Singapore Press Holdings Ltd ("SPH") collects information from our
users for a number of reasons, the chief one being to better understand
our users and their needs.
Please read carefully our policy on data collection and use of the data
collected.
When is information collected from you?
- When you register for or use any of SPH's services on websites owned
and/or operated by SPH
- When you take part in any contest, survey or promotion conducted by
SPH and/or its business partners
- When you register as a member of websites hosted by SPH on behalf of
its business partners or use services on such websites
- When you previously registered as a member of AsiaOne/Zaobao,
websites owned by SPH AsiaOne Ltd, a subsidiary of SPH or for services
then offered by SPH AsiaOne Ltd
What is the information used for?
- To provide goods and services by SPH or its designated
representatives and/or business partners to you or parties designated by
you and matters ancillary thereto
- To verify and process payment when you purchase goods and services
from our sites
- For verification and record of your personal particulars including
comparing it with information from other sources and using the
information to communicate with you
- To conduct statistical analysis of the users of our sites including
the number of users, the frequency of use, profile of users and using
such analysis for our business plans, the enhancement of our products
and services, targeted advertisements and conveying such information in
broad terms (but not information in relation to specific individuals) to
third parties who have or propose to have business dealings with
us
- To send you information, promotions and updates including marketing
and advertising materials in relation to our goods and services and
those of third party organizations selected by us
- · To comply with any order of court or directive from authorities
investigating any alleged offence, misdeeds and/or abuse or for the
purposes of taking legal action against any users for breach of the Terms and Conditions
- For the above purposes by third parties (who may be based outside
Singapore) who offer goods and services or sponsor contests or other
promotional programs on our site, whether in conjunction with us or not,
if you purchase such goods, use such services or participate in such
contests and promotional programs.
Can you opt out?
Whenever we send you any information, we will include instructions on
how to unsubscribe and a link to do so. If you do not wish to receive
further information of a similar nature, you may email us. If
you do not wish to receive any information of any kind from us at all, you
may also email us.
Will your personal information be shared with
anyone?
We are committed to safeguarding your privacy. As a general rule, we do
not disclose specific information about our users to any third parties
unless so required by law or any government agencies. All communication
whether from us or our business partners will be sent to you by us.
However, in the event that you participate in contests or other
promotional programs on our site sponsored or organized by third parties
or purchase goods and services offered by third parties or offer goods and
services to third parties on our sites, your information may be disclosed
to and used by such third parties.
Can you change and update your particulars?
If you wish to correct, change or update your particulars, all you have
to do is to go to your "My Profile"
page to do so. You will need to have your user id and password.
How your data is protected
SPH will take reasonable steps to ensure that personal data are
protected from unauthorized access. Access to "My Account" is password
protected. Thus, no other party, including employees of SPH, can change
the information. However, you must remember to log off from your account
and close the browser window after use so that no unauthorized party can
have access. You must not, at any time, divulge your password to any third
party.
All information gathered by SPH is stored in systems that may only be
accessed by authorized staff of SPH using assigned user ids and passwords.
Use of cookies
SPH uses "cookies", where a small data file is sent to your browser to
store and track information about you when you enter our websites. The
cookie is used to track information such as the number of users and their
frequency of use, profiles of users and their preferred sites. While this
cookie can tell us when you enter our sites and which pages you visit, it
cannot read data off your hard disk.
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