Privacy Policy

1. Overview

Guro Hub ("we", "us", or "our") is an independent educational website designed to support Filipino teachers with curriculum resources, teaching frameworks, visual aids, school forms, and classroom tools. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data in compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173) of the Philippines.

2. Data We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

• Account information: Your email address and display name when you create an account for commenting and community features.
• Comment content: Text you post in community comment sections on competency pages.
• Usage data: Anonymous analytics such as pages visited and search queries, used to improve the site.
• Generated documents: Content you create using our tools (certificates, class lists, etc.) is processed in your browser and is not stored on our servers unless you explicitly download or export it.

3. How We Use Your Data

• To authenticate your account and allow you to post comments.
• To display your name alongside your comments in the community.
• To improve search results and site functionality.
• To send account-related notifications (e.g., password reset).

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate the site:

• Supabase — Provides authentication and database services. Your email and password are managed by Supabase's secure infrastructure. See Supabase Privacy Policy.
• Vercel — Hosts the website. See Vercel Privacy Policy.
• Openverse — Provides image search results for the Visual Aid Finder. Search queries are sent to Openverse's API.

5. Data Retention

Your account data is retained as long as your account is active. Comment content is retained indefinitely unless you request deletion. Community comments on competency pages are limited to 100 per competency, with the oldest automatically removed when the limit is reached.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of your account and associated data.
• Withdraw consent for data processing at any time.

To exercise these rights, contact us through the About page.

7. Security

We use industry-standard practices to protect your data. Authentication is handled by Supabase using secure password hashing. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Children's Privacy

This website is designed for teachers and educators, not for students or children. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can delete it.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.

10. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please reach out through the contact information on our About page.