Please read these terms carefully before using the FeedLink Swine platform.
FeedLink Swine is an academic information system developed to support the management of swine feed procurement and distribution and related supply chain activities in Ormoc City, Leyte.
The system is intended to provide authorized users with features that may include:
The system is intended to improve the organization, monitoring, and coordination of information among participating users.
Users shall only use FeedLink Swine for its intended purposes and for activities permitted by their assigned user role. Access to system features may vary depending on the user's role and authorization.
Users must provide accurate and complete information during registration. Depending on the user's role, FeedLink Swine may collect or require information necessary for account creation, verification, and system operations. Users are responsible for ensuring that the information they provide is truthful and up to date.
Users must not:
Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their usernames, passwords, and other account credentials. If a user suspects that their account has been accessed without authorization, the user should immediately report the incident to the appropriate system administrator.
All users are expected to use FeedLink Swine responsibly, honestly, and only for legitimate purposes.
3.1 Customer / Hog Raiser
Customers are responsible for:
3.2 Agrivet Store Owner
Agrivet Store Owners are responsible for:
3.3 Manufacturer / Supplier
Manufacturers and Suppliers are responsible for:
3.4 Delivery Rider
Delivery Riders are responsible for:
3.5 Super Administrator
Super Administrators are responsible for:
Users may use FeedLink Swine to:
Users must use the system in a manner that does not interfere with the normal operation, security, or availability of FeedLink Swine.
Users are prohibited from using FeedLink Swine for activities that may compromise the security, integrity, privacy, or proper operation of the system. The following activities are prohibited:
5.1 Unauthorized Access
Users must not:
5.2 Fraudulent Activities
Users must not:
5.3 System Misuse
Users must not:
5.4 Misuse of Information
Users must not:
5.5 Abuse of Administrative Privileges
Super Administrators and other users with elevated privileges must not use their access to:
FeedLink Swine processes information provided by users and information generated through system activities. Examples of information that may be handled by the system include:
Users are responsible for ensuring that information they submit is accurate, lawful, and appropriate for the intended system purpose. Users must not upload or submit information that they do not have the right or authorization to provide.
FeedLink Swine will handle personal information according to its Data Privacy Notice and applicable privacy requirements. Personal information shall only be accessed, processed, or used for legitimate and authorized purposes related to the operation, security, verification, management, and improvement of the system.
Users who receive access to another user's information through FeedLink Swine are responsible for protecting that information and must not disclose or misuse it.
FeedLink Swine recognizes the importance of protecting personal information. The system shall observe applicable requirements under Republic Act No. 10173, also known as the Data Privacy Act of 2012, and its applicable implementing rules and regulations.
Personal information collected through FeedLink Swine shall be handled in accordance with the system's Data Privacy Notice. The Data Privacy Notice provides information regarding:
These Terms and Conditions should be read together with the FeedLink Swine Data Privacy Notice. In case of privacy-related concerns, users may contact the authorized FeedLink Swine system administrators through the contact information provided within the system.
FeedLink Swine may provide demand forecasts, forecast alerts, inventory insights, and product recommendations using available system data. These features are intended to assist users in making informed procurement and inventory decisions.
Users remain responsible for evaluating the information provided by the system and making their own final business or purchasing decisions. The developers and administrators of the academic system do not guarantee that forecast results will always be accurate.
Users are responsible for the accuracy of information they enter into the system. FeedLink Swine may rely on user-provided information when displaying products, processing orders, recording transactions, coordinating deliveries, and generating reports.
Users should review information before submitting or confirming transactions. Errors caused by inaccurate information entered by a user may affect order processing, delivery, inventory records, payment verification, or reports.
FeedLink Swine is an academic system and may be subject to technical limitations, maintenance, testing, updates, or temporary service interruptions. The system may experience:
Reasonable efforts may be made to maintain and improve the system, but uninterrupted or error-free operation cannot be guaranteed.
FeedLink Swine is an academic system developed for educational and system demonstration purposes.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the developers and authorized administrators shall not be held responsible for losses, damages, or inconveniences resulting from:
Nothing in these Terms is intended to remove or limit responsibilities that cannot legally be excluded under applicable Philippine laws.
FeedLink Swine may restrict, suspend, or terminate a user's access when there is reasonable evidence that the user:
Where appropriate, users may be informed of the reason for a restriction or suspension.
The FeedLink Swine system, including its software, interface, design, logos, graphics, system structure, and other original materials developed for the project, shall be treated as project materials of the FeedLink Swine academic project, subject to applicable ownership rights and institutional requirements.
