Privacy Policy
BeautyGuide.my respects the privacy of our visitors and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit or interact with BeautyGuide.my, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you.
By using BeautyGuide.my, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Information We May Collect
The information collected depends on how you interact with BeautyGuide.my.
Information You Provide
You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:
- submit a contact form
- send us an enquiry
- report an error or request a correction
- contact us regarding advertising or partnerships
- submit product or company information
- subscribe to communications, if available
- otherwise communicate with BeautyGuide.my
Information you provide may include:
- your name
- email address
- company or organisation
- website
- enquiry type
- information contained in your message
- other information you voluntarily provide
Please avoid submitting sensitive personal or medical information unless it is genuinely necessary for your enquiry.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit BeautyGuide.my, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting provider, analytics tools or other technologies.
This may include information such as:
- IP address
- browser type
- device type
- operating system
- referring website
- pages visited
- approximate geographic information
- date and time of visits
- interactions with website features
- other technical or usage information
This information may be used to operate, secure, analyse and improve BeautyGuide.my.
How We May Use Information
Information collected through BeautyGuide.my may be used to:
- operate and maintain the website
- respond to enquiries
- process advertising or partnership enquiries
- review correction requests
- communicate regarding product submissions
- understand how visitors use the website
- improve content and user experience
- identify technical problems
- prevent spam, fraud or misuse
- protect the security of the website
- measure website performance
- understand which content is useful to readers
- support advertising and commercial activities
- comply with applicable legal requirements
We aim to collect and use information only where reasonably necessary for legitimate website operations and related purposes.
Cookies
BeautyGuide.my may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small data files stored on your device that can help websites remember information or understand how visitors interact with them.
Cookies may be used for purposes including:
- essential website functionality
- security
- remembering preferences
- website analytics
- measuring traffic and engagement
- advertising
- affiliate tracking
- improving website performance
Some cookies may be placed by third-party services used by BeautyGuide.my.
Where required, visitors may be provided with options to manage non-essential cookies.
You may also be able to control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.
Analytics
BeautyGuide.my may use analytics technologies to understand how visitors find and use the website.
Analytics information may help us understand matters such as:
- popular pages
- traffic sources
- devices used
- general visitor behaviour
- website performance
This information can help us improve our content, navigation and overall website experience.
Analytics providers may collect information according to their own privacy policies and technologies.
Advertising
BeautyGuide.my may display advertising or participate in advertising programmes.
Advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies to measure advertising performance, prevent fraud or provide advertisements based on relevant factors.
Third-party advertising providers may process information according to their own privacy policies.
The specific advertising services used by BeautyGuide.my may change over time.
Affiliate Links
Some BeautyGuide.my pages may contain affiliate links.
When you click an affiliate link, the relevant affiliate network, retailer or other third party may use tracking technologies to identify that the referral originated from BeautyGuide.my.
This enables qualifying purchases or other actions to be attributed correctly.
Affiliate networks and retailers may process information according to their own privacy policies.
For more information about our use of affiliate relationships, please read our Affiliate Disclosure.
Contact Forms
When you submit a contact form, information you provide may be retained for the purpose of responding to your enquiry, maintaining relevant business records, preventing abuse and following up where appropriate.
Please do not submit confidential medical records, financial information, passwords or other highly sensitive information through ordinary website contact forms.
Email Communications
If you contact BeautyGuide.my by email or through a contact form, we may use your contact information to respond to your enquiry.
If BeautyGuide.my introduces an email newsletter or other marketing communications, appropriate unsubscribe options should be provided where required.
We do not intend to use an ordinary editorial or correction enquiry as automatic consent to receive unrelated marketing communications.
Comments
If BeautyGuide.my enables comments, information submitted through the commenting system may be collected and stored.
This may include the information entered into the comment form together with technical information used for spam prevention and website security.
Visitors should avoid posting personal or sensitive information publicly in comments.
Embedded Content
Articles on BeautyGuide.my may contain embedded content from third-party websites.
Examples may include:
- videos
- social media posts
- maps
- interactive tools
- other external media
Embedded content may behave in a similar way to visiting the third-party website directly.
Those third parties may collect information, use cookies or track interactions according to their own privacy practices.
BeautyGuide.my does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites.
External Links
BeautyGuide.my may link to external websites including brands, retailers, service providers and other information sources.
Once you leave BeautyGuide.my, the privacy practices of the external website apply.
We encourage readers to review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing personal information.
Artificial Intelligence and Automated Tools
BeautyGuide.my may use artificial intelligence and automated technologies as part of our publishing, editorial and website operations.
These tools may assist with tasks such as content planning, drafting, editing, optimisation, image creation and quality checking.
We aim to avoid unnecessarily providing personal information submitted by readers to AI systems.
However, automated tools and third-party services used in website operations may process information where reasonably necessary for their intended functions.
How We Share Information
BeautyGuide.my does not intend to sell visitors’ personal information as a standalone business activity.
Information may be shared with service providers or other parties where reasonably necessary to operate the website or conduct legitimate business activities.
These may include providers involved in:
- website hosting
- website security
- email delivery
- analytics
- advertising
- affiliate tracking
- spam prevention
- website forms
- technical support
- cloud services
Information may also be disclosed where reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, respond to lawful requests, enforce our policies, investigate abuse or protect our rights and security.
Data Retention
We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and purpose involved.
For example, business correspondence may be retained for record-keeping purposes, while technical information may be retained according to the settings of the relevant service provider.
Information may be deleted or anonymised when it is no longer reasonably required, subject to applicable legal and operational requirements.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect information handled through BeautyGuide.my.
However, no website, internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Visitors should therefore exercise appropriate care when submitting personal information online.
Children’s Privacy
BeautyGuide.my is intended for a general audience and is not specifically designed to collect personal information from children.
We do not knowingly seek unnecessary personal information from children.
Parents or guardians who believe a child has provided personal information through BeautyGuide.my may contact us regarding the matter.
Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on applicable law and the circumstances, you may have rights concerning personal information held about you.
These may include rights to:
- request access to certain personal information
- request correction of inaccurate information
- request deletion where applicable
- withdraw certain consent
- object to or limit certain processing where applicable
These rights are subject to applicable legal requirements and exceptions.
To make a privacy-related request, please contact us through our Contact Us page and provide sufficient information for us to identify and respond to your request.
We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
Personal Data Protection in Malaysia
BeautyGuide.my is based primarily around content and services for Malaysian readers.
Where applicable, we aim to handle personal data in a manner consistent with relevant Malaysian personal data protection requirements, including the principles of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 and applicable amendments or regulations.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to limit any rights that individuals may have under applicable law.
International Services
Some third-party technology providers used by BeautyGuide.my may operate servers or process information outside Malaysia.
As a result, information may in some circumstances be processed or stored in other jurisdictions.
Those jurisdictions may have privacy and data protection laws that differ from those in Malaysia.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:
- website functionality
- technology
- analytics or advertising services
- business practices
- legal or regulatory requirements
The latest version will be published on this page.
We encourage visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how personal information is handled through BeautyGuide.my, please contact us through our Contact Us page.
For additional information about BeautyGuide.my, you may also review our Editorial Policy, Disclaimer, Affiliate Disclosure and Terms of Use.
Last updated: October 2026