Last Updated: (June 2020)

As a government institution, the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine adheres to the guidelines of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and commits to maintain confidentiality of personal data provided in this website.

By clicking the “I agree” button, you are authorizing the staff of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine to use, process, and share personal data required to process your application, improve our services and other relevant purposes.

The following terms shall also apply:

1. The ARSP will not be held liable for errors in the information entered by the account user.
2. The ARSP reserves the right to change information in this website, without notice to account users. It is the responsibility of the account user to be up-to-date to the information provided in the website.
3. Only one (1) account custodian per client is allowed. The RITM is not responsible for choosing the institution's account custodian. The client is accountable for all data provided through the website.
4. The registered email in the account should be affiliated with the participating institution. The RITM has the right to suspend or change the email whose owner is not affiliated to the applying institution. An authorized representative of the applying institution can request for revocation of an unauthorized email address utilized for the creation of an institution ARSP account.
5. The user has the right to withdraw application from ARSP Accreditation. Application fee is non refundable.
6. The RITM has the right to cancel application should the participants fail to submit requirements at the prescribed deadline.

Updates and other communication from the website will be sent through the official email address (arsp@ritm.gov.ph) of the ARSP Secretariat for Accreditation of Bacteriology Laboratories.