Personal Data Policy
ATREC Pte Ltd (“ATREC” or as appropriate in the context, “we”, “us” or “our”) respect the protection of the Personal Data of individuals and value the relationship we have with you.
This Personal Data Policy (“Policy”) describes the types of Personal Data we may collect from you, how we may use that information, and with whom we may share it. Our Policy also describes the measures we take to protect the security of the information you provide to us, including without limitation through this Website. We also tell you how you can reach us to update your Personal Data, ask questions you may have about our personal data protection practices and provide feedback on our personal data protection practices.
“Personal Data” in this Policy means data that can identify an individual.
1. Personal Data that we collect
The types of Personal Data that we collect about individuals include:
- Name
- NRIC number / FIN number / passport number
- Bank account details
- Mobile number
- Vehicle number
- Personal email address
- Residential address
- Residential telephone number
- Photographs
- Video and CCTV footage
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.
Where you give us Personal Data about other individuals, you confirm that you are authorised to disclose and consent, on their behalf, to the processing of such Personal Data for the purposes described in the section “Purposes for which we collect and use Personal Data”, or other purposes for which your consent has been sought and obtained.
2. Purposes for which we collect and use Personal Data
We only collect and use Personal Data for purposes which you have consented to and for which we have been authorised. If we need to use your Personal Data for any purpose which you have not previously consented to, we would seek your consent prior to using your Personal Data for the new purpose.
We collect and use the Personal Data that you provide to us for the following purposes:
If you are a Vendor / Service Provider / Business Partner
- To conduct due diligence / background checks that are mandated by legislation or ATREC’s internal policies and practices
- For the purposes of the supply of products and services and support by vendors / service providers / business partners to ATREC
- To keep vendors / service providers / business partners updated on changes to ATREC’s policies
- To evaluate and to improve ATREC’s products and services
- To evaluate the products and services provided by vendors / service providers / business partners to ATREC
- Security clearance / entry access into ATREC premises and premises of foreign government agencies
- To facilitate attendance at events/functions organised by ATREC or that ATREC is involved in
- For purposes that are ancillary to or in furtherance of the above purposes e.g. ancillary to or in furtherance of facilitating attendance at events/functions organised by ATREC or that ATREC is involved in, we will use your Personal Data to communicate with you concerning the invitation to the events/functions and inform you of updates on the events/functions and to seek your feedback or comments on your attendance of the events/functions.
If you are a Customer
- To conduct due diligence / background checks that are mandated by legislation or ATREC’s internal policies and practices
- To provide products and services and to communicate with customers as part of providing products and services
- To evaluate ATREC’s products and services and how ATREC can improve its products and services
- To respond to queries or comments on ATREC’s products and services
- Security clearance / entry access into ATREC’s premises and premises of foreign government agencies
- To communicate with customers on developments on ATREC’s products and services, the business of ATREC and other corporate events or updates
- To facilitate attendance at events/functions organised by ATREC or that ATREC is involved in
- For purposes that are ancillary to or in furtherance of the above purposes e.g. ancillary to or in furtherance of facilitating attendance at events/functions organised by ATREC or that ATREC is involved in, we will use your Personal Data to communicate with you concerning the invitation to the events/functions and inform you of updates on the events/functions and to seek your feedback or comments on your attendance of the events/functions.
Others
- To evaluate applications for employment / job positions within ATREC
- To evaluate applications for sponsorships and to award sponsorships to eligible parties
- To evaluate applications for internships and industrial attachments
- To conduct due diligence/background checks on job applicants
- To evaluate suitability and eligibility for training courses
- Security clearance / entry access into ATREC’s premises
- To facilitate attendance at events/functions organised by ATREC or that ATREC is involved in
- For purposes that are ancillary to or in furtherance of the above purposes e.g. ancillary to or in furtherance of facilitating attendance at events/functions organised by ATREC or that ATREC is involved in, we will use your Personal Data to communicate with you concerning the invitation to the events/functions and inform you of updates on the events/functions and to seek your feedback or comments on your attendance of the events/functions
- For informing next of kin in the event of an emergency
- For compliance with visa requirements or obligations imposed by immigration laws or aviation authorities
3. Disclosure, sharing and transfer of Personal Data
ATREC does not sell or rent Personal Data that we collect from individuals, including our website visitors. In the course of or in connection with providing our products and services to our customers, we disclose, share and transfer Personal Data to the following parties for the following purposes:
- To our customers/vendors/subcontractors/consultants/business partners for tender purposes.
- To our representatives and sub-contractors for the purposes of providing products and services to our customers on our behalf.
- To our business partners for the purposes of providing products and services to our customers.
- To government and non-government authorities, agencies and/or regulators as required under law or under directions or orders from the government and non-government authorities, agencies and/or regulators for security, regulatory approvals or permits.
- To event organisers and service providers to facilitate the planning of events / functions that ATREC organises or is involved in.
