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PRIVACY STATEMENT
Introduction
Adam Management Services “AMS” is strongly committed to protecting personal data. This privacy statement describes why and how we collect and use personal data and provides information about individuals’ rights in relation to personal data. It applies to personal data provided to us, both by individuals themselves or by others. We may use personal data provided to us for any of the purposes described in this privacy statement or as otherwise stated at the point of collection.
As used in this privacy statement, “AMS”, “us”, and “we” refer to the AMS network and/or one or more of its Member Firms that may process your personal information. Each Member Firm in the AMS network is a separate legal entity, whether by individuals themselves or by others. AMS processes personal data for numerous purposes. Our policy is to be transparent about why and how we process personal data.
AMS reserves the right, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these Privacy Statement at any time. Changes will be effective when posted on the Website with no other notices provided and you are deemed to be aware of and bound by any changes to the foregoing upon their publication on the Website.
This section describes how AMS handles personal information collected through the sites on www.amsgroup.my and any other AMS sites that link to this privacy statement (collectively, “the Websites”).
By using the Websites and providing personal information to us, you acknowledge you have read this privacy statement, and, to the extent your consent is necessary and valid under applicable law, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of such personal information by the AMS network and any third party recipients in accordance with this privacy statement.
Some sites of the Websites may have privacy statements that differ from this one and/or contain additional information as required under local law. Please refer to the privacy statements on the sites you visit in order to understand how they collect and process your data. By accessing any sites available within the Websites or content within them, you acknowledge you will review those Privacy statements and to the extent required under applicable law, consent to the collection, processing and use of your personal data as described in those Privacy statements.
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Cookies
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Cookies may be placed on your computer or internet-enabled device whenever you visit us online. This allows the site to remember your computer or device and serves a number of purposes.
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On some of our websites, a notification banner will appear allowing you to manage your consent to collect cookies (cookie banner). Below is a summary of the categories of cookies collected on our websites, and how your consent may impact your experience of certain features as you navigate those websites:
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Essential cookies: These cookies are essential in order to enable users to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. These cookies must be enabled or the site will not function and cannot be blocked.
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Marketing cookies: These cookies are used to track advertising effectiveness to provide a more relevant service and deliver better ads to suit your interests
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Functionality cookies: These cookies are used to remember customer selections that change the way the site behaves or looks. You may opt out of these cookies, but it will impact your experience on the website, and you may need to repeat certain selections each time you visit.
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Analytical cookies: These cookies are used to deliver content relevant to your interests. These are also used to limit the number of times you see certain marketing materials, as well as help measure the effectiveness of those marketing materials.
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You can manage your consent for essential cookies, marketing cookies, functionality and analytical cookies using the cookie banner, or by updating your browser’s settings (often found in your browser’s Tools or Preferences menu) to not accept cookies.
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To find out more about our specific processing activities, go to our processing activities.
Our legal grounds for processing your personal data
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Your local law may require us to set out in this privacy statement the legal grounds on which we rely in order to process your personal information. In such cases, we rely on one or more of the following processing conditions:
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our legitimate interests in the effective delivery of information and services to you and in the effective and lawful operation of our businesses and the legitimate interests of our clients in receiving professional services from us as part of running their organisation (provided these do not interfere with your rights)​
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our legitimate interests in developing and improving our businesses, services and offerings and in developing (provided these do not interfere with your rights);
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to satisfy any requirement of law, regulation or professional body of which we are a member (for example, for some of our services, we have a legal obligation to provide the service in a certain way);
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to perform our obligations under a contractual arrangement with you; or
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where no other processing condition is available, if you have agreed to us processing your personal information for the relevant purpose.
Transfers of personal data
Other AMS Member Firms
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We may share personal data with other AMS member firms where necessary in connection with the purposes described in this privacy statement. For example, when providing professional services to a client we may share personal information with AMS Member Firms in different territories that are involved in providing advice to that client.
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Third Party Providers
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We may transfer or disclose the personal data we collect to third party contractors, subcontractors, and/or their subsidiaries and affiliates. Third parties support the AMS Network in providing its services and help provide, run and manage IT systems. Examples of third party contractors we use are providers of identity management, website hosting and management, data analysis, data backup, security and cloud storage services. The servers powering and facilitating our IT infrastructure are located in secure data centres around the world, and personal data may be stored in any one of them.
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The third party providers may use their own third party subcontractors that have access to personal data (sub-processors). It is our policy to use only third party providers that are bound to maintain appropriate levels of security and confidentiality, to process personal information only as instructed by AMS, and to flow those same obligations down to their sub-processors.
Other disclosures
We may also disclose personal information under the following circumstances:
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with professional advisers, for example, law firms, as necessary to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights and obtain advice in connection with the running of our business. Personal data may be shared with these advisers as necessary in connection with the services they have been engaged to provide;
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when explicitly requested by you;
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when required to deliver publications or reference materials requested by you;
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when required to facilitate conferences or events hosted by a third party;
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To law enforcement, regulatory and other government agencies and to professional bodies, as required by and/or in accordance with applicable law or regulation. AMS may also review and use your personal information to determine whether disclosure is required or permitted.