Cookie Policy

Welcome to The Inceptery! We are pleased that you are visiting our website at www.theinceptery.com (our “website”). Data protection and data security when using our website are very important to us.

In this Cookie Policy, we adhere to our obligations set out in Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (“PDPA”) and the EU’s Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (“PECD”) and inform you about the purposes for which we and our partners use cookies and similar technologies and how you can manage your preferences regarding cookies.

WHO IS THE DATA CONTROLLER?
A “data controller” is a person or organization who alone or jointly determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data is, or is likely to be, processed. In this sense, The Inceptery Pte Ltd of 163 Tras Street, #02-06, Lian Huat Building, Singapore, 079024 (“The Inceptery”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is the data controller. If you have any questions about cookies or about data protection at The Inceptery in general, you can reach our Data  Protection Officer by email using info@theinceptery.com with the subject line “Data Protection”.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files that are sent to your computer to ensure the technical functionality of the website. We use cookies in some areas of our website to make it easier for you to use the pages and to make them more personalised.

When trying to understand cookies, it can help to know the following terminology:

• Essential or necessary cookies. These cookies are essential or necessary to ensure that a website works properly and is secure so that you can navigate a website and use its features. Without these cookies, certain features of a website would not function, and thus you would not be able to use certain services. 

• Optional cookies. These cookies are non-essential for the website to function and require your consent. When it comes to optional cookies the following distinctions are made:

• Functional cookies or sometimes called convenience cookies. These cookies allow a website to remember the options a user has made (including user ID`s stored, consents given, or languages selected) and other personalisation options you have selected when browsing.

• Analysis and performance cookies, which are used to monitor and improve the function and service of a website. Those can track down problems when using a website, facilitate online surveys, record visitor numbers, and provide analytics metrics. 

• Advertising cookies or targeting cookies. They are used to deliver customised advertising to the user. 

We are required to, 

• ask for your consent when using specific cookies (in particular any cookie that is not strictly necessary for the operation of the website, for example, Functional cookies, Analysis and performance cookies and Advertising cookies or targeting cookies “Optional cookies”); and
• have a legal basis for the use of personal data in relation to cookies, the use of cookies would then be your consent as well as our legitimate interest. 

WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE?

We only use optional cookies with your prior consent. If you are visiting our website for the first time, a Cookie Consent Tool will appear on our website asking for your consent to use optional cookies. If you consent to this, we will store a cookie on your device, and the banner will not be displayed again for the lifetime of the cookie. Thereafter, or if you actively delete this cookie beforehand, the Cookie Consent Tool will be displayed again the next time you visit our website in order to obtain your consent again.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics also uses cookies to enable our website to analyse how users use our website across multiple devices. The information generated by the cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to and stored by Google, including transmission to the United States. The following data is processed through the use of Google Analytics:

• 3 bytes of the IP address of the called system of the website visitor (anonymised IP address),
• the website called up,
• the website from which the user reached the accessed page of our website (referrer),
• the subpages accessed from the website,
• the time spent on the website
• the frequency with which the website is accessed.

Google states that it will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. The use of this service is based on your consent.

In relation to the data transfer into the USA Google’s processing agreement for Google Analytics, can be read here. You can disable tracking by Google Analytics with future effect by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for your current web browser following this link.

HOW TO DISABLE COOKIES?

You can set your web browser to disable cookies. Please note that most browsers offer different ways to protect your privacy. If you do not activate or deactivate certain cookies via the browser settings, it is possible that certain functionalities will not be available to you as expected. 

You can configure the use of cookies in your browser settings by following the relevant link Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Safari at any time or deactivate them completely.

We also offer a Cookie Consent Tool when you first visit our website. This tool allows you to specify your preference about cookies. You can accept or reject them or access this Cookie Policy before giving your consent to cookies or rejecting them. This permits you to make an informed decision about the cookies we use. You are free to accept or reject cookies, but note that after rejecting them, browsing our website might be less user-friendly and the relevant content might be affected.

Please note that if you disable cookies in this way, you will not be able to set new cookies. However, it will not prevent previously set cookies from continuing to work on your device until you clear all cookies in your browser settings. 

DOES THIS POLICY CHANGE?

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. This might be for a number of reasons, such as to reflect a change in the law or to accommodate a change in our business practices and the way we

use cookies. We recommend that you check here periodically for any changes to our Cookie Policy. This Cookie Policy was last updated on Friday, 18th of October 2024.

WHO SHOULD I CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION?

If you feel that the above is not sufficient or if you have any queries as regards the collection, processing or use of your information we are looking forward to hearing from you. We will make every effort to reply as soon as possible and take into consideration any suggestions from your end.