For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorised attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

Unauthorised attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the laws of the land.

If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the Web site, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. We automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit:

1. The Internet domain (for example, "yourcompany.com.sg" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu.sg" if you connect from a school's domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our Web site;

2. The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;

3. The date and time you access our site;

4. The pages you visit; and

5. If you have linked to Singapore on the Web from another Web site, the address of that Web site.

We use this information to help us make our site more useful to visitors -- to learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use. We do not track or record information about individuals and their visits.

If you choose to provide us with personal information by sending an e-mail to the Editor or someone else on Singapore on the Web, or by filling out a form with your personal information and submitting it through our Web site, we use that information to respond to your message and to help us provide you with information that you request. If you submit your resume through our Web site, we use your personal identification information only in considering your application for employment. We do not collect personal information for any other purposes. The information you provide is not given to any private organizations or private persons. Singapore on the Web does not collect or use information for commercial marketing.

We would share your e-mail with government agencies only if your inquiry related to that agency or if we were required to do so by law. In addition, we would release documents, including e-mails, if required to do so by a judicial subpoena.

Our Web site has links to the Web sites of many government agencies and private organisations. Once you visit another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.