Collection of Personal Data

In the course of using our services or our website (including but not limited to a user of the “Chinney App”), you may be asked to provide us with your personal data (which include but are not limited to your name and contact details). All personal data collected by us through this website or any other medium are to be provided voluntarily by you, and you are not obliged to supply the personal data. However, if you do not provide your personal data (whether compulsory or optional), we may not be able to provide the relevant services to you. We may also generate and compile information about you. Personal information and particulars provided by you, along with all information gathered and compiled by us from time to time, will collectively be referred to as “Personal Data.”

If we wish to collect your Personal Data through this website or through any other medium, we will first provide you with a Personal Information Collection Statement, which sets out the purposes for which we will use your Personal Data and the rights you have to access, correct, and control our use of your Personal Data.

Purposes of Collecting Personal Data

The purposes for which your Personal Data may be used are as follows:

to send you marketing materials and promote services and products to you (with your consent as obtained in accordance with the section “Use and Transfer of Personal Data in Direct Marketing” below);
to supply you with products and services, including reservation services and online services via our websites or any other medium relating to our portfolios;
to verify your identity in connection with any of the services, products, and/or facilities that we may supply to you, including payment for those services and products;
to communicate with you by email, mail, fax, phone, or other means, including contacting you regarding redemption of shopping/dining privileges or offers and responding to your inquiries;
to conduct research to better understand your preferences, interests, experiences, and/or habits, including for the purpose of designing new and/or enhancing existing services, products, and activities;
to operate and administer any membership clubs, loyalty programs, and reward programs;
to disclose when required by law, regulation, or court order, and/or as requested by any government, regulatory, or law enforcement authority;
to establish legal claims or defenses, obtain legal advice, and/or exercise, defend, and/or protect the rights or properties of any member of Chinney Group;
to share Personal Data with any member of Chinney Group engaged in relevant activities;
and/or any other incidental or associated purposes relating to the above.

Disclosure and Transfer of Personal Data

Personal Data held by us will be kept confidential, but we may provide or transfer the Personal Data for the purposes mentioned above to:

any member of Chinney Group;
agents, contractors, or third parties who provide administrative, marketing, and research services to us;
other business partners involved in providing customer services;
credit reference agencies, credit, debit, and/or charge card companies;
any person to whom we are obliged to disclose under the law;
any person under a duty of confidentiality to us.

We may transfer your Personal Data to the above parties outside Hong Kong for the purposes mentioned above.

Use and Transfer of Personal Data in Direct Marketing

With your consent, we and any Permitted Classes of Persons intend to market or promote goods, services, facilities, activities, or promotions to you. We will not use or provide your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes without obtaining your consent.

In connection with the above, we intend to:

use your name and contact information to market and promote various categories of goods or services; and
provide your name and contact details to providers of relevant goods and services to facilitate direct marketing.

You may opt out of direct marketing from us or the Permitted Class of Persons at any time.

Retention of Personal Data

We will retain your Personal Data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected. Personal Data that is no longer required will be destroyed.

Security of Personal Data

We take appropriate measures to ensure the protection of your Personal Data. However, there is no security guarantee for data transmission over the internet, and you transmit all such data at your own risk.

Links

Links on our website may lead to third-party websites with their own privacy policies. We make no representations regarding the content and practices of these websites. Access to such sites is at your own risk.

Web Logs/Cookies

When you visit our website, we record your visit to prepare general statistics on usage. We may also place cookies in your browser to collect anonymous information about your preferences and navigation.

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your browser settings, but it may limit your ability to use our website fully.

Miscellaneous

In case of any discrepancy between different language versions of this policy, the English version shall prevail. We reserve the right to review, edit, vary, or change this Privacy Statement at our discretion and without prior notice.