BNI’s Data Protection and Privacy Statement
I. Introduction
This statement relates to P.T. Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Singapore Branch (“BNI”), and outlines BNI’s policy in respect of compliance with the obligations under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (the “PDPA”) in relation to the collection, use and disclosure of personal data.This statement relates to personal data supplied by you to BNI on this website, as well as to personal data supplied by you to BNI in the form of hard copy mediums.
II. Objective
The fundamental objective of this policy is to simultaneously establish and affirm BNI’s commitment to protecting the personal data and consequently the privacy rights of individuals in accordance with BNI’s obligations under the PDPA.
III. Definition
“Personal data” means data, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified:(a) From that data; or(b) From that data and other information to which the organisation has or is likely to have access. It does not include business contact information, unless such information was given solely for personal purposes.
IV. Data Protection Principles under the PDPA
BNI is committed to performing its obligations with the Data Protection Principles contained in the PDPA. In short, unless exceptions under the PDPA apply, BNI will:
- Obtain consent of an individual before collecting, using, or disclosing the personal data for a purpose;
- Collect, use or disclose personal data only for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the given circumstances;
- Inform the individual of the purposes for the collection, use, or disclosure of the personal data, on or before collecting the personal data;
- Allow individuals to verify and correct the personal data that is in BNI’s possession or control;
- Make a reasonable effort to ensure that personal data collected by BNI is accurate or complete, if it is likely to use the personal data to make a decision affecting the individual concerned, or to disclose the personal data to another organisation;
- Put in place reasonable security measures to protect the personal data in BNI’s possession or control;
- Destroy personal data as soon as it is reasonable to assume that the personal data no longer serves the purpose of collection and the retention is no longer necessary for legal or business purposes;
- Not transfer personal data outside Singapore unless the transfer complies with the PDPA requirements;
- Develop data protection policies and dispense information about such policies to the public; and
- Be responsible for the personal data in BNI’s possession or control, including personal data that is being processed by its data intermediaries.
V. How BNI uses your information
The personal data collected from you by BNI is valuable in improving BNI’s range of services. In this regard, BNI would like to provide its assurance that your personal data will be treated as confidential.BNI will also use your personal data for the purposes of ensuring our services to you are kept at the highest level and also for keeping you informed about our products, services and other opportunities within BNI that you might be interested in.
VI. Data security
BNI has put into place security measures which protect personal data from manipulation, loss, destruction, and which protect personal data from being accessed in an unauthorized manner.
VII. Retention
The personal data collected from you by BNI is retained for the period of time that the purpose for which the personal data was collected continues. Thereafter, BNI will destroy the personal data, unless it is necessary to retain the personal data longer for BNI’s satisfaction of legal, regulatory or accounting requirements, or to protect BNI’s interest.
VIII. Disclosure
BNI will not disclose your personal data to an external party, unless BNI has your consent or is under a legal obligation or any other duty to do so.
IX. Transfer of data to other countries
The personal data collected from you by BNI may be transferred within the BNI Group. This will include transfer to other parts of the Group in other countries which may not have a level of data protection equivalent to Singapore. However, BNI pledges its intention to comply with the PDPA and will ensure that organisations in other countries which receive personal data from BNI will be aware of the protection as specified by the PDPA. In doing so, we will ensure compliance by our staff with the strictest standards of security and confidentiality.
X. Cookies
It is common practice to use cookies to “remember” information about your preferences when you visit our website. You may set up your web browser to accept or reject our cookies. Most Internet browser software can be set such that all cookies are blocked, or to enable you to receive a warning before the storage of a cookie.
XI. Your rights and how to contact us
You may request access and correction to your personal data that is held by BNI under certain circumstances. If you wish to access or request for the correction or deletion of any personal data that is held by BNI, or if you wish for clarification on any questions that you may have regarding BNI’s Data Protection and Privacy Statement, you may write to BNI as per the contact details furnished below:
Mail Address:
P.T. BANK NEGARA INDONESIA (PERSERO) TBK.
30 Cecil Street,
Prudential Tower, #01-01 and #17-01/08
Singapore 049712
Attention: Data Protection Officer
XII. Changes to our website privacy statement
BNI updates its Website Privacy Statement from time to time. Hence, we advise that you regularly check this Website for the purposes of familiarising yourself with the latest version of the Privacy Statement.
