PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION NOTICE

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This Personal Data Protection Notice (“Notice”) sets out how Messrs. Ong, Ric & Partners (“the Firm”) collects, uses and protects your Personal Data which you have provided to the Firm. By engaging the Firm to provide its services or by accessing the Firm’s website at www.orplegal.com.my (“Website”), you hereby consent to the processing of your Personal Data by the Firm in the provision of legal and/or conveyancing services or the services that you have requested from the Firm (“Services”).

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1. PERSONAL DATA

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1.1 The “Personal Data” that you provide or have provided to the Firm includes your name, contact details, address, email address, NRIC number or

     passport number, bank account information, particulars of your spouse or family members and any other information that may identify you, your

     spouse or family members.

1.2 In addition to the Personal Data that you provide to the Firm directly (whether when engaging us to provide our services or during any

     communication with the Firm), the Firm may also collect your Personal Data from various other sources, including without limitation, from online

     search tools, information obtained from third parties through lawful sources including but not limited to the Companies Commission of Malaysia,

     National Registration Department of Malaysia, Malaysian Intellectual Property Office, Banking Institutions, City Councils, Ministry of Natural Resources

     and Environment, Malaysian Department of Insolvency and any credit rating agency, or at events organized or participated by the Firm.

1.3 In respect of personal data of third parties such as your spouse and family members, you warrant that you have obtained their consent allowing us to

      process their personal data and you will extend a copy of this Notice to them.

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2. PURPOSE OF PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

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2.1 By engaging the Firm, you hereby agree and consent to the Firm using and processing your Personal Data provided to the Firm, in the manner 

      and for the purposes as described below:

      (1) for the purposes of the Services;

      (2) for preparing any document or instrument which may be required for the purposes set out in sub-paragraph (1) above and such other ancillary work

          in connection with subparagraph (1) above, including but not limited to, preparing the necessary contract or agreement or instrument to which you

          are a party, preparing loan agreement and preparing affidavits;

      (3) to provide such necessary information to any regulatory or governmental authorities as required by statutory, regulatory or governmental

          requirements;

      (4) for the Firm’s internal administrative purposes including historical and conflict checking purposes;

      (5) for the Firm to communicate with you; and

      (6) for the Firm to comply with its obligations under law or any regulations imposed by regulatory or governmental authorities.

2.2 It is voluntary for you to supply your Personal Data to the Firm. However, if you do not wish to provide your Personal Data, the Firm may not be able to:

      (1) provide you the services that you require; or

      (2) communicate effectively with you.

2.3 The Firm may also use and process your Personal Data for other purposes such as:

      (1) to send you materials such as season greeting cards, newsletters, articles, write-ups and other updates, distribute information of events,

          conferences, talks and seminars which may be of interest to you; and

      (2) potential referees to editors/researchers in legal ranking publications and journals and potential clients who request for referees of past work in our

         credential statements, tenders and submissions, if any, by way of email or mail.

 2.4 If you do not agree or consent to the Firm processing your Personal Data for the purposes set out in this paragraph, please notify the Firm by

       contacting the Firm via the contact details set out in paragraph 6.1 below.

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3. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA

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3.1 Your Personal Data provided to the Firm or obtained by the Firm shall be kept confidential by the Firm. However, it may be necessary for the Firm to

      engage third party companies, service providers or individuals to perform certain services on the Firm’s behalf. In such event, you hereby agree and

      consent that the Firm may disclose and transfer your Personal Data to the third parties, within or outside Malaysia, including without limitation,

      as follows:

      (1) banks and financial institutions;

      (2) insurance providers;

      (3) storage facility providers;

      (4) service providers for electronic mail and/or task organizers/management facility;

      (5) external advisors and other professional advisors, such as auditors, tax consultants and accountants; and

      (6) such other party as the Firm deems necessary for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 2 above.

3.2 The Firm shall also disclose and transfer the information to any statutory bodies, regulatory bodies and/or governmental authorities where legally

      required to do so.

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4. EMAIL AND WEBSITE

4.1  Any Personal Data contained in the emails and ‘Contact Us’ messages sent via the Firm’s Website to the Firm shall be used and processed in the

      manner set out in this Notice. The content of the messages shall be strictly monitored by the Firm.

4.2 If you do not wish for your Personal Data to be collected via cookies on the Website, please configure your internet browser to delete or deactivate

      cookies.

4.3 The Firm’s Website may contain links to other sites and pages. The Firm shall not be responsible for any Personal Data or information that you may

      provide to other entity via the links.

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5. REQUEST FOR ACCESS AND INQUIRIES

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5.1  You may at any time hereafter request for access to, or request for rectification or correction of your Personal Data (subject to payment of fees, if

      applicable), or limit the processing of your Personal Data by the Firm, as the case may be, however subject to the exceptions and restrictions as may be

      contained under the applicable law provided that there is no outstanding amount of fees owing to the Firm. Any information given to you under this

      clause shall be subject to payment of access fees and the cost of supplying to you the necessary copies of information/documents. If you wish to do

      so, please contact the Firm:

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                  Address                  :  Level 1, Tower 11, Avenue 5,

                                                     The Horizon, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, 

                                                     Bangsar South, 59200 Kuala Lumpur
                  E-mail Address      : general@orplegal.com.my

                  Telephone              : 03-6211 3830
                  Fax                           : 03-6211 1383

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You may also contact the Firm via the above contact details if you have any inquiries or complaints in respect of your Personal Data provided to the Firm.

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5.2 Please note that the Firm has the right to refuse your request to access and/or make any correction to your Personal Data to the extent permitted

      under the applicable law.

5.3 In the event of any change in your personal data you are obliged to promptly contact and notify the Law Firm via the contact details set out in

      paragraph 5.1 above.

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6. GENERAL

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6.1 The Firm reserves the right to amend or modify this Notice from time to time.

 

 

Dated: 1st June 2023 (Updated)