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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.:2012A05
Important!
The Company refused to comply with the Appellant's DARs
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Areas of Concern:
DPP6
Case No.:2012A01
Data access request - Section 18 - Performance appraisal report - Obliterated names and identifying particulars - Guidelines of Civil Service Bur
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Areas of Concern:
DPP6
Case No.:2011C08
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
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Identity Card
Case No.:2011A01
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Areas of Concern:
DPP6
Case No.:2009A06
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Areas of Concern:
DPP3
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Exemptions
Case No.:2009A01
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Areas of Concern:
DPP3
Case No.:2008E06
Whether an employer can ascertain from the Police matters relating to prosecution of an employee.
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
DPP3
Case No.:2008C04
Collect fingerprint data of employees for the purposes of monitoring their time-and-attendance and ensuring office security is excessive
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
Monitoring
Case No.:2008A11
Data correction request cannot be made verbally
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Areas of Concern:
DPP2
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DPP6
Case No.:2008A10
An employer obtained a VCD containing images of his employee who neglected his duty during working hours, and the employer later used the VCD as
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
Case No.:2007E07
The "40-day period" of a data access request
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Areas of Concern:
DPP6
Case No.:2007C08
Access request refused under section 53 of the Ordinance
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Areas of Concern:
DPP6
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Exemptions
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