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By Provisions/DPPs/COPs/Guidelines
--By Provisions/DPPs/COPs/Guidelines--
DPP1 - Purpose and manner of collection of personal data
DPP2 - Accuracy and duration of retention of personal data
DPP3 - Use of personal data
DPP4 - Security of personal data
DPP5 - Information to be generally available
DPP6 - Access to personal data
Code of Practice on Consumer Credit Data
Code of Practice on Human Resource Management
Code of Practice on the Identity Card Number & Other Personal Identifiers
exemptions
Privacy Guidelines: Monitoring and Personal Data Privacy at Work
provisions on direct marketing
Proper Handling of Data Access Request and Charging of Data Access Request Fee by Data Users
N/A
Section 2 of the Ordinance – definition of “personal data”
Section 37 of the Ordinance
Section 38 of the Ordinance
Section 64 - disclosing personal data
Section 39 of the Ordinance
Section 26 – erasure of personal data
By Topic/Subject Matter
--By Topic/Subject Matter--
Biometrics data
Blind-ad
Complaint Handling Policy
Consumer credit data
Customer data
Data Access Request Fee
Debt collection
E-mail
Education
Election
Employment
Hong Kong Identity Card number / Hong Kong Identity Card copy
Human resources
Installation of CCTV
Internet
Jurisdiction of Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
Marketing
Media
Medical data
Monitoring
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Personal Information Collection Statement (PICS)
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Public register
Social services
Spamming
Transfer of data outside Hong Kong
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Case No.:2016DB01
Credit card data of 11,655 Hong Kong customers hacked by a zero-day malware – DPP 4 – security of personal data
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Areas of Concern:
DPP4
Case No.:2021DB04
Unencrypted personal data transmitted in mobile applications – DPP 4 – security of personal data
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Areas of Concern:
DPP4
Case No.:2021DB01
Unauthorised access to an international fashion chain’s customer personal data system – DPP 4 – security of personal data
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Areas of Concern:
DPP4
Case No.:2019A07
This case related to DDP2 – Accuracy and duration of retention of personal data, section 26 – erasure of personal data
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Areas of Concern:
DPP2
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Section 26
Case No.:2019C07
This case related to DPP3 - Use of personal data
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Areas of Concern:
DPP3
Case No.:2018C09
This case related to DPP4 - Security of personal data
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Areas of Concern:
DPP4
Case No.:2016C03
This case related to DPP3 - Use of personal data
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Areas of Concern:
DPP3
Case No.:2015A03
This case related to Section 37 (Complaints), Section 38 (Investigations by the Commissioner) of the Ordinance
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Areas of Concern:
Section 37 of the Ordinance
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Section 38 of the Ordinance
Case No.:2014E01
Whether the upload of the images to an online public platform is directly related to the purpose of collection
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
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DPP3
Case No.:2012E01
Whether the installation of software for monitoring its students' browsing activities would contravene the requirements of the Ordinance
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
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Monitoring
Case No.:2011C06
A travel agency requesting membership registrants to provide personal data must not collect excessive personal data and must inform data subjects
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
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DPP3
Case No.:2009E01
What are the appropriate steps to be taken by a data user in data loss or leakage incidents
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Areas of Concern:
DPP4
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