5.Purposes for the Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Data
The Company collect, use, and disclose your Personal Data for the following purposes:
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(a) to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract or for the performance of a contract:
- sign-up, enrollment or registration of any kind with the Company;
- procurement or sales of products;
- providing or receiving services in various forms;
- performance of obligations in relation to financial transactions with the Company; and
- administration of contractual relationships and contract management.
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(b) for legal compliance:
- compliance with existing and future laws or regulations applicable to the Company such as public company limited law, securities and exchange law, tax law, labour law and electronic transaction law; and
- compliance with lawful orders of relevant government authorities, regulators or competent officers.
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(c) for the legitimate interests of GC Group:
- verification and authentication of your identity;
- satisfaction survey and assessment of the products and/or services of GC Group;
- research and development as well as improvement of quality of products, operation, services, and related activities and businesses of GC Group;
- analyzing and monitoring of services and investigating usage problems;
- access control and security control in and outside of the buildings, premises, areas and production units including its information and IT systems of GC Group;
- risk management and prevention thereof, including internal and external audit of GC Group;
- commencement and exercise of legal claims or legal action and related proceedings;
- participation of and arrangement of activities or events of GC Group;
- administration of complaints, suggestions, or requests; and
- communication and coordination of and within GC Group.
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(d) for the vital interests:
- prevention of life-threatening situations or incidents which may harm the health or cause bodily injury to the data subject or others.
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(e) for the public interest:
- prevention and control of diseases.
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(f) by consent of the data subjects:
- communication of activities, news and public relations;
- creating databases for analysis purposes as well as research and development of products and services of GC Group, or of relevant sales representatives or dealers;
- collection, use and disclosure of Sensitive Personal Data the use of is not permitted by any lawful basis, except for your explicit consent;
- disclosure of personal data by and among the Company and companies within the PTT Plc. Group or any other external organizations;
- transfer of Personal Data to a third country where the Personal Data Protection Committee or any equivalent competent authority(ies) have not approved its data protection standard adequate and in accordance with principles of cross-border transfer of Personal Data; and
- in case of a minor, incompetent or quasi-incompetent person requiring consent from, as applicable, his/her parent, guardian, or curator.
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(g) establishment, exercise, defense of, or compliance with legal claims:
- to establish, exercise, defense or comply with the legal claims.
Therefore, the Company will collect, use and disclose your Personal Data subject to your prior consent except where it is authorized to do so by the PDPA, as is necessary for the legitimate interests of the Company or any other persons or juristic persons other than the Company, except where such interests are overridden by the fundamental rights of your Personal Data, as well as for the Company to comply with law to which the Company are subject.
In the event that the Personal Data collected by the Company in relation to the aforesaid purposes are required for the performance of contractual obligations or in accordance with applicable laws. In case of your refusal to provide the Personal Data required, the Company may not be able to proceed with your request to enter into a contract with us, or to perform its obligations under contracts, or it may be considered as an infringement of relevant laws and may cause the Company not to be able to facilitate services for you.
Should there be any modification to the purposes for the collection, use or disclosure of Personal Data, the Company will inform you of any such modification and comply with other legal requirements, including the recording as evidence of the amendment of the purposes stated in this Policy. In addition, where you provide the Company with the Personal Data of other person(s) such as you acting as a personal assistance or coordinator of a Data Subject, the Company request that you notify the Data Subject of this Policy, inclusive of seeking for the Data Subject consent. Where necessary, the Company reserve the rights to ask for relevant document or other evidence demonstrating your notification to the Data Subject of this Policy and the relevant consent(s).