Last updated 21st July 2021 

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to APOL Singapore Pte. Ltd. Please read through the following before providing us with any of your personal data. Your continued use of our website or any purchase of our products on our website constitutes your acknowledgment and understanding of, and agreement with, our Terms and Conditions and this Privacy Policy.

Application

This Privacy Policy applies to personal data collected, used, disclosed (including transferred out of Singapore), and otherwise processed (collectively, "processed") by our website or any one of our stores. Such personal data will be processed in accordance with local data protection legislation, its associated regulations and subsidiary legislation, and guidelines issued by the local data protection regulator. 

Personal Data

The types of personal data we collect from you include:

Your Name;

Mailing Address(es);

Telephone Number(s);

Email Address(es);

Date and month of birth;

Gender;

Nationality;

Marketing Preferences;

Payment Information and Transaction Details;

Any other information you choose to provide to us, or that we may collect about you through your interactions with our website.

We will indicate if the collection and provision of certain categories of personal data are mandatory. For any such categories, we may not be able to provide you with access to certain features of our website or order any products if you do not provide us with the required information.  

Your personal data is collected when you: 
Register a user account with our website or if you participate in our loyalty program;

request services from us such as subscribing to our newsletter or mailing lists for post or phone updates; fill in any forms on our website; submit a CV, job application, or any comment, question, or feedback to us, or contact or correspond with us in any way; and make purchases of goods or services through our website.

Your personal data will be used for the following purposes:
To facilitate your access to our website 

To evaluate your website preferences and for the maintenance of the website;

To send you updates via email, post, or telephone where appropriate;

To answer your queries, respond to your comments and feedback, or provide you with assistance in any other way;

To enable you to participate in and to receive information regarding our newsletter

To facilitate purchases of goods and services both offline and online.

To identify the causes of problems arising at web servers and to resolve these problems;

To improve the content of the website;

To utilize your browsing history on the website for demographic research; and

To obtain analytical data of web visitors and aggregated website visitation statistics which are anonymous in nature. 

Website Cookies

Some of the information that we collect will not personally identify you but will instead track your use of our website so that we can better understand how our website is used by end-users and in turn enhance and improve your experience in using our website. This information can be obtained through the use of cookies. Cookies are a small data file transferred to your device that recognizes and identifies your device and allows your device to 'remember' information from our website for future use. We may collect technical information from your web browser or mobile device or your use of our services through a web browser or mobile device, for example, location data and certain characteristics of, and performance data about your device, carrier/operating system including device and connection type and IP address. Unless you have elected to remain anonymous through your device and/or the web browser, the above-mentioned information may be collected and used by us automatically through your use of our website.

To prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics, you can install Google’s opt-out browser add-on by visiting https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

To opt-out of ads on Facebook, Pinterest, or Google that are targeted to your interests, use your Facebook, Pinterest, or Google Ads settings.

If you are using your mobile device, check your mobile device for settings that control ads based on your interactions with the applications on your device. For example, on your iOS device, enable the “Limit Ad Tracking” setting, and on your Android device, enable the “Opt-out of Ads Personalization” setting.

Links To Third-Party Websites

The website may contain links to other third-party websites and microsites, whose privacy practices may differ from those of ours. If you submit personal data to any of those sites, your personal data is not subject to this Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for the security or privacy of any information collected on such websites and microsites. 

We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any website you visit. By clicking on or activating such links and leaving our website, we can no longer exercise control over any personal data which you give to any other entity after leaving our website. Any access to such other third-party websites is therefore entirely at your own risk.

Opting-Out / Withdrawal Of Consent / Retention Of Data

If you would like to unsubscribe from our newsletter, detailed instructions are provided at the bottom of all emails sent out. If you would like to unsubscribe from any of our other mailing lists or withdraw your consent to our use of your personal data, please write to our Data Protection Officer at support@apol.sg.

Your personal data will be retained for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it is collected or for business or legal purposes, or in accordance with applicable laws. Your personal data may also continue to be retained on our databases to the extent permitted by law.

Transfer

The personal data you provide to us may be transferred to and stored with a cloud service provider with servers that are located in various jurisdictions. In addition, some of the entities to which your personal data may be disclosed or transferred under "Personal Data" above may be located outside your home jurisdiction. Some of these countries may not have the same or substantially similar privacy laws to those of your home jurisdiction. In those circumstances, we will ensure that recipients in those countries will provide you with a standard of protection that is at least comparable to the protection of your home jurisdiction. 

 Amendments

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time. The Effective Date stated above indicates the last time this Privacy Policy was materially revised. Any changes we may make to this Privacy Policy in the future will be posted on our website. You are encouraged to review this page periodically to see any updates or changes to our Privacy Policy.

 Contact Us

All other questions on our use of your personal data should be addressed to our Data Protection Officer, whom you may contact at support@apol.sg.