Privacy Policy

Personal Data Protection Policy (“Policy”)of Waste Management and Recycling Association of Singapore (WMRAS)
 
  1. WMRAS collects Business Contact Information for membership purposes and for Business to Business purposes and activities
  2. Occasionally, however, we may collect Personal Data (for example, NRIC number, Date of Birth and contact details) from individuals or companies dealing with WMRAS(for example, training course attendees, government grant applicants, and research survey participants).
  3. At WMRAS, we are committed to protecting the privacy of personal data collected and complying with our obligations under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA).

How we collect Personal Data
  1. We may collect Personal Data for the purposes set out in paragraph 5 below and in the following (non-exhaustive) manner:
  • When you submit an application form or other forms (whether physically or electronically) to us
  • When you interact with our employees, for example, via telephone calls, letters, face-to-face meetings, socials, and emails
  • When you use some of our services, for example, websites and applications including establishing any online accounts with us
  • When you request that we contact you, be included in an email or other mailing list
  • When you sign up for our events and training courses, or participate in our survey questionnaires, or apply for government schemes administered by us
  • When you are contacted by, and respond to, our employees to update the membership information of your company
  • When you submit your Personal Data to us for purposes and reasons which shall be specified and highlighted to you in any additional and/or ancillary document/requests to be provided to you for the purposes of such data collection/submission

Why we collect Personal Data
    1. We collect and use the Personal Data to send you updates on our latest news and activities. Some of the Personal Data provided may also be collected and used for market research and data analysis purposes, to administer and facilitate courses and programmes organised by WMRAS, to process and administer the training grants or government schemes you have applied for, or to update the status of your company’s membership with WMRAS

Who we disclose Personal Data to
    1. We may disclose Personal Data to other third parties where necessary for the purposes listed or otherwise required or allowed by law. These third parties include government agencies, our employees, our affiliates, agents, partners, or third-party service providers in events and training courses.
    2. Government agencies to whom we may disclose Personal Data include Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment(MSE), Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Enterprise Singapore (ESG),National Environment Agency (NEA), SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), Workforce Singapore (WSG),just to name a few.

Consent
    1. This Policy has been prepared by WMRAS to explain how we will collect, use and disclose Personal Data. WMRAS respects the privacy of individuals and recognises the importance of the personal data you have entrusted to us and believe that it is our responsibility to properly manage, protect, process, and disclose your personal data. We will collect, use and disclose your personal data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012.
    2. An individual is deemed to consent to the collection, use, or disclosure of personal data by WMRAS for the purposes set out in paragraph 8 above if the individual voluntarily provides the personal data to WMRAS and the individual is aware of the use or disclosure and it is reasonable to do so.
    3. If you are providing someone else’s Personal Data on their behalf, you hereby represent and warrant that you have obtained the consent of that individual for the collection use and disclosure of their personal data to WMRAS in accordance with the terms of this Policy. If the individual has not in fact consented to the provision of their Personal Data to WMRAS, you must inform us immediately.
    4. Please note that if you do not consent to WMRAS’s collection, use, and disclosure of your Personal Data, this may affect our ability to provide you with our products and services.

Access to Personal Data and Complaints
    1. Individuals may ask to access the Personal Data we hold, withdraw their consent for the collection, use, or disclosure of their Personal Data, or seek correction of their Personal Data by contacting our Data Protection Officer (“DPO”). Any other enquiries or complaints in relation to the collection, use, disclosure and care of Personal Data should also be made to the DPO via the following:
 
Email: secretariat@wmras.org.sg
By post: Data Protection Officer
Waste Management and Recycling Association of Singapore
11 Kranji Crescent
Singapore 728656
 
13.Please note that we may update this Policy from time to time and amend it to reflect changes in law or our business. You may review the Policy at our website at www.wmras.org.sg to stay informed on how we are protecting your personal data.
 
Last updated on 23 May 2022.