Website privacy statement
1. General Provisions
1.1 The purpose of this policy is to inform you and provide you with an understanding of how we handle, collect, use, disclose and process personal data about you that you give us.
1.2 The data controller collecting the data described herein is Mazars in Thailand or otherwise the Mazars firm to which the visitor has submitted their data.
1.3 Personal data collected by Mazars in Thailand may be transferred to other individual Mazars firms, which are member firms of the worldwide Mazars organisation, where it is necessary to meet the purpose for which the visitor has submitted their information.
1.4 By submitting data on Mazars in Thailand website, the visitor is providing consent to transborder transmission of data collected on the website for the fulfilment of their voluntary requests.
1.5 The data protection policy which is established in Thailand, governs the collection, use and disclosure of personal data submitted to Mazars in Thailand, and explains how we collect and handle personal data of individuals and comply with the requirements of Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 and its regulation(s) (“PDPA”).
1.6 If you reside in the UK or Europe, we will process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and similar European and UK data protection and data security laws (“Data Protection Laws”).
2. Data Subject Rights
2.1 If Mazars in Thailand processes personal information about you, you have the following rights:
(a) Access – you have the right to access any personal data that we hold about you, subject to the requirements of the PDPA. European and UK residents will have a right to request access of personal data subject to the requirements of the European and UK Data Protection Laws.
(b) Correction – note that the PDPA exempts certain types of personal data from being subject to your correction request as well as provides for situation(s) when correction need not be made by us despite your request.
(c) Object to Processing – you have the right to object to us processing your personal information if we are not entitled to use it anymore.
(d) Deletion - when requested and practical, Mazars in Thailand will delete identifying information from current operational systems.
EU CITIZENS
EU citizens may, in accordance with GDPR, may additionally ask us to:
(e) Restrict – in limited circumstances you may ask us to restrict processing only be carried with only your consent, for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest.
(f) Transfer – where certain conditions specific within the GDPR are met, you may ask us to port your personal data to another provider in a machine-readable format.
We do not carry out automated decision taking. In the event this changes, we will provide you with an opportunity to exercise your rights set forth under GDPR in this respect.
2.2 Before carrying out any request in relation to personal information, we may ask for proof of identity as well as the nature of the request, to assure ourselves of your identity and to be able to adequately deal with your request.
2.3 When personally identifiable information is retained, Mazars in Thailand assumes responsibility for keeping an accurate record of the information once a visitor has submitted and verified the data. Mazars in Thailand does not assume responsibility for verifying the ongoing accuracy of the content of personal information. When practically possible, if Mazars in Thailand is informed that any personal data collected through a website is no longer accurate, we will make appropriate corrections based on the updated information provided by the authenticated visitor.
2.4 If you would like to request for a copy of your personal data being held by us (such right being subject to applicable exemptions), or to update and/or correct the personal data which you have previously provided to us, you can send your enquiry / request to the Data Protection Officer (DPO) of Mazars in Thailand at dpo@mazars.co.th or to the below mailing address:
Mazars in Thailand
Blake Dimsdale, Mazars in Thailand, 12th floor, Empire Tower, 1 South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok, 10120
Tel: +66 2 670 1100
2.5 We will make all reasonable and practical efforts to comply with your requests, so long as it is consistent with applicable laws and professional standards.
2.6 Do note that your withdrawal of consent will not affect our ability to collect, use or disclose your personal data for a specific purpose without your consent, if the PDPA or a provision in applicable law permits us to.
3. Use of Personal Data
3.1 We may process your personal data collected through our website for the purposes outlined below:
Contract entry and performance: Should you indicate an interest in becoming a client of Mazars in Thailand we will use the personal data in order to take steps to enter into a contract for services with you. We may continue to use the data provided through our website in order to perform our duties under a contract with you.
Our legitimate interests: We process personal data in order to run our business, including managing our relationship with you, meeting our administrative, accounting and corporate rights and obligations, maintaining and using our IT systems and developing our business and services.
Recruitment and personnel administration: If you apply for a job through our website, we collect personal data from job applicants in order to recruit new employees.
Security, quality and risk management: Personal data may be processed in the context of maintaining security and within the scope of internal quality and risk analysis.
Direct marketing: we may process personal data for direct marketing purposes to promote and develop our services and to provide you with information we think will be of interest to you. In all cases we will give you the opportunity to opt-out of our direct-marketing activities. Opt-out can be achieved by responding using the unsubscribe options contained within the information you have received or by contacting us .
Complying with legal requirements, regulations or a professional body of which we are a member of: We are subject to legal, regulatory and professional obligations. We need to keep certain records to demonstrate that our services are provided in compliance with those obligations and those records may contain personal data.
3.2 All personal data submitted through this site may be used by us in an anonymised form to assess and improve the services delivered herein and for our wider business development activities.
4. All Data Transfers
Sharing and Transfer within the network of Mazars firms
4.1 We may provide your personal information to other entities within the Mazars Group in order to provide you with information that could be of interest to you and conduct market or other research.
4.2 Personal information may also be disclosed to other entities within the Mazars Group and other third parties in order to respond to your requests or inquiries, as part of a corporate transaction such as a sale, divestiture, reorganization, merger or acquisition, or where those parties handle information on our behalf
4.3 All of these disclosures may involve the transfer of personal information to countries or regions without data protection rules similar to those in effect in Thailand or your area of residence.
