Anna Unna Charitable Trust (AUCT) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which Anna Unna Charitable Trust (AUCT) collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a “User”) of the sustainablelivinglab.org website (“Site”). This privacy policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by Anna Unna Charitable Trust (AUCT). Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

If you are under 18, please do not send any personal data about yourself to us, except with full parental permission.

1. Information collection

In order to provide a better service to you, we may collect and process the following data about you:

• a. 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, mailing address, phone number, credit card information, etc.

• b. 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.

• c. We may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them;

We will only retain personal data for so long as it is necessary. Data may be archived as long as the purpose for which the data was used still exists.

2. How we will use collected information

The purposes for which information may be used by us in and outside Singapore include:

• a. ensuring that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;

• b. providing you with alerts, newsletter, education materials or information that you requested or signed up to;

• c. carrying out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us;

• d. allowing you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so;

• e. designing and conducting surveys/questionnaires for client profiling/segmentation, statistical analysis, improving and furthering the provision our products and services;

• f. complying with laws and regulations applicable to us or any of our affiliates in or outside Singapore;

• g.legal proceedings, including collecting overdue amounts and seeking professional advices;

• h.researching, designing and launching services or products including seminars/events/forums;

• i. promoting and marketing services and products subject to your exercise of the opt-out right;

• j.or purposes directly related or incidental to the above.

3. We intend to use your data in direct marketing and we require your consent (which includes an indication of no objection) for that purpose

In this connection, please note that your name, contact details (including address, contact number, email address), products and services information, transaction pattern and behaviour, background and demographic data held by us from time to time may be used by us in direct marketing;

• a. ensuring that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;

  • i. services and products related to our site and/or our affiliates (including marketing affiliates programs we are a part of);
  • ii. reward, loyalty or privileges programmes, promotional offers and related services; and
  • iii. invitations to events such as seminars/webinars/tele-seminars, conferences, live programs or events.

• b. We may conduct direct marketing via fax, email, direct mail, telephone and other means of communication or send e-newsletters to you. You may choose not to receive promotional materials, by simply telling us (see below for contact details), and we will cease to do so, without charge.

4. Disclosure of your information

• a. We will keep the personal data we hold confidential but may provide information to:

  • i. personnel, agents, advisers, auditors, contractors, financial institutions, and service providers in connection with our operations or services;
  • ii. our overseas offices, affiliates, business partners and counterparts (if any); persons under a duty of confidentiality to us;
  • iii. persons to whom we are required to make disclosure under applicable laws and regulations in or outside Singapore; or
  • iv. actual or proposed transferees or participants of our services in or outside Singapore.

• b. 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.We may use third party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes provided that you have given us your permission.

• c. We follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information which you have given us, to prevent unauthorized access. Our security procedures mean that we may occasionally request proof of identity before we are able to disclose sensitive information to you.

5. Cookies and tracking

• a. Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other Users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

• b. Ads appearing on our site may be delivered to Users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile non personal identification information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy policy does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

• c. Our website uses Google Analytics, a web traffic analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Please refer to http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners to find out more about how Google uses data when you use our website and how to control the information sent to Google.

• d. You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

6. Security

Transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk and you agree not to hold us responsible for any breach of security while accessing the internet that is out of our control. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

7. Third party websites

Our website may contain links to other sites (“Linked Sites”). We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of such other Linked Sites. We encourage our Users to be aware when leaving our website to read the privacy policies or statements of each Linked Site that collects your personal data. You agree to waive any claim against us with respect to the Linked Sites.

8. Changes to our Privacy Policy

Any changes we may make to our Privacy Policy in the future will be posted on this page. Your continued use of our services constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates.

9. Data transfers

We may hold your data on servers in Singapore and any other territories as we see fit from time to time. We may also transfer your data to our overseas offices, who may be located in or outside of Singapore.

10. Your consent and rights

Under the Personal Data Protection Act (the “PDPA”), individuals have the right:

• a. to check whether we hold personal data about you and to access such data;

• b. to require us to correct as soon as reasonably practicable any data relating to you which is inaccurate;

• c. to ascertain our policies and practices in relation to personal data and the kind of personal data held by us; and

• d. to object to the use of your personal data for marketing purposes and we shall not use your personal data for marketing purposes after you communicate your objection to us.

You may exercise your opt-out right by notifying us if you wish to object to the use of your personal data for direct marketing purposes. In accordance with the terms of the PDPA, we have the right to and may charge a minimum fee for processing any data access request. Please send requests for such objections, access to data, correction of data, information regarding policies and practices and kinds of data held, questions or complaints to:

Anna Unna Charitable Trust (AUCT)
5, Arimalam - Pudukkottai Rd, Alangudi, Tamil Nadu 622201, India
mgt@annaunnatrust.org

11. Governing law and jurisdiction

Nothing in this Privacy Policy shall limit the rights of the data subject under the PDPA. This Privacy Policy shall be governed by the laws of Singapore. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Singapore courts.