PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY & COOKIE POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE
Information about Us
GLS Law Firm Pte. Ltd. is a private limited company incorporated under the law of Singapore (“GLS”, “We”, “Our”, “Us”).
Our registered address is #02-01 37 Beach Rd, Singapore, 169678.
GLS is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy, including when you use Our website www.gls-law.com (the “Site”).
Our privacy & cookie policy
This privacy & cookie policy (“Privacy Policy”) sets out the basis upon which We will process any personal data / information We collect from you, or that you provide to Us.
This Privacy Policy also explains the use of cookies on the Site.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand Our views and practices regarding your personal data / information and how We will treat it.
By visiting and using the Site and / or providing Us with personal data / information, you acknowledge and agree that you:
understand and unconditionally accept and agree to this Privacy Policy; and
consent to Us processing / using your personal data / information in the manner set out in this Privacy Policy.
If you do not accept and agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not provide your personal data / information to Us and do not interact with or use the Site.
We recommend that you print a copy of this Privacy Policy for future reference.
Data / Information We may collect from you
When you visit the Site We may collect and process the following information:
information you provide by completing forms on Our Site (e.g. career opportunities), ordering services from Us, or subscribing to Our newsletter;
information you provide if you contact Us, for example to raise a query or comment or information given via the Site discussion / social media functions;
technical information, including IP address, your login information, browser type and version, time zone, plug-ins types and versions, operating system and platform;
information about your visit, including the full URL clickstream to, through and from Our Site (including date and time);
pages you viewed or searched for, page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages;
page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page;
details of your visits made to Our Site including the volume of traffic received, logs and the resources accessed;
information about you if you use any of the other websites We operate or the other services We provide; and / or
information about you received from third parties We work with (including payment services, advertising networks, analytics providers, search information providers).
The information We may collect could include personal information e.g. your name, contact details, financial and credit card information, personal description and photograph.
Cookies
Our Site uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps Us to provide you with a good experience when you browse Our Site and also allows Us to improve Our Site.
A cookie is information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive - a small file of letters and numbers, that We store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer, if you agree.
We use the following cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies – these are required for the operation of Our Site (including cookies that enable you to log into secure areas).
Analytical / performance cookies - they allow Us to recognise and to see how visitors move around, Our Site and to see how visitors move around Our Site when they are using it.
Functionality cookies - these are used to recognise you when you return to Our Site. This enables Us to personalise Our content for you, greet you by name etc.
Targeting cookies - these cookies record your visit to Our Site, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed.
You may block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies.
Please note that 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.
Uses of the data / information
We may use information held about you in the following ways:
to carry out Our obligations and to provide you with the information and / or services / products that you request from Us;
to provide you, or permit selected third parties to provide you with information about services / products we offer or feel may interest you;
to notify you about changes to Our services / products;
to ensure that content from the Site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
to administer the Site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
to allow you to participate in interactive features of Our Site, when you choose to do so;
as part of Our efforts, to keep Our Site safe and secure; and/or
to deliver relevant advertising to you and measure or understand the effectiveness of this.
Disclosure of your data / information
We may share your information with any member of the GLS Group and Our employees, consultants and other people We work with in order to deliver your services / products to you.
We may share / disclose your information with selected third parties including:
people who We work with, including employees, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract We enter into with you;
advertisers and advertising networks that require the data to select and serve relevant adverts to you and others;
analytics and search engine providers that assist Us in the improvement and optimisation of the Site;
in the event that We sell or buy any business or assets, in which case We may confidentially and securely disclose your information to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets;
if We are under a duty to disclose or share your information in order to comply with any legal or regulatory obligation or order; and / or
in order to enforce or apply any of Our terms and conditions and / or to protect the rights, property, or safety of any member, employee or customer of the GLS Group.
Where We store your personal data / information
The information that We collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside Singapore.
Your information may be processed by people outside Singapore who work for Us or for one of Our suppliers. Such staff may be engaged in, among other things:
the provision of services;
the processing of your payment details; and / or
the provision of support services.
By submitting your information, you agree to the information transfer, storing or processing referred to in this Privacy Policy.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure and any transmission of data / information is at your own risk.
We will take all commercially reasonable steps which are necessary to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Notwithstanding Clause 7.5, We cannot guarantee the security of your information transmitted to Our Site.
Where you have a password which enables you to access certain parts of Our Site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential and you will not disclose it to anyone.
Your rights
You have the right to ask Us not to process your information for marketing purposes.
We will usually inform you (before collecting your information) if We intend to use your data for such purposes or if We intend to disclose your information to others for such purposes.
You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting Us at info@gls-law.com.
Our Site may, from time to time, contain links to and from third party websites.
If you follow a link to / from any third party websites, you do so at your own risk, and subject to whatever privacy policy / website terms may govern the use of such third party websites.
We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the content of third party websites, or any information you provide to them.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy and your acceptance
Any changes We may make to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this page. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes.
Your continued use of Our Site will confirm your understanding and acceptance of this Privacy Policy and any changes made to it from time to time.
Contact
Questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy Policy should be sent to info@gls-law.com.