Privacy notice

Plain language, no legalese. Effective June 17, 2026 · version 2026-06-17.

Teacher Swap is an independent, volunteer project. It is not a DepEd system and is not endorsed by DepEd. It only helps teachers find each other for a possible swap — it never files, approves, or processes a transfer. You always arrange the real transfer with your own SDO.

What we collect

  • Your email and password (the password is stored only as a secure hash).
  • Your display name, and — if you choose — your real name.
  • Your current school, division, specialization, position, and optional years in station.
  • Your transfer targets (the schools, districts, municipalities, divisions, or regions you'd accept).
  • Contact channels you add (email, mobile, Messenger) and whether you chose to share each one.

Why we collect it

Only to find compatible swaps and, when everyone in a match agrees, to introduce you. We keep data to the minimum needed for that — nothing more.

Who can see what

  • Before a match is mutual, other teachers never see your exact school or contact details. If you are anonymous, they see only a nickname and your municipality.
  • Your exact school is never shown as "yours" to other users at any point.
  • Only when every member of a match is interested do your chosen contact channels (and real name, if you added one) unlock — and only to that match's members. We log when this happens.
  • There is no in-app messaging; you coordinate off-platform once introduced.

Your choices and your rights

  • You choose your visibility (public or anonymous) and exactly which contact channels to share.
  • You can edit your profile, requests, and contacts at any time.
  • You can delete your account and all your data yourself, anytime, from Account settings. Deletion is permanent and also tears down any pending matches you were part of.
  • We follow the data-minimization intent of the Data Privacy Act: nothing is kept that we don't need, and deletion means deletion.

A note on small schools

Even a municipality-level view can sometimes hint at who you are in a small area. Keep that in mind when writing a request note while anonymous.