Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

23 September 2024

General

By continuing to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Musawah (Malaysia) (“Musawah”) (Company No. 1162174-T) relationship with you in relation to this website.

The term “Musawah (Malaysia)” or “us” or “we” refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is 15, Jalan Limau Purut, Bangsar Park, 59000 Bangsar, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of our website.

Musawah (Malaysia) reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions of use and the content of this website without prior notification.

 

The use of this website is subject to the following terms:

  • The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
  • Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
  • Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable.
  • This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
  • All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to us, are acknowledged on this website.
  • Unauthorised use of this website may give to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
  • From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. We have no responsibility for the content of the linked third parties’ website(s).
  • You may not create a link to this website from another website or document without Musawah’s prior written consent.
  • Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of this website is subject to the laws of Malaysia.



Privacy Policy

This privacy statement and guidelines is to inform you of the use of your personal data which may be collected during your visits to Musawah’s website and in view of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“the Act”) that is passed by the Malaysian Government to regulate personal data in a commercial transaction. To comply with the Act, Musawah is committed to protecting your privacy and will take relevant measures to safeguard your personal data.

 

You are not required to provide any personal data on the public areas of this website. However, you may choose to do so by completing the forms on various pages of this website. We will only use the information you provide to us on these pages in order to process the relevant form. Please see the privacy wording on the relevant form for a more detailed explanation of how your information will be used. Musawah may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to see the changes.

Social Media Platforms

Communication, engagement and actions taken through external social media platforms that this website and Musawah (Malaysia) participate on are custom to the terms and conditions as well as the privacy policies held with each social media platform respectively.

You are advised to use social media platforms wisely and communicate / engage with them with due care and caution with regard to your privacy and personal details. This website nor Musawah will never ask for personal or sensitive information through social media platforms and encourage users wishing to discuss sensitive details to contact them through primary communication channels such as by telephone or email.

This website may use social network sharing buttons which help share web content directly from web pages to the social media platform in question. Users are advised before using such social network sharing buttons that they do so at their own discretion and note that the social media platform may track and save your request to share a web page respectively through your social media platform account.

Clicking on any such advertisements will send you to the advertiser’s website through a referral program which may use cookies and will track the number of referrals sent from this website. This may include the use of cookies which may in turn be saved on your computer’s hard drive. Users should therefore note that they click on sponsored external links at their own risk and this website and Musawah cannot be held liable for any damage or loss caused by visiting any external links found in this website.

 

Website disclaimer

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by Musawah and whilst we endeavour to keep the information up-to-date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to this website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on this website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this website.

Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of Musawah. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

Every effort is made to keep this website up and running smoothly. However, Musawah takes no responsibility for and will not be liable for this website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

Copyright and Trademark notice

All copyrights in this website (including text, graphics, logos, icons and sound recordings) are owned or licensed to Musawah and shall be protected under the Malaysian Copyright Act 1987.

Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:

  • You may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only
  • You may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge this website as the source of the material

 

You may not, except with our express written permission, adapt, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works from any part of this website or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system, unless otherwise stated.

Personal Data Protection Act 2010

The Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (the “Act”), which was enacted to regulate the processing of personal data in commercial transactions, applies to Musawah (Malaysia) (“Musawah”).

This Notice serves to inform you that your personal data will be and/or have been processed by us and you hereby give your consent to the processing of your personal data.

 

WHAT WE COLLECT

We may collect the following information provided by users via sign-up forms:

  • Name, company name and job title. 
  • Contact information including address, phone number and email address. 
  • Demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests. 
  • Information relevant to surveys. 
  • Information necessary to provide you with services or events offered and organised by Musawah.

 

WHAT WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE GATHER 

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service. The purposes for which your personal data may be used are:

  • To provide services to you upon request 
  • To improve our services. 
  • To enable you to provide goods or services to Musawah (Malaysia)
  • To assess your job application 
  • To better understand your needs as our audience 
  • For statistical analysis 
  • For profiling your preferences 
  • For submission to the Government required by law, eg. Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri

(Collectively “the Purposes”) 

It is necessary but non-obligatory that you supply us with the required personal data. If you fail to supply us with such personal data, we may not be able to process and/or disclose your personal data for any of the above Purposes.

 

CONSENT

By providing us your personal data, you are giving consent for Musawah to collect, use and process your personal data for the Purposes and/or for any other purposes related to the Purpose. 

If you do not consent or subsequently withdraw your consent to the processing and disclosure of your personal data, we will not be able to fulfil our obligations to you in respect of the Purposes and/or for any other purposes related to the Purpose.

 

Accessing and controlling your personal data

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal data in the following ways:

  • You may also have the right to access, correct or make a complaint in relation to personal information by sending an email to the [email protected]
  • If you have a comment or question about this Privacy Policy, please contact [email protected]

 

Integrity of your personal data

We may share your personal data with governmental agencies or other companies assisting us in fraud prevention or investigation. We may do so when: (1) permitted or required by law; or, (2) trying to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthorized transactions; or, (3) investigating fraud which has already taken place.

We may also disclose your personal data for all such other purposes that are related to the Purposes for which we originally collected your personal data. 

 

Disclosure of your personal data

You are responsible for ensuring that the personal data you provide us is accurate, complete, and not misleading and that such personal data is kept up to date.

We may request your assistance to procure the consent of third parties whose personal data is provided by you to us and you agree to use your best endeavours to do so.