Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of 14 February 2024
Your privacy is important to us. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you of how Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd manages personal data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 ("the Act"). Please take a moment to read this Privacy Policy so that you know and understand the purposes for which we collect, use and disclose your Personal Data.
By interacting with us, submitting information to us or signing up for any promotions or services offered by us, you agree and consent to Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd, its related corporations and affiliates, (collectively referred to herein as "Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd", "us", "we" or "our"), as well as our respective representatives collecting, using, disclosing and sharing amongst themselves your Personal Data, and disclosing such Personal Data to Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd's authorised service providers and relevant third parties in the manner set forth in this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy supplements but does not supersede nor replace any other consents you may have previously provided to Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd nor does it affect any rights which Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd may have at law in connection with the collection, use or disclosure of your Personal Data. Aptus Technologies Pte. Ltd. may from time to time update this Privacy Policy to ensure that this Privacy Policy is consistent with our future developments, industry trends and/or any changes in legal or regulatory requirements.
Subject to your rights at law, you agree to be bound by the prevailing terms of the Privacy Policy as updated from time to time on our websites. Please check regularly for updated information on the handling of your Personal Data.
For avoidance of doubt, this Privacy Policy forms a part of Jod.com.sg Terms of Use. In the event of any conflict, inconsistency or conflict between this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy shall prevail. All defined terms contained in the Terms of Use shall apply to this Privacy Policy unless otherwise specifically stated.
Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd is committed to the protection of the privacy and confidentiality of our Members.
You agree that Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd may collect Personal Data from you. In this Privacy Policy, "Personal Data" refers to any data or information about you from which you can be identified either (a) from that data; or (b) from that data and other information to which we have or are likely to have access. Examples of such Personal Data which you may provide to us include (depending on the nature of your interaction with us):
your name, telephone number(s), mailing address, email address and any other information relating to you which you have provided us in any forms you may have submitted to us, or in other forms of interaction with you;
information about your use of Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd's website and services, including cookies, IP address, subscription account details and membership details, but only to the extent that Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd may identify you from such information;
your employment history, education background, and income levels;
your payment related information, such as your bank account or credit card information, and your credit history; and
information about your usage of and interaction with our website and/or services including computer and connection information, device capability, bandwidth, statistics on page views, and traffic to and from our website.
You agree that Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd may collect, use and/or disclose the Information for the following purposes: (i) to notify you when there are job postings made by our Customers (ii) to allow our Customers to assess you when they are selecting our Members for the job application (iii) to facilitate Jod service that is being provided to all Members and all Customers and (iv) to carry out marketing campaigns and contests.
Generally, Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd collects your Personal Data in the following ways:
when you submit forms relating to any of our products or services;
when you register for or use any of our services on websites owned or operated by us or when you register as a member of websites owned and/or operated by us, or use services on such websites;
when you interact with our customer service officers;
when you use some of our services, e.g. our subscription service;
when you establish any online accounts with us;
when you request that we contact you;
when you are contacted by, and respond to, our marketing representatives and agents;
when you respond to our request for additional Personal Data
when you ask to be included in an email or other mailing list;
when you respond to our promotions and other initiatives;
when you submit a job application;
when we receive references from business partners and third parties, for example, where you have been referred by them;
when you submit your Personal Data to us for any other reason.
when you browse our website or mobile apps, you generally do so anonymously but please see the section below on cookies and other related technologies which we have implemented on our website. We do not, at our website, automatically collect Personal Data unless you provide such information to us.
If you provide us with any Personal Data relating to a third party (e.g. information of spouse, children, parents, employees and/or authorised representatives), by submitting such information to us, you represent to us that you have obtained the consent of the third party to you providing us with their Personal Data for the respective purposes.
You should ensure that all Personal Data submitted to us is complete, accurate, true and correct. Failure on your part to do so may result in our inability to provide you with products and services you have requested, or processing any requests and applications you may have made to us.
