Privacy Statement
Ascent Automotive Pte Ltd Personal Data Protection Policy
Ascent Automotive Pte Ltd is the distributor of Hyundai Truck & Bus in Singapore.
Its subsidiary, Nippon Motors Pte Ltd specialize in the sales of multi-brand commercial vehicles with reputable brands such as Hino, Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Isuzu and Mercedes.
Ascent Automotive and its related bodies corporate (“we, our, us”) recognize the importance of protecting the privacy and rights of individuals in relation to their personal data. The purpose of this Personal Data Protection Policy (“PDPP”) is to inform you of how we manage personal data in accordance with the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act (No. 26 of 2012) (the “Act”). You should read this Personal Data Protection Policy to know and understand the purposes for which we collect, use and disclose your personal data. It supplements any other consents which you may have previously provided to us on your Personal Data.
From time to time, we may update this Personal Data Protection Policy to be consistent with our internal practices and to stay abreast with future developments in the industry and/ or changes in legal and regulatory requirements and as such through your interactions with us, you agree to be bound by the updated Personal Data Protection Policy, which is available on our website www.ascentautomotive.com.sg
What is your Personal Data?
“Personal data” refers to any data, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified from the data or from the data and other information to which the organization has or is likely to have access.
In general terms, it is any data that can be used to identify you and includes your name, address, telephone number, facsimile, email address, and profession or occupation. If we can identify your identity from the data we collect or from that data and other information to which we have or is likely to have access, the data will be considered personal data.
Collection of Personal Data?
We will necessarily need to collect, use, disclose and/or process your Personal Data or personal information about you in order to process, administer and/or manage your relationship and/or account with us. Such Personal Data may include information set out in the application form relating to any of our products or services whether the information is submitting via hardcopy, email, website, mobile app or any other means.
We use this information only to analyses the use of our website to help guide improvements. We do not collect any personally identifiable information.
Purposes for the Collection, Use and Disclosure of Your Personal Data
We collect, hold, use and disclose your personal data for the following purposes:
- Responding to, processing and handling your complaints, queries, requests, feedback and suggestions;
- Managing the administrative and business operations of the Companies and complying with our internal policies and procedures;
- Facilitating business asset transactions (which may extend to mergers, acquisitions, debt or asset sales) involving any of the Companies;
- Matching any Personal Data held which relates to you for any of the purposes listed herein;
- Verifying your identity;
- Requesting feedback or conducting market research and/or analysis for statistical, profiling or other purposes for us to understand commuters’ behaviour, preferences and market trends, and to review, develop and improve the quality of our services;
- Facilitating and carrying out due diligence checks;
- Preventing, detecting and investigating crime and managing the safety and security of our premises and services (including but not limited to carrying out CCTV surveillance and conducting security clearances);
- Conducting audits, reviews and analysis of our internal processes, action planning and managing commercial risks;
- Project management;
- Providing media announcements and responses;
- Legal purposes (including but not limited to obtaining legal advice, drafting legal documents and contracts and facilitating dispute resolution);
- Meeting or complying with any applicable rules, laws, regulations, codes of practice or guidelines issued by any legal or regulatory bodies (including but not limited to disclosures to regulatory bodies or conducting audit checks, surveillance, investigation, or due diligence); and/or
- Any other purpose relating to any of the above.
CONSENT
Through your interactions with us (including our agents and partners, as the case may be), providing or submitting information to us or signing up for products or services offered by us, you agree and
- Consent to us collecting, using, disclosing and/or processing your Personal Data for the Purpose as described above;
- Consent to us collecting Personal Data about you from sources other than yourself and using, disclosing and/or processing the same, for one or more of the Purpose as described above; and
- Consent to us disclosing your Personal Data to our third-party service providers, or agents (including its lawyers / law firms), for the Purpose as described above.
Contacting Us – Withdrawal of Consent, Access and Correction of your Personal Data
You may request access to any personal data we hold about you at any time by writing to us. We may charge you a fee to cover our administrative and other costs in providing the personal data to you.
You may do any of the following:
- Check whether Ascent Automotive holds data about you and;
- Require Ascent Automotive to correct any data relating to you which is incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate; and
- Ascertain Ascent Automotive’ policies and practices in relation to data and to be informed of the kind of personal data held by Ascent Automotive.
There may be instances where we cannot grant you access to the personal data we hold. For example, we may need to refuse access if granting access would interfere with the privacy of others or if it would result in a breach of confidentiality. If that happens, we will give you written reasons for any refusal.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies (text files placed on your computer) to help the website operators analyses how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this policy on personal data, any concerns or a complain regarding the collection, use or disclosure of your personal data or a possible breach of your privacy, please use the Contact link on our website or contact our Data Protection Officer via the details set out below.
Ascent Automotive Pte Ltd
3 Gambas Crescent, Nordcom One
#01-10, Singapore 757088
Office: +65 62626775
Fax: +65 62626882