Users may not copy, modify, distribute, reverse engineer, or commercially exploit system components without appropriate authorization.
User-submitted information remains subject to the rights and responsibilities described in these Terms and the Data Privacy Notice.
The developers or authorized administrators may modify, improve, remove, or add system features as part of system maintenance, testing, research, or academic development. Changes may include modifications to:
Users may be notified of significant changes when appropriate.
FeedLink Swine may update these Terms and Conditions when necessary to reflect changes in the system, its functions, applicable requirements, or academic project policies.
The updated version shall indicate its effective date. Users are encouraged to review the Terms periodically.
By continuing to access or use FeedLink Swine after these Terms and Conditions have been presented or updated, the user acknowledges that they have read, understood, and agreed to comply with the current Terms and Conditions.
If a user does not agree with the Terms, the user should discontinue use of the system and may contact the appropriate FeedLink Swine administrator regarding their account.
These Terms and Conditions shall be interpreted in accordance with applicable laws of the Republic of the Philippines, including applicable provisions of Republic Act No. 10173 (Data Privacy Act of 2012).
For questions, concerns, reports of misuse, account issues, or privacy-related concerns, users may contact the authorized FeedLink Swine system administrators using the contact information provided within the system.
By creating an account, accessing, or continuing to use FeedLink Swine, I acknowledge that:
FeedLink Swine
An Integrated Supply Chain Management Platform with Predictive Demand Analytics for Swine Feed Procurement and Distribution in Ormoc City, Leyte
For the academic implementation of FeedLink Swine, the Personal Information Controller (PIC) is the FeedLink Swine Development Team, which is responsible for developing, managing, and maintaining the system and determining how personal information is collected, used, and processed within the platform.
The FeedLink Swine Development Team and its authorized system administrators may access and process personal information only when necessary for legitimate purposes, including account management, user and business verification, order and delivery management, system administration, security, reporting, and academic project evaluation.
For privacy-related concerns, users may contact the authorized FeedLink Swine Development Team through the official contact information provided in this Data Privacy Notice.
FeedLink Swine collects only information that is reasonably necessary for account management, verification, ordering, delivery, payment-related processing, system administration, and other legitimate functions of the platform. The information collected may vary depending on the user's role.
2.1 Customer / Hog Raiser
The system may collect:
Why is this collected?
This information is collected to:
For Agrivet Store Owners, FeedLink Swine may collect:
Why is this collected?
This information is collected to:
For Manufacturers and Suppliers, FeedLink Swine may collect:
Why is this collected?
This information is collected to:
For Delivery Riders, FeedLink Swine may collect:
Why is this collected?
This information is collected to:
For Super Administrators, FeedLink Swine may collect:
Why is this collected?
This information is collected to:
Some information submitted to FeedLink Swine may qualify as sensitive personal information under applicable Philippine privacy laws. Depending on the documents and information submitted, this may include information contained in:
Users should not upload sensitive information that is not required by the system.
Personal information may be processed for the following legitimate purposes:
Account Management
To create, authenticate, maintain, and manage user accounts.
Identity and Business Verification
To verify the identity of users and the legitimacy of participating businesses when verification is required.
Ordering and Transactions
To process orders, maintain transaction records, and support legitimate purchasing and selling activities.
Delivery
To coordinate deliveries, assign riders, provide delivery information, and support order tracking.
Payment-Related Processing
To record and, where applicable, verify payment information and uploaded payment receipts.
Inventory and Supply Chain Management
To manage products, inventory, restock requests, and supply-related information.
Demand Forecasting
To generate demand forecasts, alerts, trends, and recommendations using available system data. Forecasting results are estimates and are not guaranteed predictions.
System Security
To detect, investigate, prevent, and address unauthorized access, fraud, misuse, and other security concerns.
System Administration
To maintain, troubleshoot, monitor, improve, and manage FeedLink Swine.
Academic and System Evaluation
As an academic project, appropriately controlled and necessary system information may be used for evaluation, testing, documentation, and improvement of the FeedLink Swine system, subject to applicable privacy requirements.
Personal information may be processed through:
Access to personal information is limited to authorized users based on their assigned system roles and legitimate responsibilities.
Personal information may be accessed only by authorized persons when necessary for legitimate system purposes. Depending on the information and user's role, authorized access may include:
Users should only receive information necessary for their authorized system functions. For example, a Delivery Rider may receive customer delivery information necessary to complete a delivery but should not have access to unrelated customer records.
FeedLink Swine does not intend to sell personal information. Personal information may be shared or made accessible only when reasonably necessary for legitimate system functions, such as:
Users are responsible for protecting information they receive through the system and must not use or disclose such information for unauthorized purposes.