Generally, Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd collects, uses and discloses your Personal Data for the following purposes:
responding to your queries and requests and responding to complaints;
managing the infrastructure and business operations of Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd and complying with internal policies and procedures;
matching any Personal Data held which relates to you for any of the purposes listed herein;
verifying your identity;
preventing, detecting and investigating crime, including fraud and money-laundering, and analyzing and managing other commercial risks;
protecting and enforcing our contractual and legal rights and obligations;
conducting audits, reviews and analysis of our internal processes, action planning and managing commercial risks;
compliance with any applicable rules, laws and regulations, codes of practice or guidelines or to assist in law enforcement and investigations by relevant authorities; and/or
Provide our customers with the necessary information when they are selecting the appropriate Member for the job application. Customers will take into consideration the Information, your current location, and the estimated time of arrival to the job site, as part of their selection criteria for the job application.
communicating with you to inform you of changes and development to Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd terms of use and other administrative information, including for the purposes of servicing you in relation to products and services offered to you;
resolving complaints and handling requests and enquiries;
conducting market research for statistical, profiling and statistical analysis for the improvement of services provided to you; and
the processing of your Personal Data in relation to any of the purposes stated above.
If you use download or use any of our Apps:
where the App includes App Subscription Services, to process your application for these services;to maintain your account with us and to ensure your access of the App is within the scope of your subscription;
to verify and process your personal particulars and payments in relation to provision of goods and services connected to the App;
to provide you with the goods and services which you have signed up for and to push articles to you which may be relevant to you;
communicating with you to inform you of changes and development to Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd policies, terms and conditions and other administrative information, including for the purposes of servicing you in relation to products and services offered to you;
resolving complaints and handling requests and enquiries;
conducting market research for statistical, profiling and statistical analysis for the improvement of services provided to you; and
the processing of your Personal Data in relation to any of the purposes stated above.
If you submit advertisements to us through our Sites or Apps or any of our other online advertising portals:
to verify and process your personal particulars and payments made for the posting of the advertisements;
communicating with you to inform you of changes and development to Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd terms of use and other administrative information, including for the purposes of servicing you in relation to products and services offered to you;
resolving complaints and handling requests and enquiries; and
conducting market research for statistical, profiling and statistical analysis for the improvement of services provided to you
In addition, where permitted under the Act, Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd may also collect, use and disclose your Personal Data, and share your Personal Data with Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd's business partners, service providers and/or other third parties for the following purposes (which we may describe in our documents and agreements as "Additional Purposes" for the handling of Personal Data):
providing services, products and benefits to you, including promotions, loyalty and reward programmes;
matching Personal Data with other data collected for other purposes and from other sources (including third parties) in connection with the provision or offering of products and services, whether by Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd or other third parties;
administering contests, competitions and conducting lucky draws, including, where necessary, in order to announce the results of these contests, competitions and lucky draws and identify and contact the winners, and in order to publicise and conduct marketing strictly related to these contests, competitions and lucky draws;
sending you details of products, services, special offers and rewards, either to our customers generally, or of particular products and services, special offers and rewards which may be of interest to you; and
conducting market research, data analytics, understanding and determining customer location, preferences and demographics for us, our service providers and/or other third parties to develop insights into the industry, review, develop and improve our, our business partners', service providers' and/or other third parties' products, services and also develop special offers and marketing programmes.
If you have provided your mobile number(s) and have indicated that you consent to receiving marketing or promotional information via your mobile number(s), then from time to time, Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd may contact you using such mobile number(s) (including via voice calls, sms, other means) with information about our products and services (including discounts and special offers).
In relation to particular products or services or in your interactions with us, we may also have specifically notified you of other purposes for which we collect, use or disclose your Personal Data. If so, then we will collect, use and disclose your Personal Data for these additional purposes as well, unless we have specifically notified you otherwise.
Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd will use the Information to send you promotions, marketing materials, and other information about Jod. If you do not wish to receive such promotions, marketing materials, and information, you may choose to opt-out by sending a mail to unsubscribe@aptus.com.sg.
Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd will take reasonable steps to protect your Personal Data against unauthorised disclosure. You agree that Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd shall not be liable for the disclosure of the Information and you further agree not to take any action against Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd for the disclosure of the Information under these circumstances.
Subject to the provisions of any applicable law, this Personal Data may be disclosed, for the purposes listed above (where applicable), to the following third parties, whether they are located overseas or in Singapore:
Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd affiliates;
agents, contractors or third party service providers who provide operational services to Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd, such as telecommunications, information technology, payment, payroll, processing, training, market research, storage, archival or other services to Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd;
vendors or any third party business partners who offer goods and services or sponsor contests or other promotional programs on Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd's sites, whether in conjunction with us or not;
external business and charity partners in relation to corporate promotional events;
anyone to whom we transfer or may transfer our rights and duties;
banks, credit card companies and their respective service providers;
our professional advisors such as our auditors and lawyers;
relevant government regulators or authority or law enforcement agency to comply with any laws or rules and regulations imposed by any governmental authority; and
any other party to whom you authorise us to disclose your personal data
When you interact with Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd on our websites, applications or services, we may collect or analyse anonymised information from which individuals cannot be identified (“Aggregate Information”), such as number of users and their frequency of use, the number of page views (or page impressions) that occur on the website and common entry and exit points into website.
Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd uses cookies, and other related technologies which have different functions. They are either necessary for the functioning of our services, help us improve our performance, or serve to provide you with extra functionalities.
Cookies – Small data file which is sent to your browser to store and track Aggregate Information about you when you enter our websites. The cookie is used to track information such as the number of users and their frequency of use, profiles of users and their preferred sites
Cookies can be disabled or removed by tools that are available in most commercial browsers. The preferences for each browser you use will need to be set separately and different browsers offer different functionality and options.
Web beacons - Small graphic images (also known as "pixel tags" or "clear GIFs") that are not apparent to the user. Tracking links and/or similar technologies consist of a few lines of programming code and can be embedded in our websites or platforms. Web beacons are usually used in conjunction with cookies and primarily used for statistical analysis purposes. This technology can also be used for tracking traffic patterns on websites and platforms, as well as finding out if an e-mail has been received and opened and to see if there has been any response.
We may use the terms "cookies" or "related technologies" interchangeably in our policies to refer to all technologies that we may use to collect or store information in your browser or device or that collect information or assist in identifying you as a unique user in the manner described above. .
Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd may use an independent company (the "Third Party Market Research Company") to measure and analyse the Internet usage across Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd web sites. Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd uses the Third Party Market Research Company's services to collect the following core information on the usage of our web sites, including:
The number of page views (or page impressions) that occur on Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd web sites;
The number of unique visitors to Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd web sites;
How long these unique visitors (on average) spend on Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd web sites when they do visit; and
Common entry and exit points into Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd web sites.
This information is aggregated by the Third Party Market Research Company and provided to Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd to assist in analysing the usage of Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd web sites. Such data is also accessible by media organizations and research companies, for the purpose of conducting industry comparisons with other Internet portals.
Pages on Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd web sites may be coded with software which enables the Third Party Market Research Company to track visitors to our web sites.
For more information about the cookies and other related technologies we use, please see our Cookie Policy. Should you wish to disable the cookies associated with these technologies, you may do so by changing the setting on your browser. However, you may not be able to enter certain part(s) of our website.
Our website may contain links to other websites operated by third parties, such as our business partners. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of websites operated by third parties that are linked to our website. We encourage you to learn about the privacy policies of such third party websites. Some of these third party websites may be co-branded with our logo or trademark, even though they are not operated or maintained by us. Once you have left our website, you should check the applicable terms, conditions and policies of the third party website to determine how they will handle any information they collect from you.
Should you wish to withdraw consent to use of your Personal Data or obtain access to or make corrections to, or request deletion of your Personal Data records, please log in to the relevant account through which the Personal Data was provided to make such changes. If the account does not give you the option to make such changes, please contact the relevant Personal Data Protection Officer, the contact details of which are as follows:
Attention to: Data Protection Officer
Postal Address: 18 Cross St, #02-101, Singapore 048423
Telephone Number: +65 9781 7719
Please note that if your Personal Data has been provided to us by a third party, you should contact such party directly to make any queries, feedback, and access, correction and deletion requests to Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd on your behalf.
Please note that if you withdraw your consent to any or all use of your Personal Data, or you request deletion of your Personal Data, depending on the nature of your request, Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd may not be in a position to continue to provide its products or services to you or administer any contractual relationship in place, and this may also result in the termination of any agreements with Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd and your being in breach of your contractual obligations or undertakings, and Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd's legal rights and remedies in such event are expressly reserved.
Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd may retain your personal data for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, or as required or permitted by applicable laws.
Aptus Technologies Pte Ltd will cease to retain your personal data, or remove the means by which the data can be associated with you, as soon as it is reasonable to assume that such retention no longer serves the purpose for which the personal data was collected, and is no longer necessary for legal or business purposes.
This Privacy Policy shall be governed in all respects by the laws of Singapore.
You acknowledge that you have reviewed and agree to the Privacy Policy clause of the Terms of Use & Conditions.