Privacy Policy Statement
Applied Technology Group Limited (ATG) Privacy Policy Statement:
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Statement of policy
The protection of privacy in relation to personal data is the concern of every person in the ATG. We respect personal data privacy and are committed to fully implementing and complying with the data protection principles and all relevant provisions under the Ordinance. The Data Protection Officer for Personal Data monitors and supervises compliance with the Ordinance by Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) in Hong Kong, SAR within the ATG.
When we collect personal data from individuals, we will provide them with a Personal Information Collection Statement ("PICS") on or before the collection in an appropriate format and manner (e.g. in the same paper form or web page that collects the personal data, or in a notice posted up at the office of ATG for reference).
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Statement of practice
Kinds of Personal Data Held
Four broad categories of personal data are held in the ATG. They are personal data contained in:
Complaint, investigation and legal assistance records, which include records containing information supplied by data subjects and data users and collected in connection with complaints, investigations, legal assistance and related activities under the relevant provisions of the Ordinance;
Personnel records, which include job applications and ATG staff personal details, job particulars, details of salary, payments, benefits, leave and training records, group medical and dental insurance records, mandatory provident schemes participation, performance appraisals, and disciplinary matters, etc;
Other records, which include administration and operational files, personal data provided to the PCPD from individuals for participating in promotional activities, records relating to educational and training activities organised by the ATG, newsletters subscriptions, data relating to consultancy services, compliance check records, matching procedure applications, records of inspections of personal data systems and enquiries from the public, etc.
Records collected on webservers, which include email addresses (whereas they constitute personal data under specific circumstances that the addresses can be used to identify an individual) collected for newsletter subscription.
Main Purposes of keeping Personal Data
Personal data held in:
Complaint and investigation records are kept for the purposes of responding to and taking follow-up action on complaints, including conciliation between the parties concerned, investigation, if appropriate, and any enforcement or prosecution; legal assistance records are kept for the purposes which are directly related to the processing of the legal assistance applications and any subsequent legal proceedings;
Personnel records of employees are kept for recruitment and human resource management purposes, relating to such matters as employees' appointment, employment benefits, termination, performance appraisal and discipline, etc.
Other records are kept for various purposes which vary according to the nature of the record, such as administration of office functions and activities, seeking advice on policy or operational matters, organizing and delivering promotional, educational and training activities, acquisition of services, subscription of publications, handling of compliance checks, data matching procedure applications, carrying out of inspections of personal data systems and enquiries from the public, etc.
Records collected on webservers are kept for the purpose of sending newsletters to subscribers registered through the websites.
Information collected when you visit our websites
Use of cookies - When you browse this website, cookies will be stored in your computer's hard drive. The purpose of using cookies is to facilitate the successful redirection to the correct page upon your clicking on the changing banner. We do not collect or store any personal data from you under this circumstance. You have a choice not to accept the cookies, but if you do, certain functionality, i.e. banner redirection, may not be available.
Statistics on visitors to our websites - When you visit our websites, we will record your visit only as a “hit”. The webserver makes a record of your visit that includes your IP addresses (and domain names), the types and configurations of browsers, language settings, geo-locations, operating systems, previous sites visited, and time/duration and the pages visited (webserver access log).
We use the webserver access log for the purpose of maintaining and improving our websites such as to determine the optimal screen resolution, which pages have been most frequently visited etc. We use such data only for website enhancement and optimization purposes.
We do not use, and have no intention to use the visitor data to personally identify anyone.
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Outsourcing arrangements
The ATG internal IT systems are developed and maintained by in-house staff and a local third-party service provider. The third-party service provider does not have access to personal data stored in the IT system except when it is carrying out trouble-shooting on it at ATG under the supervision of PCPD staff.
The ATG websites are developed and maintained by local third-party service providers. All ATG service providers are bound by contractual duty to keep confidential any data they come into contact with against unauthorized access, use and retention.
Protection measures
The ATG takes appropriate steps to protect the personal data we hold against loss, unauthorized access, use, modification or disclosure.
Retention
The ATG maintains and executes retention policies of records containing personal data to ensure personal data is not kept longer than is necessary for the fulfilment of the purpose for which the data is or is to be used. Different retention periods apply to the various kinds of personal data collected and held by the ATG in accordance with policies in standing instructions and administration manuals.
Disclosure of personal data
The personal data collected for complaint, investigation, compliance check and enquiry purposes is used only for purposes directly related to the discharge of our statutory and administrative functions and activities. In so doing, such personal data may be transferred to parties who will be contacted by us during the handling of the case including the party being complained against and/or other parties concerned. The personal data collected by the ATG in the performance of its statutory functions may be disclosed to agencies who are authorized to receive information relating to law enforcement, prosecution or review of decisions.
The personal data collected for processing legal assistance applications may be disclosed to parties who will be contacted by the ATG during the handling of the applications including the applicant’s legal representative (if any), the prospective defendant (including his legal representatives, if any), the courts or other parties concerned. The information provided may also be disclosed to agencies or organizations who are authorized to receive information relating to law enforcement, prosecution or review of decisions.
Enquiries
Any enquiries regarding personal data privacy policy and practice may be addressed to the Data Protection Officer at the above correspondence address, via email at info@atg.ai or on telephone number 2122 9556 during office hours.
We keep our privacy policy statement under regular review. This statement was last updated on 10 November 2021.
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