Cookie Compliance Policy
Last Updated: 2024
Welcome to Paper Dwelling. We operate out of Ang Mo Kio, Singapore, providing strategic financial guidance on acquiring residential property for middle-income earners. Transparency is a cornerstone of our advisory service, and this extends to how we handle your digital data. This Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our platform.
1. Legal Framework and Jurisdiction
As a business entity operating in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore, Paper Dwelling is governed by the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA). The PDPA governs the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data by organisations. In line with the Advisory Guidelines on Key Concepts in the PDPA issued by the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), we obtain your consent before collecting any personal data via cookies, except where an exception applies (such as for strictly necessary functions).
While our primary jurisdiction is Singapore, we acknowledge international standards such as the EU GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 for our international visitors, ensuring a high baseline of privacy protection.
2. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. In the context of Paper Dwelling, cookies help us understand how you interact with our HDB eligibility tools and mortgage calculators.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
We categorize our cookies based on their function and purpose. Below is a detailed breakdown:
A. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These are essential for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our site or use the CPF Ordinary Account calculation tools.
- Typical Lifespan: Session-based (deleted when browser closes).
- Purpose: Security, network management, and accessibility.
B. Analytical/Performance Cookies
These allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding the housing acquisition frameworks they need easily.
- Example: Google Analytics.
- Lifespan: 24 hours to 2 years.
C. Functionality Cookies
These are used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content for you and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
- Lifespan: Usually 12 months.
D. Marketing & Targeting Cookies
These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We use this information to make our advertising more relevant to your interest in Singaporean real estate and financial planning.
- Lifespan: Up to 1 year.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
Under the Singapore PDPA and the EU ePrivacy Directive, we require your informed consent to use cookies, except for those that are "strictly necessary."
- Strictly Necessary: Processed based on our legitimate interest in providing a functional platform.
- All Other Cookies: Processed only after you have provided explicit consent via our cookie banner.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies. We use services like Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel to measure the effectiveness of our "Capital Accumulation Procedures" guides.
6. Managing Your Preferences
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the settings button below:
Additionally, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
7. Data Subject Rights
As a resident of Singapore, you have rights under the PDPA to access and correct your personal data held by Paper Dwelling. If the data collected via cookies identifies you as an individual, these rights apply. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for detailed information on how to exercise these rights.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact our Data Protection Officer at:
Paper Dwelling Compliance Dept.
Address: 724 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6, Singapore 560724
Email:
Phone: +65 8336 7103