1. COMMITTED TO YOUR PRIVACY
Honeycombers Hong Kong Limited (the “Company”) takes the privacy of the Company and their readers’ information seriously. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you of how the Company and/or its related entities, affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “Honeycombers”, “us”, “we” or “our”) manages personal data in accordance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486) (the “PDPO”) and the associated regulations and guidelines as may from time to time be issued in relation to the PDPO. This Privacy Policy shall be governed in all aspects by the laws of Hong Kong SAR.
This Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use, disclose and/or process the personal data you have provided to us, as well as to help you to make an informed decision before providing us with your personal data.
2. CONSENT
By interacting with us and/or our websites which include our e-newsletters (collectively, “our websites”), you agree and consent to us – as well as our respective representatives – collecting, using, disclosing and sharing your personal data among ourselves, business partners and other relevant third parties (who may be based outside Hong Kong), in the manner set forth in this Privacy Policy.
As a general principle, you will provide us with your Personal Data entirely voluntarily; there are generally no detrimental effects for you if you choose not to consent or to provide Personal Data. There are, however, circumstances in which we cannot take action without certain of your Personal Data, for example because this Personal Data is required to process your Service instructions or Product orders, provide you with access to any blog or e-newsletter or to carry out a legally required compliance screening. In these cases, it will unfortunately not be possible for us to provide you with what you request without the relevant Personal Data and we will endeavour to notify you accordingly.
We will not be liable to you for the disclosure of Personal Data if, as shown by clear and convincing evidence, the Personal Data: (a) is generally known to the public at the time of disclosure by you; or (b) becomes generally known to the public through no fault of ours; or (c) was lawfully in our possession prior to you disclosing such Personal Data; or (d) is subject to applicable laws or a valid court order requiring disclosure of such Personal Data.
If you provide us with any Personal Data relating to a third party (e.g. information of spouse, children, parents, employees and/or authorised representatives), by submitting such information to us, you represent to us that you have obtained the consent of the third party to you providing us with their Personal Data for the respective purposes.
3. INFORMATION COLLECTED
You agree to us collecting the following “Personal Data” from and about you:
a. Information in exchange for products or services – From time to time, we ask for Personal Data, such as names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, credit card numbers, account information and/or billing addresses in an exchange for our Product, content (such as our e-newsletter), or Services.
b. Transaction Information – When you download or purchase a Product or contract a Service from our Website, certain information may be tracked or collected, such as the date of the purchase and Product or Service details. This information is collected and used for internal purposes only, in order to enhance the general user experience. If you purchase one of our Products or Tickets, certain data is required to fulfil your request, such as credit card numbers/expirations/security codes, billing information and addresses, postcodes, and names, which will be processed through a third-party payment program. This information will not be shared intentionally with any party other than the third-party programs responsible for processing your payment and procuring payment to us.
c. Analytics – This Website collects data, such as your location and use time, in order to help us analyse user data and better serve our users. From time to time, our Website may collect data such as cookies, pixel tags, clickstreams, and other technology to collect information such as browser type, web pages viewed, links clicked, and other actions you may engage in on our Website and social media accounts. This information may be used from time to time to help us personalise your experience or for security purposes.
d. Third Party Information – We may receive information from social media platforms or other programs or plugins, such as including (but not limited to) Stripe, Google, Active Campaign, WordPress and / or Mighty Networks.
e. Others – Any other miscellaneous information accumulated or tracked in relation to your use of the Website or engagement in any user interface on it which may relate to the above purposes, which may include Personal Data about you from other sources combined with information you provide to us.
4. SHARING OF PERSONAL DATA
In order to facilitate our business operations and provision of goods and services, your Personal Data may be disclosed, for one or more of the Purposes listed in this Privacy Policy, to the following third parties (whether located in Hong Kong SAR or abroad):
a. Agents, contractors or third party service providers who provide operational services to us, such as information technology, training, market research, administration of our websites, or other communications to you about our products, services or events, as well as storage and archival services;
b. Vendors or any third party business partners who offer goods and services or sponsor contests or other promotional programs on our websites, whether in conjunction with us or not;
c. Third party business and charity partners in relation to corporate promotional events;
d. The credit bureau, or in the event of default or disputes, any debt collection agencies or dispute resolution centres;
e. Any business partner, investor, assignee or transferee (actual or prospective) to facilitate business asset transactions (which may extend to any merger, acquisition or asset sale);
f. Anyone to whom we transfer or may transfer our rights and duties;
g. Banks, credit card companies and their respective service providers;
h. Our professional advisors such as our auditors and lawyers;
i. Relevant government regulators or authority or law enforcement agency to comply with any laws or rules and regulations imposed by any governmental authority; and
j. Any other party to whom you authorise us to disclose your personal data.
In situations in which a business partner or third party under a contract with us collects Personal Data about you, we will require the third party to exercise reasonable care in protecting your Personal Data so that it is in compliance with the PDPO.
5. RETENTION OF INFORMATION
If any of the personal data that you have provided to us changes, for example if you change your email address or if you wish to cancel any request you have made of us, or if you become aware we have any inaccurate Personal Data about you, please let us know by sending an email to [email protected]. We will not be responsible for any losses arising from any inaccurate Personal Data that you provide to us.
Your Personal Data will be deleted when it is no longer reasonably required for the permitted purposes or you withdraw your consent (where applicable) and we are not legally required or otherwise permitted to continue storing such data. We will, in particular, retain your Personal Data where required for us to assert or defend against legal claims until the end of the relevant retention period or until the claims in question have been settled, in accordance with applicable law.
