Last updated: 13th August 2026

Listing.my respects the privacy of visitors, account holders, business owners, authorised business representatives, listing customers and other individuals who interact with our platform.

This Privacy Policy explains how Listing.my collects, uses, stores, discloses and protects personal data when you:

  • Visit or browse Listing.my
  • Create or manage an account
  • Submit, claim or manage a business listing
  • Purchase a paid listing plan or promotional service
  • Submit an enquiry, review, comment or other content
  • Communicate with our team
  • Otherwise use our website, mobile interface or related services

Listing.my acts as the data controller for personal data processed through its services, except where another party independently determines how and why particular personal data is processed.

This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Terms and Conditions and any additional notice provided when personal data is collected.

1. Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to personal data processed by Listing.my in connection with commercial transactions and the operation of its business directory and related services.

“Personal data” generally means information that relates directly or indirectly to an identified or identifiable individual.

Information relating only to a company, partnership or other legal entity may not itself constitute personal data. However, information about an individual associated with a business, such as a sole proprietor, director, employee, authorised representative or contact person, may be personal data.

This Privacy Policy does not govern external websites, businesses or services that operate independently from Listing.my.

2. Personal Data We Collect

Depending on how you use Listing.my, we may collect the following categories of personal data.

a. Identity and Contact Information

This may include:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Job title or business role
  • Mailing or business address
  • Username or account identifier
  • Other contact information you provide

b. Business and Listing Information

When you create, claim or manage a listing, we may collect:

  • Business name and trading name
  • Business registration information
  • Business category and description
  • Operating address and service area
  • Business telephone number and email address
  • Website and social-media information
  • Operating hours
  • Products and services
  • Licences, qualifications or accreditation information
  • Names and details of business owners, directors, employees or representatives
  • Images, logos, videos and documents
  • Other information submitted for publication or verification

Some listing information is intended to be displayed publicly. You should not submit private or sensitive personal information for publication unless it is necessary, lawful and appropriate.

c. Account and Authentication Information

We may collect:

  • Account login details
  • Encrypted or hashed passwords
  • Account preferences
  • Account creation and update history
  • Login times
  • Security and authentication records
  • Records of actions taken through an account

d. Payment and Transaction Information

When you purchase a listing plan, renewal, promotional placement or related service, we may collect:

  • Billing name and address
  • Order details
  • Purchased plan or service
  • Transaction amount and currency
  • Payment status
  • Invoice and receipt details
  • Subscription and renewal information
  • Limited payment-method information, such as card type or masked card digits
  • Payment-provider transaction references
  • Refund, chargeback and dispute information
  • Records required for accounting, tax, audit and compliance purposes

Payments may be processed by third-party payment providers.

Listing.my does not ordinarily receive or store complete payment-card numbers, security codes or online banking credentials where those details are entered directly into a payment provider’s systems.

e. Communications and Support Information

When you contact us, we may collect:

  • The contents of emails, forms or messages
  • Support enquiries
  • Complaints and feedback
  • Cancellation or refund requests
  • Records of telephone or online communications
  • Documents supplied in support of a request
  • Other information needed to respond

f. Reviews and User-Submitted Content

Where reviews, ratings, comments or similar functions are available, we may collect:

  • Your name or display name
  • The content of your contribution
  • Details relating to your stated experience
  • Submission date and time
  • Associated account information
  • Technical information used to prevent spam, manipulation or abuse

User contributions may be publicly visible.

g. Verification Information

Where reasonably necessary to verify a listing, account, payment, authority or complaint, we may request:

  • Proof of business registration
  • Proof that you own or represent a business
  • Proof of professional licensing or accreditation
  • Identity confirmation
  • Trademark or intellectual-property documentation
  • Transaction documents
  • Other relevant supporting records

You should redact information that is not required for the relevant verification purpose.

h. Technical and Usage Information

When you access Listing.my, we may automatically collect:

  • Internet Protocol address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Device identifiers
  • Language and regional settings
  • Approximate location derived from technical information
  • Referring and exit pages
  • Pages viewed
  • Search queries
  • Links and buttons selected
  • Session duration
  • Date and time of access
  • Error logs
  • Security events
  • Other platform interaction information

i. Cookie and Analytics Information

We may collect information through cookies, pixels, tags, software development kits and similar technologies.

Further details are provided in the Cookies and Similar Technologies section below.

3. How We Obtain Personal Data

We may obtain personal data:

  • Directly from you
  • From a person acting for your business
  • Through your account or listing activity
  • From payment providers and financial institutions
  • From publicly available business sources
  • From business websites and social-media pages
  • From government or corporate registers
  • From marketing, analytics and technology providers
  • From users who submit enquiries, reviews or complaints
  • From fraud-prevention and security services
  • Through the ordinary operation of our website

Where another person provides your personal data to us, that person is responsible for ensuring that the disclosure is lawful and that any required notice or consent has been provided.

