Our website privacy policy details how we collect, process and use any personal information provided to us by you. By using our website and by acceptance of these terms you confirm that all data provided to us by you is accurate.

Our Website Privacy Policy is incorporated within the terms of this user agreement.

I. Information about Us

This website is owned and operated by PBSM PTE LTD. We are a private limited company registered in Singapore under Unique Entity Number 201807113G.

II. Our Website

Our website may change and evolve and its content may not always be the same. We may remove (permanently or temporarily) certain features of our website. We will not provide notice of any change to our website to our website users.

We retain the right at any time to limit, without prior notice, your use of our website.

We make no representations nor give any guarantee, express or implied, that any content on our website is accurate, complete, contemporaneous or free from errors or omissions.

We do not guarantee that our website is secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our website safely. You should use your own virus protection softwares.

 

  1. Using our Website

Our website is accessible free of charge.

By visiting our website, accessing its information and/or resources or by using its tools you agree to use it only for the purpose intended and permitted by (a) this user agreement, and (b) all applicable laws, regulations and statute wheresoever it may bind you, the user.

You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our website through your internet connection are aware of these terms, any other applicable terms and conditions, laws and regulations and that they comply with them.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any login information associated with any account you access on or through our website. You are responsible for any activities that occur under your login account.

You are prohibited from engaging in any activity which interferes with or disrupts our website and impedes the servers and/or networks to which our website is connected.

You are prohibited for accessing or attempting to access any non-public areas of our website, computer systems or the technical delivery systems. We will report any breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities.

You are solely responsible for any consequence, loss or damage that we may incur or suffer due to any unauthorised activity conducted by you in association with our website.

 

2. Our Intellectual Property Rights

This website is copyrighted under applicable laws.

You are strictly prohibited from copying, duplicating, reproducing, transmitting, publishing or in any way distributing any component of our website and further you are prohibited from creating derivative works with respect to the same.

 

3. Your intellectual Property Rights and Responsibilities

You retain the intellectual property rights to any content posted by you on our website.

You agree however that we are free to use, adopt and modify any ideas, concepts, knowledge, proposals, suggestions and other communications and information posted by you (“your posts”) on our website without any payment to you.

By submitting, posting or otherwise displaying content on our website you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, copy, reproduce, modify and publish or otherwise transmit and/or display such content through any media. and including through third parties and upon third party media platforms.

You agree that you must have the intellectual property rights to any content submitted by you upon to our website. If you do not have the rights to submit content for such use it may subject you to liability. We will not be responsible or liable for any resultant damage or loss from breach by you of third party intellectual property rights.

We also retain the right to cooperate with and disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted by you to our website is a violation of their intellectual property rights.

If you believe that we have in any way infringed upon your intellectual property rights our address for notification is info@macheroux.photography. We will respond to all notifications complying with the applicable law and statute.

 

4. Responsible Use and Content on our Website

We may provide various open platforms and communication tools on our website such as blog comments, public posts and feedback, product ratings, reviews, articles and various social media services. We may or may not screen or monitor the content posted by users of these various tools. You understand that by using our website you may be exposed to content which you find offensive, upsetting, untrue or otherwise inappropriate.

The content posted by users of our website may not represent our views or values.

We do not guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy or reliability of any content posted upon our website by users.

You understand that if you submit any content on or to our website then it is your personal responsibility to do so in a responsible and ethical manner and in a way which complies with all relevant laws and statute. All content whether posted publicly or privately transmitted is the sole responsibility of the person who originated such content. We will not be responsible for, or be liable to any third party for the content and accuracy of any content posted by you or by any other person posting under your log in account.

In particular you agree that you will not:

  1. Post any content that is derogatory, abusive, harassing, degrading, intimidating, fraudulent, invasive of the privacy of others, racist, sexist, homophobic or contains any type of suggestive, inappropriate or explicit language;

  2. Post any content which could be construed as direct or implicit marketing or advertising;

  3. Purports to represent the views of PBSM PTE LTD or any of our employees;

  4. Purports to represent expert opinion.

We retain the right, at our sole discretion, to remove any content that we feel in our judgment does not comply with this user agreement. We will also remove any content that we otherwise judge to be inaccurate, inappropriate, offensive or upsetting. If it is your content which is removed under the terms of the user agreement, you are deemed to have provided all necessary consent to the removal.

