Corporate Data Privacy Policy
This is Sterling’s organisation-wide data privacy policy — how the company, its employees and its business partners handle personal data across every operation and jurisdiction. It works alongside the website Privacy Policy, which explains what this website specifically collects. Where applicable data protection laws impose a higher standard than this policy, the law prevails.
Our processing principles
Sterling processes personal data lawfully, fairly and only for specified, explicit and legitimate business purposes, with an appropriate legal basis — consent, contract, legal obligation, or a legitimate interest not outweighed by the data subject’s rights. Data is kept accurate and up to date, limited to what the purpose requires, and retained only as long as those purposes or the law demand.
Responsibility, from the top
Senior management is accountable for enforcing this policy, maintaining the governance structure and resourcing compliance. Every employee is required to comply, and to report promptly any conflict between this policy and local law, or any practice that violates it. Business partners are expected to adhere to this policy as applicable to their roles, with contractual safeguards in place.
Security and client engagement data
Personal data is protected under Sterling’s ISO/IEC 27001:2022-certified information security management system. Client engagement data — including personal data within client documents and records — is processed only as instructed, only for the engagement, and under the confidentiality terms of each contract.
Rights and contact
Data subjects may exercise access, correction, objection, deletion and related rights under applicable law by contacting our Data Protection Officer: info@iso-certification.ph (subject: “Data Privacy”) or +63 977 815 1204.
Web edition effective 07 July 2026 · Reviewed annually · This page summarises the full controlled policy, available here.
Last updated: July 2026 · Sterling International Consulting — Metro Manila · Cebu · Davao.
