Privacy Policy

Effective date: 15 November 2026. Last updated: 15 November 2026.

Patrabaho (“we”, “us”, “our”) is a website that helps people in the Philippines find skilled workers, such as electricians, cleaners and carpenters, and helps those workers find jobs. This policy explains what information we collect, why, who can see it, and the choices you have. We follow the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173).

The site is operated by Patrabaho. You can reach us about anything in this policy at contact@patrabaho.com.

1. Information we collect

Account details: your name, your email address and your password. We never store your password itself, only a scrambled (hashed) version of it that cannot be turned back into the password.
Your profile: if you are a skilled worker, the biography, skills, areas you serve and portfolio photos that you choose to add.
Your area: the barangay, city or town you choose as your home area and the places you serve. This is a place you pick from a list. We do not track your phone’s GPS location.
What you post: job posts, replies, private messages, blocks and reports you make about other people or posts.
Technical information: your internet (IP) address and basic information sent by your browser when you use the site. We use short-lived counters tied to your IP address to stop abuse, such as repeated sign-in guessing. These counters are cleared within a few hours.

2. How we use your information

To create and run your account, and keep it secure.
To show your profile and job posts to other people, as you intend.
To show jobs and workers that are near you, using the area you picked.
To deliver private messages between you and the people you talk to.
To send you emails that are needed to use the site, such as a PIN to reset your password. We do not send marketing email.
To review reports, remove harmful content and protect people using the site.
To keep the site working, fix problems and prevent fraud and abuse.
To show advertising, as described in section 5.

3. Who can see your information

Everyone: your public profile (name, biography, skills, served areas and portfolio photos) and your job posts and replies are visible to visitors and members. Do not put private details, such as a full home address or phone number, in public posts.
Only the people in a conversation: private messages.
Site administrators: may view reported content and the accounts involved so they can moderate the site.
Service providers: we use Cloudflare to host the site, store the database and photos, and deliver the pages. Cloudflare may process your information on servers outside the Philippines. We do not sell your personal information.
The law: we may share information when required by a lawful order or to protect people from harm.

4. Cookies and similar storage

Essential: a sign-in cookie that keeps you logged in and protects you from forged requests. The site cannot work without it.
Your choices: your browser may remember the area you picked as a visitor so the job feed can show nearby jobs.
Advertising: see section 5. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, but parts of the site may then stop working.

5. Advertising (Google AdSense)

Patrabaho shows, or may show, ads served by Google AdSense. Google and its advertising partners are third-party vendors. They use cookies and similar technology, such as advertising identifiers, to serve ads, including ads based on your earlier visits to this site or other websites, and to measure and prevent fraud in advertising.

You can opt out of personalised advertising at Google Ads Settings, or learn how to opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies at aboutads.info.
To learn how Google uses data when you use sites that use its services, read How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
We never show ads on private pages such as your messages, your account settings or the administrator area, and we do not give advertisers your name, email address or messages.

6. How long we keep information

We keep your account information while your account is active. If you ask us to delete your account, we remove or anonymise your personal information, except for records we must or reasonably need to keep for safety, such as reports and moderation records, or to meet legal duties. Short-lived technical counters are cleared automatically within a few hours.

7. How we protect your information

Connections to the site are encrypted. Passwords are stored only in hashed form. Access to the database is limited, and we limit repeated sign-in and reset attempts. No online service can promise perfect security, so please choose a long, unique password and keep it private.

8. Your rights

Under the Data Privacy Act you have the right to:

be informed about how your personal data is used;
access the personal data we hold about you;
correct data that is wrong or out of date;
object to certain uses of your data;
ask us to erase or block your data, in the cases the law allows;
receive a copy of your data in a common format (data portability);
claim compensation if you were harmed by an unlawful use of your data; and
file a complaint with the National Privacy Commission.

To use any of these rights, email contact@patrabaho.com from the address you used to sign up. We may ask you to confirm who you are first.

9. Children

Patrabaho is not meant for anyone under 18. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has given us information, contact us and we will delete it.

10. Payments and agreements between users

Patrabaho does not take payments for jobs. People agree on the work and pay each other directly, so we do not collect card or bank details. Please take care when sharing personal details with someone you have not met, and report anything that feels unsafe.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date at the top shows when it last changed. If a change is important, we will tell members on the site.

12. Contact us

Patrabaho
Email: contact@patrabaho.com