We at JonDavidson Consulting Pte Ltd respect the privacy and confidentiality of our clients’ personal data. We are committed to implementing policies, practices and processes to safeguard the collection, use and disclosure of the personal data you provide us, in compliance with the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2012.

We have developed this Privacy / Data Protection Policy to assist you in understanding how we collect, use, disclose, process and retain your personal data with regards to: Our Business and Web site Service http://www.jondavidson.consulting

How We Collect Your Personal Data

We collect your personal data and used by us for the following purposes:

  • assessing and evaluating your suitability for employment or commercial engagement in any current or prospective position for our clients or with us;

  • verifying your identity and the accuracy of your personal details and other information provided

  • performing obligations under or in connection with your contract with our clients or with us; and

  • performing obligations under or in connection with the provision of our goods or services to our clients.

Types of Personal Data We Collect About You

The types of personal data we collect about you for potential placements and project engagements include:

  • Applicant’s personal details (Name, NRIC No./FIN No./Passport No., Date of Birth, Race, Citizenship, Nationality)

  • Job applicant’s professional and work experience in an applicant’s CV containing Job title, Occupation, Employment history, Work experience, Highest education level, Qualifications, Schools Attended, membership of professional bodies etc.

  • Copies of academic transcripts and other educational/professional certifications

Should you require more details on types of personal data we collect about you, you may visit our website: www.jondavidson.consulting or contact our DPO at dpo@jondavidson.consulting

How We Use Your Personal Data

We use the personal data you provide us for one or more of the following purposes:

  • Process your application for prospective client project engagements

  • Use your data to verify that the personal information you provide us is accurate

  • Carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us

  • and between you and your prospective client

  • Comply with legal obligations and regulatory requirements

Who We Disclose Your Personal Data To

We disclose some of the personal data we have collected about you to the following parties or organisations outside JonDavidson Consulting:

  • Clients who are prospective organisations

  • Within our organisations in the JonDavidson group i.e. JonDavidson Pte Ltd

  • Government agencies (e.g. Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Manpower)

How We Manage the Collection, Use and Disclosure of Your Personal Data

We take our responsibilities under the PDPA seriously. We are committed to implementing policies, practices and processes for data protection that comply closely with the PDPA obligations. These are elaborated in the rest of this Policy document.

1. Obtaining Consent

Before we collect, use or disclose your personal data, we will notify you of the purpose why we are doing so. We will next obtain written confirmation from you on your expressed consent. As far as possible, we will not collect more personal data than necessary for the stated purpose.

Under certain circumstances, we may assume deemed consent from you when you voluntarily provide your personal data for the stated purpose, e.g. when you enter into an agreement with us.

2. Third-Party Consent

If you have a one-on-one meeting with us or do a transaction with us on behalf of another individual, you must first obtain consent from that individual in order for us to collect, use or disclose his/her personal data.

3. Withdrawal of Consent

If you wish to withdraw consent, you should give us reasonable advance notice. You have to be aware, though, of the likely consequences of your withdrawal of consent, e.g. without your personal contact information we may not be able to inform you of future updates or that the quality of our service may be impacted.

Your request for withdrawal of consent can take the form of an email or letter to us, or through the “UNSUBSCRIBE” feature in an online service.

Accessing and Making Correction to Your Personal Data

You may write in to us, based on reasonable grounds, to find out how we have been using or disclosing your personal data. We are obligated under the PDPA to allow you access to your personal data of the past one year, and to make any correction if there is any error or omission. Before we accede to your request, we may need to verify your identity by checking your NRIC or other legal identification document. We will try to respond to your request within 30 days. By which time we will give you an estimate of how long it is going to take to retrieve all the relevant data, and how much we will charge you for processing the request.

Accuracy of Your Personal Data

We will take reasonable precautions and verification checks to ensure that the personal data we have collected from you is reasonably accurate, complete and up-to-date. From time to time, we will do a verification exercise for you to update us on any changes to your personal data.  If you are a client or customer, it is important that you update us if there are any changes in your personal information such as your home address.

Protection of Personal Data

We have implemented an Information Security Policy that governs how personal data and confidential information are protected within our organisation. We will take the necessary security arrangements to protect your personal data that is under our charge or control to prevent unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, or similar risks. All our employees will take reasonable and appropriate measures to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of your personal data, and will only share your data with authorised persons on a ‘need to know’ basis.

In the event that there are external data intermediaries engaged by us to process and maintain your personal data on our behalf, they will be bound by contractual data security arrangements we have with them.

Retention of Personal Data

We will not retain any of your personal data under our charge or control when it is no longer necessary for any business or legal purposes. We have a Document Retention Policy that spells out how long we ought to retain each type of confidential document or personal data. Certain retention periods are based on statutory or regulatory requirements.

We will ensure that your personal data that no longer has any business or legal use will be destroyed or disposed of in a secure manner. This applies to both paper documents and electronic data stored in databases.

Transfer of Personal Data

If there is a need for us to transfer your personal data to another country, we will ensure that the standard of data protection in the recipient country is comparable to that of Singapore’s PDPA. If this is not so, we will enter into a contractual agreement with the receiving party to accord similar levels of data protection as that in Singapore.

Please note that your personal data may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside Singapore where the data protection laws may differ from those in your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction.

If you are located outside Singapore and choose to provide your personal data to us, please note that we transfer the information to Singapore for processing here.

Compliance With Laws

Where required to do so by law, we will disclose your personal data to the relevant authorities or to law enforcement agencies upon their requests.

Changes To This Data Protection Policy

We may update our Data Protection Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the policy on this page.

Please revisit this page periodically for any changes. Changes to this Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about our collection, use, and/or disclosure of your personal data; feedback regarding this Policy, or any complaint you have relating to how we manage your personal data, you may contact our Data Protection Officer(s) at dpo@jondavidson.consulting

Any query or complaint should include, at least, the following details:

  • Full name and contact information of the data subject

  • Brief description of the query or complaint

We treat such queries and complaints seriously and will deal with them confidentially and within reasonable time.