Last Updated: 24th July 2026
TopBusiness respects your privacy and is committed to handling your personal data responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store and protect personal data when you access or interact with the TopBusiness website at [Website URL], including our articles, newsletters, contact forms, advertising services, contributor channels and other related features.
The Website is operated by [Full Legal Company Name], Company Registration No. [Registration Number], with its registered or business address at [Business Address] (“TopBusiness”, “we”, “us” or “our”).
This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Terms and Conditions and Cookie Policy.
This Privacy Policy applies to personal data collected through:
This policy does not govern third-party websites, platforms or services that may be linked from our Website.
Personal data generally refers to information that relates directly or indirectly to an identifiable individual.
Depending on how you interact with TopBusiness, personal data may include your:
Information relating only to a company or organisation may not always constitute personal data. However, details identifying an individual representative, employee, director, contributor or contact person may be personal data.
The personal data we collect depends on how you use the Website.
You may provide personal data when you:
This information may include your name, contact details, company, position, message, submitted materials and supporting documents.
When you visit the Website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, log files and similar technologies.
This may include:
We use this information to operate, secure, analyse and improve the Website.
We may receive personal data from:
Where another person submits your personal data to us, that person is responsible for confirming that they have the necessary authority or consent to do so.
We may use personal data for the following purposes.
We may process personal data to:
We may use your information to:
We may use subscriber information to:
You may unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the relevant email or contacting us.
We may process personal data to:
Where content is published, certain information such as an author’s name, position, biography, photograph or company affiliation may become publicly available.
We may use personal data to:
We may use information about Website activity to:
Where reasonably possible, analytics information may be aggregated or anonymised.
We may process personal data to:
We may use personal data for another purpose where:
Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, we may process personal data because:
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent, subject to legal, contractual and operational limitations.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect processing that took place before the withdrawal.
Providing personal data is generally voluntary.
However, certain information may be required for us to:
If required information is not provided, we may be unable to process your request or provide the relevant service.
Fields marked as required on a form must normally be completed before the form can be submitted.
We do not sell personal data to advertisers.
We may disclose personal data to the following parties where reasonably necessary.
We may work with service providers that support:
These providers may process personal data only to provide their services or as otherwise permitted by their agreements and applicable law.
Where you make a relevant enquiry, register for a joint event or knowingly interact with sponsored material, we may share information with an identified partner.
We will not knowingly disclose your contact details to an advertiser for its independent direct marketing unless:
Information may be shared with editors, writers, photographers, designers, interview participants or relevant editorial contractors when necessary to prepare or verify content.
We may disclose information to lawyers, accountants, auditors, insurers or other professional advisers where reasonably required.
We may disclose personal data where required or permitted by law, including to:
If TopBusiness or its operating company undergoes a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, sale or transfer of assets, personal data may be disclosed to advisers, potential purchasers or the resulting organisation.
Any recipient will be expected to handle the data in accordance with applicable privacy obligations.
TopBusiness is a news and insights publication. Some personal information may be published where it forms part of legitimate editorial content.
Published information may include:
Publishing such information may be necessary for reporting, commentary, attribution, transparency or public-interest purposes.
Information published online may be:
Requests to correct or remove published information will be assessed according to the circumstances, available evidence, applicable law and our editorial responsibilities.
Submitting a removal request does not guarantee removal.
The Website may use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage and similar technologies.
These technologies may support:
Some cookies are placed directly by TopBusiness. Others may be placed by third-party services used on the Website.
More information about the cookies we use, their purpose and available controls should be provided in our Cookie Policy or cookie consent tool.
You may also manage cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect Website performance or functionality.
We may use analytics services to understand how visitors interact with the Website.
Analytics providers may collect information such as:
This information helps us evaluate readership, improve content and monitor Website performance.
Where available, we may use privacy controls offered by analytics providers, such as data retention settings, consent controls or IP-related protections.
TopBusiness may display advertisements or sponsored content.
Advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies to:
Where required, non-essential advertising technologies should be activated only after the relevant consent or preference has been recorded.
You may be able to manage advertising preferences through our cookie controls, your browser or the relevant advertising provider.
Some service providers may process or store personal data outside Malaysia.
This may occur when we use international:
Where personal data is transferred outside Malaysia, we will take reasonable steps to ensure the transfer is handled in accordance with applicable requirements.
Depending on the circumstances, those steps may include:
Personal data processed in another country may be subject to the laws of that country.
We take reasonable practical steps to protect personal data against:
Safeguards may include:
No website, storage system or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
You are responsible for protecting any passwords, devices or accounts used when communicating with us.
Subject to applicable law and any permitted exceptions, you may have the right to:
These rights are not always absolute. We may need to retain or continue processing information where required by law, necessary for legal claims, connected to contractual obligations or otherwise permitted.
Editorial archives and published news content may also involve additional considerations, including accuracy, attribution, public interest and freedom of expression.
TopBusiness is intended primarily for business owners, professionals, entrepreneurs and general adult readers.
The Website is not designed to collect personal data from children.
If you are under the age required to provide valid consent under applicable law, you should use the Website only with the permission and supervision of a parent or legal guardian.
If we become aware that personal data has been collected from a child without appropriate authority, we may take reasonable steps to delete it.
Parents or guardians may contact us if they believe a child has submitted personal information.
The Website may link to third-party websites, including:
We do not control how those websites collect or process personal data.
You should read the privacy policy of a third-party service before providing personal information or interacting with it.
TopBusiness is not responsible for the privacy or security practices of external websites.
For editorial and research purposes, we may collect information from publicly available sources, such as:
We may use such information to prepare, verify, update or illustrate news and insight content.
Public availability does not necessarily remove all privacy obligations. We will consider the nature, source and intended use of the information where appropriate.
We do not intend to make significant decisions about individuals solely through automated processing unless specifically disclosed.
Certain technologies may automatically:
These functions are generally used to operate, secure or improve the Website rather than to make legal or similarly significant decisions about individuals.
If our use of automated decision-making materially changes, this policy may be updated.
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in:
The revised version will be published on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.
Where appropriate, we may provide additional notice of material changes through the Website or another communication channel.
You should review this Privacy Policy periodically.