Privacy Policy
In accordance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Children's Thalassaemia
Foundation ("the Foundation") has adopted the following policies to
safeguard web user's personal information and is committed to protecting its confidentiality.
Children's Thalassaemia Foundation will limit the collection and use of personal
information to the purpose directly related to the function or activities stated
on the collection. Without web user's consensus, the Foundation will not disclose
any individual information to other organizations or personals.
A. Basic Statement
Children's Thalassaemia Foundation collects personal information from site visitors
on a voluntary basis only. Personal information may include name, title, company,
address, phone number, e-mail address, etc. The individual information the Foundation
collects is used only by the Foundation for carrying out the functions / activities
stated on the collection screen. Children's Thalassaemia Foundation will not sell,
rent or transmit personal information to other organizations without web user's
consensus.
B. Collection and Use
Children's Thalassaemia Foundation's web server tracks and collects general information
about the visits to the Foundation's website. For example, the Foundation will
compile statistics that show the daily numbers of visitors to the Foundation's
site, the daily requests the Foundation receives for particular files, the types
of browsers used, the visitors' domain names, and what countries those requests
come from.
C. Storage and Access
All personal information web user provides to Children's Thalassaemia Foundation
is secured on the Foundation's server with restricted access. Children's Thalassaemia
Foundation reserves the right to use agents, who are bound by strict confidentiality
guidelines, to perform storage and processing functions. Only designated employees
or agents who need to carry out legitimate activities / functions are permitted
to view your personal data. Employees or agents who violate the Foundation's privacy
policies will be subject to disciplinary or legal actions.
D. Connect / Update Policy
Considering the confidentiality of individual information, Children's Thalassaemia
Foundation's policy is to disclose no personal information to third parties unless
release is required by law or is pertinent to judicial or government investigations
or proceedings.
E. Delete / Deactivate Policy
This site does not offer a way to delete / deactivate your data. However, at any
time you may request your personal data to be removed from our database and we
will honour such request. You may send e-mail to us for this request.
F. Link to other site
Children's Thalassaemia Foundation may contain links to other sites, and the Foundation
makes every effort to link only to sites that share the Foundation's high standards
and respect for privacy. However, Children's Thalassaemia Foundation will not
be responsible for the content or the privacy practices employed by other sites.