Grow Asia is very committed to internet privacy and for visitors to be well informed of the gathering and use of their information through the Grow Asia Exchange. The following forms essential parts of Grow Asia’s Privacy Policy:

  • monitoring of general trends in the use of the websites but no tracking of individual visitors;
  • no collecting of information concerning visitors unless that information is voluntarily disclosed, for example by signing up as a partner;
  • no selling or renting of information voluntarily disclosed to Grow Asia, nor sharing of it with any third parties except if required by law ;
  • at any time, partners signed up for specific services can cancel or modify their information.   

This Privacy Policy is incorporated into the Grow Asia Exchange Terms of Use. Any person that uses the websites or registers on the Grow Asia Exchange Websites as a partner acknowledges having read and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy, as they may be amended from time to time. Any visitor or partner that uses or accesses the websites agrees and consents to the collection of personal information in the manner outlined in this Privacy Policy.

Data Collection

Grow Asia uses Google Analytics.  All information collected through the Grow Asia Exchange websites is subject the Google privacy policy. (located at www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/

The Websites collect two categories of information:

General information: The Grow Asia Exchange websites automatically collect non personally-identifiable information using the websites’ cookies to monitor visitor usage patterns and information. The only information the websites collect from a normal visit is the IP address, domain name, browser and type of machine used, referring websites, downloaded files, requested pages and time and date of those requests.

Personally-identifiable information: Partners that register with the Grow Asia Exchange websites to create a login account to gain access to post blogs on Community websites may be asked to provide personal information such as the name, mailing address, email address, phone number and other personally-identifiable information. The Grow Asia Exchange websites shall not collect personally-identifiable information without the consent of the partner. The partner shall also maintain the right of rectification with regard to personal information and may request that his or her personal information be modified or deleted in whole or in part, at any time.

Registering or supplying personal information sets a cookie for certain portions of the Grow Asia Exchange websites that records details and information so partners do not need to resubmit information on a subsequent visit.

Submitting content on the websites may mean that other visitors to the Websites will be able to view personally-identifiable information submitted by a visitor or a blogger.

Personally-identifying information is only collected where provided on a voluntary basis through the completion of one of our forms by the partner, and is kept in the Grow Asia databases and mailing lists directly related to the services provided.

Personal identifiable information that you provide this way will not be sold or rented, nor will it be given to any third parties except where required in the course of an officially authorized law enforcement investigation.

Use of Information

Grow Asia will analyze browsing patterns and usage trends of the Grow Asia Exchange websites visitors with the general information collected.

All this information is used for internal review only and is not shared with third parties, unless legally required.

Grow Asia periodically summarizes and analyzes these log files to learn how visitors use content on the site. This information is used to allocate resources effectively and to improve the content, organization and performance of our site. This process does not collect, store or use personally-identifying information such as name, address, telephone number or e-mail address.

Use of Cookies

A cookie is simply a small piece of information that a web server asks your browser to store on your local computer, and then later your browser presents this information to the web server. In its simplest form, a cookie is an identifying number.

The Grow Asia Exchange websites use cookies for anonymous visitor tracking. The contracted web server assigns each visitor a unique numerical ID. All requests for pages are tagged with that ID, and by analyzing log files, Grow Asia can determine how many unique visitors used the site.

Grow Asia does not know the identity of a person based on the numerical ID. The cookies used on our websites do not contain any personal information about visitors, nor are they used to look up personal information about visitors. Even if you have entered information about yourself in one of our registration forms, we do not relate that information to the cookie data.

Security

Grow Asia does not sell or share any personally identifiable information volunteered on the Grow Asia Exchange websites to any third party. Any information provided to Grow Asia by users of the Grow Asia Exchange websites is held with the utmost care and security, and will not be used in ways other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy, or in any site/area-specific policies, or in ways to which you have not explicitly consented. Grow Asia employs a range of technologies and security measures to protect the information maintained on our systems from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

All employees who have access to and are associated with the processing of personal data are obliged to respect the confidentiality of official business matters, including personal data.

External Links

The websites contain links to other websites that are not operated or maintained by Grow Asia and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. Visitors should be aware that the links on these websites are provided only for your convenience. Grow Asia has no control over, makes no promises or warranties of any kind with regard to, and has no responsibility or liability for, the content of any other websites or their privacy policies, their use of cookies, or the way they collect, save, store or use information. You should review the privacy policy of each website you visit.

Disclosure of Information

However, as part of its Privacy Policy, Grow Asia reserves the right to disclose any information about visitors, including personally identifiable information, if and when required by law or when necessary to investigate potential illegal activities such as fraud, violations of the Terms of Use, or when otherwise necessary to protect the interests, property, rights, safety and internet security of Grow Asia, the websites or other third parties. For such purposes, the information may be made available to third parties in countries which do not have legislation that guarantees adequate data protection.

Agreement and Notification of Amendments

By using this site, you signify your agreement with the Grow Asia Exchange’s Privacy Policy.

Grow Asia reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time. Your continued use of these websites following changes to these terms means you accept those changes.

Applicable Law and Venue of Jurisdiction

This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the substantive laws of Singapore, under the exclusion of any international treaty and under exclusion of any conflicts of laws principles.  The place of jurisdiction shall be Singapore.

Contact

Should you have any questions or concerns about the Grow Asia Exchange’s Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us by e-mail at exchange@growasia.org.