PHCorner

**PHCorner** (PHCorner.net) is a philippine internet discussion forum. Created on July 16, 2012 and now has over one million users, and it is one of the well known internet forums in the philippines.

# User features

## Established user

**Established members** are members that have a few extra features because they contributed something useful to this site. It's actually not hard to become an established member, but it does require some minimal effort.

**Requirements** to become established members:

 Posted at least
 Maintain to keep your account Established
 Posted at least

## Elite users

### **Exclusive** access & features

* Username change > Minimum days between changes: **120 days**
* Username change > Maximum number of changes: **15**
* Time limit on editing/deleting own posts: **6 months**

**Short URL**:

phcorner.net/elite

phc.onl/elite

**Requirements** to become Elite members:

 Posted at least
 Received a reaction score of at least
 Maintain to keep your account as Elite
 Posted at least
 Reaction score to post ratio is at least

# Forum rules

## **Level 1 Violations** (1-3 points of warning)

* Posting in SMS format, text message, all capital letters, jejemon style posts must be avoided more info.
* Members can only speak in English or Tagalog.
* Usernames with malicious, illicit, foul words are prohibited.
* Posts containing racism, foul words, bullying, rudeness, discriminating or threatening others are not allowed.
* Linking blog posts or blog sites is not allowed.
* Advertising discôrd, telegram (except `referrals` which are allowed), facebook, twitter, and any social media sites are not allowed.
* Refrain from making one word, single or all smiley posts as they can appear to be spam and are too vague to be sufficient feedback.
* "PM me" kind of thread isn't allowed. This includes 'post here and i'll PM you', 'post your email', or any 'post to PM' threads.
* We do not allow post content that is excessively gory or share violent content. Media depicting violence and/or assault is also not permitted.
* Posting Buy and Sell prohibited item/s more info.
* Do not create reservation threads more info.
* Pay-Per-Download without mirror direct download link more info.

## **Level 2 Violations** (4-6 points of warning)

### 1 week **Limited Access**

* Inappropriate profile picture / avatar more info.
* We do not allow URL shortener links (adf-ly, bit-ly and similar program).
* We do not allow online notes links.
* Posting of You-Tube links/channels is considered advertisement and should be avoided.

**Level 3 Violations** (7-9 points of warning)
1 month **Limited Access**

* Posting multiple threads about the same referral isn't allowed more info.
* Any form of advertisements pertaining to other forum websites is strictly prohibited.
* Use of avatars, signatures, profile pictures or screenshots containing any name or initials that resembles the name of other forum sites is considered as advertising and should be avoided.

# Privacy rules

We are Pinoy Internet and Technology Forums ("we", "our", "us"). We’re committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

## What information we hold about you

The type of data that we collect and process includes:

* Your name or username.
* Your email address.
* Your IP address.

Further data may be collected if you choose to share it, such as if you fill out fields on your profile.

We collect some or all of this information in the following cases:

* You register as a member on this site.
* You fill out our contact form.
* You browse this site. See "Cookie policy" below.
* You fill out fields on your profile.

## How your personal information is used

We may use your personal information in the following ways:

* For the purposes of making you a registered member of our site, in order for you to contribute content to this site.
* We may use your email address to inform you of activity on our site.
* Your IP address is recorded when you perform certain actions on our site. Your IP address is never publicly visible.

## Other ways we may use your personal information.

In addition to notifying you of activity on our site which may be relevant to you, from time to time we may wish to communicate with all members any important information such as newsletters or announcements by email. You can opt-in to or opt-out of such emails in your profile.

We may collect non-personally identifiable information about you in the course of your interaction with our site. This information may include technical information about the browser or type of device you're using. This information will be used purely for the purposes of analytics and tracking the number of visitors to our site.

## Keeping your data secure

We are committed to ensuring that any information you provide to us is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable measures and procedures to safeguard and secure the information that we collect.

## Cookie policy

Cookies are small text files which are set by us on your computer which allow us to provide certain functionality on our site, such as being able to log in, or remembering certain preferences.

We have a detailed cookie policy and more information about the cookies that we set on this page.

## Rights

You have a right to access the personal data we hold about you or obtain a copy of it. To do so please contact us. If you believe that the information we hold for you is incomplete or inaccurate, you may contact us to ask us to complete or correct that information.

You also have the right to request the erasure of your personal data. Please contact us if you would like us to remove your personal data.

## Acceptance of this policy

Continued use of our site signifies your acceptance of this policy. If you do not accept the policy then please do not use this site. When registering we will further request your explicit acceptance of the privacy policy.

## Changes to this policy

We may make changes to this policy at any time. You may be asked to review and re-accept the information in this policy if it changes in the future.