Privacy policy

This page explains what personal information bakahan.com collects, why, and your rights under the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act 10173).

What we collect

• Account: name, email, password (stored hashed; we cannot see it), region, role (for example raiser or trader), and mobile number if you give it.
• What you post: marketplace listings (including the contact details you enter), price reports and directory entries.
• Messages: name, email, phone and message sent through the contact form.
• Waitlist: email and answers on the Farm App form.
• Technical: IP address and browser information needed to run and protect the site.

Why we use it

• To run your account and the site's features.
• To show other members the listings and contact details you choose to post. Listing contact details are visible only to logged-in members.
• To reply to your messages and tell you when the Farm App is ready.
• To prevent spam, fraud and abuse.

Price reports are shown without names. We do not sell your personal information.

Cookies

• bk_session: keeps you logged in. Required.
• lang: remembers your language choice.
• Cloudflare Turnstile: checks that forms are sent by a person.

Who we share it with

Services that help run the site: Cloudflare (hosting, database, email and bot protection) and Google Fonts (the site's fonts). Their servers may be outside the Philippines. We will also share information when the law requires it.

How long we keep it

For as long as your account is active. Marketplace listings stop showing after 60 days. If your account is deleted, we delete your personal information, except what the law requires us to keep.

Your rights

Under the Data Privacy Act you have the right to be informed, to access, correct and erase your personal information, and to object to its use. To do any of these, email inquiries@bakahan.com. If you have a complaint, you may contact the National Privacy Commission (privacy.gov.ph).

See also the terms of use.