Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is set by Straits & Oriental Museum in accordance with the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA”). By visiting or using the website (https://somuseum.asia/) and domain name, any other linked pages, features, content, mobile applications, and any other services we offer from time to time in connection with any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Website”), you agree to the practices and policies set forth in this Privacy Policy, and you hereby acknowledge and consent to our collection, use, and sharing of your information as described in this policy.

We reserve the right to modify or replace any part of this policy. If we make changes in the way we use Personal Information, we will notify you by posting an announcement on our Website or contacting you directly via email or other means. You are bound by any changes to the Privacy Policy when you use the Website after such changes have been first posted.

What does this Privacy Policy cover?

This Privacy Policy covers our treatment of personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) that we gather when you are accessing or using our Website. This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, or to individuals that we do not employ or manage, even if you have accessed the websites or services of those companies through our Website.

We do not have the intention to collect information from anyone under the age of 13. Our Website or Service are directed to people at the age of at least 13 years old or older. If you are under 13, please do not attempt to register for the Service or send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to us or on the Service. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.

What information do we collect?

Information you provide to us

We collect and process your Personal Information such as your name, username, password, email address, phone number, billing and delivery address, social media links, user profile information and user content, including images you have uploaded to the site – only with your knowledge and consent when you use our Website or Service and make service enquiries, or when you respond to communications from us and other information collected on signing up or through surveys.

You can choose not to provide us with any or all of the information we specify or request, but then you may not be able to sign up with us or to take advantage of some or all of our features.

Information collected automatically

When you access our Website or Service, we automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, “cookie” information, and the page you requested. “Cookies” are identifiers we transfer to your computer or device that allow us to recognize your browser or device and tell us how and when pages in our Website are visited and by how many people. Cookies also help us to remember the items you place in your shopping cart. You may be able to change the preferences on your browser or device to prevent or limit your computer’s or device’s acceptance of cookies, but doing so may prevent you from taking advantage of our Website’s best features.

When we collect usage information (such as the numbers and frequency of visitors to the Website and to which pages within the Website), we only use such data in aggregate form, in a manner that assures your anonymity. We may provide this aggregate usage information to our partners; our partners may use such information to understand how often and in what ways people use our Website, so that our partners, too, can endeavor to provide you with an optimal online experience.

Use of your Personal Information

The Personal Information provided may be used and processed by us for the following purposes:
- assessing your application to sign up for the use of the Website or Service;
- to create user profiling and preferences and verify and record your personal particulars including comparing it with information from other sources and using the information to communicate with you;
- to respond to your inquiries;
- to provide and improve our services;
- to manage and administer your participation in any of its campaigns, where applicable;
- to undertake market surveys, market research and development, statistical and trend analysis;
- to provide you with information on products and services
We may employ other companies and people to perform tasks on our behalf and need to share your information with them to provide products or services to you. Unless we inform you otherwise, our agents do not have any right to use the Personal Information we share with them beyond what we deem necessary to assist us in performing such tasks.
We only will share your data with third parties for the purposes of meeting our commitment to you, for instance forwarding your address to shipping agents to deliver your order and identity check.
Any content you upload to your public user profile, along with any Personal Information or content that you voluntarily disclose online in a manner other users can view becomes publicly available, and can be collected and used by others. Your username may also be displayed to other users if and when you post comments or upload images through the Website and other users can contact you through such comments.
When you make an order on our site, you can pay through online bank transfer with any major banks via Billplz and Stripe in a secure manner. To protect our customers’ sensitive data, we work with trustable, reputable company like Billplz and Stripe to provide safe and shopping experience for you. When you confirm to pay, your bank account info will be transmitted through a very secured connection to the international security standard Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). We will not store your bank account info after a transaction is complete.
Your Personal Information will be retained for three (3) months from the date you notify us of your wish to limit or refrain from using your personal data, and may be retained in either a physical or electronic format. Upon the expiry of the aforementioned period, your Personal Information shall be securely and permanently deleted from our database.
We may release Personal Information when we believe in good faith that release is necessary to comply with laws; enforce or apply our conditions of use and/or other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Shoppertise, our employees, our users, or others.
As part of the products or services offered to you through our Website or Service, the information you provide to us may be transferred to countries outside of Malaysia to which you hereby agree. For example, our server or service provider may be located in a country outside of Malaysia. If we transfer your information outside of Malaysia in this manner, we will take steps to ensure that your privacy rights continue to be protected. In addition, if you use our Website or Service while you are outside of Malaysia, your information may be transferred outside of Malaysia in order to provide you with those services.

Is Personal Information about me secure?

Your account is protected by a password for your privacy and security. You need to prevent unauthorized access to your account and Personal Information by selecting and protecting your password (or other sign-on protections) appropriately and limiting access to your computer or device by logging out after you have finished accessing your account.

We use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology to transmit your sensitive information to the parties that are given permission to access to our systems. It is also used to protect Personal Information from unauthorised access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorised modification, unlawful destruction or accidental loss. We will ensure that all the information you provided to us are kept private and confidential.

We endeavor to protect the privacy of your account and other Personal Information we hold in our records, but we cannot guarantee complete security. Unauthorised entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of user information at any time.

The Website may contain links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites. When following a link to another site you should read that site’s privacy policy.

What Personal Information can I access?

Through your account settings, you may access, and, in some cases, edit or delete the following information you’ve provided to us:
- Name, username, and password
- Social media links
- Email address and phone number
- Billing and delivery address
- User profile information and user content, including images you have uploaded to the site

What choices do I have?

You can always elect not to disclose information to us. However, please keep in mind that we may need some information to allow you to sign up with us or to take advantage of some or all of our features, and if you choose not to provide that information, your ability to use our Website and services may be limited.

If you do not wish to receive the newsletter or other mail from us, just click unsubscribe from the newsletter. Please note that if you do not want to receive legal notices from us, such as this Privacy Policy, those legal notices will still govern your use of the Website, and you are responsible for reviewing such legal notices periodically for changes.