4. Information Obtained From Public Sources

Listing.my may collect business information from publicly accessible sources for directory, identification, informational and listing-management purposes.

This may include information appearing on:

  • Official business websites
  • Public social-media profiles
  • Business directories
  • Corporate or professional registers
  • Public advertisements
  • Maps and location services
  • Government websites
  • Other lawfully accessible sources

The fact that information is publicly available does not mean it will be used without restriction. Listing.my will process personal data obtained from public sources only for purposes reasonably connected with its directory services and applicable legal requirements.

Business owners or authorised representatives may contact us to request correction, updating or review of information associated with a listing.

5. Purposes for Which We Use Personal Data

Listing.my may process personal data for the following purposes.

a. Providing Directory and Listing Services

This includes:

  • Creating and maintaining accounts
  • Creating, publishing and managing listings
  • Processing listing claims
  • Categorising and displaying business information
  • Enabling users to search for businesses
  • Processing updates and corrections
  • Providing paid or promotional listing features
  • Managing renewals, expiries and account status
  • Providing customer support

b. Processing Payments and Transactions

This includes:

  • Processing listing purchases and renewals
  • Confirming payments
  • Issuing invoices and receipts
  • Administering subscriptions
  • Processing refunds
  • Managing failed payments
  • Reviewing payment disputes and chargebacks
  • Preventing payment fraud
  • Maintaining financial, accounting, tax and audit records

c. Verification, Moderation and Platform Integrity

This includes:

  • Verifying business or representative information
  • Detecting false or misleading listings
  • Reviewing content and complaints
  • Preventing impersonation, scams and fraud
  • Enforcing our Terms and Conditions
  • Protecting users and listed businesses
  • Investigating suspicious activity
  • Maintaining the reliability of the directory

d. Communications

We may use personal data to:

  • Respond to enquiries
  • Provide account, transaction and service notices
  • Communicate about listing approval or rejection
  • Send renewal, expiry or payment reminders
  • Notify you of important platform or policy changes
  • Respond to legal or privacy requests
  • Provide support

Service-related messages are not promotional communications and may continue where they are necessary to operate an active account, listing, transaction or legal relationship.

e. Marketing and Promotional Communications

Subject to applicable law and your communication preferences, we may use your contact information to send:

  • Information about listing plans
  • Promotional offers
  • Platform news
  • Business-directory updates
  • Surveys
  • Marketing communications
  • Information about related Listing.my services

You may withdraw your consent to promotional communications at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism provided or contacting us.

Withdrawing from marketing does not prevent us from sending essential account, billing, security or service messages.

f. Analytics and Service Improvement

We may use information to:

  • Understand how visitors use the platform
  • Measure website and listing performance
  • Analyse search and category trends
  • Improve functionality and usability
  • Develop new products or services
  • Diagnose errors
  • Conduct internal reporting
  • Evaluate advertising and promotional effectiveness

Where reasonably possible, analytics may be conducted using aggregated, pseudonymised or anonymised information.

g. Security and Legal Compliance

We may process information to:

  • Protect accounts and systems
  • Detect unauthorised access
  • Investigate security incidents
  • Maintain backups and logs
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Respond to lawful requests
  • Establish, exercise or defend legal claims
  • Protect the rights and safety of Listing.my and others
  • Maintain records required by law

6. Basis for Processing Personal Data

Listing.my processes personal data where permitted under applicable Malaysian law, including where processing is necessary:

  • To provide a requested service
  • To administer an account, listing, order or transaction
  • To take steps requested before entering into a transaction
  • With the individual’s consent
  • To comply with legal or regulatory obligations
  • To protect legitimate interests connected with platform operation, fraud prevention, security, service improvement or legal claims
  • To protect the vital interests of an individual where applicable
  • For another purpose permitted under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010

Where consent is relied upon, you may withdraw that consent, subject to legal and contractual limitations and reasonable notice.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect processing already lawfully carried out before the withdrawal.

7. Mandatory and Optional Information

Some personal data is required to:

  • Create an account
  • Verify a business listing
  • Process a payment
  • Provide a paid service
  • Respond to a legal or security issue
  • Comply with applicable law

Where requested information is mandatory, failing to provide it may prevent Listing.my from:

  • Registering or maintaining an account
  • Publishing or verifying a listing
  • Processing an order or payment
  • Issuing an invoice
  • Providing a requested feature
  • Investigating a complaint
  • Continuing the relevant service

Information described as optional may be withheld without preventing basic access, although some functionality may be reduced.

