• A Company Fined for Using Personal Data in Direct Marketing without Customer's Consent • A Telecommunications Service Provider Convicted of an Offence under the New Direct Marketing Regulatory Regime
Time: 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Agenda:
• Sharing of views on Protect, Respect Personal Data by the Privacy Commissioner
• Briefing on "Cloud Computing"
I. A telecommunications service provider approaches its existing customers by telephone to offer upgraded services.
II. A bank sends a supermarket gift voucher to an existing customer as a token of appreciation.
III. A service provider sends an SMS to its existing customers informing them of the impending expiration soon of their service contracts and providing an enquiry hotline.
IV. A sports club sends an email to its members informing them of its new fitness programme discount offers.
A: I and IV
***************************************************************************************************A: Organisation must inform the data subject its intention to so use the data and provide the following prescribed information in a manner that is easily understandable and if in written form, easily readable:
(a) the intention to use the personal data in direct marketing;
(b) organisation may not so use the data unless the data subject's consent has been received;
(c) the kinds of personal data to be used (e.g. name, email address and phone number);
(d) the classes of products/facilities/services in relation to which the data is to be used; and
(e) a response channel (e.g. a phone number or email address).
A: Yes. A data subject can make the request irrespective of whether he has earlier given consent to the organisation for such use of the data.
Date: 12 October 2015
Time: 10am to 11:30am
Venue: HKTDC SME Centre
Introductory Seminar on Direct Marketing Regime New!
Date: 16 October 2015
Time: 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Seminar highlights:
• What is "Direct Marketing" under the Ordinance
• Collection of personal data for direct marketing purpose
• Using personal data for direct marketing purpose
• How to handle an "Opt-Out Request"
• Offences and relevant penalties for contravention under the Ordinance
Oct - Dec 2015 workshops are now open for enrolment!
• Analysis of each data protection principle with relevant real-life scenarios
• PCPD complaint handling process
• Codes of Practice and Guidelines
• Updated guidance notes from the PCPD
• Lessons learnt from real cases
• Recommended good practices
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Self-training Module on Protection of Personal Data for Hotel Practitioners
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