The Singapore Gujarati Society (‘SGS’) recognises its obligations under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (‘PDPA’) which includes the collection, use and disclosure of personal data for the purpose for which an individual has given consent to. These obligations extend to all initiatives by SGS, including receipt of payment from members via payment applications. 

COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

SGS and its initiatives may collect personally identifiable information from you, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address and/or telephone numbers. There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by SGS. This information may include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. All information collected by SGS is used for the specific purpose of providing a payment application service to its members and to promote the goals of its initiatives, to maintain the quality of SGS services, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the SGS website.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through SGS public message boards or any other such platforms that SGS may employ, this information may be collected and used by others.

You should review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from SGS, so that you can better understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. SGS and its initiatives are not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of SGS.

USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

SGS collects and uses your personal information to operate SGS website.  

SGS does not sell, rent or lease its membership data or personal information lists to third parties. SGS may share data with trusted partners to help SGS perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to SGS, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

CONSEQUENCE OF WITHDRAWING CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA

You may refuse or withdraw your consent from SGS to collect, use or disclose your personal data by giving us reasonable notice. This can be done at any time and as long as there are no legal or operational restrictions preventing you from doing so. It is important to note that in the event you do withdraw consent, SGS will be unable to collect, use, or disclose your personal data meaning that you will no longer be able to make payment to SGS or rely on its initiatives for support or services.

ACCESS AND CORRECTION RIGHTS

If you have provided personal data to SGS, you can request access to it at any time, as well as request to know how it is being used and disclosed for the last 12 months to the extent your right is allowed by law. In order to facilitate this access, you may be charged an administrative fee. You also have the right to request correction to your personal data.

USE OF COOKIES

SGS website uses “cookies” to help you personalise your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalise SGS pages, or register with SGS site or services, a cookie helps SGS to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the SGS website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use SGS features that you customised.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of SGS services or website.

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

SGS secures your personal information from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. SGS secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT AND DISCLAIMER

SGS will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. SGS encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how SGS is protecting your information. By using SGS website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement and you may not alter any of the wording as any attempt to do so will have no effect.

CONTACT INFORMATION

SGS welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy and its adherence to its obligations under the PDPA. If you believe that SGS has not adhered to this Statement, would like to make a complaint, or have a query, please contact SGS at info@sgs.org.sg

In order to process your request, please ensure you state your:

• Full Name
• Contact Number
• Preferred Email Address
• Details of the nature of your complaint and/or query

You will then be contacted within 30 days by the relevant Privacy Officer. Please note that you may be charged an administrative fee depending upon the nature of your request.