8. Publicly Available Listing Information

Listing.my is a public business directory. Information submitted for inclusion in a business listing may be publicly displayed and may be:

  • Viewed by website visitors
  • Indexed by search engines
  • Shared through social-media or messaging services
  • Included on category, location or search-result pages
  • Stored temporarily in third-party caches
  • Referenced by other websites
  • Retained in archived or backup systems

You should provide only business information that you are authorised and comfortable to make public.

Removing information from Listing.my does not guarantee immediate removal from search-engine results, third-party archives, screenshots, caches or websites outside our control.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Listing.my may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Operate essential website functions
  • Maintain account sessions
  • Remember preferences
  • Protect accounts and prevent fraud
  • Measure website traffic
  • Understand visitor behaviour
  • Improve platform performance
  • Support advertising or campaign measurement
  • Personalise certain features where permitted

Cookies may be classified as:

  • Strictly necessary cookies
  • Functionality cookies
  • Analytics cookies
  • Performance cookies
  • Advertising or marketing cookies

Where required, non-essential cookies will be used based on your choices through an available cookie-consent mechanism.

You may also manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect login, saved settings, checkout or other website features.

Third parties providing analytics, payment, embedded content, maps, advertising or social-media tools may place or access cookies according to their own privacy policies.

10. Disclosure of Personal Data

Listing.my may disclose personal data to the following categories of recipients where reasonably necessary.

a. Technology and Hosting Providers

This may include providers of:

  • Website hosting
  • Cloud storage
  • Databases
  • Content-delivery services
  • Cybersecurity
  • Backups
  • Account authentication
  • Technical support
  • Website maintenance

b. Payment and Financial Service Providers

This may include:

  • Payment gateways
  • Banks
  • Card networks
  • E-wallet providers
  • Billing providers
  • Fraud-prevention services
  • Payment-dispute or chargeback administrators

These providers may process information under their own privacy terms as independent data controllers or as data processors for Listing.my, depending on the service.

c. Communications and Customer-Service Providers

We may disclose necessary information to providers supporting:

  • Email delivery
  • Messaging
  • Customer support
  • Customer relationship management
  • Surveys
  • Transactional notifications

d. Analytics, Advertising and Marketing Providers

Subject to applicable choices and consent requirements, we may disclose or allow access to limited technical, cookie or campaign information for:

  • Website analytics
  • Audience measurement
  • Campaign performance
  • Advertising attribution
  • Marketing automation

e. Professional Advisers

Personal data may be disclosed to:

  • Lawyers
  • Accountants
  • Auditors
  • Insurers
  • Tax advisers
  • Consultants
  • Other professional advisers

f. Authorities and Legal Recipients

We may disclose personal data where reasonably believed necessary to:

  • Comply with Malaysian law
  • Respond to a court order
  • Respond to a lawful request from a regulator or enforcement authority
  • Investigate fraud or unlawful activity
  • Protect legal rights
  • Address a security incident
  • Prevent harm

g. Corporate Transactions

Personal data may be disclosed or transferred as part of:

  • A merger
  • Acquisition
  • Investment
  • Reorganisation
  • Sale of assets
  • Financing
  • Insolvency process
  • Transfer of the Listing.my business

Any recipient will be expected to process the information consistently with applicable data-protection requirements.

h. Other Parties With Your Direction or Consent

We may disclose information where you request, authorise or consent to the disclosure.

11. Data Processors and Service Providers

Listing.my may appoint service providers to process personal data on its behalf.

Where appropriate, Listing.my will take reasonable steps to ensure that service providers:

  • Process personal data only for authorised purposes
  • Maintain suitable security measures
  • Protect confidentiality
  • Assist with applicable legal obligations
  • Report relevant security incidents
  • Return, delete or securely handle data at the end of the service
  • Comply with applicable Malaysian data-protection requirements

Listing.my remains responsible for selecting service providers with appropriate safeguards, subject to the roles and responsibilities imposed by law.

12. Cross-Border Transfers

Some service providers, cloud systems, analytics tools, communications platforms or payment providers used by Listing.my may process or store personal data outside Malaysia.

Where personal data is transferred outside Malaysia, Listing.my will take reasonable steps to ensure that the transfer complies with section 129 of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 and applicable regulatory guidelines.

