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Appeal case
Complaint case
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Enquiry case
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
Human resources
ID number/ ID copy
Installation of CCTV
Internet
Jurisdiction of Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
Marketing
Media
Medical data
Monitoring
N/A
Personal Information Collection Statement (PICS)
Public Domain
Public register
Social services
Spamming
Transfer of data outside Hong Kong
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Case No.:2007A07
Important!
Non-compliance with data access request by a university
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Areas of Concern:
DPP2
,
DPP4
,
DPP6
Case No.:2007A01
Complainant's duty to establish a valid complaint
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Areas of Concern:
DPP4
Case No.:2005A02
Disclosure of a teacher's personal data by the Headmistress of a kindergarten without the teacher's consent
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Areas of Concern:
DPP3
Case No.:2004C19
Data access request made by an ex-employee
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Areas of Concern:
DPP6
Case No.:2004A18
Disclosure by employer University of personal data about performance of a teacher rated in evaluation questionnaires completed by students
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Areas of Concern:
DPP3
Case No.:2000E19
Whether a student could be required to relinquish his right of access to certain personal data such as reference letters.
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Areas of Concern:
DPP6
Case No.:2000E12
Whether a tertiary education institution, in asking for a job applicant's age and marital status, contravenes the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinan
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
Human Resources
Case No.:1998E11
Collecting and using ID card number for the purposes of public examinations.
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Areas of Concern:
Identity Card
,
Exemptions
Case No.:1997A21
Important!
Disclosure of personal data of a staff to news media
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Areas of Concern:
DPP3
,
Exemptions
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