Privacy Policy & PDPA Notice
Notice to Users in Malaysia:
This Privacy Notice is issued by Art Dream Works (operator of FinanceLab, "we", "us", or "our") as a data user pursuant to Section 7 of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 ("PDPA 2010", Act 709) of Malaysia, taking into account the provisions enacted under the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 ("Act A1727").
This document informs you of how your personal data is collected, processed, and safeguarded, your choices regarding optional versus mandatory data, and your statutory rights under Malaysian law. Note: The publication of this notice does not constitute an official certification of legal compliance by the Department of Personal Data Protection (JPDP) or an independent auditing body. You may switch to Bahasa Melayu using the language toggle above.
01. Description & Categories of Personal Data Processed
In accordance with Section 7(1)(a) of Act 709, we inform you that we collect and process the following categories of personal and financial data:
02. Purposes of Personal Data Collection & Processing
Under Section 7(1)(b) of Act 709, your personal data is collected and further processed strictly for the following purposes:
1. Treasury & Expense Tracking
Reconciling transaction ledgers, tracking account liquidity buffers, forecasting balances, and alerting you to upcoming commitment dues.
2. Assistive OCR & AI Document Parsing
Extracting sub-categories, merchant names, item prices, and service tax (SST) from receipt photos to accelerate user data entry, subject to your manual verification.
3. Anonymized Cohort Benchmarks
Aggregating macro statistical spending trends by age group cohorts without exposing individual identities, bank names, or specific line item records.
4. Authentication & System Integrity
Authenticating authorized user sessions, preventing fraudulent intrusion, administering transactional notifications, and maintaining security audit logs.
We do not process your data for automated profiling that produces legal effects or significant financial determinations (e.g. credit ratings or loan eligibility checks).
03. Source of Data, Mandatory vs. Voluntary Supply & Consequences
Source of Data: In accordance with Section 7(1)(c) of Act 709, all personal data processed by FinanceLab is obtained directly from you when you register an account, fill in expense forms, upload receipt media, or configure settings.
Mandatory Data: Your name, email address, and account password are obligatory under Section 7(1)(g) to create and secure your user workspace.
Consequences of Non-Supply: Pursuant to Section 7(1)(h), if you choose not to supply the mandatory registration fields, we will be unable to register your user account, authenticate your login, or provide the FinanceLab software service.
Voluntary / Optional Data: Demographic profile fields (date of birth, age, gender, income tier, location region), receipt photos, and optional transaction notes are entirely voluntary. If you decline to supply optional data, your core account access and ledger tracking will remain fully functional without impairment.
04. Classes of Third Parties & Cross-Border Processing Disclosures
In compliance with Section 7(1)(e) of Act 709, we disclose personal data only to the following classes of recipients, strictly as necessary to operate the application:
Secure cloud hosting, server infrastructure, and database providers that store application data and execute backend logic under enterprise security agreements.
When you choose to upload a receipt for automated scanning, the image payload is transmitted via API to third-party vision engines (such as Google Cloud Vertex AI / Gemini API, or OCR.Space as a fallback) to extract printed text. These transmissions are transient and used strictly for optical character recognition.
Third-party email dispatch providers (such as Resend, Postmark, or AWS SES) used solely to send account verification emails, password resets, and critical service notifications.
Where enabled, Google AdSense serves banner advertisements. Google uses cookies (including DoubleClick cookies) and device data to display ads. FinanceLab application code does not transmit your personal ledger entries, bank balances, or debt schedules to Google AdSense. However, Google AdSense client-side scripts may collect page URLs, user IP addresses, and browsing identifiers in accordance with Google's Advertising Policies. Users may personalize ad preferences via Google Ads Settings.
Government agencies, regulatory bodies, or law enforcement in Malaysia only when strictly compelled by valid court orders, warrants, or applicable statutory mandates.
05. Data Retention & Disposal Schedule
Under the Retention Principle of the PDPA 2010, personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with applicable statutory requirements:
06. Your Statutory Rights & How to Exercise Them
Under the PDPA 2010 (Act 709) and the Act A1727 amendments, you are entitled to the following rights regarding your personal data:
How to Submit a Formal Request & Response Timelines:
To request account deletion, formal data access, or to submit inquiries or complaints, contact our Privacy Contact at contactus@artdreamworks.com.
Pursuant to Section 31 of Act 709, we will respond to your verified request within twenty-one (21) days of receipt. If an extension is required under lawful grounds, we will notify you in writing prior to the expiration of the 21-day period for an extension of not more than fourteen (14) days.
We reserve the right to verify your identity before releasing or modifying records. Requests may be refused under lawful statutory exceptions provided in Sections 32 and 36 of Act 709 (such as where compliance would disclose another individual's confidential data, cause disproportionate burden, or breach professional confidentiality).
07. Security Measures, Internal Access & Demo Sandbox Controls
Under the Security Principle of the PDPA 2010, we implement reasonable organizational and technical safeguards:
08. Data Breach Notification Procedures
Pursuant to Section 12B of Act A1727 and applicable regulatory guidelines issued by the Personal Data Protection Commissioner:
In the event of a confirmed personal data breach affecting FinanceLab systems that poses a significant risk of harm to individuals, we have implemented internal procedures to:
- Initiate immediate technical containment, mitigation, and forensic investigation.
- Notify the Personal Data Protection Commissioner (JPDP) in Malaysia within the timeframe mandated by applicable regulations once commenced.
- Notify affected data subjects without undue delay when required by law, providing descriptions of the breach, anticipated consequences, and recommended protective measures.
09. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
FinanceLab uses cookies and similar client-side storage technologies for distinct categories:
You may configure your web browser to reject or delete cookies; however, disabling necessary cookies will prevent login and workspace operations.
10. AI / OCR Receipt Recognition & User Verification Responsibility
Our document parsing feature utilizes automated optical character recognition (OCR) and vision model parsing to extract numerical values, merchant headers, and dates from uploaded receipt images:
⚠️ Assistive Tool Notice & Possible OCR Errors: Receipt extraction is an assistive technological aid. Lighting conditions, blurred text, crumpled paper, or complex itemizations may lead to recognition inaccuracies (such as misread totals or incorrectly detected tax categories).
🔍 User Verification: All extracted drafts are presented to you in an editable verification drawer. FinanceLab does not automatically commit unconfirmed receipt drafts to your ledger. You retain sole responsibility for reviewing and confirming the accuracy of extracted numbers before committing transactions.
11. Designated Privacy Contact & Inquiries
In compliance with Section 7(1)(d) of Act 709, you may direct any inquiries, complaints, or statutory access/correction requests to our designated Privacy Contact:
Privacy Officer / Data Protection Contact
Art Dream Works (FinanceLab)
Email: contactus@artdreamworks.com
Operational Jurisdiction: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
If you believe your personal data inquiry has not been addressed satisfactorily under the PDPA, you may lodge a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Commissioner of Malaysia (JPDP) via their official portal at www.pdp.gov.my.
12. Updates & Amendments to this Notice
We may revise this Privacy & PDPA Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our operational practices or applicable Malaysian laws and Commissioner guidelines. Any modifications will be published on this page with an updated revision date. Where material changes occur, we will provide appropriate notice through the application interface. Continued use of FinanceLab following notice updates signifies your acknowledgement of the revised terms.