Privacy Policy.
Draft — requires legal review before publication.
VowAsia is published by Asia Press Centre Pte. Ltd. (UEN 202625793W) of 470 North Bridge Road #05-12 Bugis Cube, Singapore 188735. We operate from Singapore and handle personal data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA). Where readers in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom are concerned, we also have regard to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This policy explains what we collect, why, and the choices you have.
What we collect
Information you give us. When you subscribe to a newsletter, we collect your email address. When you write to us — editorial, contributions or partnerships — we collect your name, contact details and the content of your message. When you register for an event, we collect the details you provide on the relevant form.
Information collected automatically. Like most websites, we use cookies and similar technologies to collect usage data: pages viewed, approximate location, device and browser type, and how you arrived at the site.
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children, and we do not collect payment card details on this site.
Why we use it
We use personal data to deliver the newsletters you have asked for; to respond to your messages; to operate, secure and improve the site; to administer events, contributions and commercial relationships; and to meet legal obligations. We do not sell personal data. Under the GDPR, our legal bases are consent (newsletters, non-essential cookies), legitimate interests (running and improving a publication, responding to enquiries) and legal obligation.
Cookies
Essential cookies keep the site working. Analytics cookies help us understand how the site is read. Preference cookies remember your choices. You can accept or manage non-essential cookies through the banner shown on your first visit, and change your choice at any time.
Third-party processors
We share personal data only with providers who process it on our instructions — site analytics and newsletter delivery. Each is bound by contract to protect your data and use it only for the service they provide us. Because some providers operate outside Singapore, your data may be transferred internationally; where it is, we require protections consistent with the PDPA and, for EEA and UK data, with GDPR transfer rules.
Retention
We keep personal data only as long as it is needed for the purpose it was collected. Newsletter email addresses are kept until you unsubscribe, after which they are removed from active mailing lists. Correspondence and records connected to commercial agreements are kept for as long as the law requires.
Your rights
Under the PDPA you may ask for access to your personal data, ask us to correct it, and withdraw consent to its use. If you are in the EEA or the UK, you additionally have rights under the GDPR to erasure, restriction, data portability and objection, and the right to complain to your supervisory authority. Every newsletter carries an unsubscribe link that works with one click.
Contact
Questions about personal data should go to Asia Press Centre Pte. Ltd. (UEN 202625793W), 470 North Bridge Road #05-12 Bugis Cube, Singapore 188735, or by email to editorial@vowasia.com.