4.4 In the event that you are an EU or UK citizen, prior to transferring your personal data, we will ensure that an appropriate security mechanism is in place prior to the transfer.
5. Sharing and Transfer to Third Parties
5.1 In addition, we may transfer certain information to countries across geographical borders to other Mazars Group firms or to third parties working with us or on our behalf.
5.2 We may store your personal information in a jurisdiction outside the country where the purpose is provided or where you are based. By providing personal information on our website, you consent to this transfer and/or storage of personal information across borders. We ensure that a standard of protection is accorded to your personal information so transferred in accordance with applicable law.
5.3 Personal information may also be disclosed to law enforcement, regulatory, or other government agencies, or to other third parties, in each case to comply with legal or regulatory obligations or requests.
5.4 Mazars in Thailand will not transfer the personal information you provide to any third parties for their own direct marketing use unless you give us your permission to do so or we first notify you of our intention to share data for this purpose.
6. Duration of Processing
6.1 We will retain your personal information for as long as the information is reasonably required to fulfil the purpose collection of the information or until you request that we delete that information.
6.2 We will put in place measures such that your personal data in our possession or under our control is destroyed and/or anonymized as soon as it is reasonable to assume that (a) the purpose for which that personal data was collected is no longer being served by the retention of such personal data; and (b) retention is no longer necessary for any other legal or business purposes.
7. Data Security
7.1 Security of your personal data is important to us. We take appropriate action to protect personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration or destruction using the same safeguards as we use for our own proprietary information. All information you provide to us is stored on secure servers.
7.2 Mazars in Thailand has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personally identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction.
7.3 Despite Mazars in Thailand best efforts, however, security cannot be absolutely guaranteed against all threats. To the best of our ability, access to your personal information is limited to those who have a need to know. Those individuals who have access to the data are required to maintain the confidentiality of such information.
7.4 We have in place reasonable commercial standards of technology and operational security to protect all information provided by visitors via this Website from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
8. Automatic Collection of Personal Information
8.1 Cookies – cookies will typically be placed on your computer or internet-enabled device whenever you visit us online, however by themselves do not tell us your email address or otherwise identify you personally. Further information about managing cookies and our detailed cookies policy can be found on our website under “Cookies Information” https://www.mazars.co.th/Cookies-information
8.2 IP Addresses – in our analytical reports, we may obtain other identifiers including IP addresses, but this is for the purpose of identifying the number of unique visitors to our web sites and geographic origin of visitor trends, and not to identify individual visitors. Site statistics are compiled by third parties, and therefore your IP address will be passed to third parties for statistical reporting only.
8.3 Google Analytics – Mazars in Thailand uses Google Analytics to collect information about how people use our website and gain a better understanding of their expectations. This allows us to constantly improve the site. Mazars in Thailand does not allow Google to use or share data about browsing on our website with a third party. More information about how Google Analytics is used by Mazars Thailand can be found here: http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html
8.4 Web Beacons – Mazars in Thailand only uses web beacons in accordance with applicable laws. You have the option to render some web beacons unusable by rejecting the associated cookies. The web beacon may still record an anonymous visit from your IP address but cookies information will not be recorded.
9. Social Media Widgets and Applications
9.1 The main aim of the Social Media Platforms (namely, our Facebook , LinkedIn , Instagram , Youtube , and lastly our MazarsLive! App ) is to facilitate and allow you to share content. However, Mazars in Thailand cannot be held responsible if you share personal information on Social Media Platforms that is subsequently used, misused or otherwise appropriated by another user.
9.2 Mazars in Thailand may also provide links to other social media platforms maintained on separate servers by individuals or organizations over which Mazars in Thailand has no control. Mazars in Thailand makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or any other aspect of the information located on such servers.
10. Links
10.1 Our website contains links to other websites but this Privacy Statement applies only to the personal data collected via the website(s) operated by Mazars in Thailand, and to how Mazars in Thailand processes personal data.
10.2 A link to a third party’s website should not be construed as an endorsement by either Mazars in Thailand or that third party of the other or its products and services. Mazars in Thailand makes no representations or warranties regarding how user data is stored or used on third-party servers. We recommend reviewing the privacy statement of each third-party site linked from Our Site to determine their use of your personal information.
11. Changes to this Statement
11.1 Mazars in Thailand reserves the right to modify or amend this Statement at any time, with or without notice. We recommend you check this page regularly.
11.2 The effective date of any modifications will be displayed at the end of this Statement.
12. Policy Enquiries and Enforcement
12.1 Your consent that is given pursuant to this Privacy Policy is additional to and does not supersede any other consents that you had provided to Mazars Thailand with regard to processing of your personal data.
12.2 For the avoidance of doubt, in the event PDPA permits an organisation such as us to collect, use or disclose your personal data without your consent, such permission granted by the law shall continue to apply. This also applies for European and UK Data Protection laws for European residents.
12.3 For any enquiries on our privacy policy, please send your enquiry to the Data Protection Officer (DPO) of Mazars in Thailand at dpo@mazars.co.th or to the below mailing address:
Mazars in Thailand
Blake Dimsdale, Mazars in Thailand, 12th floor, Empire Tower, 1 South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok, 10120
Tel: +66 2 670 1100
12.4 If you are dissatisfied with the way we have handled your personal data and we are unable to resolve the issue for you, you may take the matter to your local Data Protection Regulator. The European Commission maintains a list of data protection supervisory authorities who can be contacted and are found here .