Privacy Policy

Personal Information Collection Statement

This Personal Information Collection Statement should be read in conjunction with the Privacy Policy Statement.

When you visit this website, we will record the pages you have visited. The only information recorded is your domain name, IP address and the pages you have visited, and does not include information that can be used to identify an individual. We will only use this data for statistical and data analysis purposes and to publish relevant results.

We will ask for personal data when you register as a member of this website, request regular updates or change your personal data held by us. All required documents are marked with an asterisk; If you do not fill in the information, the system will prompt you when you submit the form. This data is important because it allows us to identify the users of our services. Without this data, we may not be able to provide the services you have requested or respond to your requests.

We will not sell, trade or disclose the information you submit to any third party unless we are authorized by you or are required by law to do so. Nevertheless, we reserve the right to disclose your personal data to other government departments or appropriate third parties if we are required to comply with a legal requirement or we believe it is necessary to do so:

  1. to protect our rights and property in connection with the Site and to protect other users of the Site;
  2. complying with legal process, such as a search warrant, summons or court order;
  3. prevent any person from using or using the Website or any of the services provided by us in connection with the Programme; or
  4. In the event of an emergency, such as when someone’s safety is being threatened.
  5. The information provided by the Materia Medica Reading Club in the application form will be kept strictly confidential. However, for the purpose of processing the application or as required by law, or if the applicant/data subject has expressly consented to the disclosure of such data, the Materia Medica may disclose such data to the relevant designated local public research institutes, other government departments or third parties in Hong Kong.

You have the right of access to and correction of your personal data on this website. You can access or update your personal information through the “Change of Personal Particulars” function provided on this website after logging in. If necessary, we may ask you to provide detailed information to verify the updated information.

If you have any enquiries about the Personal Information Collection Statement on this website, please contact us at Email:

This Personal Information Collection Statement is subject to change and all changes will be posted on this website.

Privacy Policy Statement

 

This Privacy Policy Statement should be read in conjunction with the Personal Information Collection Statement.

We pledge to comply with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance currently promulgated by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.

  1. Data Collection
    1. We collect personal information from you in the following circumstances:
      1. when you use the forms on this website to register for the information services provided on this website, participate in any activities offered on this website or change your personal information;
      2. when you submit information to us by telephone or in writing, such as applying to use the services provided by this website, submitting an application to any funding scheme, participating in any activities related to this website;
      3. When you log in or enter this website, our web server will automatically record and confirm your domain name and IP address, and will track the pages you visit, but the information will not be used to identify you. and
      4. When it is necessary to comply with legal requirements.
    2. When you visit this website, cookies are activated. Cookies are stored on your computer’s hard drive to facilitate your browsing of the website. We do not collect personally identifiable information through cookies. You can adjust your computer’s settings to refuse to accept cookies, but if you do this you may not be able to use certain features of this website (e.g. banner display).
    3. We will use your personal data for the following purposes:
      1. send information requested by you or any other information relating to the Website or the Programme;
      2. to provide the services you have requested, to process your application to the Programme or to process your request to participate in any management system-related activities;
      3. to contact you to collect feedback, conduct surveys or complete other work; and
      4. To maintain and develop the System, to research and expand our services, and to conduct statistical and data analysis and publish related results.
    4. Disclosure of Information
      1. Subject to Clause 2 below, we will not sell, trade or disclose the information you submit to any third party unless we are authorised by you or are required by law to do so.
      2. We reserve the right to disclose your personal data to other government departments or appropriate third parties if it is necessary to comply with a legal requirement or if we believe it is necessary to:
        1. to protect our rights and property in connection with the Site and to protect other users of the Site;
        2. complying with legal process, such as a search warrant, summons or court order;
        3. prevent any person from using or using the Website or any of the services provided by us in connection with the Programme; or
        4. In the event of an emergency, such as when someone’s safety is being threatened.
        5. The information provided by the Materia Medica Reading Club in the application form will be kept strictly confidential. However, for the purpose of processing the application or as required by law, or if the applicant/data subject has expressly consented to the disclosure of such data, the Materia Medica may disclose such data to the relevant designated local public research institutes, other government departments or third parties in Hong Kong.
      3. When you click on a link to another website, you will leave this website and go elsewhere. We are not responsible at law or otherwise for the cookies you subsequently accept in such locations and for any privacy or security issues you face in relation to your personal data.
    5. security guard
      1. Each registered user has a private password, and the system only allows the registered user to log in to the system with this private password restrictively.
      2. The system only allows users to access personal information with a valid password.
      3. All personal data stored on this website will be kept confidential but no guarantee can be guaranteed that the transmission of such data will be completely secure. If you become aware of a breach of your personal data, please contact us immediately.
      4. You should not disclose your password to anyone else. We are only responsible for maintaining the security of the passwords stored in our system.
      5. To prevent others from accessing your personal data, you should avoid storing your password on your computer’s hard drive and close your browser window immediately after logging out of your account.
    6. Change of Personal Details

You may correct or amend your personal data through the hypertext language form provided on this website, and we may ask you to provide detailed information for verification purposes.

  1. Inquire

If you have any enquiries about the Privacy Policy Statement on this website, please contact us at Email.

This Privacy Policy Statement is subject to change and all changes will be posted on this page.