Any user of our website is hereby bound by the privacy as stated below. If you are not comfortable with the privacy policy stated below, please be advised that you are using the site at your own risk, and are wholly responsible for any person using your computer to access it.
Your privacy is important to us. It is Barangka Credit Cooperative’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you across our website, https://barangkacoop.com, and other sites we own and operate.
We only ask for personal information when we truly need it to provide a service to you. We collect it by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. We also let you know why we’re collecting it and how it will be used.
We only retain collected information for as long as necessary to provide you with your requested service. What data we store, we’ll protect within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
We don’t share any personally identifying information publicly or with third-parties, except when required to by law.
Our website may link to external sites that are not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and practices of these sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy policies.
You are free to refuse our request for your personal information, with the understanding that we may be unable to provide you with some of your desired services.
Your continued use of our website will be regarded as acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information. If you have any questions about how we handle user data and personal information, feel free to contact us via our “Contact Us” page
This policy is effective as of 31 July 2020.
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Term & Conditions:
1. Qualified Members:
1.1. Associate Members
1.1.1. Associate member must subscribe fifty (50) shares with a unit value of ₱100.00 per share or a total of Five Thousand Pesos (₱5,000.00).
1.1.2. Subscription on preferred share capital can be paid on a monthly or lump sum basis within 24 months upon approval of his/her membership.
1.1.3. No associate member shall own or hold more than 10% of the total subscribed share capital of the Cooperative.
2. Incentive Reward for Additional Subscription
Preferred Share Capital is an interest-bearing capital investment with a fixed and assured interest rate of 7% per annum where a member may subscribe. The amount subscribed by a member on preferred share capital has no voting rights privileges.
3. The interest on share capital of a member with fully paid preferred share capital shall be paid based on prescribed regulations indicated in BCC By-Laws:
3.1. 75% shall be allocated cash dividend, which can be credited to member’s ATM card or savings account.
3.2. 25% shall be allocated and credited to member’s share capital account as additional paid-up preferred capital.
4. Associate and regular members may continue to subscribe on their preferred share capital account with the cooperative, provided that the total paid subscription shall not exceed Twenty-Five (25%) percent or one fourth (1/4) of the total authorized share capital of the cooperative.
5. No member shall transfer their balances from preferred share capital to common share capital or vice versa. Transfer of shares shall be allowed subject to the provisions under Section 77 of the By-Laws and Article II, Sections 8 & 9 of BCC Membership Policy.
6. Members/Co-Owners may choose one (1) mode of deposit in paying their subscription on share capital. For over the counter deposits, members may go to the nearest BCC office or thru its authorized bank partners. For deposit made in authorized bank partners, members must notify or present the duplicate copy of bank validated slip to BCC as a proof of deposit.
7. A penalty of 2% shall incur every month for unpaid subscription on preferred share capital of a member.
I authorize and give my consent to Barangka Credit Cooperative (BCC), a primary multi-purpose cooperative registered under the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), to collect, process, update, disclose, retain, and dispose of my personal information and other sensitive personal information contained in my future member information sheet record form and any other forms of documents that I have or will submit to BCC, whether manually or electronically, in accordance with the *Data Privacy Act 2012, and its implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR):
• To verify and share my personal information from any person or entity that BCC may deem necessary including, but not limited to, credit bureaus, financial institutions, and government authorities such as the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and third parties like BCC accredited agencies and service providers;
• To establish, confirm, review or update my record;
• To manage and process my account and/or services provided to me;
• To conduct membership risk, capacity and suitability assessment, product development and audit;
• To market its products and services, and other legitimate business purposes; and
• To comply with its reporting obligations under applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
I understand that any information provided to BCC is protected. BCC will only collect my Personal Information and other sensitive personal information through secure means, i.e. in person at BCC branches, via recorded line through BCC hotlines and in-house collection, e-channels – BCC business online platform, website, emails, and social media accounts.
I understand that this authorization/consent shall continue to be in effect throughout the duration of my membership with BCC and/or until the expiration of the records retention limit set by the relevant laws and regulations for membership account closure, and the period set until destruction and/or disposal of my records unless earlier withdrawn in writing.
I agree to hold BCC and the persons or entities from whom it may obtain, or with whom it may disclose or verify my personal information and other sensitive personal information free and harmless from any liability arising from the use of any such information.
Finally, I have read and understood and consent to be bound by all the terms and conditions stated above.
*https://www.privacy.gov.ph/data-privacy-act-primer/