Privacy Policy
1. Purpose of Policy
1.1 The Interfaith.sg team (“Interfaith Team”) recognises
the importance of safeguarding personal data entrusted to us and are
therefore committed to fully implementing and complying with the
provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (No. 26 of 2012)
("PDPA"). This Privacy Policy outlines the principles and practices
adopted by the Interfaith Team in protecting personal data as required
by the PDPA.
2. Collection of Personal Data
2.1 In general, we receive or collect the personal data of
individuals who may include visitors of our online site
("Individuals").
2.2 This takes place when an individual does the following (but
not limited to the list below), whether within or outside Singapore:
2.2.1 submits a form requesting for his organisation’s interfaith
event to be featured on our website;
2.2.2 contacts us for enquiries;
2.2.3 indicates that he wishes to participate in our Partner
organisations’ interfaith events, activities and programmes;
2.2.4 applies to becomes a Partner organization organising and/or
sponsoring interfaith events;
2.2.5 requests us to contact him;
2.2.6 submits his personal data to us for any other purposes (for
the purpose of volunteering); and
2.2.7 browses our online site
2.3 The type of personal data collected by the Interfaith Team
may include an individual's:
2.3.1 Personal details (such as name, age, religion, gender);
2.3.2 Personal contact details (such as telephone numbers or
email addresses);
2.3.3 Demographic information (such as preferences and
interests);
2.3.4 IP address, web browser type and version, operating system,
a list of URLS starting with a referring site, the individual's activity
on this Web Site, and the site he exits to (automatically collected when
the individual accesses this Site);
2.3.5 Cookie information;
2.3.6 Photograph, audio/video recording and digital image; and
2.3.7 Any other personal information that an individual may offer
voluntarily.
2.4 The exact data to be collected will depend on the purpose and
needs of the specific activity.
3. Purpose Limitation Obligation
3.1 The Interfaith Team collects, uses and discloses the
individual's personal data for the following purposes:
3.1.1 Planning, conducting and organising interfaith activities,
including events and programmes;
3.1.2 Responding to the individual's queries and requests;
3.1.3 Providing services to the community or the public;
3.1.4 Internal and external communication and publications;
3.1.5 Delivering information regarding news, publications and
events;
3.1.6 Any matters by reason of which the individual is reasonably
associated with, affiliated with or connected to the Interfaith Team;
3.1.7 Any other matters in respect of which it is reasonably
necessary for the Interfaith Team to communicate with the individual;
or
3.1.8 Any other purposes of which the Interfaith Team may notify
individuals from time to time.
3.2 The Interfaith Team endeavours to only collect, use or
disclose personal data about an individual which it considers reasonably
necessary for the purposes underlying such collection, use or
disclosure.
3.3 The individual's personal data will be retained by the
Interfaith Team as long as necessary according to our internal policy
for the fulfillment of the purposes stated above or is required to
satisfy legal, regulatory or accounting requirements.
3.4 Where the Interfaith Team collects data for purposes other
than those listed above, the Interfaith Team would disclose such purpose
to the individual, by suitable means, when collecting the personal data
from the individual.
3.5 Personal data will generally be obtained directly from the
individual.
4. Consent Obligation
4.1 By submitting his personal data to the Interfaith Team, the
individual agrees and consents to the collection, use and disclosure of
his personal data by the Interfaith Team for some or all of the purposes
mentioned above.
4.2 The Interfaith Team will not use the personal data for any
purpose other than that for which it was collected. Should we require
any personal data in its possession to be used for a purpose other than
those for which consent was originally given, fresh consent will be
sought in order to use the data for that new purpose.
4.3 If the individual provides us with personal information
relating to a third party (e.g. information of his spouse, children,
parents or relatives), he represents to us that he has obtained the
consent of the third party to provide us with their personal data for
the respective purposes.
4.4 The individual may at any time withdraw any consent given in
respect of the collection, use or disclosure of his personal data by
giving prior notice in the form of a formal written request addressed to
the Data Protection Officer, unless such personal data is necessary for
the Interfaith Team to fulfill its legal obligations. The Interfaith
Team shall comply with the withdrawal request and shall cease to process
the individual's personal data. The individual should be aware that that
once consent is withdrawn, his request for any of the above purposes may
as well be cancelled, and hence the Interfaith Team may not be able to
fulfill our services to him.
