Privacy Policy

BDO in Vietnam Privacy Statement

Introduction

BDO in Vietnam and its group of entities are members of the BDO international network.  

BDO is an international network of independent public accounting, tax and advisory firms (the “BDO network”), which deliver professional services under the BDO name (the “BDO member firms”). BDO International Limited (“BDOI”) is a UK company limited by guarantee. It is the governing entity of the BDO network.

BDOI and each of its member firms are separate legal entities and have no liability for each other such entity's acts or omissions. Nothing in the arrangements or rules of the BDO network shall constitute or imply an agency relationship or a partnership between BDOI and the member firms.

This privacy statement (“Privacy Statement”) applies only to the  www.bdo.vn web site (or the “web site”), which is provided by BDO in Vietnam (also referred to below as “we”, “us”, “our” or “BDOVN”) and not to the various separate web sites for each location where BDO is present to which the BDO in VN website redirects you.

The data and site of BDO.vn is hosted on the server owned and managed by BDO Global outside Vietnam. 

By using BDO.vn and submitting any personal information to us, you agree to the use by us of your personal information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Statement.

Consent to Processing

By providing any personal information to this web site, you fully understand and unambiguously consent to the transfer of such personal information, and the collection and processing of such personal information provided, to the extent permitted in this Privacy Statement.

Please note that the other country or specific websites contained within the www.bdo.global website, to which you may be directed by the www.bdo.vn website, are provided by the applicable BDO member firms or related entities managing them and are not the responsibility of BDOVN. Such websites, as well as other websites that may be linked to this web site, are not governed by this Privacy Statement. We encourage visitors to review the privacy statements of BDO.global as well as each of these other web sites before disclosing any personal information.

What personal information do you collect when I visit BDO.vn?

We do not require registration for access to BDO.vn, but if you participate in any of the activities or services offered by BDO.vn, we will collect the personal information that we need in order to provide you with those services, such as your name, job title, email address, employer's name, and telephone number.

We do not collect sensitive personal information from you from BDO.vn. Sensitive information includes data relating to: race or ethnic origin; political opinions; religious or other similar beliefs; physical or mental health; sexual orientation or criminal record. Where you provide sensitive personal information to us voluntarily we will assume that we have your explicit consent to use that information in connection with the purpose for which it has been provided.

Technical Information

When you visit this web site, we may collect technical information such as your IP (Internet Protocol) address, details of the pages you visit on BDO.vn, other pages you visit on the Web, and which browser you used to view BDO.vn.

This web site collects standard internet log and technical data to measure and improve the effectiveness of this web site, to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer this web site, to see where web site traffic is coming from and to identify our users. We may also collect other information via BDO.vn, such as web site usage activity and preferences, also known as demographic or profile data. In this connection we may use "cookies" to collect this information. For more information see our Cookie Policy here

When do you collect personal information through BDO.vn?

We collect personal information from you in the following circumstances:

  • when  you subscribe to any of our insights
  • when you register to attend an event
  • when you enter a discussion forum
  • when you contact us to request further information
  • when you apply to us for a job/internship
  • when you communicate with us if we require further information

We collect the minimum amount of information to enable us to deal with your request. We will indicate where the provision of information is voluntary or compulsory. We would normally only request additional information to enable us to provide the most appropriate response to your request.

How do you use my personal information?

We only use the personal information that you provide to deal with your request, and to manage BDO.vn and the services that we offer to you via BDO.vn as described in this Privacy Statement.                    

When requesting material or asking someone to contact you, there will be the option to receive other information that may be of interest.

Your Rights

You have the right to request access to the personal information, that you have submitted through BDO.vn, update or correct your details, opt out of receiving other information from BDO or request that your personal details are deleted from our systems at any time by e-mailing privacy@bdo.vn. We will treat all such requests in accordance with applicable local law and standards.

If you would like to opt not to receive communication  e-mail from us in the future, you may let us know by sending us an e-mail to privacy@bdo.vn stating the e-mail address you wish to be removed from our mailing list. However, your option not to receive communication e-mail shall not preclude us from corresponding with you, by e-mail or otherwise, regarding your existing relationship with us.

Will you provide my information to a third party?

We may contract with other companies or individuals to deal with your enquiry or to otherwise operate this web site or our business activities. We may give such companies access to your personal information in connection with those purposes on our behalf. We may also share your personal information with other member firms within the BDO network provided that this is consistent with the basis on which we have collected your personal information.

From time to time, we may disclose personal information in response to a court order, subpoena, government investigation, or as otherwise required or permitted by law.

We do not provide information to third parties for their own marketing purposes and we do not undertake mailings for third parties.

We may, as a result of a sale, merger, consolidation, change in control, transfer of assets, reorganization or liquidation of our company (a "Reorganization Event"), transfer, sell or assign your personal information to third parties involved in the Reorganization Event.

How long do you keep my information?

We keep your Information only for the period required for fulfilling your request and will delete it in accordance with our data retention policies.

Is my information secure?

We have implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security to protect personal information from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. We require all employees and principals to keep personal information confidential, and only authorised personnel have access to this information.

International Transfers

The data and site of BDO.vn is hosted on the server owned and managed by BDO Global outside Vietnam. You acknowledge that in order to provide services to you via BDO.vn we may need to transfer your personal information outside Vietnam, including to countries that may not provide a level of protection of personal information that may be regarded as equivalent to that afforded under Vietnam data protection legislation. 

Updating this Privacy Statement

We may modify or update this Privacy Statement from time to time. You will be able to see when we last updated the Privacy Statement because we will include a “Last modified” date at the bottom of this statement. Changes and additions to this Privacy Statement are effective from the date on which they are posted. Please review this Privacy Statement from time to time to check whether we have made any changes to the way in which we use your personal information.

Contact

If you have any concerns about the way in which we handle your personal information or questions about this Privacy Statement you can contact us via email at privacy@bdo.vn.

Cookies

This web site is intended to provide general information on the BDO network and the professional services and solutions provided by the BDO member firms around the world.

We gather information from users of this web site automatically and when you decide to provide us with information, for example, when you complete a form on www.bdo.vn. This information is treated with confidence, and is only used by BDO as per the terms of the Privacy Policy

We may use "cookies" to keep, and sometimes track, information about you.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files that are stored onto your computer to remember preferences during browsing. Cookies never store your name, address, age or any other personal data. Only your preferences and interests are stored on the basis of your browsing behaviour. Next time you visit the website using the same device, the information in this text file is consulted, so that we can recognise you. Cookies do not affect the security of your computer.

How to control my cookies?

There are various ways that you can control and manage your cookies which are discussed in a bit more detail below. Please remember that any settings you change will not just affect www.bdo.vn cookies. These changes will apply to all web sites that you visit (unless you choose to block cookies from particular web sites).

Managing cookies in my browser

Most modern browsers will allow you to:

  • See what cookies you’ve got and delete them on an individual basis
  • ​Block third party cookies
  • ​Block cookies from particular web sites
  • Block all cookies from being set
  • Delete all cookies when you close your browser

You should be aware that any preferences will be lost if you delete cookies. This includes where you have opted out from cookies, as this requires an opt-out cookie to be set. Also, if you block cookies completely many web sites will not work properly and some functionality on these web sites will not work at all.
 

Last modified on 10 March 2021.