Privacy Policy

The NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE is committed to protecting the personal information that you provide to us through our web site located at www.nipponpaint.com.sg (the “Site”). We believe it is important for you to know how we protect your personal information to deliver you the best user experience possible. This Privacy Policy covers what information is collected, how the information is used and for what purposes, to whom such information is disclosed, and what precautions are taken by NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE to safeguard your privacy and personal information.

This privacy policy pertains to information that is collected online, unless otherwise noted herein. BY USING THE SITE, YOU CONSENT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND TO OUR PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES STATED BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SITE.

The Site contains links to other web sites. Once you enter another web site (whether through an advertisement, service, or content link), be aware that NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE is not responsible for the privacy practices of these other sites. We encourage you to look for and review the privacy statements of each and every web site you visit through a link or advertisement on the Site.

Information We Collect

We collect two types of information about you when you visit our Site: personally identifiable information and non-personal, aggregate information (such as information regarding the pages on our Site that you have visited and your IP address).

(A) Personally Identifiable Information

“Personally Identifiable Information” is information that identifies you personally, such as your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, or company name. We collect and store the personal information that you have provided to us. However, do note that we do NOT collect NRIC, FIN and passport numbers, in compliance to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). Here are some examples of the ways in which we may collect your personal information on the Site:

When you register on the Site, and in order for you to make use of the functionality of the site, you will be required to give some personal information to generate and maintain your account, such as your first and last name, company name, company operations, company product in information, company address, and company contact details.

We may collect your e-mail address if you contact us with a question.

We may collect your e-mail address if you sign up for an online newsletter.

When you provide feedback regarding the Site, you will be asked for personally identifiable information, such as your name, e-mail address, and organization. This information will be stored on our Site and used to contact you in response to your feedback, for technical administration of the Site, and to implement improvements to the Site.

The above list provides an example of the personal information that may be collected by NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE. From time to time, we may collect personal information from you in other ways that are not described above. If you do not want us to collect your personal information, please do not provide it to us. You are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the personally identifiable information that you submit to us. Inaccurate information will affect the information you receive when using our Site and our ability to contact you as described in this Privacy Policy.

(B) Non-Personally Identifiable Information

Non-personally identifiable information is used as described in Section I(B) and in other ways as permitted by applicable laws, including combining non-personally identifiable information with personally identifiable information.

Username and Password

Certain parts of the Site will require you to register and obtain a password in order to enjoy the services offered on the applicable pages of the Site. When you try to access features of the Site that require registration, you will be prompted to input your username and password information. If you forget your password or username, you can click on the “Forgot Password” link on the login form to obtain your registration information.

NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE advises those users who do not wish to provide any such data requested by our registration process to refrain from registering with us as NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE lets you view much of the content without registering.

Suggestions to NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE

This Privacy Policy does not apply to any content, business information, ideas, concepts or inventions that you may elect to send to NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE by e-mail or post anywhere on the Site, including the public areas of the Site. If you want to keep content or business information, ideas, concepts or inventions private or proprietary, do not send them in an e-mail to NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE or post them on the Site.

Public Areas of the Site

Certain places within the Site, such as forums, blog pages or other public areas, may allow users to post comments or communications that are publicly accessible and non-confidential. Any information shared, including personally identifiable information, in these public areas is not going to be maintained as private and will be accessible to the public.

Whatever information you display on such public forums can be read, copied, collected, or used by other individuals/third parties to send you unsolicited messages. NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE is not responsible for any information that you choose to disclose in these public areas.

Links to Third Party Sites

From time to time, NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE may offer you content through a web site hosted and operated by a third party. In addition, the Site may contain links to other third party web sites operated by companies that are not affiliated with NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE and that do not have contracts to provide content or services through NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE. These links may be found in advertisements, referenced within content, or placed beside the names or logos of sponsors. NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE does not endorse and is not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites. If you choose to link to one of these third party web sites, you should review the privacy policy posted on such a web site to understand how that web site collects and uses your personally identifiable information.

Cookies

To be able to remember your computer’s test results as you use our site, we use cookies. NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE does not use cookies to track PCs in locations outside our site. You must accept some cookies for the site to work, but others are optional. NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE uses a cookie system to keep you logged in to the site. The site login feature will not work if you do not support cookies.

NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our site experience.

  • Third party vendors, including Google, show your ads on sites on the internet.
  • Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to your website.
  • Users may opt out of Google’s use of cookies by visiting the Google advertising opt-out page. (Alternatively you can opt out of a third party vendor’s use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt out page.)

Reporting Unsolicited E-mail

NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE will continue concerted efforts to prevent unsolicited (spam) e-mail from being relayed as NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE never sends unsolicited or spam e-mail. NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE considers spam to be violation of privacy and a misuse of the Internet in general. If you receive an unsolicited e-mail with a domain of NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE’s Site, please inform us immediately so that we can track down the offender and take any actions, legal or as is appropriate, to stop such spam messages.

How NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE Handles Privacy and Security Internally

NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE strives to protect your personal information and privacy, but no data transmissions over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE will not guarantee or warrant the security of any information you disclose or share with us online and cannot be responsible for any instances of identity theft, destruction or inadvertent disclosure of your personal information. Any information you transmit to us is done at your own risk.

We take all reasonable measures to ensure that your personally identifiable information remains as secure as reasonably possible. For example, only authorized employees are permitted to access your personally identifiable information. These personnel must abide by our privacy policy.

Whatever information is collected and stored with NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE brings with it special obligations and responsibilities. NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE will exercise utmost care and precaution to maintain the data’s integrity, security, and privacy. NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE will not sell or rent out such data.

Questions & Comments

NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE encourages you to share any questions or comments you have regarding this Privacy Policy or any other aspects of our Site. NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE will read and review such messages and attempt to address the questions or concerns contained in them. NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE may also collect, store or file your comments to improve the NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE site, or review and discard the information if it is not applicable or relevant to NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE. We may be contacted at: customer@nipponpaint.com.sg.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Note that NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE may, from time to time, modify this Privacy Policy to reflect legal, technological, and any other developments. NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy as necessary. We will indicate the most current date of any change and encourage you to consult our Privacy Policy from time to time. Continued use of NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE’s web services indicates you accept such changes. NIPPON PAINT SINGAPORE reserves the right to discontinue or add website functionality to support its goals.