Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 1 June 2025

Health Compass Society (“we”, “our”, “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA) of Singapore. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you interact with our website and services.

1. What We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:

• Identity and contact data (e.g., name, email, phone number, professional designation)
  
• Demographic information (e.g., country, specialty)
  
• Usage data (e.g., IP address, browser type, pages visited)
  
• Any data you voluntarily submit (e.g., registration forms, surveys, email inquiries)

   

2. Why We Collect It

Your information is used for:

• Membership and administrative purposes
  
• Communicating with you about events, updates, or educational content
  
• Improving our website and services
  
• Complying with regulatory requirements

   

3. Consent

By using our services or submitting your personal data to us, you consent to its collection, use, and disclosure in accordance with this policy. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us at healthcompasssociety@gmail.com.

4. Disclosure to Third Parties

We may share your data with:

• Vendors or service providers who support our operations (e.g., event platforms, email systems)
  
• Relevant authorities where required by law

   

We do not sell your data to third parties.

 

5. Protection of Data

We adopt appropriate security measures (both digital and physical) to prevent unauthorised access, misuse, or disclosure of your data.

6. Retention

We retain your data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with legal obligations.

7. Your Rights

Under the PDPA, you have the right to:

• Access and correct your personal data
  
• Withdraw consent for specific purposes
  
• Request deletion of your data, where applicable

   

To exercise your rights, please contact the Secretariat at healthcompasssociety@gmail.com.

8. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The latest version will be posted on our website with the date of revision.