About Inspiring Girls and this Privacy Policy
Inspiring Girls ("we", "us" or "our") is a charitable organization in Hong Kong that empowers girls in their career development. This Privacy Policy sets out information regarding the policies regarding our collection, use and disclosure of Personal Data and your rights under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486) ("PDPO") of Hong Kong.
What personal data is collected and for what purposes?
We may collect personal data about you, including but not limited to your name, age, email address, birthday, information about career interest, short personal introduction text and personal introduction video (if you are over 18 years old), for the following purposes:
Obtaining information for connecting with relevant internship opportunities;
Providing you with services or guidance for your career development;
Obtaining information for planning, coordinating and conducting training;
Communicating with you in relation to our services;
Login information for managing access to our websites, applications and other similar and related services;
Providing you with references in relation to your future studies and employment;
Sending you marketing information relating to training, events, learning opportunities, rewards and other career-related opportunities;
Collecting feedback and program surveys;
Conducting analytics to improve our services;
Other purposes directly related to the above.
You should ensure that all personal data provided to us is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If the personal data provided are inaccurate or incomplete, we may not be able to proceed with the purpose for which such data was collected.
Are you under the age of 13?
Our services are not targeted at anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal data, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so that we will be able to do necessary actions.
Are you between the ages 14-18?
If you are between 14-18 years old, we suggest you obtain supervision and guidance from your parent or guardian before you share any personal data with us. If you do not understand any part of this Privacy Policy, please do not provide personal data to us and seek advice from your parent or guardian. You may also contact us if you have any questions about this Privacy Policy by contacting us via the contact information set out below.
Do we share your personal data with third parties?
We do not share your personal data with any third parties except that we may share your personal data with third-party companies and individuals for the following reasons:
To facilitate our services for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. For example, we may share your personal data with suppliers of applications, systems and platforms related to our services, including but not limited to our learning management platform;
To provide services on our behalf for purposes set out in this Privacy Policy; or
To assist us in analyzing how our services are used.
Such third parties process personal data about you to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf and they are obligated not to disclose or use the data for any other purpose.
Security of your personal data is important to us
We do not hold your personal data for longer than necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data. If you provide your personal data to us electronically, remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Your access and correction rights
You have a right under the PDPO to make a data access or correction request concerning your personal data that we hold about you. You may make such request by completing the ‘Data Access Request Form’ (OPS003) (www.pcpd.org.hk/english/resources_centre/publications/forms/files/Dforme.pdf) and sending the completed form directly to us via the contact information below.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time, and you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our website and applications (as applicable). These changes are effective immediately after they are posted.
How to contact us?
If you wish to contact us, or have any questions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact the Inspiring Girls Data Protection Officer at hongkong@inspiring-girls.com.