Personal Data Privacy Policy

Website Personal Data Privacy Clause

lbacademy.com.hk is committed to respecting the protection of personal data. Personal data refers to the information you provide in forms, such as your name and email address.

By using this website and registering for any services, you consent that:

• Your personal data will be collected and stored in our database and will be used by the company to provide the services you have requested.
• lbacademy.com.hk will appropriately maintain the security, integrity, and privacy of your personal data.
• All data will not be disclosed to any external organizations without your knowledge, except as required by laws, regulations, or valid court orders.
• lbacademy.com.hk may send you promotional materials for newly launched services from time to time, but you may request to stop receiving such materials at any time.

This website may contain links to other third-party websites. When you connect to a third-party website, this privacy policy will not apply, and you will be subject to the privacy policy of that third-party website.

Academy Personal Data Privacy Policy

1. All personal data collected by the Academy are voluntarily provided by students.
2. Unless required by the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, the Academy will never disclose an individual's data nor sell or transfer such personal data to organizations outside the Academy.
3. The Academy will ensure that staff follow appropriate security and confidentiality guidelines when handling personal data, in accordance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.
4. Personal data collected by the Academy will be used, as permitted by law, for purposes such as processing admissions, registration, class arrangements, administrative communications, graduate management and liaison, and statistics.
5. Students may request to access and/or correct their personal data at any time.
6. With the student's consent, the Academy may use the personal data provided by the student to inform them about promotions for the Academy's courses, services, and activities. Students who do not wish the Academy to continue using their personal data for such promotional purposes in the future may notify the Academy at any time.

Why and How We Use Your Personal Data

• (a) To Provide Our Services to You: We may use your personal data to contact you or resolve issues with your account. For example, we may use such data to process your applications or registrations for services, courses, examinations, and activities.
• (b) To Send You Alert Messages: We may use your personal data to notify you of security alerts related to your personal data.

How to Control Your Personal Data

In accordance with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, we respect your right to inquire about, correct, request deletion of, or request restriction of our use of your personal data. We also take measures to ensure that the personal data we collect is accurate and up-to-date.

Your Rights:

• Grant or withdraw your consent for us to collect and use your personal data
• Know what personal data of yours we access
• Request a copy of your personal data from us
• Request us to update your incorrect or incomplete data
• Object to our processing of your personal data
• Delete or restrict our use of your personal data, although this right depends on applicable law and may affect your use of some of our services

You may contact us to learn how to change your privacy settings and how to modify your personal data.

(a) Your Consent

Before providing your data, please review and agree to these privacy terms. Providing your data constitutes your consent for us to collect and use your personal data.

(b) Inquiry or Request for Access

You may contact us at any time to inquire about the personal data you have provided to us.

(c) Request for Supplementation or Correction

If your personal data has been updated (for example, you have a new email address) or if the personal data you previously provided is incorrect or incomplete, you may contact us to request correction at any time.

(d) Request for Deletion

You may contact us at any time to request deletion of your data. Once you request deletion of your data, your data cannot be recovered.

We may delete or anonymize your data due to legal requirements, or we may retain your data to comply with legally required investigations. Once we no longer need to retain the data, it will be deleted in accordance with the provisions of our Privacy Policy.

(e) Data Retention

We will retain your data until you no longer need us to provide services. We may retain and use your data to fulfill our legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent abuse, and enforce our agreements.

We may also retain your personal data for the following reasons:

• Compliance with laws
• Prevention of fraud
• Collection of outstanding fees
• Dispute resolution
• Troubleshooting
• Assistance in investigations
• Enforcement of our terms and conditions
• Compliance with legal requirements
• Taking other actions permitted by applicable law

Even if you have the right to request access, correction, or deletion of your personal data, we may still refuse to access, modify, or delete your personal data under certain circumstances in accordance with applicable national laws. If you request us to stop processing part or all of your personal data, or if you withdraw your consent for us to use or disclose your personal data, it may result in our inability to provide you with some services and features.

(f) Data Portability

You may contact us to request a copy of your personal data.

Personal Data Security

Considering the potential risks involved in processing and the confidentiality of personal data, we take reasonable and appropriate technical protection measures to prevent personal data from being stolen, misused, or accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed without authorization.

Privacy Contact

If you have any questions or suggestions, or if you have difficulty or are unable (for example, you are not a registered user) to use your user account page to update, delete, or change the personal data you have provided to us, or if you wish to understand our approach to handling privacy issues, please contact us.

Accessing or Changing Personal Data

Under the Hong Kong Privacy Ordinance, you have the right to access the personal data we hold about you and request correction of your personal data.

If you have any questions regarding this Personal Data Protection and Privacy Policy, or if you wish to access or correct your personal data, you may send your request in writing to the following address:

Updates

We will modify or update this Personal Data Protection and Privacy Policy from time to time without prior notice. All personal data we collect will be governed by the latest version of our Personal Data Protection and Privacy Policy. For details, please visit this webpage.