 

5. Third Party Links and Resources

There may be links on our website that will take you to other sites and services. You understand and agree that we have no responsibility for any content on any linked website.

Links to other websites do not constitute an endorsement by us of such website or any guarantee in respect of the content, information, products or services provided on or through the website.

There may be advertising linked or otherwise to PBSM PTE LTD upon our website and you agree to such advertising content under this user agreement.

 

6. Limitation of Warranties and Liabilities

Please read this section carefully as it limits the liability of PBSM PTE LTD for any loss or damage suffered by you, subject to any over-riding applicable law or statute. Nothing in this section limits our liability for death or personal injury arising directly from our negligence.

PBSM PTE LTD will not be liable for any direct, indirect, accidental or consequential loss or damage which may be incurred by you as a result of using our website.

Your use of our website is at your sole risk. By using our website you understand and agree that all resources we provide as “as is” and “as available”. This means that we do not guarantee that:

  1. the use of our website will meet your needs;

  2. the information presented in our website is accurate, adequate, current or reliable;

  3. the information presented is free of defect, error, omission, virus or anything which may damage, erase, add to to corrupt your software, data or equipment;

  4. messages sent through our website will be free from interception, corruption, error, delay or loss;

  5. access to our website will be always available or free from interruption;

  6. defects in the functionality of our website will be repaired or corrected.

Furthermore, all and any aggregate liability shall be limited, by virtue of this section, to whichever shall be the lower of SGD500 and the amount you paid, if any, for use or products and/or services provided by PBSM PTE LTD. This applies howsoever such liability may arise.

Furthermore, you exercise and rely solely upon your own judgment in use of our website and understand and agree that:

  1. any content downloaded or otherwise obtained through or from our website is done at your own discretion and risk;

  2. you are solely responsible for any damage to your computer or other devices and for any loss of data that may result from the download of such content.

No information or advice, express or implied, oral or written obtained by you from PBSM PTE LTD or through our website shall create any kind of contract, guarantee, warranty or duty of care unless expressly stated within the user agreement.

 

7. Indemnity

Under the terms of this user agreement you hereby agree to defend and indemnify PBSM PTE LTD from and against all liabilities, damages, claims, actions and costs (including all legal fees) in connection with or arising from any breach by you of this user agreement and/or use of our website.

In circumstances of third party action against you in connection with or arising from any breach by you of this user agreement we reserve the right, at our own expense (subject to any claim by us for damages against you) and on notice to you to assume exclusive defence and/or control of any claim or action.

 

8. Severance

The illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of any terms or of any other provisions in this user agreement under the law of any single jurisdiction shall not render void its legality, validity or enforceability under the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

The terms within this user agreement and of any other service provided through the website of PBSM PTE LTD shall be governed by Singapore law. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Singapore courts.

 

10. Waiver

No failure or reasonable delay by a party to exercise any right or remedy provided under this user agreement shall constitute a waiver of that right or remedy nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy unless as provided for by law or statute. No single or partial exercise of a right or remedy provided under this user agreement shall prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy unless as provided for by law or statute.

 

Privacy Policy and Opt-Out

WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY

PBSM PTE LTD ( Photography by Sandra Macheroux)  is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This policy (together with any other documents referred to in it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

If you are under 18, please do not send any personal data about yourself to us.

  1. Information collection

    1. In order to provide a better service to you, we may collect and process the following data about you:

      1. information that you provide by filling in forms on our site www.macheroux.photography  ("our site"). This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our site, subscribing to our service, posting material or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information at other times, for example in connection with a promotion or when you report a problem with our site;

      2. if you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence;

      3. we may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them;

      4. details of transactions you carry out through our site and of the fulfilment of your orders;

      5. details of your visits to our site and the resources that you access.

    2. We only retain personal data for so long as it is necessary. Data may be archived as long as the purpose for which the data was used still exists.

