [To be confirmed by owner: describe internal safeguards such as password manager and two-factor login]

Depending on where you live (for example under the Philippine Data Privacy Act, the GDPR or UK GDPR, or the Australian Privacy Act), you may have the right to be informed, to access, correct, object to, block or delete your information, to data portability, to withdraw consent, and to complain to a regulator.

To make a request, email dferdie1@gmail.com. We may need to confirm your identity. [To be confirmed by owner: response timeframe]

You can also complain to the National Privacy Commission (privacy.gov.ph) or the regulator in your country.

Data Protection Officer or privacy contact: [To be confirmed by owner: DPO name], dferdie1@gmail.com.

If a breach is likely to put you at risk, we will notify affected people and the National Privacy Commission as the law requires. [To be confirmed by owner: internal breach response steps]

We will post updates on this page with a new version number and effective date.