Privacy Statement

Welcome to ContentAsia's online platform. 

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This notice provides information about the personal information that Pencil Media Pte Ltd (trading as ContentAsia) collects, and the ways in which that personal information is used.

Personal information collection

ContentAsia may collect and use the following kinds of personal information:

• Information about your use of this website
• Information that you provide using for the purpose of registering with the website
• Information about transactions carried out over this website
• Information that you provide for the purpose of subscribing to ContentAsia services
• Any other information that you send to ContentAsia

How we may use your personal information

We do not sell, trade or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to parties outside of ContentAsia, except in the following circumstances: 

• Where you have given your consent
• To provide and maintain our Website and services
• To notify you about changes to our Website or services
• To enable your access to and use of the website/online services
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Website
• To send you products and services that you purchase 
• Send you newsletters and related industry communications 
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our legal rights

Where ContentAsia discloses your personal information to its agents or sub-contractors for the purposes listed above, the agent or sub-contractor in question is obligated to use that personal information in accordance with the terms of this privacy statement.  

All ContentAsia’s newsletters, under the ContentAsia and Pencil Media-owned product banners, as well as  promotions on behalf of third parties carry an ‘unsubscribe’ option.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data

Our legal basis for collecting and using your personal data depends on the context in which we collect it. We process your personal data because:

• You have given us consent to do so
• We need to perform a contract with you
• The processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your rights
• To comply with legal obligations

In addition to the disclosures reasonably necessary for the purposes identified above, ContentAsia may disclose your personal information to the extent that it is required to do so by law, in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings, and in order to establish, exercise or defend its legal rights.

Securing your data

• ContentAsia will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.
• ContentAsia will store all the personal information you provide on its secure servers.
• Information relating to electronic transactions entered into via this website will be protected by encryption technology.

Cross-border data transfers

• Information that ContentAsia collects may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which ContentAsia operates to enable the use of the information in accordance with this privacy policy.
• In addition, information that you submit for publication will be published in ContentAsia's newsletters and online and may be available around the world.
• You agree to such cross-border transfers of personal information.

Updating this statement

• ContentAsia may update this privacy policy by posting a new version on this website.

Other websites

• This website contains links to other websites.
• ContentAsia is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any third party.

Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccuracies in your information.
• Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Objection: You can object to our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]

Contact ContentAsia

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or ContentAsia's treatment of your personal information, please contact us: 

• Email: [email protected] 
• Post: 02-24 BLK 66, Eng Watt Street, Singapore, 160066

By using our services, you consent to our Privacy Policy.

Thank you for being a valued subscriber.

Effective Date: January 2024