Our Commitment to Privacy
We are committed to fully complying with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance in Hong Kong and, where possible, exceeding internationally recognized levels of personal data protection. To fulfill this commitment, we ensure that our staff adheres to the strictest security and confidentiality regulations.
To provide you with services, we may need to collect your personal data for activities such as event registration, inquiries, incident reports, and subscriptions. Personal data will only be used for the purposes stated at the time of collection, including but not limited to processing subscriptions, event registrations, incident reports, inquiries, statistical analysis, and other related purposes. If you refuse to provide personal data, it may result in our inability to process your request.
Like many other websites, we may use cookies to record your visits. Cookies are small text files that record your activities and preferences on the website, such as language preferences and temporarily selected activities. These cookies can be permanently stored on your computer but are harmless. You can disable these cookies, but this may affect your ability to use our website's services, such as online event registration. We recommend setting your browser to clear all cookies after the session ends.
Our policy is not to disclose any personal data to any third party unless required by law or with your prior consent. All personal data you provide is protected and can only be accessed by us and authorized personnel. We use SSL protocols to encrypt sensitive data transmitted between the server and clients, protecting it from being intercepted.
Our policy is to keep all personal data confidential unless permitted or required by law. Without your consent, we will not share any of your personal data with other companies or organizations. However, information may be disclosed to the following parties:
Due to our inability to control the actions of any third party, the privacy protections in this privacy policy do not apply to situations where we occasionally or frequently disclose personal data to any third party during the course of our operations or when providing services. We assume no responsibility for the protection of personal privacy by such third parties.
The personal data collected will be retained for a period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy statement. For personal data collected for short-term needs, such as event registration, it will be retained for 12 months after the event concludes.
Under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, you have the right to know whether we hold your personal data and to access and correct any inaccurate data. Requests for access must be made in writing and sent to us via email. We may charge a reasonable fee for any data access or related requests.
This privacy policy statement applies only to this website. When you click on any hyperlink to another website, you will leave our center’s website. We are not responsible for the privacy and security measures of those websites, and you should regularly review the privacy policies of all websites you visit.
We reserve the right to revise or change this privacy policy statement at any time. This will be effective by updating the privacy policy statement, posting notices, or inserting notices on specific pages of this website. Please remember to check this page regularly for any revisions to the privacy policy statement regarding your use of this website. Your continued use of this website indicates your acceptance of such revisions.
In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the Chinese and English texts of the terms, the English text shall prevail. If any part of the Chinese text is unclear, reference should be made to the English text.
