This Privacy Policy applies to the Website and Mobile Application (“Services”) operated by the Maldives Pension Administration Office (“Pension Office”).
It is a priority of Pension Office to ensure confidentiality and protection of user identifiable data (“Personal Data”). Accordingly, this Privacy Policy outlines how Pension Office collect, use, protect or otherwise handle Personal Data of users in connection with the Services.
For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, “Website” is referred to as the website found on the link www.pension.gov.mv and “Mobile Application” bearing the Google Play Store ID: mv.gov.pension.app and Apple App Store ID: “id1003636891”.
Collection of Information
In order to provide the Services efficiently and productively, Pension Office collects various types of Personal Data through the Website and Mobile Application. Information is collected in the following ways:
1. Information Provided by Users:
The users are not obligated to provide any Personal Data and can view or use limited Services without providing any such data. However, Pension Office will not bear any responsibility to provide complete Services wherein users fails to provide required Personal Data.
Services are not aimed at minors below the age of 16, accordingly Pension Office does not intentionally collect Personal Data of minors.
2. Information Collected from Third Parties:
In order to compare and validate Personal Data provided by users, the Pension Office reserves the right to share and collect various information from third parties at its sole discretion. These include but are not limited to Personal Data validation from various governmental departments and telecommunication companies.
3. Information Collected Automatically:
The Website and Mobile Application collects non-personal data automatically using Log Data, Cookies and other similar technologies. These non-personal data enable provision of Services effectively to users. Such data includes but is not limited to location information, web browser information, mobile phone information and social media related information.
4. Log Data
Log Data may include information such as Internet Protocol address, browser version, visited pages, time and date of the visit, time spent on pages, and other such statistics.
5. Cookies
Cookies are files with small amount of data that is commonly used as an anonymous unique identifier sent to browser of users. The users have option to either accept or refuse cookies. Refusal of cookies, may limit use of Services.
Use of Collected Information
Pension Office will only use collected Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy to provide the Services, update data lists, analyze and validate data, provide support services, improve user experience, or perform other tasks incidental to providing the Services. Further, Pension Office may transfer Personal Data within various servers of Pension office as required.
Personal Data provided by users which are not published on the Services, may be shared with third parties with the consent of users. Pension Office will demand from such third parties to ensure the confidentiality of shared Personal Data. However, Pension Office shall not be liable for any breach of confidentiality due to acts, omissions or negligence of such third parties.
Pension Office will not release any Personal Data in a manner contravening with this Privacy Policy, unless it is required to do so under applicable laws of the Republic of Maldives.
Protection of Collected Information
Pension Office has installed reasonable organizational, technical and administrative mechanisms for preventing unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of stored Personal Data. At all times, Pension Office will strive reasonably to protect and ensure the security of confidential Personal Data.
Personal Data which are published on the Services as per applicable laws and regulations will not be confidential and Pension Office will have no obligation to protect such published data. Furthermore, unsolicited information provided by the users through various channels including the Services will not be treated as confidential information.
Additionally, the Pension Office shall not bear any responsibility towards breach of Personal Data due to actions beyond the reasonable control of Pension Office.
In addition, Pension Office does not bear any confidentiality obligation towards the use of third party links provided in the Services.
Amendment of the Privacy Policy
Pension Office reserves the right to amend, revise, update, modify, add or remove any provisions of this Privacy Policy at any time without further notice, in a manner which is not contradictory with the essence of protecting and maintaining confidentiality.
Additionally, Pension Office shall publicly list or inform the users of any changes to this Privacy Policy.
Queries
Users of the Services are welcome to contact us on [email protected] with regards to any queries on this Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us. Our contact details can be found in the website (https://www.pension.gov.mv).
Email: [email protected]