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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

 

The University Grants Committee Secretariat (UGCS) pledges to meet fully internationally recognised standards of personal data privacy protection, in complying with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO). In doing so, we will ensure compliance by our staff with the strictest standards of security and confidentiality.

 

Personal Information Collection:

The UGCS does not collect any personally identifiable information from the visitors to this website.  The UGCS records your visits to this website without collecting any personal identifiable information of users. Such general statistics are collected for the compilation of statistical reports and the diagnosis of problems with or concerning computer systems to help the UGCS improve the presentation, layout and contents of this website.

The UGCS has also made an effort to make the personal data information listed on our website as accurate as possible. If you wish to request access to or correction of your personal data, you may send in the Data Access Request Form (No.OPS003 issued by the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data) and send it by mail to us at UGC Secretariat, 7/F., Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

When you visit certain services of our website, we collect general information about your visits by means of "cookies". This information is only used for analysing your preferences in relation to the service we provide on our server. You have a choice not to accept the cookie if you have set up your browser to alert you in the event that a cookie is being sent to your computer.

If you have any queries about our Privacy Policy and Practices, please e-mail them to [email protected].