Privacy Policy

POLICY STATEMENT

This External Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) applies to the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Data (hereinafter defined) of its Donor by Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple (“Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple”).

1. GENERAL

1.1

This Policy provides information on the obligations and policies of Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple in respect of an individual Donor’s Personal Data. Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple is committed to using reasonable efforts in applying, where practicable, those principles and the processes set out in this Policy to its operations. Please take a moment to read this Policy so that you know and understand the purposes for which we collect, use and disclose your Personal Data.

1.2

Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple management, staff shall endeavour to respect the confidentiality of and keep safe all Personal Data collected, stored, disclosed and used for, or on behalf of, Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple. Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple strives to ensure all collection, storage, disclosure and usage of Personal Data by the Organisation and by anyone acting on its behalf shall be done in an appropriate manner and in accordance to the Personal Data Protection Act and this Policy.

1.3

By interacting with us, submitting information to us, you agree and consent to Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple as well as to its respective representatives, associates (collectively referred to herein as " Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple", "us", "we" or "our") collecting, using, disclosing and sharing amongst themselves your Personal Data, and disclosing such Personal Data to Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple authorised service providers and relevant third parties in the manner set forth in this Policy.

1.4

This Policy supplements but does not supersede nor replace any other consents you may have previously provided to us in respect of your Personal Data, and your consents herein are additional to any rights which we may have at law to collect, use or disclose your Personal Data.

1.5

For the purposes of this Policy, in line with the provisions under the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (No. 26 of 2012) (the “Act”), “Personal Data” shall mean data, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified from that data; or from that data and other information to which an organisation has or is likely to have access. Such Personal Data shall also refer to that which is already in the possession of Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple or that which shall be collected by Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple in the future.

2. CONTACTING THE DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

2.1

Where you: (i) legitimately request access to Personal Data relating to you which is in the possession and control of Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple; (ii) have any questions or feedback relating to your Personal Data or this Policy; or (iii) wish to correct Personal Data relating to you which is in the possession and control of Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple, you may contact our Data Protection Officer (“DPO”) in accordance with our standard procedures as stated in this Policy. We shall accede to your request within a reasonable time and manner.

2.2

In accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act, Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple has established a process for receiving and responding to any query or complaint that may arise with respect to the application of this Act. To ensure that Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple receives your complaints and enquiries, please send the same via email to the DPO at the following email address: [email protected]

2.3

Please note that if your Personal Data has been provided to us by a third party (e.g. through a referral), you should contact that individual to make such queries, complaints and access and correction requests to Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple on your behalf.

2.4

Should you not wish Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple to use your Personal Data for any of the purposes listed in Paragraphs 3.2 to 3.4, or not to receive promotional materials from Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple, you may opt out by sending a clearly worded email to the DPO via the email address provided in Paragraph 2.2 above. Your request shall be processed within a reasonable time. However, please note that in such an event we may not be in a position to continue to provide our services to you, administer any contractual relationship in place, and this may also result in the termination of any agreements with us, and your being in breach of your contractual obligations or undertakings, and our legal rights and remedies in such event are expressly reserved.

3. STATEMENT OF PRACTICES

Types of Personal Data Collected

3.1

- As part of its day-to-day activities, Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple may collect from you Personal Data through various means, including:
- when you leave your contact details with us after attending our marketing events such as Ceremony and Event;
- when you respond to some of our marketing collaterals e.g. advertisements, brochures, flyers;
- when you request that we contact you, be included in an email or other mailing list;
- when you are contacted by, and respond to, our donor relations officer;
- when you submit your Personal Data to us for any other reasons.

3.2

The type of Personal Data that we collect from you may include your:

- Name
- Address
- Gender
- Race
- Date of Birth/Age
- Phone Number
- Email Address
- Household members
- Photo

3.3

If you provide us with any Personal Data relating to a third party (e.g. information of your spouse, children, parents), by submitting such information to us, you represent to us that you have obtained the consent of the third party to you providing us with their Personal Data for the respective purposes.

Purpose of Collection of Personal Data

3.4

The Personal Data mentioned in Paragraph 3.2 above is collected for the purposes of: o Conducting market research and analysis (using anonymised data).

Disclosure of Personal Data

3.5

Without derogating from any of the above, we may also disclose your Personal Data to the following third parties:

- Partners
- Developers
- consumer
- Regulators and law enforcement officials
- Government agencies
- Industry associations (CEA)
- Lawyers
- Auditors
- Third party service providers and consultants
- Credit, debit and charge card companies, banks and other entities processing payment

3.7

Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple may also disclose your Personal Data to the above mentioned parties in the occurrence of any of the following events:

- To the extent that we are required to do so by law;
- In connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings;
- To establish, exercise or defend our legal rights;
- To third parties who provide services to us or on our behalf;
- With your consent; or
- For the purposes of disaster recovery.

3.8

Under certain circumstances, telephone calls made to us on our service hotlines and/or inquiry telephone numbers are recorded for the purposes of quality control, appraisal, as well as staff management and development. In such an event, by agreeing to this Policy, you hereby give your clear and unambiguous consent for the collection, use and disclosure of such Personal Data in accordance with this Policy.

4. TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA OVERSEAS

4.1

Your Personal Data may be processed by Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple and third parties providing services to Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple, in jurisdictions outside of Singapore. In this event Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple will comply with the data protection provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act in respect of the transferred personal data while such personal data remains in its possession or under its control; and will ensure that the recipient of your personal data is bound by legally enforceable obligations to provide your personal data a standard of protection that is comparable to that under the PDPA.

