At V Medical Aesthetics & Laser Clinic (“V Aesthetics”, “we”, “us” or “our”), we are committed to the protection of your privacy and strive to protect your personal data in accordance with the requirements of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (“PDPA”).
This Personal Data Protection Notice will explain how we collect and process your personal data in accordance with the PDPA.
Contents:
A. Applicability of this Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice applies to you when you use our facilities or services, or when you browse, use or access our website (“Services”).
This Privacy Notice does not apply to V Aesthetics’ employees and third-party service providers who are subject to a separate privacy notice.
B. Collection of Your Personal Data
Personal data in this notice refers to any data, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified either from that data alone or from that data combined with other information we have access to. This may include information such as your name, contact details, NRIC/FIN number, medical or treatment history, photographs, biometric data (e.g. facial images), or any other data collected during the course of our services.
The personal data that may be collected and processed by us in the course of your dealings with us includes:
Please note that, when you provide personal data of third parties (such as next of kin information), you warrant that you have obtained their consent for you to provide their personal data to us.
We may collect and receive your personal data in a variety of ways, for instance:
C. How We Use Your Personal Data
We will process your personal data in accordance with the PDPA, its applicable regulations, guidelines and/or orders, taking into account the latest amendments to the foregoing, this Privacy Notice and any privacy terms contained in your agreement(s) or terms with us.
We may ‘process’ your personal data by collecting, recording, holding, storing, using and/or disclosing it from the following purposes:
(Collectively referred to as “Purposes”).
Providing your personal data is generally voluntary. However, certain information may be necessary for us to provide services, process transactions, or comply with legal obligations. If you choose not to provide required personal data, we may be unable to offer you certain products or services, or respond to your requests effectively.
D. Disclosure of Your Personal Data
We will not disclose any of your personal data to any third party without your consent, except to the following categories of persons (whether within or outside Singapore):
Additionally, your personal data may be transferred outside of Singapore to the class of third parties listed above for the purposes as stated in this Personal Data Protection Notice. In the event that there is a need for us to transfer your personal data to another country, we will take appropriate steps to ascertain whether, and ensure that, the recipient of the personal data is legally obliged to protect the personal data to a standard comparable to that under the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act 2012.
E. Cookies
Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us remember your preferences and enhance your browsing experience when you visit our website. These cookies only store information you have voluntarily provided, and can only be read by the website that created them. They do not grant access to other parts of your computer or device.
If you prefer not to receive cookies, you may adjust your browser settings to reject them or prompt you before accepting new ones. Please note that some website features may not function properly without cookies, and you may need to re-enter certain information during each visit.
Please note that we do not have access to, or control over, these third parties’ use of cookies or other tracking technologies.
F. Security Measures to Protect Your Personal Data
The security of your personal data is very important to us. As such, we take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access or disclosure. These steps take into account the sensitivity of the Information we collect, process and store, and the current state of technology.
While we implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal data, please note that transmission of data over the Internet is inherently insecure. Although we strive to safeguard your information, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of data transmitted to or from us online.
In the event any data breach occurs, we will assess the data breach and notify the affected individuals and/or the relevant authorities if required under applicable data protection laws.
G. Retention of Your Personal Data
We will retain your personal data, in compliance with this Privacy Notice for the duration of your relationship with us, and afterwards for such period as may be necessary for our business purposes, to protect our interests and that of our customers, as required by law and as per the PDPA permits.
H. Your Rights
You have the following rights under the PDPA in respect of your personal data that is held by us:
However, please note that your abovementioned rights under the PDPA is subject to our right to rely on any statutory exemptions and/or exceptions to collect, use and disclose your personal data.
If you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please submit your request in writing to the contact details below.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us.
We reserve the right to update and amend this Privacy Notice from time to time. We will notify you of any amendments to this Privacy Notice via announcements on our website or other appropriate means. If we amend this Privacy Notice, the amendment will only apply to personal data collected after we have posted the revised Privacy Notice.
K. Acceptance
By using our Services or by providing your personal data to us, you agree that you have read and understood this Privacy Notice and you consent to us processing your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Notice. You confirm that all personal data provided by you is accurate and complete, and that none of it is misleading or out of date. You will promptly update us in the event of any change to your personal data.
To the extent that you have provided (or will provide) personal data about your directors, shareholders, employees, representatives, agents (if you are a corporate entity/an organisation) and/or other individuals, you confirm that you have explained (or will explain) to them that their personal data will be provided to, and processed by, us and you represent and warrant that you have obtained their consent to the processing (including disclosure and transfer) of their personal data in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which V Medical Aesthetics & Laser Clinic collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a “User”) of the V Medical Aesthetics & Laser Clinic website (“Site”). This privacy policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by V Medical Aesthetics & Laser Clinic.
Personal identification information
We may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address, phone number. Users may, however, visit our Site anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.
Non-personal identification information
We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Users means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information.
Web browser cookies
Our Site uses “cookies” to enhance User experience. User’s web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. User may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly. For more information about cookies, and how to control and/or delete them, please visit AboutCookies.org.
How we use collected information
V Medical Aesthetics & Laser Clinic collects and uses Users personal information for the following purposes:
How we protect your information
We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site.
Sharing your personal information
We do not sell, trade, or rent Users personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.
Changes to this privacy policy
V Medical Aesthetics & Laser Clinic has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
Your acceptance of these terms
By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us.
This page was last updated on 16th February, 2024.