  2. Uses made of the information

  3. The purposes for which information may be used by us in and outside Singapore include:

    1. ensuring that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;

    2. providing you with alerts, newsletter, education materials or information that you requested or signed up to;

    3. carrying out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us;

    4. allowing you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so;

    5. designing and conducting surveys/questionnaires for client profiling/segmentation, statistical analysis, improving and furthering the provision our products and services;

    6. complying with laws and regulations applicable to us or any of our affiliates in or outside Singapore;

    7. legal proceedings, including collecting overdue amounts and seeking professional advices;

    8. researching, designing and launching services or products including seminars/events/forums;

    9. promoting and marketing services and products subject to your exercise of the opt-out right (please see further details in Clause 2.2 below); or

    10. purposes directly related or incidental to the above.

    1. We intend to use your data in direct marketing and we require your consent (which includes an indication of no objection) for that purpose. In this connection, please note that:

      1. your name, contact details (including address, contact number, email address), products and services information, transaction pattern and behaviour, background and demographic data held by us from time to time may be used by us in direct marketing;

      2. the following classes of services, products and subjects may be marketed in direct marketing:

        1. services and products related to our site and/or our affiliates (including marketing affiliates programs we are a part of);

        2. reward, loyalty or privileges programmes, promotional offers and related services; and

        3. invitations to events such as seminars/webinars/tele-seminars, conferences, live programs or events.

      3. We may conduct direct marketing via fax, email, direct mail, telephone and other means of communication or send e-newsletters to you. You may choose not to receive promotional materials, by simply telling us (see below for contact details), and we will cease to do so, without charge.

 

3.Disclosure of your information

  1. We will keep the personal data we hold confidential but may provide information to:

    1. personnel, agents, advisers, auditors, contractors, financial institutions, and service providers in connection with our operations or services;

    2. our overseas offices, affiliates, business partners and counterparts (if any);

    3. persons under a duty of confidentiality to us;

    4. persons to whom we are required to make disclosure under applicable laws and regulations in or outside Singapore; or

    5. actual or proposed transferees or participants of our services in or outside Singapore.

    1. Cookies

      1. Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

      2. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.

      5. We use the following cookies:

        • Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.

        • Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

        • Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

        • Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

      6. Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.

      9. Our website uses Google Analytics, a web traffic analysis service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Please refer to http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners to find out more about how Google uses data when you use our website and how to control the information sent to Google.

      12. You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

      15. Furthermore, you can prevent Google's collection and processing of data by using the Google Ads Settings page or downloading and installing their browser plug-in (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).

    2. Security

      1. All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions will be encrypted using SSL technology. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

      2. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk and you agree not to hold us responsible for any breach of security while accessing the internet that is out of our control. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

    3. Third party websites

Our website may contain links to other sites (the "Linked Sites"). We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of such other Linked Sites. We encourage our users to be aware when leaving our website to read the privacy policies or statements of each Linked Site that collects your personal data. You agree to waive any claim against us with respect to the Linked Sites.

  1. Changes to our privacy policy

Any changes we may make to our Privacy Policy in the future will be posted on this page. Your continued use of our services constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates.

  1. Data transfers

We may hold your data on servers in Singapore and any other territories as we see fit from time to time. We may also transfer your data to our overseas offices or to any people listed at Clause 3.1 above, who may be located in or outside of Singapore.

  1. Your consent and rights

    1. By using our service, making an application or visiting our website, you consent to the collection and use of your information and other activities as outlined in this policy.

    2. Under the Personal Data Protection Act (the "PDPA"), individuals have the right:

      • to check whether we hold personal data about you and to access such data;

      • to require us to correct as soon as reasonably practicable any data relating to you that is inaccurate;

      • to ascertain our policies and practices in relation to personal data and the kind of personal data held by us; and

      • to object to the use of your personal data for marketing purposes and we shall not use your personal data for marketing purposes after you communicate your objection to us.

    3. You may exercise your opt-out right by notifying us if you wish to object to the use of your personal data for direct marketing purposes. Please send requests for such objections, access to data, correction of data, information regarding policies and practices and kinds of data held, questions or complaints to:

PBSM PTE LTD

84 Miltonia Close

S 768228

HP: +6598594501

Email: info@macheroux.photography

  1. In accordance with the terms of the PDPA, we have the right to and may charge a minimum fee for processing any data access request.

  1. Governing law and jurisdiction

Nothing in this Privacy Policy shall limit the rights of the data subject under the PDPA. This Privacy Policy shall be governed by the laws of Singapore. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Singapore courts.