Privacy Statement
The College of Ophthalmologists of Hong Kong (College) endeavours to comply with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486) (PDPO).
Collection and Use
To conduct business of the College, we may invite you to provide personal data at different times on this website.
Other collection purpose and intended usage may be separately specified upon data collection.
Confidentiality and Data Transfer
The College shall keep confidential any personal data in our retention and such data shall not be disclosed without your prior consent.
While we continue to take appropriate physical, technical and administrative measures to secure your personal data, please be reminded that limitation exists and data transmission cannot be absolutely safe over the internet and the College shall not be responsible for any loss or damage whatsoever arising accordingly.
We may provide necessary data to the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine and / or the Medical Council of Hong Kong regarding the administration of the CME program, for matters of trainee and / or specialist registration and/or for any lawful purpose. Data may also be provided under statutory requirement or by order of a court of law in Hong Kong.
Retention of Personal Data
The College shall only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which the personal data was originally collected, unless otherwise required by relevant regulations or statutes.
Use of Cookies and Statistics
When you visit this website, we will collect data of your visit including but not limited to IP address; language, location, operating system and browser information; previous sites and current page visits, for website security and improvement purposes.
Cookie files stored in your computer’s memory may also be used to store and track the above information which may be accessible to our website. You have a choice to turn off the use of cookies in your browser settings, but it may limit the functionality of the website.
Notice on Direct Marketing
The College may use your personal data (including your name and contact details) for sending promotional and / or educational materials to you. If you do not wish to receive such communications from the College, please contact our secretariat by post or email.
Access Rights
Under PDPO, you have a right to access and / or correct your personal data in our retention. Please contact our secretariat by post or email should you wish to do so. The College may charge a reasonable fee for complying with a data access request.
