Our Pledge
West to East Limited is committed to safeguarding the privacy of
individuals with respect to personal data. We therefore make sure that our
policies and practices in relation to the collection, use, retention, transfer
and access of personal data comply with the requirements of the Personal Data
(Privacy) Ordinance (Chapter 486) under the laws of Hong Kong.
Types and Use of Personally Identifiable Information Collected
For the purposes of the provision of commercial services via the websites
of West to East Limited, you may be required to provide your personally
identifiable information including, but not limited to, your name, telephone
number, fax number, home address, email address, credit card information,
interests and favourite activities etc.
In the event of the said personal identifiable information being provided
for the purpose of the provision of commercial services, we may use the
information for the purposes set out under this statement. All references to "Personal Data"
contained herein and in the Privacy Policy are to
the said personally identifiable information provided for the purpose of
commercial services only.
For purchasing via West2East.com.hk your personal identifiable information including your
credit card number would be be disclosed to West to East Limited. West to East Limited would
not request PayPal for your information. For details on
the privacy and security policy of PayPal, please refer to PayPal's Website: http://www.paypal.com
Direct Marketing
If you have once given us your Personal Data, you may receive from us or
from our company from time to time telephone calls, email and direct mailings
containing promotional materials. If you do not want to receive them, please
write to our Data Protection Officer. You may indicate your preference to
the Data Officer before providing us with your Personal Data.
Retention of the Information
If you are our subscriber or member, your Personal Data which you have given to
us via the Internet or otherwise, during the currency of the subscription period
or the membership, will be retained for a reasonable period after termination
of your subscription or membership.
Disclosure of Information
West to East Limited would normally not disclose your information to any third
parties. The personal data you fill in via West2East.com.hk is collected by
Paypal for purchase transaction processing. In
circustances related while non-disclosure might be in conflict against the laws of
Hong Kong we would disclose your information to the relevant third parties in order
to comply with the legal requirement. If you do not want West to East Limited to
disclose your information to any third party, please write to our Data Protection Officer.
Access to and Correction of Information
If you want to access and/or correct your Personal Data which you have
given us via the Internet or otherwise, you may write to our Data Protection
Officer. We may charge you a reasonable fee for each successful access
current from time to time. However, such fee will be waived if the access
is necessary to make a genuine and reasonable correction.
Security
We use various encryption techniques to transmit via the Internet
your Personal Data as well as personally identifiable information provided
for the purpose of the provision of commercial services. Only our authorised
personnel may access such Personal Data or information. Given the nature of
the Internet, we cannot guarantee that the transmission is 100% secure.
Please, however, refer to our Security Statement for details on the steps
that we have taken to ensure that any Personal Data and the said information
collected via our Websites is safe and secure from third party interference.
Enquiries
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Statement,
or if at any time you need help related to our services, please contact:
Data Protection Officer
West to East Limited
Tel: +852 8206 2662
Email: privacy@west2east.com.hk
