Introduction
Effective date: August 27, 2025
Company: OLi Technologies Inc.
Registered office: UB 111 Paseo De Roxas Bldg., Paseo De Roxas San Lorenzo, Makati City, Philippines
Contact email: louie@oli.com.ph
Data Protection Officer: John Louie Castro, louie@oli.com.ph, 0917-851-6843
Scope and roles
This notice explains how OLi Technologies Inc. processes personal data in the OLi HR mobile and web applications used by employers and their employees.
For most processing, the employer is the Personal Information Controller and OLi acts as the Personal Information Processor under the Data Privacy Act of 2012.
OLi acts as a Controller only for limited activities such as account security, service analytics without tracking for ads, billing of the employer account, and support.
Applicable law and principles
Processing follows the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and its IRR, guided by transparency, legitimate purpose, proportionality, data minimization, and retention limits.
Personal data we process
- Identity and contact information such as name, company ID, email, phone
- Employment information such as job title, department, work location, schedule
- Attendance information such as clock in and clock out time stamps, shift assignments, leave and overtime requests and approvals, audit logs of changes
- Geolocation at the moment of attendance events when an employer enables geofencing
- Device and usage information necessary for security such as device model, operating system version, IP address, crash logs
- Face data for identity verification at clock in and clock out when the employer enables Face Verification. Face data is Sensitive Personal Information under Philippine law.
Purposes of processing
- Provide HR functions such as attendance, leave and overtime management, and payroll computation
- Verify user identity at attendance events through optional Face Verification to prevent time fraud and improve payroll accuracy
- Secure accounts and the service such as authentication, abuse prevention, audit logging, and fraud detection
- Provide customer support and resolve incidents
- Comply with legal and regulatory obligations applicable to employers and to OLi
- Improve reliability and performance through de-identified or aggregated metrics
We do not use personal data for advertising. We do not track users across apps or websites. We do not sell personal data.
Legal bases
- Performance of a contract with the employer client and with the user for access to the service
- Compliance with legal obligations related to employment and payroll record keeping
- Legitimate interests of the employer in managing its workforce, securing the workplace, and assuring accurate payroll, balanced against data subject rights
- Consent for Sensitive Personal Information where required by law, including face data
Face data processing and consent
Face data is used only for identity verification at attendance events. When enabled by the employer, the app captures a facial image and generates a biometric template on secure servers to compare with prior enrollments in order to confirm that the person clocking in or out is the correct employee and that the capture is live through liveness detection.
We collect express, recorded consent from each employee user before any face data is captured. Consent can be withdrawn at any time inside the app or by contacting the employer or OLi. If consent is withdrawn, the employer may offer a non-biometric alternative for attendance such as PIN with photo or supervisor verification.
Retention
Default retention periods are as follows unless the employer configures a shorter period or a longer period is required by law:
- Attendance and account records retained for the period needed for payroll and statutory record keeping
- Face data retained for the period the employee account is active and deleted within thirty days after deactivation
- Support tickets and audit logs retained for security and compliance for a reasonable period
Upon expiry of retention periods, personal data is securely deleted or irreversibly anonymized.
Sharing and disclosures
We do not disclose personal data to advertisers or data brokers. We disclose data only:
- To the employer and its authorized administrators
- To service providers under written Data Processing Agreements who provide secure cloud hosting, security, analytics without advertising identifiers, and customer support
- When required by law or valid legal process with appropriate safeguards
- In a merger or acquisition with notice to the employer clients
A current list of sub-processors is available on request.
Storage location and international transfers
Cross border storage and access occur under contractual safeguards, encryption in transit and at rest, access control, and data subject consent where required by law. OLi ensures that transfers maintain a level of protection consistent with Philippine law.
Security measures
We maintain organizational, physical, and technical safeguards consistent with NPC guidance:
- Encryption in transit using TLS and encryption at rest for databases and object storage
- Role based access control with least privilege, multi factor authentication for administrators, and periodic access reviews
- Segregation of client environments and network security controls
- Secure development lifecycle, code reviews, and vulnerability management
- Continuous logging, monitoring, and anomaly detection
- Employee confidentiality obligations and regular privacy and security training
- Vendor risk management and incident response testing
- For face data, strict logical separation, hashed and salted biometric templates, and liveness detection to reduce spoofing
Rights of data subjects
Under the Data Privacy Act, users have rights to be informed, to object, to access, to rectification, to erasure or blocking, to data portability, and to damages for violations of their rights. Requests can be sent to the employer administrator or to OLi at [privacy email]. We will assist the employer in fulfilling requests within the timelines required by law. Certain requests may be limited by employment law, record keeping rules, or security needs.
Children and minors
The service is intended for working age individuals engaged by an employer. If an employer enrolls a minor, the employer is responsible for obtaining the required consent from the parent or legal guardian before any processing including face data.
Automated decision making
Attendance verification uses automated comparisons to assist HR. Employment decisions such as pay, penalties, or suspension are not made solely by automated means inside OLi HR.
Breach notification
If a personal data breach occurs that is likely to result in serious harm, OLi will notify the employer without undue delay and will assist the employer in notifying the National Privacy Commission and affected data subjects consistent with NPC rules. OLi maintains an incident response plan and post-incident review process.
Data Protection Officer
Data Protection Officer:
John Louie Castro
louie@oli.com.ph
0917 851 683
UB 111 Paseo De Roxas Bldg., Paseo De Roxas San Lorenzo, Makati City
Changes to this notice
We may update this notice to reflect changes in the service or legal requirements. We will notify employer clients and update the effective date. Continued use of the service after the effective date means the employer and users acknowledge the updated notice.
Mobile permissions and tracking
The app requests the following mobile permissions only when needed for core features and only while in use:
- Camera for Face Verification and photo capture during attendance
- Location for geofence checks during attendance events when enabled by the employer
- Notifications for shift and approval alerts
The app does not use IDFA, SKAdNetwork, or similar advertising identifiers. The app does not implement cross app tracking. Analytics are limited to service reliability and security and are not used for advertising.
Annex A. Face Data Addendum
What face data does the app collect
The app collects facial images captured at the moment of attendance and generates a biometric template for one-to-one verification with the employee’s enrolled profile. Liveness detection is performed to reduce spoofing.
Purpose
Face data is used only to verify that the person clocking in or out is the correct employee so that attendance and payroll records are accurate.
Sharing
Face data is not shared with advertisers, brokers, or unrelated third parties. It is accessible only to the employer’s authorized administrators and to OLi as processor for support and security.
Storage location
Face data is stored in encrypted form on OLi’s secure cloud infrastructure in [AWS Singapore region] and is accessed from the Philippines for support when needed.
Retention
Face data is retained while the employee account is active and is deleted within thirty days after deactivation unless a longer period is legally required. Backups roll off according to secure backup retention schedules.
Legal basis and consent
Processing is based on the employer’s legitimate interests in workforce management and the user’s explicit consent. Users can withdraw consent at any time through the app or by contacting the employer or OLi. A non-biometric alternative for attendance will be offered by the employer where feasible.
Security
Encryption in transit and at rest, access controls, audit logging, and liveness detection are implemented. Biometric templates are segregated from other data and protected by strict access policies.
Contact
Questions about face data can be sent to [privacy email] or the Data Protection Officer listed above.
Annex B. Privacy Data Use and Sharing
OLi HR does not track users across apps or websites and does not use advertising identifiers. Face data is used only for identity verification at attendance events within the employer’s HR system. We therefore set Tracking to No in App Privacy. We do not use App Tracking Transparency because we do not track for advertising or cross app purposes.