Privacy Policy
EBIC Ltd (EBIC) in Singapore is committed to protecting the personal data and privacy of users of its website in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (“PDPA”).
This privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website (the “Site”) and not to information collected offline. This privacy policy describes the way this Site collects, uses, discloses and protects the personal data of users and outlines our obligations in respect of the personal data collected.
“Personal data” means any data, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified from that data and other information that EBIC has access to. The personal data that may be collected through this Site generally consists of contact information like your name, email and physical addresses and phone numbers.
In general, you can visit our Site without telling us who you are or providing any personal data about yourself. In some areas of the Site, programs have been designed to perform specific functions where we may ask you to send us your comments or provide us with information that will enable us to respond to your queries or to follow up with you or to offer you services that may be of interest to you.
Consent
By using this Site, you consent to our collection, use and disclosure of your personal data as described in this privacy policy. We do strive to limit the amount of personal data we collect to that which is sufficient to support the intended purpose of the collection.
Use of Personal Data
We do not collect personal information without your knowledge. We use the information that you provide, including your personal data, for the purposes for which it was originally collected, for example, to respond to your queries or to provide you with information on products and events OR when you subscribe to our service, you will be asked to provide your email address and name or mailing address so that we can send you the resources. We will also ask for your contact number so that we can contact you to verify your details should there be any errors. For this purpose, your provision of such information will be taken as your consent for us to use it to contact you. We may also use this information to contact you in the future to tell you more about EBIC, our products and events.
We will not sell, rent or lease, exchange or use your personal information to another individual or entity unless otherwise indicated. However, we may need to disclose personal information for legal reasons, such as a law, regulation, court order, in the course of a legal proceeding or in response to a law enforcement agency request.
Through your participation and involvement in our events, your photographs and audio/video recordings may be used for EBIC corporate communications and publicity materials on various mediums such as print, digital, online and social media platforms.
Anonymous Data
In addition to the personal data that you may provide when you use this Site, the technology used to build this Site may include a technical function that collects anonymous information about the use of the Site. For example, we may track how many visitors access the Site, the date and time of their visit, the length of their stay, and which pages they view. The technical function may also collect technical information such as your internet protocol address, your device operating system and browser type, the address of a referring Site, if any, and the path you take through our Site.
This technology does not identify you personally. It simply enables us to compile statistics about visitors to our Site and their use of our Site. We use this anonymous data and may share it with third parties for various reasons; for example, to improve the content and functionality of the Site, to better understand the needs and interests of our visitors, or to improve our programs and services.
Cookies
In order to collect the anonymous data described in the preceding paragraph, we may use temporary “cookies” that collect the first level domain name of your email address. For instance, if your email address is name@domain.com, the cookie collects the “domain.com” portion of your email address and the date and time you accessed this Site. Cookies by themselves cannot be used to discover your identity.
A cookie is a small piece of information that is sent to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. This enables you to decide if you want to accept the cookie or not. Our Site only uses temporary or “session” cookies, which will expire when your browser window is closed.
Information from Other Sources
We may receive personal data about you from other sources as well. Examples of these sources are entities that can help us correct or supplement our records, improve the quality or personalization of our Site, and help prevent or detect fraud.
Disclosure in Special Circumstances
We may disclose your personal data in special circumstances. These include situations when the disclosure is necessary to protect the safety, property, or other rights of EBIC, our members, our staff or any other relevant person, or where otherwise required by law. For instance, we may be compelled to provide your personal data in response to an order of court or a search warrant or other legally valid order issued by a government agency.
Any user personal data collected is stored securely until it is no longer required or has no use in accordance with the PDPA.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may revise and update this privacy policy from time to time. If and when we make changes to this privacy policy, we may post a notice on our home page informing you that a change has been made.
Links to other Websites
This privacy policy applies only to this Site which is owned and administered by EBIC in Singapore. This Site may contain hyperlinks to other websites that are not operated by us but are given for your convenience and reference only. The provision of these hyperlinks does not imply that we endorse the contents or any of the programs and activities found on these websites. We do not control these websites and are not responsible for their personal data and privacy practices.
Queries
If you have any questions about the personal data collected, used and disclosed from this Site, please email our Data Protection Officer at email: dpo@ebic.com.sg
Governing law
This privacy policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore and may not be varied except by agreement in writing. The parties hereto submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Singapore Courts.