The Company is committed to protecting your personal data privacy in accordance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap 486) (“the Ordinance”) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of Peoples’ Republic of China and internationally recognized standards of personal data privacy protection.
Once the Company has obtained your personal data, they will be encrypted and maintained securely in our system. Only authorized staff of the Company, who have been properly trained, will be permitted to access to those personal data. The Company will also ensure compliance by our staff with the strictest standards of security and confidentiality.
The main purposes for which personal data may be used by the Company are:
a. processing of the subscription for our services and termination thereof;
b. incorporating into our user database;
c. handling of service calls, enquiries and complaints;
d. the daily operation for provision of our services;
e. conducting service surveys;
f. billing and collecting payment;
g. distribution of latest information and correspondence;
h. to promote or direct marketing of the latest offers and privileges from all the publications, websites, services, seminars, events of the Company, including subscription renewal offer etc.;
i. to make disclosure as required under any law binding on the Company;
j. auditing; and
k. other related purposes.
Your personal data held by the Company will be kept confidential but the Company may provide such information to:
a. banks in connection with payment of relevant fees;
b. any professional personnel, agent, adviser, auditor, contractor or service provider who provides services or advice to us in connection with our operations;
c. any person or corporation under a duty of confidentiality to us;
d. person to whom we are required to make disclosure under applicable laws, governmental or regulatory requirements or pursuant to any order of a court of a competent jurisdiction.
Please note that the privacy protection set out in this Privacy Statement does not apply to personal data already passed to third parties and the Company shall not be responsible for the protection of such personal data or neglect thereof by any such third parties.
The Company may from time to time post or deliver to you direct marketing materials mentioned in Clause 4 based on your personal data provided to us. If you do not want to receive those direct marketing materials, please advise our Personal Data Protection Officer by writing or by e-mail to [email protected].
The Ordinance provides you the rights to ascertain whether the Company is holding your personal data and to correct any data that is inaccurate and not up to date. You may contact on Personal Data Protection Office in writing or by email to [email protected] for access and correction to your personal data.
In case there arises a discrepancy in the English and Chinese versions, the English version shall prevail.
