Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for BRN

Effective Date: March 1, 2024

1. Introduction

Bread News Pte. Ltd. (“BRN," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website thebrn.co (the "Site"). This policy is prepared in accordance with Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (the "PDPA").

2. Data We Collect

We may collect personal data about you in the following ways:

• Personal Data You Provide to Us: We collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us when you register for an account, subscribe to our newsletter, purchase a product, or otherwise contact us. This may include your name, email address, and username.
• Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and pages you have viewed.
• Financial Data: When you purchase a subscription, we may collect data related to your payment, such as your payment card information. We use a third-party payment processor (e.g., Stripe) to handle this information securely. We do not store your full payment card details on our servers.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

• Create and manage your account.
• Process your payments and subscriptions.
• Email you with our newsletter, research, and marketing communications (from which you can opt-out at any time).
• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.
• Prevent fraudulent transactions and enforce our Terms of Service.
• Comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

4. Disclosure of Your Data

We do not sell your personal data. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

• With Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your data with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, such as payment processing, email delivery, and data analysis.
• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others.
• Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

5. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal data. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.

6. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required or permitted by applicable laws, including the PDPA.

7. Your Rights Under the PDPA

Under the PDPA, you have certain rights regarding your personal data.

• Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Correction: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent for the collection, use, or disclosure of your personal data at any time. Please note that withdrawing consent may result in us being unable to provide certain services to you.

To exercise these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer using the contact details below. We may charge a reasonable fee for processing an access request.

8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. You are free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, but some parts of our Site may not work properly for you.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top.

10. Contact Us & Data Protection Officer (DPO)

If you have questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact our Data Protection Officer at:

Data Protection Officer

Bread News Pte. Ltd.

Email: [email protected]