Privacy Policy

1. Introduction and Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to all personal data processed by SG Press Daily Pte. Ltd. (UEN 202948571M), a company registered in Singapore with its principal place of business at 88 Market Street, #22-04 CapitaSpring, Singapore 048948. We operate sgpressdaily.pro as an independent news and information platform covering business, technology, startups, and urban development in Singapore.

The PDPA establishes a baseline standard for the protection of personal data in Singapore. It applies to organisations that collect, use, or disclose personal data in Singapore, regardless of whether the organisation is formed or recognised under the laws of Singapore or resident in Singapore. As a data intermediary and data controller in respect of the personal data we handle, SG Press Daily complies with the PDPA's obligations, including the need to obtain consent where required, to notify individuals of the purposes for which their data is collected, and to provide individuals with access and correction rights.

This policy covers personal data collected through our website, email correspondence, contact forms, newsletter subscriptions, editorial tip submissions, analytics tools, cookies, and any other channels through which you provide information to us. It does not apply to third-party websites linked from our platform, which are governed by their own privacy policies.

2. What Personal Data We Collect

Personal data means data, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified from that data, or from that data and other information to which we have or are likely to have access. Depending on how you interact with SG Press Daily, we may collect the following categories of personal data:

• Identity and contact data: your name, email address, telephone number, organisation name, job title, and postal address when you submit a contact form, subscribe to our morning digest, or correspond with our news desk.
• Editorial submission data: information you voluntarily provide when submitting a news tip, press release, or reader feedback, which may include your name, contact details, and the content of your submission.
• Technical and usage data: your IP address, browser type and version, device identifiers, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, time spent on pages, clickstream data, and general geographic location derived from IP address.
• Cookie and consent data: your cookie preferences, consent timestamps, and identifiers stored through cookies, local storage, or similar technologies as described in our Cookie Policy.
• Communications data: records of correspondence between you and our team, including email threads, support enquiries, and any attachments you send.

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data such as national identification numbers, financial account details, health information, or data relating to children under the age of thirteen. If you submit such information voluntarily through a contact form or email, we will handle it only to the extent necessary to respond to your enquiry and will delete it when no longer required, unless we are legally obliged to retain it.

Where personal data is provided to us by a third party, such as a corporate communications officer submitting a press release on behalf of an organisation, we expect that party to have obtained the necessary consents or have another valid legal basis for sharing that data with us.

3. How We Collect Personal Data

We collect personal data through several channels. Direct collection occurs when you complete a form on our website, send an email to our newsroom, subscribe to editorial updates, or communicate with us by telephone. Automated collection occurs when you browse our site, through server logs, analytics platforms, and cookies placed on your device with your consent where required.

We may also receive personal data from publicly available sources, such as professional profiles or company directories, when our editorial team researches sources for news stories. In such cases, we use only information that is reasonably necessary for journalistic purposes and handle it in accordance with this policy and applicable law.

Our website uses forms that include a privacy notice checkbox where appropriate. By submitting a form after reviewing that notice, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal data for the purposes stated herein, to the extent consent is required under the PDPA.

4. Purposes for Collection, Use, and Disclosure

Under the PDPA, organisations may collect, use, or disclose personal data only with the individual's consent or under an applicable exception. SG Press Daily collects and uses personal data for the following purposes, which we consider reasonable in the context of operating an independent news platform:

• Editorial operations: to receive and respond to news tips, press enquiries, reader feedback, and editorial correspondence; to verify sources where appropriate; and to publish attributed quotations or statements with your consent.
• Newsletter and briefing delivery: to send you our daily press briefing, sector roundups, and editorial updates that you have subscribed to receive.
• Customer service: to respond to enquiries about our coverage, editorial policy, advertising opportunities, or technical issues with the website.
• Website operation and improvement: to maintain, secure, and improve sgpressdaily.pro; to diagnose technical problems; to understand how readers engage with our content; and to develop new editorial features.
• Analytics and audience measurement: to analyse traffic patterns, measure the reach of our journalism, and produce aggregated, non-identifying statistical reports for internal editorial planning.
• Legal and regulatory compliance: to comply with applicable laws, regulations, court orders, or requests from lawful authorities; to enforce our Terms of Use; and to protect the rights, property, and safety of SG Press Daily, our readers, and the public.
• Business administration: to manage our accounts, invoicing, vendor relationships, and internal record-keeping in the ordinary course of business.

We will not use your personal data for purposes other than those for which it was collected, unless you have given additional consent or the use is permitted under the PDPA without consent, such as where the use is necessary to respond to an emergency that threatens the life, health, or safety of an individual.

We may disclose personal data to the following categories of recipients, subject to appropriate safeguards: our hosting and infrastructure providers located in Singapore; email delivery services; analytics vendors (only where you have consented to analytics cookies); professional advisers including lawyers and accountants bound by confidentiality obligations; and government authorities where required by law. We do not sell personal data to third parties.

