Privacy Policy

HK-SEA Vision Limited ("we", "us", or "our") respects and is committed to protecting your personal data and privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, process, store, and protect the personal data you provide when using our services on this Site. Please read this policy carefully to understand how we handle your personal data.

By using or continuing to use this Site's services, you signify your acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please discontinue use of this Site.

We may collect the following categories of personal data:

2.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily

— Subscription information: When you subscribe to our email newsletter or news briefing, we collect your email address;

— Contact information: When you contact us through our contact form, email, or other means, we collect your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide;

— Account information (if applicable): Should we introduce member registration features in the future, we will collect the username, password, and other necessary information you provide during registration.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you browse this Site, we may automatically collect the following information through cookies and similar technologies:

— Browsing data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, access times, and pages viewed;

— Usage data: Your browsing behaviour on this Site, including clicks, scrolls, and time spent on pages;

— Device information: Device type, screen resolution, and language preference settings.

This Site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. The types of cookies we use include:

— Essential cookies: Necessary for the basic functioning of the Site, such as page navigation and access to secure areas. These cookies cannot be disabled;

— Analytics cookies: Help us understand how users interact with this Site, such as which pages are most popular and how users reach the Site. We use this data to improve our content and user experience. The analytics tools currently in use may include Google Analytics or a self-hosted analytics system;

— Preference cookies: Remember your language preferences and other personalisation settings;

— Third-party cookies: Some embedded content on this Site (such as social media sharing buttons) may set cookies placed by third parties. These third parties have their own privacy policies, and we accept no responsibility for their practices.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain parts of this Site.

The personal data we collect is used for the following purposes:

— To provide, maintain, and improve this Site's services;

— To send you subscribed email newsletters and news briefings;

— To respond to your enquiries, comments, or complaints;

— To analyse website traffic and user behaviour in order to optimise our content strategy and user experience;

— To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, security vulnerabilities, or fraudulent activity;

— To comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. We disclose your personal data only in the following limited circumstances:

— Service providers: We may share necessary data with third-party service providers who assist us in operating this Site (such as cloud hosting providers, analytics service providers, and email delivery platforms). These providers may use your data only to the extent necessary to provide services to us and must adhere to data protection standards equivalent to our own;

— Legal requirements: We may disclose your personal data where required by law, court order, or lawful request from government authorities;

— Business transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your personal data may be transferred as a business asset, but we will ensure that the recipient continues to comply with this Privacy Policy;

— With your consent: We may use your data for other purposes not listed above where we have obtained your explicit consent.

We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law. Specifically:

— Subscription data: Retained until you unsubscribe; following cancellation, your email address will be removed from our active mailing lists within 30 days;

— Correspondence records: Retained for 2 years for customer service quality tracking;

— Analytics data: Retained indefinitely in anonymised or aggregated form for trend analysis;

— Server logs: Retained for 90 days.

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

— Transport Layer Security (TLS/SSL) encryption for data transmission;

— Firewalls and intrusion detection systems;

— Strict internal data access controls and permission management;

— Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments.

Despite these measures, please understand that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we are committed to notifying affected users and relevant regulatory authorities in a timely manner upon discovery of any data breach, in accordance with applicable law.

Under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where applicable, you have the following rights:

— Right of access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you;

— Right to rectification: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;

— Right to erasure: Under certain conditions, you have the right to request deletion of your personal data;

— Right to restriction of processing: You have the right to request restriction of our processing of your personal data;

— Right to data portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format;

— Right to object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests, including direct marketing;

— Right to withdraw consent: Where we process data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time; withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

To exercise any of the above rights, please contact us using the contact details below. We will respond to your request within 30 days. In certain circumstances, we may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

This Site's services are not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a child under 16, we will promptly delete such data from our systems. If you are a parent or guardian and discover that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.

This Site may contain links to third-party websites (for example, original source media websites). These third-party websites have their own independent privacy policies, and we accept no responsibility for their content, privacy practices, or data handling. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every website you visit after leaving this Site.

Your personal data may be transferred to, and stored on, servers located outside the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. We will ensure that any such cross-border data transfers comply with applicable data protection legal requirements and that appropriate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses) are in place to protect your personal data.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any material changes will be communicated through a notice on this Site or by email (if you have subscribed). An updated version shall take effect immediately upon publication, and we encourage you to review this page periodically. The "Effective Date" at the top of this policy indicates when the latest version took effect.