1. Our
Policy
We
take seriously the protection of privacy of the users of the Website.
This Privacy Policy Statement explains our privacy practices.
We
promise to respect your privacy when collecting, storing and transmitting
personal data.
2. Collection
of Personal Data
You
may need to register, pay a fee and/or provide personal data in
order to have access to certain Information or Services on the
Website. Refusal to supply personal data may result in TDC being
unable to process the request.
Whenever
you submit enquiries or feedback to us, it will require your personal
data which will then be recorded and collated by us.
Personal
data may also be collected in the ordinary course of the other
operations available on the Website, such as from users who post
bids or offers in the "Bids & Offers" Service.
We
shall make a record of your visit to the Website that shows the
domain name server address part of your email address and of the
pages visited. We only collect aggregate information about the
number and types of visitors by reference to their domain name
server address. This information is used by us for preparing general
statistics on the usage of our Website.
3. Use
of Personal Data
The
main purposes for which personal data may be used by us are:
- processing
your application or registration for Services, order, enquiry
or feedback
- incorporation
into TDC? database
- provision
of contacts and business details in response to enquiries
- TDC's operations
- marketing
services
- meeting
requirements to make disclosure under any law applicable in
or outside Hong Kong
- auditing
- collection
of amounts owing to TDC
- other related
purposes
The
personal data may be used by us both in and outside Hong Kong.
4. Disclosure
to Third Parties
Personal
data held by TDC will be kept confidential but TDC may provide
such information to:
- any personnel,
agent, adviser, auditor, contractor or service provider who
provides services or advice to TDC in connection with TDC's
operations
- any person
under a duty of confidentiality to TDC
- any person
to whom TDC is required to make disclosure under any law applicable
in or outside Hong Kong
- any actual
or proposed transferee or participant of TDC's operations
Some
Services may involve the disclosure of your personal data or other
contact information and business details. For example, personal
data provided to us in relation to the ?ids & Offers? Service
is available to other users of the Service.
Payment
information may be provided to banks and other financial institutions
in connection with the collection of payments.
You
should also note that the privacy protection stated in this Privacy
Policy Statement does not apply to Information which has been
passed to third parties in the course of providing the Services
(e.g. Information may be passed to vendors of products to be sold
on-line), and we are not responsible for the privacy protection
or lack thereof on the part of such third parties.
5. Marketing
From
time to time, we may conduct direct marketing of TDC's products
or services via faxes, e-mails, direct mails, tele-marketing and/or
other forms of communication to you. You may choose to opt-out
of receiving such promotional material.
In
order to fully enjoy the services of the Website, we encourage
you to receive such promotional materials which have been specially
prepared for you.
6. Hyperlinks
This
Privacy Policy Statement only applies to the Website. If you click
on any advertisement or hyperlink linking to another website,
you will leave the Website for another location. The protection
of your privacy, personal data and your exposure to cookies are
not the responsibility of TDC and you should refer to the privacy
policies of that other location (if any).
7. Cookies
Cookies
are used by some websites to track or modify a user's interaction
with the site based on information sent by the user's internet
browser to the server. These cookies may be saved permanently
on the user's personal computer.
The
Website does use cookies. Cookies are essential for the functioning
of certain applications and services; if use of cookies is disabled
on your browser, it will have an adverse effect on your enjoyment
of the Website.
We
also collect statistics on pages viewed on the Website and usage
patterns in order that we may measure traffic, gauge the popularity
of various parts of the Website and gain some general statistics
about our users and market the Website to advertisers, with whom
we may share summarized traffic data. This information does not
identify you as an individual.
8. Security
Where
personal data is stored electronically, it will be kept in a password-protected
form. Personal data, whether stored in electronic form on computers
or in hard-copy form will be accessible only by authorized employees
of TDC. Employees designated to handle personal data will be made
acquainted with this Privacy Policy Statement and told how to
fulfil our obligations to you.
9. Use
of Personal Data in Legal Proceedings
If
it becomes necessary that we have to take action against you for
any reason whatsoever including unpaid fees, you expressly agree
that the personal data provided by you can be relied upon in identifying
and taking action against you.
10. Data
Retention
TDC
retains personal data so long as the data is still required for
the purposes mentioned above.
We
reserve the right to retain copies for archival purposes indefinitely.
11. Personal
Data (Privacy) Ordinance
Under
this Ordinance, you may have the right:
- to check
whether TDC holds data about you and to access such data
- to require
TDC to correct any inaccurate data relating to you
- to ascertain
TDC's policies and practices in relation to personal data and
the kind of personal data held by TDC
TDC
may charge a reasonable fee for processing any data access request.
12. Data
Requests, Questions and Complaints
Data
access or correction requests and questions or complaints should
be addressed to:
Data
Privacy Officer
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
38th Floor, Office Tower
Convention Plaza
1 Harbour Road, Wanchai
Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2240 5299
Fax: (852) 2575 0300
E-mail: tdc.databank@tdc.org.hk
13. Chinese
Version
If
there is any conflict or difference between the Chinese version
of this Privacy Policy Statement and its English version, the
English version prevails. If any part of the Chinese version is
unclear, reference should be made to the English version. The
Chinese version may not be translated into English for the purpose
of comparing with or interpreting the English version.
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