5. ACCURACY OF PERSONAL DATA

5.1

5.2

Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple shall not be liable for any damage, claim and/or harm suffered by you as a result of your failure to update us of any change of your Personal Data.

5.3

Should you fail to inform us of your new home address, any correspondence sent by us to your last home address shall be deemed to have been duly received by you.

6. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

6.1

Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your Personal Data and will not knowingly allow access to this data to anyone outside the Organisation, other than to you or as described in this Policy. However, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so entirely at your own risk. In particular, Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple does not warrant that such information may not be accessed, altered, collected, copied, destroyed, disposed of, disclosed or modified by breach of any of Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple physical, technical or managerial safeguards.

7. ACCESS AND CORRECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

7.1

In accordance with Paragraph 2.1 of this Policy, you have the right to: (a) check whether Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple holds any Personal Data relating to you and, if so, obtain copies of such data and information about the ways in which your Personal Data have been or may have been used or disclosed by Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple within the past year; and (b) require Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple to correct any Personal Data relating to you which is inaccurate for the purpose for which it is being used.

7.2

Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple reserves the right to charge a reasonable administrative fee in order to meet your requests under Paragraph 7.1(a). Upon payment of the requisite fee, your request shall be processed within a reasonable time.

7.3

If you wish to verify the details you have submitted to Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple or if you wish to check on the manner in which Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple uses and processes your Personal Data, our security procedures mean that we may request proof of identity before we reveal information. This proof of identity will take the form of full details of name and NRIC/FIN/Passport number. You must therefore keep this information safe as you will be responsible for any action which Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple takes in response to a request from someone using your personal details.

7.4

Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple shall respond to an access or correction request within 30 days from the time the request is made. If Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple is unable to respond within 30 days, Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple will inform you in writing within that time frame, of the time by which it will be able to respond to the request.

8. STORAGE AND RETENTION OF PERSONAL DATA

8.1

Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple will delete, as reasonably possible, or otherwise anonymise any Personal Data in the event that the Personal Data is not required for any reasonable business or legal purposes of the Organisation. The deletion or destruction of Personal Data from Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple electronic, manual or other filing systems will be done in accordance with our internal procedures and other agreements.

9. CONTACTING YOU

9.1

To the extent that any of the communication means which you have provided us with (which may include your telephone number and fax number) is/will be listed on the Do Not Call Registry (the “DNC”), by agreeing to this Policy, by any means of indication, you hereby grant Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple your clear and unambiguous consent to contact you using all of your communication means you have provided to us including using voice calls, SMS, Whatsapp, MMS, fax or other similar communications applications or methods, for the purposes as stated in Paragraphs 3.4 and 3.5.

10. CHANGE OF POLICY

10.1

Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple reserves the right to alter any of the clauses contained in this Policy in compliance with local legislation and/or to meet international policy requirements, and for any other purpose deemed reasonably necessary by us. You should look at these terms regularly. If you do not agree to the modified terms, you should inform us as soon as possible of the terms to which you do not consent. Pending such notice, if there is any inconsistency between these terms and the additional terms, the additional terms will prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

11. GOVERNING LAW

11.1

This Policy is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore. You hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Singapore courts.

12. MISCELLANEOUS

12.1

This Policy only applies to the collection and use of Personal Data by Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple. It does not cover third party sites to which we provide links, even if such sites are co-branded with our logo. Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple does not share your Personal Data with third party websites. Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple is not responsible for the privacy and conduct practices of these third party websites, so you should read their own privacy policies before disclosure of any Personal Data to these websites.

12.2

Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple will not sell your personal information to any third party without your permission, but we cannot be responsible or held liable for the actions of third party sites which you may have linked or been directed to Golden Pagoda Buddhist Temple.

13. COOKIES

13.1

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of data, stored in text files, that are stored on your computer or other device when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to “remember” you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a “session cookie”) or for multiple repeat visits (using a “persistent cookie”). They ensure a consistent and efficient experience for visitors, and perform essential functions such as allowing users to register and remain logged in. Cookies may be set by the site that you are visiting (known as “first party cookies”), or by third parties, such as those who serve content or provide advertising or analytics services on the website (“third party cookies”).

Both websites and HTML emails (EDM) may also contain other tracking technologies such as “web beacons” or “pixels.” These are typically small transparent images that provide us with statistics, for similar purposes as cookies. They are often used in conjunction with cookies, though they are not stored on your computer in the same way. As a result, if you disable cookies, web beacons may still load, but their functionality will be restricted.

How we use cookies

We use cookies for a number of different purposes. Some cookies are necessary for technical reasons; some enable a personalised experience for both visitors and registered users;. Some of these cookies may be set when a page is loaded, or when a visitor takes a particular action (clicking the “like” or “follow” button on a post, for example).

Many of the cookies we use are only set if you are a registered www.gpbt.org.sg user (so you don’t have to log in every time, for example), while others are set whenever you visit one of our websites, irrespective of whether you have an account.

For more information on the choices you have about the cookies we use, please see the Controlling Cookies section below.

Where we place cookies

We set cookies in a number of different locations across our services. These include:

- On our websites (including www.gpbt.org.sg, goldenpagodabuddhisttemple.com ).
- In the administrative dashboards of our websites, such as admin.
- On sites we host for our users.
- On sites that use our plugins (e.g. www.gpbt.org.sg).
- In the emails we send.