The purpose of this Data Privacy Policy is to inform you of how MC collects, uses and processes your personal data in accordance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO).
1. Information we may collect from you may include – Member or visitor records including your name, gender, date of birth, identification numbers, contact information (e.g. address, phone number, email address), payment information (e.g. credit or debit card or bank information), photographs and video footages taken at events and any other information which you may provide in any forms submitted to us or via other forms of interaction with us.
2. Personal data is collected by us in various circumstances, including the following:
When you register for any event on our website;
When you register as a visitor or new member in our services or participate in our events;
When you submit your personal data to us for any other reason.
3. We may also obtain personal data about you from other sources and combine it with information you provide to us. If you provide us with any personal data relating to a third party, 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.
4. Main Purposes of Keeping Personal Data
Your personal data may be collected, used, disclosed and/or processed for one or more of the following purposes:
To send you information, invitation to, and news of MC and its events;
To collate photos and/or videos for MC publications;
To process your donation and send you letters confirming the amount of your donation for your claim for tax deduction;
To respond to or follow up on your queries or requests;
To our employees for any of the above purposes.
5. Retention of personal data
We will retain your personal data collected for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it is collected and/or as may be required by applicable law or in accordance with relevant MC policy.
6. Protection measures
We take appropriate steps to protect the personal data we hold against loss, unauthorised access or misuse.
7. Data access and correction
You have the right to request access to and correction of information held by us about you. To exercise this right, please complete the Data Access Request Form (OPS003) (www.pcpd.org.hk/english/resources_centre/publications/forms/files/Dforme.pdf) and send to
Methodist Centre
B1/F, No.22 Henessry Road,
Wanchai, Hong Kong
Email: webmaster@methodist-centre.com
8. Information collected when you visit our website
When you visit our website 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/durations and the pages visited (visitor data). We use the visitor data 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 optimisation purposes. We do not use, and have no intention to use the visitor data to personally identify anyone.
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