Berjaya respects the privacy of individuals and recognises the importance of the personal data you have entrusted to us.

We are committed to adhering to the provisions and principles of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012. It is our responsibility to properly manage, protect, process and disclose your personal data.

This Personal Data Protection Policy governs the collection, use and disclosure of personal data submitted to Berjaya, and describes how Berjaya collect and handle personal data and comply with the requirement of Personal Data Protection Act in Singapore  (“PDPA”).

1. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

1.1. We collect personal data from clients, business contacts, partners, personnel, contractors and other individuals. Such personal data may be provided to us in forms filled out by individuals, face to face meetings, email messages, telephone conversations, trade show, through our websites or provided by third parties.  If any individuals contact us, we may keep a record of that contact.

1.2. We collect these personal data when it is necessary for business purposes or to meet the purposes for which the information was submitted.

1.3. You may have provided the Personal Data to us personally or authorised other individuals to provide the Personal Data to us and consent (on your behalf) to our collection of your Personal Data from these individuals. These individuals could be your superiors, employees, subordinates, colleagues and your family members.

1.4. If you are acting as an intermediary or otherwise acting on behalf of third party or supplying data to us as a third party, you undertake that you are an authorised representative or agent of such third party individual and that you have obtained all necessary consents from such third party individual to the collection, processing, use and disclosure by Berjaya of their personal data for the purposes described in the section “Purposes for which we collect and use Personal Data”, or other purposes for which consent has been sought and obtained.

2. USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA

2.1. Berjaya generally collect and use personal data for the following purposes: 

a. Evaluating suitability for admission, enrolling, providing information courses schedule and other training related-details via various means, including postal mail, electronic mail, SMS or MMS, fax and/or voice calls

b. Administering and/or managing relationships with Berjaya (including responding to enquiries, the mailing of correspondence, statements or notices which could involve the disclosure of certain personal data to bring about delivery of the same)

c. Carrying out due diligence or other screening activities (including background checks) in accordance with legal or regulatory obligations or risk management procedures that may be required by law or put in place by Berjaya, including the obtaining of references and/or other information from prior educational institutions and employers

d. Responding to requests for information from government or public agencies, ministries, statutory boards or other similar authorities or non-government agencies authorised to carry out specific Government services or duties

e. Carrying out market-related, evaluative or similar research and analysis for Berjaya’s operational strategy and policy planning purposes, including providing data to external parties for Berjaya programme evaluation and to participants’ former academic institutions and to partner institutions for jointly-administered programmes

f. Processing and administering applications for exchange programmes, internships and other activities which may include the disclosure of information

g. Processing, administering and conferring awards of prizes, medals, scholarships, classes of honours and other marks of distinction and publication or releasing of information on the same

h. Processing applications for and administering career related activities, events, programmes, internships, employment opportunities and share information with companies (whether local or overseas) for purposes of recruitment, internship, industrial attachment, job placement and research support

i. Taking photographs and/or videos (whether by Berjaya staff or third party photographers and/or videographers) during events or seminars organised by Berjaya or its affiliates for publicity purposes

j. Providing marketing, advertising and promotional information via postal mail, electronic mail, SMS or MMS, fax and/or voice calls if consented to is indicated in the registration form and/or other methods of consent notification

k. Any other purposes not related to those listed above or in the registration form to which you consented, which Berjaya may inform you of in writing from time to time, but for which Berjaya will seek your separate consent.