Privacy Policy

This website, RidePenang.com, is operated by Bicycle And Beyond Adventures Sdn Bhd. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is protected in accordance with Malaysian law.

Data Collection and Use

Personal Information Collection
We collect personal data provided by you through the website, including but not limited to your name, contact details, and information in any comments or forms you submit. Additional data, such as your IP address and browser type, may also be collected to enhance site functionality and assist with spam detection.

Purpose of Data Collection
Your personal information is collected for specific purposes, including:

  • Facilitating website functions such as login and commenting.
  • Improving the website and user experience.
  • Responding to inquiries and providing services and information that you request.
  • Sending you updates, promotional content, or marketing information, if you opt in.

Consent and Data Use

By using this website and submitting your information, you consent to the processing of your data as described in this policy. If you do not agree, please refrain from using the website.

Marketing Communications
We may use your personal data to send updates or promotional content about our services. You have the option to unsubscribe from these communications at any time.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a “hash”) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible publicly alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the site.

Cookies

  • Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience, so you do not need to re-enter your details. These cookies last for one year.
  • Login Cookies: If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded upon closing your browser. When you log in, we set cookies to save login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year.
  • Editor Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved, storing the post ID. This cookie expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those sites directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, particularly if you are logged into those sites.

Disclosure of Data to Third Parties

Third-Party Disclosure
Your data may be shared with third-party service providers for purposes such as spam detection, analytics, and assisting in website functionality. We ensure that any third parties we work with comply with the PDPA’s standards for data privacy.

Legal Compliance
We may disclose your data if required by law, court order, or government request, or to enforce our policies and protect our rights and those of others.

Data Protection and Security

We implement commercially reasonable measures to secure your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, and disclosure. While we strive to protect your data, please note that no method of internet transmission or storage is completely secure.

Data Retention and Access Rights

Data Retention Period
Your personal data will be retained as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law.

Access, Update, or Deletion Requests
In line with the PDPA, you have the right to request access to, update, or delete your personal data held by us. Such requests may be subject to an administrative fee and will be processed within a reasonable timeframe. You may also restrict or object to data processing, where applicable.

Cross-Border Data Transfers

In some cases, your data may be transferred to a location outside Malaysia for processing or storage. We ensure that such transfers comply with PDPA requirements, including ensuring that the receiving party protects your data in line with Malaysian data protection standards.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may update this policy occasionally to reflect changes in legal requirements or our data handling practices. Any changes will be posted on this page, and if significant, we will notify you by email or a notice on our site.

Contact Information

For inquiries or requests concerning your personal data or this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Ride Penang X Bicycle And Beyond Adventures Sdn Bhd
Email: Info@bicycleandbeyond.com