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By Provisions/DPPs/COPs/Guidelines
--By Provisions/DPPs/COPs/Guidelines--
Part 9A of the Ordinance
DPP1 - Purpose and manner of collection of personal data
DPP2 - Accuracy and duration of retention of personal data
DPP3 - Use of personal data
DPP4 - Security of personal data
DPP5 - Information to be generally available
DPP6 - Access to personal data
Code of Practice on Consumer Credit Data
Code of Practice on Human Resource Management
Code of Practice on the Identity Card Number & Other Personal Identifiers
exemptions
Privacy Guidelines: Monitoring and Personal Data Privacy at Work
provisions on direct marketing
Proper Handling of Data Access Request and Charging of Data Access Request Fee by Data Users
N/A
Section 2 of the Ordinance – definition of “personal data”
Section 37 of the Ordinance
Section 38 of the Ordinance
Section 64 - disclosing personal data
Section 39 of the Ordinance
Section 26 – erasure of personal data
By Topic/Subject Matter
--By Topic/Subject Matter--
Biometrics data
Blind-ad
Complaint Handling Policy
Consumer credit data
Customer data
Data Access Request Fee
Debt collection
E-mail
Education
Election
Employment
Hong Kong Identity Card number / Hong Kong Identity Card copy
Human resources
Installation of CCTV
Internet
Jurisdiction of Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
Jurisdiction of the Administrative Appeals Board
Marketing
Media
Medical data
Monitoring
N/A
Personal Information Collection Statement (PICS)
Public Domain
Public register
Section 64 – disclosing personal data obtained without consent from data users
Social services
Spamming
Transfer of data outside Hong Kong
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Case No.:2009E02
Consulate enjoys jurisdictional immunity
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Case No.:2009E03
Whether "the relevant person" of a minor may give "prescribed consent" on the change of use of his/her personal data under DP
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
DPP3
Case No.:2009E01
What are the appropriate steps to be taken by a data user in data loss or leakage incidents
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Areas of Concern:
DPP4
Case No.:2008E01
Whether a government doctor could disclose the personal data of an underaged girl to another government department without the consent of her &qu
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Areas of Concern:
DPP3
,
Exemptions
Case No.:2007E07
The "40-day period" of a data access request
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Areas of Concern:
DPP6
Case No.:2007E06
The recording of telephone conversations
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
DPP5
Case No.:2007E04
Compliance of data access request
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Areas of Concern:
DPP6
Case No.:2007E03
Collection of customers' identity card numbers for avoidance of losses incurred by counterfeit banknotes
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
Identity Card
Case No.:2005E03
The disclosure by the MPF trustees of the bankruptcy status of an employee member under the MPF scheme to his employer
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Areas of Concern:
DPP3
Case No.:2004E12
Collection of Hong Kong Identity Card Copies from non-account holders buying gift cheques is not necessary
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
Identity Card
Case No.:2004E10
Enquiry relating to Code of Practice on Consumer Credit Data
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Areas of Concern:
DPP6
,
Consumer Credit Data
Case No.:2004E09
Enquiry relating to Code of Practice on Consumer Credit Data
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Areas of Concern:
Consumer Credit Data
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