We also disclose and transfer Personal Data to the following parties for the purposes of managing, operating, administering and running our business and for our business and legal purposes:
- To other ST Engineering Group entities for security purposes
- To other ST Engineering Group entities for purposes of evaluating our products and services and our business as a group
- Financial institutions for purposes of payments and transactions related to ATREC’s provision of products and services or related to products and services provided to ATREC by our vendors / service providers / consultants
- To our service providers (who may be located outside Singapore) that have been retained to perform services on our behalf, including:
- Service providers who provide IT and outsourcing services such as data storage, electronic mail services, deployment of management operations for information technology and HR outsourcing services;
- Professional, financial and legal advisors, tax advisors, auditors, insurers and insurance brokers;
- Vendors, service providers and consultants that have been engaged to help manage, operate, administer and run ATREC’s operations and business process or provide services to facilitate our provision of our products and services; and
- External contractors to provide consultancy and evaluative services to ATREC and for ATREC’s products and services, or organise events for ATREC.
- For job applicants, your Personal Data may be shared with other entities in the ST Engineering Group if ATREC takes the view that you may be suitable or eligible for another job position within the ST Engineering Group, unless you inform us otherwise (please refer to Section 6). The Personal Data will be used in a confidential manner to help ATREC monitor their recruitment processes.
ATREC requires that the parties to whom we transfer Personal Data and our service providers implement adequate levels of protection in order to protect Personal Data. We also require that these parties only process Personal Data strictly for purposes for which we engage them for and consistent with the purposes that we have described in the section “Purposes for which we collect and use Personal Data” or with other purposes for which consent has been sought and obtained.
In addition, we would disclose Personal Data in the following circumstances:
- we are required to do so by law or by the listing rules of Singapore Exchange Limited;
- in response to a request from law enforcement authorities or other government officials;
- to comply with a court order or direction from a government agency or regulatory authority ordering the disclosure of the Personal Data; and
- where the disclosure is necessary for investigations or legal proceedings.
4. Protection and Security of Personal Data
We employ a range of technological and physical security arrangements and maintain safeguards to protect against the accidental or unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal, deletion and other similar risks to Personal Data.
5. Retention of your Personal Data
ATREC only retains Personal Data for as long as the retention is required for the purposes for which we collected the Personal Data, the purposes described in this Policy and for our business and legal purposes. Generally, we do not retain Personal Data for a period of longer than 7 years after the original purposes for which the Personal Data was collected have ceased to be applicable, unless otherwise required by law, the listing rules of Singapore Exchange Limited or other mandatory directions by court or government authorities or for purposes of legal proceedings or other similar proceedings or investigations. For unsuccessful job applicants, ATREC will retain your Personal Data for no longer than 2 years for the purposes of evaluating your suitability for future job openings within ATREC, unless you inform us otherwise (please refer to Section 6).
6. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about this Policy and our policies and practices on our collection, use, disclosure or retention of Personal Data, you may contact our Chief Operating Officer via [email protected]
If you are a job applicant and wish to inform us that: (i) you do not wish for ATREC to share your personal data with other entities in the ST Engineering Group for evaluating your suitability or eligibility for another job position within the ST Engineering Group other than the one you are applying for; or (ii) you do not wish for ATREC to retain your personal data for the purposes of evaluating your suitability for future job openings within the ST Engineering Group, please contact our Chief Operating Officer via [email protected]
7. Updating or correcting your Personal Data
ATREC takes reasonable measures to ensure that the Personal Data we collect about individuals are accurate and complete. For this reason, if there is any change or update in Personal Data, we would like to know about these changes or updates. If there is a change or an update in your Personal Data or if there is a need to correct any Personal Data of yours that we have, please write to us and provide us with the following details:
- Your name and an email address or mailing address at which we can contact you.
- The nature of our relationship with you.
- The Personal Data for which there has been a change, update or correction.
You may send your requests to our Chief Operating Officer at the contact details listed in Section 6 above.
We will endeavour to acknowledge the receipt of your request within 3 working days after the date of receipt of your request. As it is important to us that the Personal Data that we have about you is accurate and complete, it may be necessary for us to request for supporting documentation from you. We will contact you if we require supporting documentation from you.
There may be circumstances where we will not update or correct Personal Data, including:
- The Personal Data is opinion data that is kept solely for an evaluative purpose; and
- The Personal Data is in documents related to a prosecution if all proceedings relating to the prosecution have not been completed.
8. Updates to this Personal Data Protection Notice
We may change or update portions of this Policy at any time and without prior notice to you. Please review this Policy from time to time so you are aware of any changes or updates to the notice. We will indicate the effective date of the notice. If you do not agree with any of the changes or updates to the Policy, you have the option of withdrawing your consent to our collection, use, disclosure and processing of your Personal Data. You may send your requests to our Chief Operating Officer at the contact details listed in Section 6 above.
Effective date: 17-May-2022