6. PURPOSE FOR COLLECTION
Purposes for collection, use, disclosure and processing of Personal Data –
Depending on your relationship with us, your Personal Data may be collected, used, disclosed and/or processed for various purposes, including the following:
a. Any other party to whom you authorise us to disclose your personal data;
b. For editorial purposes;
c. To provide goods and services to you (e.g. event invitations);
d. To verify and process your personal particulars and payments;
e. To manage your subscription;
f. To communicate with you (e.g. mailing of appeal letters on behalf of charitable causes and follow-up calls to event invitations);
g. To send you information, promotions, updates as well as marketing and advertising materials in relation to our goods and services and those of our business partners or third party organisations;
h. To send you information about any administrative changes, updates and/or amendments to our policies, terms and conditions;
i. To respond to your queries, requests and/or complaints;
j. For organising events or other marketing or promotional activities;
k. For past, current and potential advertising leads;
l. For marketing research, user profile and statistical analysis and other development activities to improve our services and facilities for your benefit;
m. To protect and enforce our contractual and legal rights and obligations;
n. To comply with any applicable laws and regulations or to assist in law enforcement and/or investigations by any governmental authority, public agency, statutory board or similar authority;
o. Human resource and recruitment purposes; and
p. For any other purposes which we notify you of at the time of obtaining your consent.
If you are an employee or a potential employee:
a. To process your application (including pre-recruitment checks);
b. To provide or obtain employee references or other relevant references for background screening;
c. To collect information about your suitability for the position applied for;
d. To organise training and staff development programs;
e. To assess your performance;
f. To administer benefits and payroll processing;
g. To provide you with tools to facilitate or as required for you to do your job;
h. To communicate with you as required by us to comply with our policies and processes, including for business continuity purposes; and
i. For any other purposes which we notify you of at the time of obtaining your consent.
(collectively, the “Purposes”)
7. PRIVACY SECURITY
In order to maintain the security of your Personal Data, we have taken reasonable methods to prevent unauthorised access and maintain accuracy of all Personal Data collected by us, including through our Website. Physical and technical methods of protection include storing your Personal Data on secure servers and having in place appropriate security arrangements to prevent unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification and / or disposal of your Personal Data.
By remaining on our Website, you acknowledge that transmission of information over the internet is not fully secure and at your own risk. We cannot therefore guarantee that any information you submit to us will be accessible to only us as the intended recipients. We shall, however, do our best to protect your Personal Data. Nevertheless, if there is a security breach on behalf of an unauthorised party, you agree to indemnify us and hold us harmless for any and all claims against the unauthorised party.
We shall endeavour to prevent the introduction of malware, malicious code, and viruses (“Viruses”) to our Website and our users. Due to the inherent nature of the internet, we are, however, unable to guarantee or warrant that our websites, content, Products or Services are completely free from Viruses. We will not be liable for any damages or harm relating to Viruses that may arise after use of our Website or Services or Products purchased on it. You agree to take responsibility with reasonable measures to prevent the intrusion of Viruses onto your hardware and software, and by taking appropriate steps to ensure your computer and web browser are not exposed to the risk of interference or damage from Viruses.
You acknowledge that your use of our Website, Products and Services is completely voluntary. As such, you shall indemnify us and hold us and our agents and affiliates harmless for any damages or injury that may arise from your use of our Website, Products and Services, which include, but are not limited to, issues regarding the confidentiality and security of your Personal Data.
Last Updated: 20 Oct 2023
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1. COOKIE POLICY
Cookies are data from a server to your browser which are saved on your hard drive. Cookies do not contain personally identifiable information, such as your name or contact information. You may adjust your browser settings with regards to the collection of internet cookies – for example, you may delete, block and/or refuse cookies, or you may elect to be notified before cookies are placed.
Our Website uses cookies to collect information to monitor and aggregate web traffic to our Website (“Aggregate Information”). This Site may also use web beacons, pixels, tracking gifs and social media widgets set by us or third parties to help us understand browsing activity and traffic patterns. This information helps us improve our Website, Products and Services, and your online experience. For example, social media widgets may be placed on our Website by third party social media platforms to allow you to interact with our social media accounts. These technologies may also collect browsing data, although the collection and use of data amongst these third parties is subject to their control and respective privacy policies.
2. WEB BEACONS
We may also use web beacons and other similar technologies to deliver or communicate with cookies, in order to better understand how you interact with the content on our websites.
We also may include web beacons in e-mail messages to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon, and how. The information we obtain in this manner enables us to customise the services we offer, as well as measure the overall effectiveness of our online content, advertising campaigns, and the products and services we offer through our websites.
Our advertising partners may also place web beacons and other similar ad tracking technologies such as Doubleclick and Eyeblaster on our websites to collect Aggregate Information. The Aggregate Information obtained is used by our advertising partners to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and to personalise the advertisement content that you see.
3. OPTING OUT
You may opt out or limit how we use cookies, including by the following methods:
a. Google Analytics – In order to opt out of Google Analytics, you may visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
b. European Union – Residents of the European Union may have the following rights with respect to the collection and use of their Personal Data: i) right to review, verify, correct, and request erasure of your Personal Data that we collect and store; ii) limit, restrict, or object to the use of your Personal Data under certain circumstances; iii) the right to request the transfer of your Personal Data to another party under certain circumstances. For more information regarding your rights to your Personal Data in the European Union, please visit: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/reform/rights-citizens_en.
c. State of California – Residents of the State of California who are users of our Website may request certain information regarding the disclosure of their Personal Data to third parties for marketing purposes. All requests of this nature should be specific and addressed via e-mail to [email protected]. You may also utilise a preference on your internet browser called Do Not Track. However, we may not respond to Do Not Track settings. For more information about California Do Not Track and your rights as a State of California resident with respect to your Personal Data, please visit: https://allaboutdnt.com.
Last Updated: 20 Oct 2023