Privacy Policy

Who we are

This Statement is made by Federation of Japanese Sake Industry of Hong Kong (“FJSIHK”) in accordance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance Cap. 486 (“Ordinance”) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of The People’s Republic of China. The Statement is intended to inform you FJSIHK’s policies and practices with respect to the collection, use, retention, disclosure, transfer, security and access of personal data.

FJSIHK is committed to ensure that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy.

Our website address is: http://www.fjsi.org.hk.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

Name and job title

Contact information including email address, phone number, mailing address

Demographic information such as country of residence, preferences and interests

Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

What we do with the information we gather

We require the information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

For internal record keeping.

To improve our products and services.

To send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.

To contact you for direct marketing purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, SMS, fax or mail.

To customise the website according to your interests.

Use of data in direct marketing

FJSIHK is committed to protecting all personal data information to be used for internal purposes only. FJSIHK may provide such information to any agent or contractor who provides administrative or other services to FJSIHK in connection with the operation of its business. We intend to use your data in direct marketing and we require your consents (which include an indication of no objection) for that purpose. In this connection, please note that:

(i) the name, contact detail, services preference and interest of you held by us from time to time may be used by us in direct marketing;

(ii) the following contents and subjects may be marketed

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News and Update

If you do not wish us to use your data for the use in direct marketing as described above, you may exercise your opt-out right by notifying us by following the instructions in the section on “Controlling your personal information” below.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used for direct marketing purposes

if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at cs@fjsi.org.hk

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless it is required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please email us cs@fjsi.org.hk as soon as possible. We will promptly update the information accordingly.

FJSIHK may change this policy from time to time by updating this page without notice. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are aware of those changes.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.