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DUTY OF RECIPIENT OF FRUITS TO REIMBURSE NECESSARY EXPENSES
He who receives the fruits has the obligation to pay the expenses made by a third person in their production, gathering, and preservation.
To be entitled for reimbursement, the expenses must have been used for production, gathering, or preservation, not for the improvement of the property.
When the planter is in good faith, he is entitled to the fruits already received, hence, there is no necessity of reimbursing him.
PROHIBITED ACTS UNDER THE DATA PRIVACY ACT OF 2012
Unauthorized processing of personal information is punishable under the law
Processing of personal information for unauthorized purposes is also punishable
An imprisonment and a fine are imposed upon any person who violated the Data Privacy Act
INSTANCES WHEN OWNER OF LAND DOES NOT OWN THE FRUITS PRODUCED BY HIS PROPERTY
Possessor in good faith is entitled to the fruits received by him before his possession is legally interrupted.
The usufructuary is entitled to the natural, industrial, and civil fruits that will accrue during the existence of the usufruct.
The lessee and the antichretic creditor are entitled to the fruits of the land.
WHEN DATA PRIVACY ACT DOES NOT APPLY
The Data Privacy Act of 2012 protects the processing of all types of personal information
Generally, processing of personal information is prohibited
However, there are instances where the criteria for processing personal information is not applicable