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Statement of Privacy Policy and Practices

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Privacy Policy


The Immigration Department is committed to ensuring that personal data held by the Department is handled in accordance with the provisions of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PD(P)O”). The Department undertakes to :

  1. collect adequate, but not excessive, personal data by lawful and fair means for a lawful purpose directly related to the Department’s functions or activities;
  2. take all practicable steps to ensure that personal data is accurate, having regard to the purpose for which it is or is to be used;
  3. take all practicable steps to ensure that personal data is not used where there are reasonable grounds for believing that it is inaccurate having regard to the purpose for which it is or is to be used;
  4. take all practicable steps to erase personal data where it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was used;
  5. use personal data for the purpose for which the data was to be used at the time of the collection or for a directly related purpose, unless the individual concerned has given prescribed consent for the data to be used for a new purpose or such use is permitted by law;
  6. take all practicable steps to ensure that personal data is protected against unauthorised or accidental access, processing, erasure, loss or use;
  7. take all practicable steps to ensure that a person can be informed of the kinds of personal data the Department holds and the main purposes for which the data is or is to be used; and
  8. handle data access / correction requests in accordance with relevant law.

 

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11-06-2024