PERSONAL DATA PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT
OUR PLEDGE

We, subsidiaries and associated companies, respect the privacy rights of visitors to this site. We pledge to meet fully, and where possible exceed, internationally recognised standards of personal data privacy protection, in complying with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Chapter 486, Laws of the Hong Kong SAR. In doing so, we will ensure compliance by our staff with the strictest standards of security and confidentiality.

COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONAL DATA

When you visit this site, we will record your visit only as a "hit" and will not collect any personal data from you unless otherwise stated. Cookies used (if any) in any part of this site will not be deployed for collecting your personal data. They are commonly used to track your preferences in relation to the subject matter of this site. You may refuse to accept Cookies (by modifying the relevant Internet options or browsing preferences of your computer system), but to do so you may not be able to utilize or activate certain available functions in this site.

During registration as a member of this site, your name, address and contact telephone number, gender, date of birth, email address, school and level, and other parental information, and some other information as appropriate will be asked for. The information collected from you will be used for the purposes of account maintenance, statistical analysis and marketing activities of our company, our subsidiaries and associated companies. When joining our online and offline promotions and events, we may require further information for verification purpose.

MINOR

We will not collect personal identifiable information from minors under the age of 13 without consent from a person with parental responsibility for the individual.

ACCURACY OF PERSONAL DATA

Where necessary, we will validate data provided against pre-existing data held by us.
Although we do not currently provide online access to and correction of personal data held by us, we fully comply with the "Right of Access and Correction" obligations of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. Please refer to the section titled "Personal Data Access and Correction" below for details on how you can obtain and correct any personal data relation to you that we may hold.

RETENTION OF PERSONAL DATA

Personal data will only be retained by us for as long as is necessary to fulfil the original or directly related purposes for which it was collected unless the personal data is retained to satisfy any applicable statutory or contractual obligations. We will destroy any personal data in accordance with this policy.

DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA

The information we collect from you will not be disclosed by us to any other party unless required by law or with your consent or in circumstances as stated in our Personal Information Collection Statement included in the online registration form. Personal data may also be disclosed to our approved service providers, including but not limited to email service, tele-conference service and WAP service provided in this site. The privacy protection afforded to such information once it has been transferred to other party is outside our control and thus outside the scope of this Personal Data Privacy Policy Statement.

SECURITY OF PERSONAL DATA


All reasonable efforts are made to ensure that any personal data held by us on this site is stored in a secure and safe place. We restrict access to personal data to employees who have a need to use the data and who have been trained to handle such data properly and observe confidentiality.

PERSONAL DATA ACCESS AND CORRECTION

You may request access to or correction of your personal data held by us by email at info@windy-city.com.hk or by mail at 10/F Tesbury Centre, 28 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. We will handle such requests promptly and no charge will be levied for such requests.

LINKS

This site may contain links to other sites. By clicking a link, you recognize your leaving this site and we do not exercise control over any personal data or any other information you may submit to any other party thereafter.

ENQUIRES

Should you have any inquiry concerning our Privacy Policy Statement, please contact us at info@windy-city.com.hk.

Please note that this Personal Data Privacy Policy Statement may be amended from time to time without prior notice. You are advised to check it on a regular basis.
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