Better Nails Privacy Statement

1. Introduction

At Better Nails (www.betternails.sg, www.facebook.com/betternailssg), we respect the privacy and confidentiality of the personal data of my clients when rendering manicure and pedicure services. We are committed to implementing policies, practices and processes to safeguard the collection, use and disclosure of the personal data you provide to Better Nails, in compliance with the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2012.

This policy is drafted to assist you in understanding what, and how, your personal data may be collected and used.

2. When do We Collect

We may collect personal identification information from users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when users make an appointment through our site, subscribe to the newsletter, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address, mailing address, phone number. Users may, however, visit our Site anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain site related activities, such as making an online booking.

3. What Information We Collect

We only collect the following: name, email address, mailing address, contact number. 

4. How We Use Your Information

We may use your business contact information for one or more of the following purposes:

  • Conduct direct marketing and lead generation activities in relation to services rendered by Better Nails.
  • To run promotional campaigns.
  • Communicate with customers, and website visitors.
  • Respond to inquiries and feedback to improve our quality of service.
  • Analyse the use of our products, services or website.

5. Who We Disclose to

We disclose your contact information to the following entities or organisations outside Better Nails in order to fulfil our services to you:

  • Fresha (for online appointment booking) – According to their privacy policy, your data will not be shared with anyone or any third parties. Fresha use the same secure networks as Etsy, Uber and Amazon so it is as secure and stable as possible. All user data is securely backed-up every 5 minutes in Fresha’s encrypted cloud database, and their system uses SSL security, with top of the range firewalls.

Where required to do so by law, we may disclose your contact information about you to the relevant authorities or to law enforcement agencies.

6. How We Protect Your Information

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site.

Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its Users happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.

7. How We Retain Information

We will retain information you provide us, in paper or electronic forms, for a maximum of 12 months from your last appointment. We will not retain any of your personal information when it is no longer needed for any business or legal purposes.

We will dispose of or destroy such documents containing your business contact information in a proper and secure manner when the retention limit is reached.

8. Contacting Us

If you have any query or feedback regarding this Policy, or any complaint you have relating to how we manage your personal data, you may contact the business owner at betternails.sg@gmail.com.

Any query or complaint should include, at least, the following details:

  • Your full name and contact information
  • Brief description of your query or complaint

We treat such queries and feedback seriously and will deal with them confidentially and within reasonable time.

9. Changes to this Data Protection Notice

We may update this Data Protection Notice from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the latest Notice on our website. Please visit our website periodically to note any changes.

Changes to this Notice take effect when they are posted on our website.

Last Updated: 1 Jun 2020