Safeguards may include:

  • Confirming that the destination provides substantially similar protection
  • Confirming that the destination provides an adequate level of protection
  • Contractual obligations
  • Security and confidentiality requirements
  • Assessing the purpose and risk of the transfer
  • Obtaining consent where required
  • Limiting transferred data to what is necessary
  • Maintaining appropriate transfer records

The laws of another jurisdiction may permit governmental, regulatory or law-enforcement access to information under circumstances different from those in Malaysia.

13. Data Security

Listing.my implements reasonable and practical technical and organisational measures intended to protect personal data against:

  • Loss
  • Misuse
  • Unauthorised access
  • Unauthorised disclosure
  • Alteration
  • Destruction
  • Other unlawful or accidental processing

Depending on the nature and sensitivity of the information, these measures may include:

  • HTTPS and encrypted transmission
  • Access controls
  • Password-protection measures
  • Role-based access
  • System logging
  • Security monitoring
  • Backups
  • Software updates
  • Malware protection
  • Vendor-security requirements
  • Staff confidentiality obligations
  • Incident-response procedures

No website, transmission method or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are responsible for:

  • Selecting a strong and unique password
  • Keeping credentials confidential
  • Logging out of shared devices
  • Maintaining accurate account contact details
  • Informing us promptly of suspected unauthorised access

14. Personal Data Breaches

Listing.my maintains procedures for assessing and responding to suspected personal data breaches.

Where Listing.my becomes aware of a personal data breach, we may:

  • Investigate the nature and scope of the incident
  • Take steps to contain or reduce harm
  • Preserve relevant records
  • Notify affected service providers
  • Assess the likely risk to affected individuals
  • Notify the Personal Data Protection Commissioner where required
  • Notify affected individuals where required
  • Take remedial or preventative action

Notifications will be made in the form and within the period required by applicable Malaysian law and regulatory guidance.

Users should promptly report suspected account compromise, unintended disclosure or other security concerns to Listing.my.

15. Retention of Personal Data

Listing.my retains personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected or for another lawful purpose.

Retention periods may depend on:

  • The duration of an account or listing
  • The period of a paid subscription
  • Legal and contractual obligations
  • Accounting, tax and audit requirements
  • Payment and transaction record requirements
  • Chargeback and dispute periods
  • Fraud-prevention needs
  • Complaint and enforcement records
  • Security logs
  • Limitation periods for legal claims
  • Backup cycles
  • Legitimate business-record requirements

Examples may include:

  • Account information retained while an account remains active
  • Public listing information retained while a listing remains published
  • Payment and invoice records retained for legally required accounting or tax periods
  • Verification records retained for a reasonable period after verification
  • Security logs retained for fraud prevention and investigation
  • Complaint records retained while a matter remains active and for a reasonable period afterwards
  • Backup copies retained until overwritten under ordinary backup procedures

When personal data is no longer reasonably required, Listing.my may securely delete, destroy, anonymise or de-identify it.

16. Account and Listing Closure

Closing an account or removing a listing does not necessarily result in immediate deletion of every related record.

Following closure or removal:

  • Public listing information may be removed from active display
  • Certain account data may be deleted or restricted
  • Transaction and invoice records may be retained
  • Records may be retained for legal claims, fraud prevention, audit or compliance
  • Information may remain temporarily in backups
  • Search engines and third-party caches may continue displaying previously indexed content
  • An anonymised or limited internal record may be retained to prevent misuse or duplicate claims

Listing.my will not retain identifiable personal data longer than reasonably necessary for an applicable lawful purpose.

17. Accuracy and Updating of Information

Listing.my takes reasonable steps to maintain accurate, complete and current personal data where required for its purposes.

You are responsible for:

  • Providing accurate information
  • Updating changes promptly
  • Reviewing published listing information
  • Correcting outdated contact details
  • Ensuring that information submitted about other individuals is accurate and authorised

Listing.my may request verification before making changes that affect ownership, payment, security or control of an account or listing.

18. Your Rights

Subject to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 and applicable limitations, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to personal data held about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate, incomplete, misleading or outdated personal data
  • Withdraw consent to processing based on consent
  • Object to or prevent processing likely to cause damage or distress in circumstances recognised by law
  • Prevent processing for direct-marketing purposes
  • Request information about the use or disclosure of personal data
  • Request data portability where the statutory right applies and technical requirements are satisfied
  • Make a complaint about the handling of personal data

The right to request deletion is not absolute. Listing.my may retain information where necessary for legal, accounting, fraud-prevention, contractual, security or dispute-resolution purposes.

19. Data Portability

Where required under applicable Malaysian law, you may request that personal data you have provided to Listing.my be transmitted to another data controller.

