We at Tan Peng Chin LLC take responsibility for your Personal Data which is the subject of the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (“PDPA“). This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy“) applies to our www.tpclaw.com.sg website (“Website“) and sets out the manner in which we may collect, use, disclose or otherwise process your Personal Data. In this Privacy Policy, “Personal Data” means the data about an individual who can be identified either (a) from that data; or (b) from that data and other information to which we have or are likely to have access in accordance with the PDPA. By visiting, accessing, and interacting with, our Website, you agree and accept this Privacy Policy.

  1. How we collect your Personal Data
    1. We may collect your Personal Data in various ways including:
      1. As you interact with our Website, we may collect your Personal Data through the use of cookies and similar tracking devices;
      2. In the course of you inquiring on, and/or engaging, our services and/or providing documentation or information to us;
      3. When third parties provide your Personal Data to us; and
      4. When you provide the Personal Data to us for any other reason.
    2. If you provide us with any Personal Data relating to a third party, you also represent to us and must ensure that you have notified the third party of the terms of this Privacy Policy and obtained the third party’s consent thereto.
  2. Purpose of your Personal Data
    1. We may collect, use, disclose and/or process your Personal Data for any or all of the following purposes:
      1. To provide services to you;
      2. To verify your identity, process payments and carry out our business operations;
      3. To administer, operate, maintain and protect our Website;
      4. To improve our services and communications to you as well as the quality of your interaction with our Website;
      5. To send you information about any policy and/or administrative changes and/or updates, as well as security, support and/or maintenance notices;
      6. To provide updates and other communications on developments relating to the law and in respect of our law corporation;
      7. To organise seminars, events or other marketing/ promotional activities;
      8. To respond to, process, and handle, your feedback, queries, suggestions, complaints and/or requests;
      9. To comply with any applicable laws, regulations, codes of practice, guidelines, rules, policies, procedures and/or regulatory requirements and/or to assist in law enforcement and investigations conducted by any governmental and/or regulatory authority;
      10. To establish, pursue or defend any claim;
      11. Any other purposes for which you have provided your Personal Data; and
      12. Any other incidental purposes related to or in connection with the above.
    2. The purposes listed above may continue to apply even in situations where your professional relationship with us has ceased, for a reasonable period thereafter.
  3. Disclosure of information
    1. We may disclose your Personal Data:
      1. To our third party service providers, agents or contractors in connection with technology solutions, support, operational or administrative services they perform for us;
      2. To any relevant authorities, including professional regulatory bodies and/or law enforcement agencies, whether local or overseas;
      3. In connection with professional indemnity policies, and to our professional advisers and consultants including auditors; and
      4. To any other party whom you authorise us to disclose your Personal Data.
    2. We do not disclose your Personal Data to unaffiliated third parties for their independent use unless we have obtained your express consent to do so and also confidentiality undertakings from such unaffiliated third parties. We will also require all third parties to respect the security of your Personal Data.
  4. Retention of information
    1. We will retain your Personal Data for as long as is necessary for us to process your Personal Data as contemplated above, and to meet our legal obligations, such as retaining the information for tax and accounting purposes.
    2. We may anonymise your Personal Data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
  5. International transfers of information

    We may transfer your Personal Data to countries outside of Singapore and if we do so, we will take steps to ensure that your Personal Data continues to receive a standard of protection that is at least comparable to that provided under the PDPA.

  6. Making changes to your Personal Data

    You can access, correct, and/or edit any of the Personal Data that you have provided by contacting us through solve@tpclaw.com.sg. Please allow us reasonable time to respond.

  7. Protection of Personal Data

    We have information and communication technologies and security measures in place to safeguard your Personal Data. However, security cannot be guaranteed as no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We will be constantly reviewing and enhancing the security of your Personal Data.

  8. Changes to the Privacy Policy

    We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy and related privacy and business practices at any time by posting the updated text on this page. Please check this page periodically for updates.

 

Last updated in August 2023