Privacy Policy

Introduction

Blackseed is committed to protecting your privacy and personal data according to international law. This Privacy Statement ("privacy statement") explains how Blackseed Asia Pte Ltd ("Blackseed") and its authorised partners and affiliates control and/or process personal data in connection with the Blackseed Website ("website") and its other touchpoints including our resources and calculators. This information is not comprehensive or not necessarily intended to address specific circumstances of any particular individual or entity.

This policy describes the types of personal information we might potentially collect, how we might use the information, with whom we might share it and the choices you can make about the data collection, use and disclosure of the information. Please note that this policy does not apply to the practices of companies or websites which are not owned or managed by Blackseed Asia Pte Ltd.

Personal Data

The term “personal data”, as used in this privacy statement, refers to any information about you which can be used to personally identify you, such as your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, or any other personal information you might supply. Please read this statement carefully prior to accessing or utilizing the website information. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy statement, then please do not provide us with personal data and leave the website.

What personal information is collected and why?

Blackseed may obtain personal information about you from various sources, including our websites, when you call or email us, when you engage with us or our content through social media, and/or when you participate in events or other promotions. We may also obtain information about you from our business partners, clients and other third parties. The main goal in collecting these information is to provide visitors, prospects and clients with a responsive, customised and effective experience across all Blackseed touchpoints and platforms.

Purpose of processing

Personal data collected is processed for the purpose of:

• Offering services on our website
• Recruitment and Human Resource purposes
• Partner, customer or investor relationship management and communication
• Providing marketing information via targeted e-mails or interpersonal communication
• Handling other matters related to the management and development of the website and the services provided therein.

We will not hold it for any longer than legally permissible and necessary for these purposes.

Your rights

You have the right to know what personal data we hold about you. You may contact Blackseed in order to review the accuracy of the personal data related to you. Upon your request, Blackseed will rectify or delete any incomplete, inaccurate or outdated personal data. You have the right to be forgotten and completely withdraw your consent for processing your personal data. Conversely, revoking your consent may lead to a situation in which we cannot provide you with many or all of our services.

Data Categories

When you visit and interact with our website and other touchpoints, certain information may be collected, including:

• Browser type and operating system
• Search terms that have been used to reach the site
• Webpages visited immediately before and after you came to the site
• Dates and times of visits to the site
• Information on actions taken on the site
• Amount of time spent viewing certain pages or screens
• Standard server log information
• Social actions taken with respect to the content on the site

Please note that Blackseed’s website and our customers’ websites may contain links to other websites and gather data from social media sites, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Skype and Pinterest. We recommend that you read the privacy policies of the aforementioned sites and every other website or platform that you visit. We are not responsible for other sites’ privacy practices.

Cookies and Tracking

About Cookies

A first-party persistent cookie is a small text file that a website or an application saves on your computer or mobile device when you first visit it. It enables the specific touchpoint to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, and font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another. Cookies collect only anonymous information about your activity on our website. These cookies cannot access, read or modify any other data on your computer.

By using this Website, you consent to the processing of data about you in the manner and for the purposes set out above. We do not provide or give away personal data to any external party, apart from parties who process data on Blackseed’s behalf.

Regarding Google Technology

Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. We might utilize Google Advertising technology on our website. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt-out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy.

We and third-party vendors, such as Google use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies or other third-party identifiers to compile data regarding user interactions as they relate to our website.

How we use Information Technology

In order to learn more about how our online premises are used, we sometimes aggregate and analyse the data that is collected over time. We may use this information to assess use of our website or other touchpoints, to increase functionality and to better tailor content and design to suit our visitors' needs. Cookies help to improve and deliver a better user experience.

Cookies enable us to:

• Estimate usage numbers and patterns
• Store information about your preferences
• Analyse and enhance marketing communications
• Recognize your profile when you return to our website

Commercial Interactions

Commercial Requests

Some of touchpoints may have a contact button, which activates your email software and invites you to send your comments to a specific functional mailbox. You may provide your name, email and phone or other contact information to Blackseed to request a specific information. When you send such a message, your personal data is collected only to the extent necessary to reply. We may instantly share the information with our service providers, business partners and clients.

Commercial Communications

You may provide your name, email and phone or other contact information to Blackseed in order to receive company news, book a meeting, ask for a case study, or to receive product information or service, and/or other business communications. You may opt out of our email marketing communications using the link at the bottom of each email.

Operational Accounts

You might need to provide data in order to access a professional Blackseed utility. Our tools allow you to reach colleagues, prospects, customers, partners and others to cooperate with. To activate your account or to make use of our calculators you will need to provide data. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing and processing. We retain your personal data while your account is in existence or as needed to provide you service.

Data Security and Disclosure

Legal Case Disclosures

Blackseed may need to disclose emails and/or other personal information when required by law and/or when we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a) a current judicial proceeding, b) a court order or c) legal process served on Blackseed.

Analytics

Data collected by cookies about your use of the Website is transmitted to and stored by Google and/or other website analytics service providers, on behalf of Blackseed. Blackseed uses this data to diagnose technical problems, analyse trends and administer the Website.

Transfer of Data

Information that you provide to Blackseed will be kept as a record of your interaction with our Website. Personal data may be transferred within the Blackseed Network. Authorised third-party service providers may be used to process personal data on behalf of Blackseed companies with respect to Blackseed's business needs. Personal data may be transferred to countries outside the EU or the EEA. Such transfers are conducted in accordance with international personal data legislation.

Data Safekeeping

Blackseed has technical and administrative practises in place to help protect against unauthorized access to, use or disclosure of private information. However, no database is 100% percent secure and we cannot guarantee that our defences will prevent every single unauthorized attempt to access, use or disclose personal information. If you become aware of a security breach, email us immediately.

Rights to Access and Control Your Personal Data

Blackseed attempts to ensure the accuracy of the personal information collected. We also offer you settings to control and manage the personal data we have about you. You can voluntarily access your information, verify its accuracy and, if necessary, correct it. We might periodically ask you to review some personal information that is on file and to update any information that may have changed. As a data subject, you also have the right to object to the processing of your personal data on legitimate compelling grounds, except when it is collected in order to comply with a legal obligation, or is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, or is to be used for a purpose for which you have given your consent.

How long your data is kept

Blackseed merely keeps the data for the time necessary to fulfil the purpose of processing of your services or requests. If this business request involves a historical document, project or case then your information will remain integral in relation to that specific situation and the particular people involved presently and at that point in time.

You may choose to opt-out at any time

You may choose not to have a unique web analytics cookie identification number assigned to your computer to avoid the aggregation and analysis of data collected on this website. You may also choose to entirely opt-out of cookies across the web by downloading the Ghostery or some other plugin. You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish.

You may also withdraw any consent you previously provided to the processing of your personal information by emailing us.

Regulatory Compliance

We are committed to complying with the latest legislation where GDPR is becoming the global standard in personal data protection. Keeping users’ information safe and secure is among our highest priorities.

COPPA: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. We do not wish to market to anyone under 18.

CAN SPAM Act: If you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails please contact us through email so we can remove you from future communications.

Changes to the Privacy Statement

Blackseed reserves the right to amend this Privacy Statement. You must review this Privacy Statement from time to time for any amendments.