A portability request may be subject to:

  • Verification of your identity
  • Technical feasibility
  • Data-format availability
  • The rights of other individuals
  • Security requirements
  • Legal restrictions
  • Any requirements prescribed by the Personal Data Protection Commissioner

Data portability does not necessarily require Listing.my to delete the original information or transfer information created through internal analysis, security processes or proprietary systems.

20. Exercising Your Rights

To exercise a data-protection right, contact Listing.my using the details at the end of this Privacy Policy.

Your request should include sufficient information to:

  • Identify you
  • Identify the relevant account, listing or transaction
  • Explain the information or action requested
  • Allow us to verify that you are authorised to make the request

Listing.my may request additional verification to protect personal data from unauthorised access or alteration.

We may decline or limit a request where permitted by law, including where:

  • Identity or authority cannot be verified
  • The request affects another person’s rights
  • The information is subject to legal privilege
  • Retention is required by law
  • The request is legally exempt
  • The request is technically infeasible under an applicable portability right
  • The request is otherwise restricted under the PDPA

Where applicable, we will explain the reason for declining or limiting a request.

21. Direct Marketing Choices

You may request that Listing.my stop using your personal data for direct marketing at any time.

You may do so by:

  • Selecting an unsubscribe link
  • Updating account preferences, where available
  • Contacting Listing.my

We may retain limited suppression information, such as your email address and opt-out status, to ensure that your preference continues to be respected.

Marketing preferences do not affect essential communications about:

  • Active listings
  • Payments
  • Renewals
  • Security
  • Legal notices
  • Account changes
  • Requested support

22. Third-Party Websites and Embedded Services

Listing.my may contain:

  • Links to business websites
  • Social-media links
  • Maps
  • Videos
  • Payment interfaces
  • Review tools
  • Advertising content
  • Other third-party services

These services may independently collect personal data and use cookies or similar technologies.

Listing.my does not control the privacy practices of independent third parties. You should review their privacy policies before providing personal information or using their services.

23. Automated Processing and Profiling

Listing.my may use automated tools to support functions such as:

  • Spam detection
  • Fraud prevention
  • Security monitoring
  • Listing categorisation
  • Search relevance
  • Content moderation
  • Recommendation systems
  • Promotional placement
  • Website analytics

Automated tools may influence how listings are ordered, classified, flagged or displayed.

Unless expressly stated, Listing.my does not make decisions producing significant legal effects solely through automated processing.

Where Malaysian law provides additional rights concerning automated processing, Listing.my will apply those rights as required.

24. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Listing.my may update this Privacy Policy to reflect:

  • Legal or regulatory changes
  • New platform features
  • Changes to paid listing services
  • New payment methods
  • Changes in service providers
  • Security or operational developments
  • Changes in how personal data is processed

The revised Privacy Policy will be published with an updated date.

Where a change materially affects how personal data is processed, Listing.my may provide additional notice through:

  • The website
  • An account dashboard
  • Email
  • Checkout
  • A listing-management interface
  • Another appropriate communication method

Where new consent is required by law, continued use alone will not be treated as consent.

25. Language

This Privacy Policy may be made available in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Where different language versions are provided, Listing.my will take reasonable steps to ensure that they convey substantially the same information.

In the event of an inconsistency, the version designated by Listing.my as the governing version will apply, subject to applicable Malaysian law.

26. Contact Information

Questions, concerns, complaints and requests relating to personal data may be directed to:

Listing.my

Email: [email protected]

Mailing address:

Listing.my
Q Sentral, Level 35-02 (East Wing)
2A Jalan Stesen Sentral 2
KL Sentral
50470 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Please include sufficient information for us to understand and verify your request.

Listing.my will handle personal-data enquiries and requests in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2010, applicable amendments, regulations and guidelines.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

We collect both information you voluntarily provide, such as your name, contact details, and business information, and non-identifiable data gathered automatically, like browser type, device details, and pages visited. This helps us deliver and improve our directory services efficiently.

Your data is used to verify business listings, manage accounts, moderate reviews, and improve website functionality. We may also use your information to send updates or respond to support requests, always in compliance with Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA).

Listing.my only shares limited data when necessary, such as with trusted service providers or when required by law. We never sell personal data, and all partners handling information are bound by confidentiality and data protection agreements.

We employ encryption (HTTPS/SSL), access controls, and continuous monitoring to safeguard data against unauthorised access. While no online system is entirely risk-free, we are committed to maintaining strong security standards to protect user trust.

Yes. You can contact us to review, correct, or delete your personal information at any time, subject to legal or record-keeping requirements. We will process such requests in line with PDPA guidelines to ensure transparency and compliance.

Whenever updates are made, we revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use of our website after any modification indicates your acceptance of the updated policy, so we encourage periodic review.