Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 2026
ManufacturingGuide.my respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect when you visit ManufacturingGuide.my, how we may use that information, when it may be shared, and the choices available to you.
By using ManufacturingGuide.my, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Information We May Collect
The information we collect depends on how you interact with ManufacturingGuide.my.
Information You Provide
You may voluntarily provide information when you:
- Contact us
- Submit a company
- Submit a product
- Enquire about advertising
- Propose a partnership
- Report an error or correction
- Subscribe to communications, if available
- Communicate with us for another reason
Information submitted may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Company name
- Job title
- Company website
- Business location
- Products and services
- Company description
- Product information
- Enquiry details
- Other information included in your message or submission
Please avoid submitting unnecessary sensitive personal information.
Company & Product Submissions
ManufacturingGuide.my may allow manufacturers, suppliers, service providers, and other businesses to submit company or product information.
Information intended for a public company or product profile may be published on ManufacturingGuide.my if the submission is accepted.
This can include information such as:
- Company name
- Business website
- Business location
- Company description
- Products and services
- Industry categories
- Product names
- Product descriptions
- Product specifications
- Certifications
- Business contact information
Please submit only information that you are authorized to provide.
Personal contact details provided solely for verification or communication purposes will not normally be intentionally published unless you have provided them for publication or otherwise authorized their publication.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit ManufacturingGuide.my, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting provider, analytics services, security tools, or other technologies.
This information may include:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Pages visited
- Approximate geographic location
- Date and time of visits
- Time spent on pages
- Website interactions
- Other technical and usage information
This information may be used to operate, secure, analyze, and improve ManufacturingGuide.my.
Cookies & Similar Technologies
ManufacturingGuide.my may use cookies and similar technologies to provide website functionality, understand how visitors use the website, remember preferences, improve performance, and support advertising where applicable.
Cookies are small files stored on your device by websites.
Cookies may include:
Essential cookies — Required for basic website functionality and security.
Analytics cookies — Help us understand how visitors interact with the website.
Preference cookies — Remember certain user preferences.
Advertising cookies — May be used to deliver, measure, or manage advertising where applicable.
Depending on your browser and applicable requirements, you may be able to block or delete cookies through your browser settings.
Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.
Analytics
ManufacturingGuide.my may use website analytics services to understand visitor activity and improve the website.
Analytics services may collect information about pages viewed, traffic sources, devices, approximate locations, interactions, and other usage information.
For example, we may use services such as Google Analytics or similar analytics platforms.
These services may use cookies or related technologies according to their own privacy practices.
How We Use Information
Information collected through ManufacturingGuide.my may be used to:
- Operate and maintain the website
- Respond to enquiries
- Process company submissions
- Process product submissions
- Review advertising enquiries
- Evaluate partnership proposals
- Communicate with businesses and contributors
- Correct inaccurate information
- Improve our content and services
- Understand website usage
- Measure website performance
- Detect spam, fraud, or security threats
- Maintain website security
- Meet legal or regulatory obligations
- Protect our rights and legitimate interests
We do not intend to use personal information for purposes that are materially unrelated to those described here without an appropriate basis.
Advertising & Commercial Enquiries
If you contact ManufacturingGuide.my regarding advertising, sponsorship, partnerships, featured listings, or other commercial opportunities, we may use the information you provide to:
- Respond to your enquiry
- Evaluate the proposed collaboration
- Prepare advertising or partnership information
- Communicate about the campaign
- Maintain relevant business records
Submitting a commercial enquiry does not automatically subscribe you to unrelated marketing communications.
How We May Share Information
We do not sell personal information as a business model.
However, information may be processed or shared with third parties when reasonably necessary to operate ManufacturingGuide.my.
These may include:
- Website hosting providers
- Email service providers
- Analytics providers
- Security and anti-spam services
- Form-processing services
- Cloud service providers
- Website maintenance providers
- Professional advisers
- Other service providers supporting our operations
These providers may process information according to their own terms and privacy policies.
We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, legal processes, regulatory requirements, protect our rights, investigate misuse, or protect users and others.
Public Information
Information you specifically submit for publication may become publicly accessible.
For example, an approved company listing could contain the company’s name, website, location, business description, products, services, and other business information.
Once information is publicly available, it may also be indexed by search engines or accessed by third-party services.
Do not submit confidential information for publication.
Data Retention
We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including maintaining business records, responding to enquiries, managing submissions, resolving disputes, maintaining security, and meeting applicable legal requirements.
Information that is no longer reasonably required may be deleted, anonymized, or otherwise handled according to our operational and legal requirements.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures intended to protect information handled through ManufacturingGuide.my.
However, no website, database, email system, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
You should therefore exercise appropriate care when providing information online.
Your Choices & Requests
Subject to applicable law and relevant exceptions, you may contact us regarding personal information you have provided to ManufacturingGuide.my.
Depending on the circumstances, you may request that we:
- Provide information about personal data we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Update your information
- Withdraw certain consent previously provided
- Stop certain communications
- Delete information where appropriate
We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
Some information may need to be retained where required or permitted by law or for legitimate operational purposes.
Children’s Privacy
ManufacturingGuide.my is primarily intended for businesses, professionals, and people interested in manufacturing and industrial topics.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through our business submission and enquiry services.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us.
External Websites
ManufacturingGuide.my may contain links to websites operated by manufacturers, suppliers, government agencies, advertisers, partners, and other third parties.
We do not control the privacy practices of third-party websites.
When you leave ManufacturingGuide.my, you should review the privacy policy of the website you visit.
Third-Party Services
ManufacturingGuide.my may use third-party services, plugins, embedded content, advertising technologies, analytics systems, or other external tools.
These services may collect or process information independently according to their own privacy policies and terms.
We encourage users to review the relevant policies of third-party services where appropriate.
International Data Processing
Some technology and service providers used by ManufacturingGuide.my may operate infrastructure outside Malaysia.
As a result, certain information may be processed or stored in other countries depending on the services we use.
Where applicable, we aim to use service providers and safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information being processed.
Malaysia Personal Data Protection
Where applicable, ManufacturingGuide.my aims to handle personal data in accordance with applicable Malaysian personal data protection requirements.
If you have a question or request concerning personal information you have provided through ManufacturingGuide.my, please contact us using the details available on our Contact Us page.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, technology, business practices, or applicable requirements.
When changes are made, the revised Privacy Policy will be published on this page with an updated revision date.
We encourage users to review this page periodically.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a privacy-related request, please contact us through the Contact Us page on ManufacturingGuide.my.
When contacting us about personal information, please provide enough information for us to identify and respond to your request without including unnecessary sensitive information.
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