Introduction
Global Aesthetics Pte Ltd* (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the privacy and confidentiality of the personal data of our clients, business partners, and others with whom we interact in the course of providing our services. We are committed to implementing policies, practices, and processes to safeguard the collection, use, and disclosure of the personal data you provide us, in compliance with the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2012.
This Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding why and how Global Aesthetics Pte Ltd* collects and uses your personal data, to whom such data is disclosed, and to whom data access requests can be addressed.
Personal Information and Other Data Collected
Personal data, as defined in the PDPA, refers to data about an individual who can be identified from either that particular data or from that data and other information which we have or are likely to have access to. Commonly collected personal data of our customers include, among other things, names, addresses, telephone (landline and mobile) numbers, email addresses, NRIC/FIN numbers, nationalities, dates of birth, and credit card information.
How We Collect Your Personal Data
We collect your personal data when you:
- Enter into business-to-business transactions with us, such as engaging our web design solutions, web development services, and any other services we provide.
- Make an enquiry about our services/products on our website and/or our social media pages by submitting your details.
- Apply for a job position by submitting your details to us.
- Provide information through other means (for example, from your application and grant claim forms, telephone calls, emails, and other communications with us, as well as from grant claim investigators or other third parties involved in our dealings with you).
Personal data refers to any information that can uniquely identify an individual person (a) on its own, or (b) when combined with other information. Under the PDPA, business contact information (e.g., full name, business address, business telephone number) is not considered personal data as long as it is used strictly for business-to-business (B2B) transactions.
Use of Personal Data
We collect personal data from our existing and prospective clients and employees for various reasons. Without limitation, these purposes include:
- Communicating with you and others as part of our business.
- Providing products and services to you and administering, maintaining, managing, and operating such products and/or services, including any renewals.
- Sending you important information regarding changes to the firm’s terms and conditions, policies, and other administrative information.
- Processing, assessing, and determining any requests made by you regarding our products or services.
- Any purposes in connection with any claims made under any grants or in respect of any services provided by Global Aesthetics Pte Ltd*, without limitation, making, analyzing, processing, assessing, determining, or responding to such claims.
- Performing any functions and activities related to the products and/or services provided by Global Aesthetics Pte Ltd*, including, without limitation, obtaining quotations and proposals, auditing, reporting, and general servicing and maintenance of the products and/or services.
- Facilitating social media sharing functionality.
- Resolving complaints and handling requests for data access or correction.
Retention
We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected or as required by the relevant laws.
Tracking & Cookies Data
Cookies are small files that require user permission to be installed on a device’s hard drive. Cookies will only start to perform their functions after such permission is granted. By collecting and analyzing data on the user’s browsing patterns, cookies allow web applications to respond to the user as an individual by tailoring a web application’s operations to the user’s specific needs and preferences.
Permission for cookies is granted by default in most web browsers. However, you can choose to disable this function in your browser’s settings. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of our website.
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website. This use is designed to assist us in gathering data on web page traffic. The gathered data is used only for statistical purposes.
Overall, the data collected by cookies is used to improve your browsing experience on our website. Cookies do not grant us access to your computer or any information about you outside of your browsing activity on our website.
Who We Disclose Your Personal Data To
We do not sell, exchange, trade, or offer personal information to outside parties. However, this does not include trusted third parties where we use third-party software to hold your information, generate reports, or for marketing purposes, such as sending promotional emails, as long as those parties agree to keep your information confidential.
Third Party Links
Our website may contain links to other sites. These other sites have separate and independent privacy policies. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites and have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by our website.
This Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy, information, or other practices of any third parties. Any inclusion of a link on the Global Aesthetics Pte Ltd* website does not imply endorsement of the linked site or service by us.
Please note that we are not responsible for the collection, usage, and disclosure policies and practices (including the information security practices) of other organizations, such as Facebook®, Twitter®, Apple®, Google®, Microsoft®, RIM/Blackberry®, or any other app developer, app provider, social media platform provider, operating system provider, wireless service provider, or electronic device manufacturer, including any personal information you disclose to other organizations through or in connection with MediaPlus Digital.
Security
Global Aesthetics Pte Ltd* will protect your personal data with appropriate technical, physical, legal, and organizational measures. While the transference of electronic data over the internet has inherent risks, we will use reasonable precautions to ensure your personal data is not subject to unnecessary risks.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
Global Aesthetics Pte Ltd* will update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If material changes are made to this Privacy Policy, they will be posted on our website and date-stamped. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy page on our website periodically to stay informed of any changes.
User Consent
By agreeing to how we collect your personal data (please refer to the “How We Collect Your Personal Data” section), you consent to our privacy policy and allow us to collect and use your personal information in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act of Singapore (PDPA) 2012.
Contact Us
You can reach us by visiting the Contact Us page if you have any further questions about Global Aesthetics Pte Ltd* Privacy Policy.
*an affiliate of Multibiz Singapore Pte Ltd