FeedLink Swine retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, comply with legitimate operational requirements, maintain appropriate records, and meet applicable legal or academic requirements.
The general retention periods are:
| Type of Data | Retention Period |
|---|---|
| Active user account information | While the account remains active |
| Order and transaction records | For the duration necessary for transaction records, reporting, and legitimate system requirements |
| Delivery records | For the period necessary for delivery verification, reporting, and dispute handling |
| Business verification documents | While verification is required and for the applicable project/record-retention period |
| Payment-related records | For the period necessary for transaction verification and record keeping |
| System and security logs | For the period reasonably necessary for security, troubleshooting, and accountability |
| Inactive/closed account information | Deleted, anonymized, or securely retained only when a legitimate retention purpose exists |
When personal information is no longer necessary, it shall be securely deleted, anonymized, or disposed of in accordance with applicable requirements and the system's data retention procedures.
FeedLink Swine implements reasonable organizational, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to an academic information system. Security measures may include:
Role-Based Access
Users are provided access according to their assigned roles and authorized system functions.
Account Authentication
User accounts require authentication before accessing protected system functions.
Password Protection
User passwords should be stored using appropriate password protection and hashing mechanisms rather than being stored as readable plain text.
Access Control
Administrative and user functions are separated according to authorized permissions.
Secure Data Transmission
Where supported by the deployed website and hosting environment, secure HTTPS/SSL connections are used to protect information transmitted between users and the system.
Database Protection
The system database is restricted to authorized system functions and administrative access.
Security Monitoring
System activities may be monitored through appropriate logs and records to help identify unauthorized access or suspicious activity.
Document Protection
Uploaded verification documents and payment-related documents should only be accessible to authorized users and administrators who require them for legitimate purposes.
Regular Maintenance
The system may undergo maintenance, updates, testing, and security improvements as part of its academic development and operation.
No security measure can guarantee absolute protection against every possible security threat. Users are also responsible for protecting their account credentials and devices.
Under the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173), data subjects have rights regarding their personal information, subject to applicable conditions and limitations.
14.1 Right to Be Informed
You have the right to know what personal information is being collected, why it is being collected, how it is processed, who may access it, how long it may be retained, and what rights you have as a data subject. This Data Privacy Notice is provided to help you understand these matters.
14.2 Right to Access
You may request access to personal information about you that is being processed by FeedLink Swine, subject to applicable legal limitations and verification requirements.
14.3 Right to Correction
You may request correction of inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated personal information, subject to appropriate verification and applicable limitations. Users may also be able to update certain account information directly through the system.
14.4 Right to Erasure or Blocking
You may request the deletion, removal, or blocking of your personal information when allowed under applicable law. However, deletion or blocking may not always be immediately possible when the information is required for legitimate purposes, such as:
14.5 Right to Data Portability
Where applicable, you may request your personal information in a structured and commonly used format and may request its transfer to another personal information controller, subject to the conditions and limitations provided by applicable law.
14.6 Other Rights
You may also have other rights recognized under applicable Philippine data protection laws, including the right to object to certain processing and the right to lodge a complaint regarding improper handling of personal information. These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and limitations.
To exercise your rights or raise a privacy concern, you may contact the authorized FeedLink Swine system administrators. Your request should include enough information to help verify your identity and understand your concern.
Depending on the request, you may be asked to provide:
FeedLink Swine may take reasonable steps to verify the identity of the person making the request before providing or modifying personal information.
For privacy-related questions, requests, or concerns, users may contact:
FeedLink Swine may update this Data Privacy Notice when necessary to reflect:
The updated version will indicate the applicable effective date or last updated date. Users are encouraged to review this Notice periodically.
This Data Privacy Notice should be read together with the FeedLink Swine Terms and Conditions.
The Terms and Conditions explain responsible and acceptable use of the system, while this Data Privacy Notice explains how personal information is collected, used, processed, retained, and protected.
Where the Terms and Conditions refer to privacy and personal information, they should be interpreted consistently with this Data Privacy Notice and applicable requirements under RA 10173.
By registering for, accessing, or continuing to use FeedLink Swine, you acknowledge that you have been informed about the collection and processing of your personal information as described in this Data Privacy Notice.
You acknowledge that:
This Data Privacy Notice is guided by the applicable laws of the Republic of the Philippines, including:
FeedLink Swine
An Integrated Supply Chain Management Platform with Predictive Demand Analytics for Swine Feed Procurement and Distribution in Ormoc City, Leyte