Privacy Policy

IT ASIA Consulting Company Limited is delighted to welcome you to thaitimes.co website and ThaiTimes App application which is under the supervision of the Company. This Privacy Policy has been made with the aim to protect the personal data of the users who visit and use service available on thaitimes.co website.

The Company is responsible for maintaining reliability of the service; therefore, the following actions are taken to protect the user personal data from unauthorized access by others.
- The Company is committed to secure the personal data as required by the law.
- Any disclosure or sharing of data shall be as prescribed by the law.
- The Company will disclose the personal data upon consent from the owner only.

The Privacy Policy will apply to thaitimes.co website and ThaiTimes App application, as well as other platforms under thaitimes.co domain name. Any changes to the Privacy Policy, if any, will be immediately notified to the users.

Collection of Personal Data

To facilitate the service rendered to the users who visit thaitimes.co website and ThaiTimes App application, the DRM (Digital rights management) encoding is implemented. To obtain other benefits to which the users are entitled after application for the membership, the users are required to create accounts with Thai World Media Company Limited. The users who log in through social media platforms, such as Facebook, Line, Google, Apple ID, and accept the agreements and Privacy Policy upon application will be allowed to give additional information, including first name, last name, email address, or telephone number, to ensure that the user data will be processed appropriately for the user benefits.

To ensure the most effective service provision and improvement of service quality, it is necessary for the Company to collect additional data, such as IP address, browser, domain name, visiting time, service used before visiting thaitimes.co website, visited content, and user experiences in thaitimes.co website and ThaiTimes App application. The users are hereby recommended to review the Privacy Policy, and if the users find any conditions inappropriate and wish to refuse them, the users are free to cancel the membership.

Face Data Usage

1. What face data does the app collect?
   The app does not collect or store face data in any way. The feature utilizes face detection locally on the device for specific functionality (e.g., unlocking or personalizing the app experience) without transmitting or storing any facial data.  

2. Provide a complete and clear explanation of all planned uses of the collected face data.
   The app uses the device's built-in face detection feature to enable functionalities like [e.g., augmented reality, personalization, or user authentication]. This is entirely processed on the user’s device, and no face data is collected, stored, or transmitted to our servers or any third parties.  

3. Will the face data be shared with any third parties? Where will this information be stored?
   No, the face data is not shared with any third parties. Since no data is collected or stored, there is no transmission to external systems or storage locations.  

4. How long will face data be retained?
   The app does not retain face data. All processing occurs locally on the user’s device and is discarded immediately after the operation is completed.  

5. Where in the privacy policy is the app's collection, use, disclosure, sharing, and retention of face data explained? Identify the specific sections in the privacy policy where this information is located.
   The privacy policy explicitly states that the app does not collect, store, or share face data. This information is included in the "Data Collection" and "Face Data Usage" sections.  

6. Quote the specific text from the privacy policy concerning face data.
   Our app does not collect, store, or share any face data. All face detection functionalities are processed locally on the user's device. We do not transmit or retain any face data on our servers or share it with third parties.

Data Collection and Processing

We do not collect, store, or transmit face data to our servers. All face data is processed locally on the user’s device to ensure maximum privacy and security.  

Data Retention

Face data is not retained by the app. All processing is temporary and is discarded immediately after the required functionality is completed.  

Data Sharing

We do not share face data with any third parties. The app does not transmit face data to any external servers or networks.  

Personal Data Usage

thaitimes.co hereby certifies that the user personal data collected by the Company will not be disclosed to the third party unless a written approval is obtained from the users.

In the case that thaitimes.co hires another agency to process the user personal data, including statistic data analysis or conducting activities. thaitimes.co will ensure that the company or the person assigned to perform such activities to maintain confidentiality and safety of the user personal data, and disclosure of such data will be strictly prohibited unless it is part of the activities determined by thaitimes.co.

Right to Control the Personal Data

For the benefit of maintaining safety and confidentiality of the user personal data, thaitimes.co has determined the rules and right to access the user personal data and provides safe communication channels where the data is encoded with Secure Socket (SSL) Protocal for data transmission.

Usage of Cookies

Cookies are the data that thaitimes.co sends to the user browsers, and upon installation of cookies in the user system, thaitimes.co will be able to record the user data until the users leave the browser or delete cookies or refuse cookies to operate.

Deleting Personal Information

In case you would like to delete your personal information (provided to us), please send e-mail to webmaster@thaitimes.co

Privacy Policy Update

Cookies are the data that thaitimes.co may update or use to modify the Privacy Policy without a prior notice to the users. For appropriateness and effectiveness of the service provision, the users are advised to read the Privacy Policy upon each visit to the website.

In case of ay questions, suggestions, or feedback on the Privacy Policy, thaitimes.co is delighted to answer them for the sake of service improvement. You may contact us through any of the following channels.

Tel: 02-629-4488
Fax: 02-629-4470
Email: webmaster@thaitimes.co