Homy.sg is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Homy.sg Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Homy.sg website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
This Privacy Policy (together with our Terms of Use and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
Unless restricted by applicable law, you agree that any and all personal data relating to you collected by us from time to time may be used and disclosed for such purposes and to such persons as set out in this Privacy Policy.
We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time by posting a revised version on the Website. However, an individual notice will not be sent to you. You will be deemed to have acknowledged and agreed to the amended Privacy Policy if you continue to use the Website after the changes have taken effect. You are reminded to check for updates to this Privacy Policy prior to using the Website.
1. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
(a) You can use and browse the Website without disclosing your personal data. You are not required to provide personal data as a condition of using the Website, except as may be necessary to respond to your requests or in cases where you contact us directly.
(b) We collect personal data only when you provide it to us, through registration, completion of forms, emails, inquiries and requests and similar situations in which you have chosen to provide the information to us. Thus we may collect and process the following data about you:
• information that you provide when carrying out transactions with us on or in relation to the Website, including information relating to any purchases that you make on the Website;
• information that you provide when you register an account with us on the Website;
• information that you provide when contacting us to resolve any issues that you may be facing;
• information that you provide for the purpose of subscribing to the services that we are providing on the Website, email notifications, and/or newsletters; and
• details of your visits to the Website including, but not limited to traffic data, location data, and the resources that you access.
2. PURPOSES OF USE
(a) All information collected, including personal information, may be used by us in the aggregate or individually and may be combined with other information for purposes including but not limited to the following:
• administering the Website;
• improving your browsing experience by personalising the Website;
• enabling your use of the services available on the Website;
• providing to you services that you have specifically requested;
• responding to your enquiries or requests pursuant to your emails and/or submission of form(s) on the Website;
• responding to and taking follow-up action on complaints;
• sending you general (non-marketing) commercial communications;
• performing office and operational administrative matters; and
• providing third parties with statistical information about our users – but such information will not be used to identify any individual user.
(b) We will not, without your express consent, provide your personal data to third parties for the purposes of direct marketing.
3. SECURITY
(a) We will take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.
(b) We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure servers. All electronic transactions you make to or receive from us will be encrypted using SSL technology.
(c) You however understand that the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the Website; any transmission is at your own risk.
(d) Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of the Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone. We will NEVER ask you for your password other than when you log in to the Website
4. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA
(a) We may disclose your personal data to any member of our group, which means our affiliates and subsidiaries. We may also disclose your personal data to third parties such as our service providers and professional advisors.
(b) If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to:
• comply with any legal obligation;
• to enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements;
• protect the rights, property, or safety of us and our affiliates and subsidiaries, other users of the Website, or others;
• in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings; and
• to the purchaser, or prospective purchaser of any business or asset which we are, or are contemplating, selling.
5. IP ADDRESSES
(a) When you use the Website, we may collect and store information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration. This is statistical data about our users’ browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.
6. COOKIES
(a) Homy.sg may set and access cookies on your computer to ensure the integrity of the registration process and to personalize the Web Site. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Website and also allows us to improve the Website. Advertisers or other companies do not have access to our cookies. 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.
7. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
(a) We may temporarily store, process or transfer your personal data between any of the countries in which we operate in order to enable us to use your personal in accordance with this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use.
(b) We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
8. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
(a) The Website may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks and vendors. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
9. CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY
(a) Homy.sg limits access to personal information about you to employees who we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or in order to do their jobs.
(b) We have physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with legislative regulations to protect personal information about you.
10. DISCLAIMER
(a) We shall not be liable for any voluntary disclosure of personal information by you to other users of the Website.
11. CONTACT US
(a) Should you require further information about the treatment of your personal information by us, please do not hesitate to contact our privacy department at: [email protected].