Privacy Policy
MasterCard Worldwide. respects your privacy and complies with relevant privacy and data protection laws in the countries in which we do business.
MasterCard Worldwide. ("we," "us" or "our") recognizes the importance of respecting the privacy of those who visit this web site. We also make an effort to help those who visit this web site understand how we manage personal information. This is why we have established this privacy policy to explain how we handle personal information that we collect from customers.
Please note that this privacy policy only deals with information collected through this web site.
This privacy policy does not explain the privacy policies of financial institutions that issue MasterCard cards. For a detailed explanation of the privacy practices relating to your MasterCard card, please consult the Terms and Conditions that have been provided to you by your card issuer.
Information collected on this web site
We may collect the following two types of information when you visit this web site:
| • | Your personal information that you opt to provide us, this might include details of your name and contact details; and |
| • | Aggregate statistics that are collected by us every time you visit this web site. |
1. Collecting your personal information
When you visit this web site, you have the opportunity to send e-mail, request a pamphlet, enter in a contest, and participate in various programs. The purpose for us collecting this information should be obvious in each situation. By choosing to participate in any of these activities, you are opting to provide personal information to us. Failure to provide your personal information may limit your participation in these activities. The personal information that you provide to us in such cases, will be used for the purposes stated and will not be used for additional purposes without your consent. Unless expressly stated otherwise at the time of collecting the information or as required by law, we will destroy any personal information provided once the relevant activity, program or purpose for which it was collected has been completed.
2.Collecting general statistical information
Every time you visit this web site, our system collects information about your visit (this is not personal information). Our system then monitors the following statistics:
| • | Number of visitors to this web site |
| • | Number of visitors who return to this web site after first visit |
| • | Pages (URLs) visited on this web site |
| • | Sites visitors viewed before visiting mastercard.com |
| • | Number of visitors who visit other web sites recommended at the URL |
The information is tallied by using cookies. The statistics described above do not identify individual computer users. For example, while we can identify how many people visited this web site on a given day, we cannot identify their e-mail addresses or any personal data. The statistics that we collect are used to monitor how visitors access this web site so we can effectively manage our web site capacity. The statistics also help us understand which pages of this web site are visited more than other pages of the web site. By using the information, we can make ongoing improvements to this web site so it can better meet the needs of cardholders, merchants, and future customers.
Your control over the use of your personal information
You can contact Asia/Pacific Regional Counsel or Assistant Regional Counsel at 152 Beach Road, #35-00 , The Gateway East, Singapore 189721 for the following:
| • | ask for your personal information to be corrected or updated; |
| • | ask us to remove your personal information from our records; |
| • | other questions or concerns relating to our privacy practices. |
MasterCard and its card issuers
A large number of financial institutions issue MasterCard cards. Where it is consistent with the Terms and Conditions provided by your card issuer, we may share personal information that you provide on this site with your card issuer.
Processing of personal information
Please note that because MasterCard Worldwide is a global business, we often transfer personal information overseas for processing purposes. We also use a range of service providers to help us maximize the efficiency of our business operations, which means that sometimes third party service providers (such as mail houses) may process your personal information on our behalf. At all times we protect your personal information and we require our service providers to comply with our privacy policies and any other legal requirements.
Cookies
Various technologies, including cookies, are used to collect non-personal information on this web site. Cookies are small files that are stored on a user's computer by the web server through the user's browser. The actual contents of the cookie information can be retrieved by the same web server to identify the computer and subsequently to customize, monitor, or regulate the use of the site based on information stored in the cookie or host server. One of the ways we use cookies is to identify computers that are being used to make visits to our web site. Please note that if you enter our web site from another web site, the other website may use their own cookies to learn of your visit to our web site. We have no control over other websites' use of cookies to collect information.
If you do not wish to receive any cookies you may set your browser to refuse cookies. This may mean you will not be able to take full advantage of the services on the website.
Minors
We do not use any of our online sites or services to knowingly solicit data from or market to minors under the age of 20. If you are under the age of 20, permission from your parent or guardian will be required to use our online sites or services.
Privacy policy changes and notices
Technology, business practices and laws change frequently. As a result, from time to time this privacy policy may be reviewed and revised. We reserve the right to change or supplement this privacy policy at any time and we will update this website with any such changes.