5. Accuracy Obligation
5.1 The Interfaith Team shall make every reasonable effort to
ensure that the individual's information it keeps are accurate,
up-to-date and complete. The Interfaith Team relies on the individual's
self-notification of any changes to their personal data that is relevant
to the Interfaith Team.
6. Protection Obligation
6.1 The Interfaith Team will not use the personal data for any
purpose other than that for which it was collected. Should we require
any personal data in our possession to be used for a purpose other than
those for which consent was originally given, fresh consent will be
sought in order to use the data for that new purpose.
6.2 The Interfaith Team will take reasonable steps to protect the
personal data against unauthorised disclosure. Subject to the provisions
of any applicable law, the personal data may be disclosed, for the
purposes listed above (where applicable), to the following:
6.2.1 Agents, contractors or third party service providers who
provide services to the Interfaith Team, such as website maintenance
services, internet cloud services, and/ or other services to the
Interfaith Team or the Site;
6.2.2 Our professional advisers such as auditors and lawyers;
6.2.3 Relevant government regulators, statutory boards or
authorities or law enforcement agencies to comply with any laws, rules,
guidelines and regulations or schemes imposed by any governmental
authority; and
6.2.4 Any other party to whom the individual authorises us to
disclose his Personal Data to.
6.3 The Interfaith Team will take reasonable measures to protect
your personal data from unauthorised access, improper use or disclosure,
unauthorised modification, unlawful destruction or accidental loss. The
individual should be aware, however, that no method of transmission over
the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While
security cannot be guaranteed, we strive to protect the security of the
personal data and will constantly review and enhance our information
security measures.
6.4 The Interfaith Team is required to keep personal data
confidential and only authorised persons have access to such
information.
6.5 The Interfaith Team may transfer, store, process and/or deal
with your personal data outside of Singapore. Where the Interfaith Team
does so, the Interfaith Team will comply with the PDPA and other
applicable data protection and privacy laws.
6.6 The Interfaith Team will use its reasonable endeavours to
ensure that the third parties, whom the personal data is being disclosed
to, will provide a comparable standard of protection to the personal
data. However, the Interfaith Team does not provide any warranty or take
any responsibility of any misuse undertaken by those third parties.
6.7 Save as set out under this Policy, unless we are obliged or
permitted by the Act to do so, the individual's personal data will not
be disclosed to any third parties without his/her permission.
7. Access and Correction Obligation
7.1 An individual may apply for a copy of his personal data held
by the Interfaith Team or request for his personal data to be updated or
corrected by sending a formal written request to our Data Protection
Officer.
7.2 The Data Protection Officer has oversight of all personal
data access or correction requests and ensures that they are processed
in accordance with this policy.
7.3 Request for Personal data access or correction by
individuals, including any enquires and complains shall be submitted to
the Interfaith Team in writing to the Data Officer at
DPO@interfaith.sg. Upon receipt of such a request, the Data Protection Officer shall
verify the identity of the individual before responding to the request
for access or correction and may also request for additional information
from the requestor to aid in the investigation.
8. Retention Limitation Obligation
8.1 The Interfaith Team shall retain the individual's personal
data only for as long as it is reasonable to fulfill the purposes for
which the information was collected for or as required by law. Once the
data in the Interfaith Team’s possession is no longer necessary to serve
the purpose for which it was collected, the data will be destroyed or
anonymised in a secure manner.
9. Transfer Limitation Obligation
9.1 The Interfaith Team will transfer personal data to third
parties in a country or territory outside Singapore when required for
purposes such as data storage. Such transfer shall be done in a manner
that is secure and appropriately aligned with PDPA requirements.
10. Openness obligation
10.1 The Interfaith Team shall develop and publish the relevant
Data Protection Policy Statements to inform the relevant individuals
declaring the manner that their personal data are collected, used and
disclosed. Such statements shall be made available to the relevant
individuals upon request, or may be published in an appropriate manner
on the appropriate platform that the Interfaith Team deems fit.
11. Updating the Policy
11.1 This Policy may be updated from time to time to take account
of changes in policy, technology, and/or to ensure compliance with any
legislative changes.
12. Contact our Data Protection Officer
12.1 If there are any queries about this policy or feedback
regarding the handling of personal data by the Interfaith Team, please
contact the Data Protection Officer at:-
Interfaith Team
DPO@interfaith.sg
Interfaith.sg