Privacy Policy

Last updated: 05 May 2022

Your privacy is important to Lin Worldwide. We are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your Personal Data (i.e., any personal data that can be used to identify you as an individual). This Privacy Policy explains what and how we collect, share, use, and protect your Personal Data when you visit the website of Lin Worldwide ("Website"). The Website includes www.lin-worldwide.com and additional websites or mobile applications provided and managed by Lin Worldwide Sdn Bhd [202201015943 (1461640-U)]. This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Cookies Policy and our Terms of Use.

Please note that the Website and the provision of our services are not intended for children and minors and we do not knowingly solicit or collect Personal Data from anyone under the age of 18, other than from a parent or legal guardian with consent. As a parent or legal guardian, please do not allow your children to submit Personal Data without your permission.

Consent

By using the Website, you consent to the collection, use, and storage of your Personal Data by us in accordance with this Privacy Policy. please do not send us any information you do not wish Lin Worldwide to use.

Personal Data We Collect

We collects and process Personal Data in the course of business activities. We also collect Personal Data when you choose to submit them to us from instance when you register for Lin Worldwide newsletters or alerts, sign up for events, or participate in surveys, or contact us (whether by email, telephone, or other means of communication). Personal Data collected varies and may include information that you choose to provide such as your name, email address, and mailing address.

We may also collect payment card information and other information such as nationality when you provide it directly to us while using our online services, and where we believe it is reasonably required for ordinary business purposes.

We may also automatically collect Personal Data about the devices you use to access the Website. Information collected may include IP addresses, domain name, web browser version, and browsing information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other technologies ("Cookies") such as traffic data, location data, search history, page views. Such information is collected in accordance with our Cookies Policy.

Lin Worldwide may also collect Personal Data about you from third parties in the course of business activities. This includes demographic, professional and other information that is publicly available online and offline, including information you choose to make public through social media platforms, and public online forums.

We do not seek to collect or process sensitive Personal Data (such as data related to race or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, political opinions, or sexual orientation of an individual) unless it is required or permitted by law; necessary for the detection or prevention of crime; necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal rights; or we have your prior explicit consent.

Our Website does not respond to web browser-based do-not-track (DNT) or similar signals at this time.

Use Of Personal Data

We may use your Personal Data to provide you with services; fulfill your requests for information; provide marketing materials; distribute newsletters; conduct data analytics activities; improve our products and services; ensure the Website functions correctly; prevent fraud; enforce our Terms of Use; to comply with legal obligations; to exercise or defend our legal rights; and fulfill any other purposes you may initiate or request.

We may combine and/or analyze Personal Data that we have collected from various sources, both online and offline. We may also combine information collected across devices, such as computers and mobile devices. We may also combine information received from a third party. We may combine this information with existing Personal Data we have about you or use it independently for our benchmarking and data analytics purposes. We will always seek to confirm that the third party has provided transparent information about its use of this data, including its disclosure to third parties like Lin Worldwide, in compliance with applicable law.

Disclosure Of Personal Data

In the ordinary course of business, we may disclose your Personal Data to third parties including competent authorities (including courts, and regulatory authorities), and other third parties such as business partners, suppliers, and service providers we engage to assist us in providing our products and services. The categories of third parties with whom we share Personal Data include hosting and infrastructure providers, email service providers, IT service providers, database providers, advertising partners, recruitment service providers, and payment processors among others.

We may also disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or legal process; to regulators or law enforcement authorities; to enforce our Terms of Use; to protect our property, services, and legal rights; to prevent fraud, to support auditing and compliance functions; to conduct corporate transactions such as corporate reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets, or capital; to protect vital interests of a person; to prevent physical harm, financial loss, or in connection with a suspected or actual illegal activity; or to comply with any and all applicable laws.

Personal Data Transfer Across International Borders

In the course of ordinary business activities, the nature of our business and our operations require us to transfer your Personal Data to other business partners, service providers, and other third parties that may be located outside of your own country. These countries may have different laws and data protection compliance requirements, with some being more comprehensive than others.

Security Of Personal Data

Lin Worldwide takes all reasonable steps to protect your Personal Data. However, the transmission of data over the internet (including by e-mail) is never completely secure. We endeavor to protect your Personal Data, but we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to us or by us over the internet. Please be aware of this when requesting information or sending forms to us online or by email. We recommend that you do not include any sensitive information including credit card details when submitting information online, using email, contact forms, or when using public computers/public WIFI.

Lin Worldwide has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational measures to protect your Personal Information. These measures include administrative and technical controls to restrict access only to authorized personnel and third party service providers; technological measures including anti-virus software, and firewalls. Despite these measures however, Lin Worldwide cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to your Personal Data.

Retention Of Personal Data

Lin Worldwide will keep your Personal Data for as long as we deem necessary in connection with fulfilling the relevant activities or services.

We may also retain your Personal Data for longer than the duration of fulfilling the relevant activities and services should we need to retain it to protect ourselves against legal claims, use it for any analysis or maintenance of historical records, for any retention period that is required by law; of for the conclusion of any litigation or investigations that may arise.

Your Rights

Opt-out

You may unsubscribe from our newsletter subscriptions and any marketing communications by following the relevant instructions in the appropriate area of the Website or in communications to you.

Update

We will use reasonable endeavors to ensure that your Personal Data is accurate. You may contact us to notify us of any changes to your Personal Data that your have provided to us.

Changes

This Privacy Policy may be be amended or updated from time to time. We will alert you to any such changes by updating this Privacy Policy with a new "Last updated" date. All changes will become effective when posted unless indicated otherwise. You are therefore encouraged to review the current version of the Privacy Policy each time you visit the Website.

Contact

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please email:

contact @ lin-worldwide (dot) com