5. Consent and Withdrawal

Where the PDPA requires consent, we obtain it through clear and accessible means. For marketing communications, we seek your express opt-in consent before adding you to our mailing list. For non-essential cookies, we request consent through our cookie banner before placing such cookies on your device. Consent preferences are stored for six months, after which we will ask you to confirm your choices again.

You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us at [email protected] or by using the unsubscribe link in any marketing email. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Please note that withdrawing consent may limit our ability to provide certain services, such as newsletter delivery.

Where we rely on deemed consent or another PDPA exception rather than express consent, we will inform you of the basis on which we process your data and your rights under this policy.

6. Data Retention

SG Press Daily retains personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law. Our retention practices are guided by the principle that personal data should not be kept longer than needed.

• Contact form and enquiry records: retained for up to twenty-four months from the date of last correspondence, unless a longer period is needed to resolve an ongoing matter or comply with a legal obligation.
• Newsletter subscriber data: retained for the duration of your subscription and up to twelve months after you unsubscribe, to honour your opt-out preference and maintain suppression lists.
• Editorial tip and submission records: retained for up to thirty-six months where the submission relates to active or potential editorial coverage; otherwise deleted within twelve months.
• Server logs and security records: retained for up to ninety days for security monitoring and incident investigation.
• Analytics data: aggregated and anonymised analytics may be retained indefinitely; identifiable analytics data is retained in accordance with our analytics vendors' policies and our cookie consent settings, typically not exceeding twenty-six months.
• Financial and contractual records: retained for seven years where required by Singapore tax and accounting regulations.

When personal data is no longer required, we securely delete or anonymise it so that it can no longer be associated with an identifiable individual. Anonymised data that cannot be re-identified is not subject to the PDPA.

7. Protection of Personal Data

We implement reasonable security arrangements to protect personal data against unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal, or similar risks. These measures include encrypted connections (HTTPS) for data transmitted through our website, access controls limiting employee access to personal data on a need-to-know basis, secure hosting within Singapore where practicable, and regular review of our data handling practices.

While we take data protection seriously, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but will notify affected individuals and the Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore where required in the event of a data breach that is likely to result in significant harm or affect a significant number of individuals.

Employees and contractors who handle personal data are expected to comply with this policy and applicable confidentiality obligations. We review our security measures periodically and update them as technology and threats evolve.

8. Transfer of Personal Data Outside Singapore

Our primary hosting and data processing infrastructure is located in Singapore. Where we transfer personal data outside Singapore, for example to a cloud service provider or email platform with servers in another jurisdiction, we ensure that the recipient is bound by legally enforceable obligations to provide a standard of protection comparable to that under the PDPA. This may be achieved through contractual clauses, binding corporate rules, or other mechanisms recognised under Singapore law.

Before transferring personal data overseas, we assess the recipient's data protection practices and the laws of the destination country. You may contact our Data Protection Officer for further information about specific transfers and the safeguards we apply.

9. Your Rights Under the PDPA

The PDPA grants individuals several rights in relation to their personal data. Subject to certain exceptions under the Act, you have the right to:

• Access: request access to personal data about you that is in our possession or under our control, and information about how we have used or disclosed that data within the past year.
• Correction: request correction of any error or omission in your personal data held by us.
• Withdrawal of consent: withdraw consent for the collection, use, or disclosure of your personal data, subject to legal or contractual restrictions.
• Data portability: where applicable under future PDPA amendments or subsidiary legislation, request a copy of your personal data in a commonly used machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer using the details in Section 12. We will respond within thirty days of receiving a verifiable request, as required by the PDPA. We may charge a reasonable fee for access requests where permitted by law. If we are unable to fulfil your request, we will explain the reasons, which may include that the data is not in our possession, that an exception under the PDPA applies, or that fulfilling the request would unreasonably interfere with our operations.

If you believe we have not handled your personal data in accordance with the PDPA, you may lodge a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore at www.pdpc.gov.sg. We encourage you to contact us first so we can attempt to resolve your concern directly.

10. Do Not Call Registry

If we send marketing messages to Singapore telephone numbers, we will check those numbers against the Do Not Call Registry maintained under the PDPA before doing so, unless an exception applies. Marketing messages sent with your clear and unambiguous consent in writing are exempt from this requirement. You may opt out of marketing communications at any time.

11. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or business operations. When we make material changes, we will post the updated policy on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. Where appropriate, we will notify subscribers or display a prominent notice on our website. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Your continued use of sgpressdaily.pro after the effective date of an updated policy constitutes your acknowledgement of the changes, to the extent permitted by law.

12. Contact Our Data Protection Officer

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our handling of your personal data, please contact our Data Protection Officer:

Data Protection Officer
SG Press Daily Pte. Ltd.
88 Market Street, #22-04 CapitaSpring
Singapore 048948
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +65 6538 4719
Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00–18:00 SGT

We are committed to addressing privacy enquiries promptly and transparently. For general editorial enquiries unrelated to personal data, you may also contact [email protected].