Personal Data Privacy Statement
"Publishing 3.0 – Hong Kong Smart e-Book Hub” (hereinafter referred to as the PLATFORM) respect your privacy and will collect, use and process your personal data in accordance with this Personal Data Privacy Statement and the requirements under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Cap.486 (the "Ordinance"). You shall read this Personal Data Privacy Statement carefully so as to ensure that you fully and clearly understand the contents herein.
Collection of Personal Data Statement
| 1. | The PLATFORM may collect your personal data whenever the PLATFORM provides the Services to you, and will use and process your personal data for the purposes described in this Personal Data Privacy Statement. |
| 2. | The PLATFORM will collect your personal data which includes your name, email address, contact phone number or postal address. |
| 3. | For security reason or Service need, whenever you use the Service, the PLATFORM will collect, receive and record from your computer and web browser or the device used by you some other information including the general information about users, Cookies information, Internet Protocol Address (abbreviation IP Address), location information, browsing record, device model and version and social media identity information. For the avoidance of doubt, all the information collected from you by the PLATFORM in accordance with this Personal Data Privacy Statement will be treated as personal data. |
Purpose of Collection and Use of Personal Data
| 4. | the PLATFORM will collect your personal data for the following purposes (or any one of them): |
| 4.1 | provision of the Service to you and administration and management of the Service to you;. |
| 4.2 | processing the application for registered user and administration of the registered users' account; |
| 4.3 | identifying and verifying your identity to ensure that you have the right to use the Service; |
| 4.4 | conducting follow-up and handling all the matters in relation to the Service, such as contact, enquiry and complaint; |
| 4.5 | carrying out promotion and providing you with new information and other information; |
| 4.6 | conducting survey, data analysis or carrying out research to enable the PLATFORM to understand your or other users' needs, upgrading or improving the quality of Service and customization of the Service; |
| 4.7 | investigation of complaints or claims; |
| 4.8 | registration and administration of the promotional Service; |
| 4.9 | prevention and detection of crime and for disclosure or assistance in accordance with the legal (such as court order) or regulatory authority requirement or for meeting our Company's obligation to comply with any law, regulation, rule or court order within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("Hong Kong") existing currently and in the future; |
| 4.10 | all other matters in relation to the daily operation of the PLATFORM, including but not limited to ensuring the Service are in normal operation, improving the safety and reliability of the Services or technology problem and meeting the PLATFORM’s obligations arising from or in connection with the provision of the Services; |
| 4.11 | collecting and preparing statistics the users' data via Cookies for administration and improvement of the Service; |
| 4.12 | protection of the PLATFORM's interest and for all the matters in relation to the above-mentioned purposes. |
Your Consent
| 5. | Whenever you are requested by the PLATFORM to provide your personal data, you have the right to decide as to whether you should provide your personal data to the PLATFORM but are not obliged to do so. If you do not provide the PLATFORM with the requested information or if the information provided by you is inadequate or inaccurate, the PLATFORM may not be able to provide you with the Service and you may be unable to enjoy the Service. |
Third Party Service Provider
| 6. | The PLATFORM may disclose or transfer your personal data to any third party service provider, agent, contractor, sub-contractor, adviser and/or consultant (including its employees, directors and officers) who provides administrative, telecommunication, computer, legal, accounting, financing or other services to the PLATFORM in connection with the business operation, and also to the third party data processor or its agents, upon technical or service providing needs, including but not limited to traffic and statistical services providers, content delivery network providers, cloud services and hosting services providers. |
Access to, Correction or Erasure of Personal Data
| 7. | You have the right to access to, request for correction/rectification or erasure of your personal data. Any request shall be made in writing to the PLATFORM’s data protection officer at [See Contact Us]. In any event, you have the right to refer any complaint to the relevant authority or to make enquiry with your own solicitors. |
Direct Marketing
| 8. | The PLATFORM may use your personal data for direct marketing, but the PLATFORM will not use your personal data for direct marketing unless and until you consent (or indicate that you have no objection) thereto. However, if you do not wish Our Company to use your personal data for direct marketing, please make written request by email to Epub3_info@publishers.com.hk. |
Privacy Policy
| 9. | The PLATFORM shall comply with the requirements under the Ordinance, and shall endeavour to maintain the security and confidentiality of your personal data. |
However, if you are under 18 (or person under disability incapable), you shall not provide your personal data to the PLATFORM unless and until you have obtained your parent's or guardian's consent, and as the PLATFORM will collect the users' access information via Cookies, and you can choose not to accept Cookies, but such act may affect certain functioning of the PLATFORM.
If there is any inconsistency between the English and the Chinese versions of "Personal Data Privacy Statement", the English one shall prevail.