Privacy Notice for Website Visitors HKTISC ((TISC establishing institution in China)) is concerned to ensure that all personal data collected by HKTISC are handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, including the data protection principles.

HKTISC will record visits to this website without collecting any personal identifiable information of users. Such general statistics are collected for the compilation of statistical reports and the diagnosis of problems with or concerning computer systems to help HKTISC improve this website and our services.

For different purposes and at different times you may be invited to provide personal data to HKTISC through this website on a voluntary basis. Personal information may include name, telephone number, mailing address or e-mail address. HKTISC will specify the collection purpose and intended usage of your data when you are invited to provide such information.

HKTISC will only retain personal information for so long as it is necessary for the fulfilment of the purpose (including any directly related purpose) for which the data is collected. When the personal information that we collect is no longer required, we will destroy or delete it in a secure manner.

Unless permitted or required by law, or for the purpose for which you provide us the information, HKTISC will not disclose your personal data to any third parties without your prior consent.

HKTISC uses TLS protocol version 1.2 or above to encrypt data during network transmission to protect your personal data. All personal data you provide to HKTISC via this website are secured, and access to them is restricted to authorised personnel only.

Search service on this website is provided by an independent contractor outside the Government. We are advised by the independent contractor that it does not collect personal identifiable information while serving search results through this website. The independent contractor may share the anonymous data it collects through the search service with HKTISC for compiling traffic analysis on this website. HKTISC will not match the data obtained from any such search activity with any personal data possibly held by HKTISC.

Subject to the requirements of the Patents Ordinance (Cap. 514), Registered Designs Ordinance (Cap. 522), Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528), Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559) and the relevant subsidiary legislation (where applicable), you have a right to request (i) access to and (ii) correction of your personal data held by us. Any such request may be made to the Personal Data (Privacy) Officer at 3/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

If you have any inquiries relating to our privacy policy or the personal data that you have supplied to us, please contact the HKTISC Officer at the above address.