Privacy Policy for Membership and Programme Enrollment
This privacy policy explains how Happy Society collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data provided through this website for membership registration, programme enrollment, communication, and related service administration.
1. Data We Collect
We may collect personal information including your name, Chinese name, English name, gender, date of birth, phone number, email address, address, education background, membership details, programme enrollment records, attendance records, and any information you provide during online registration or non-member enrollment.
2. Purpose of Collection
Your personal data may be used for identity verification, membership administration, programme enrollment processing, fee classification for member and non-member participants, communication about activities, attendance tracking, service improvement, internal administration, audit and compliance purposes, and any directly related matters necessary for delivering our services.
3. Member and Non-member Enrollment
Members may enroll using their registered member account information. Non-members may provide contact and enrollment information directly through the enrollment form. The information collected will be used to process applications, confirm participation, contact applicants, and manage programme operations.
4. Accuracy of Information
You are responsible for ensuring that the personal information provided is accurate, complete, and up to date. Inaccurate or incomplete information may affect our ability to process membership registration or programme enrollment.
5. Disclosure and Transfer
Your personal data will be handled confidentially. We do not disclose your personal data to third parties except where required by law, where necessary for service delivery, where you have given consent, or where disclosure is reasonably required for safeguarding, administration, or compliance purposes.
6. Retention
Personal data will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as otherwise required by applicable laws, audit requirements, operational needs, or legitimate organizational recordkeeping.
7. Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. However, no online platform can guarantee absolute security.
8. Access and Correction
You may request access to, correction of, or update to your personal data held by us, subject to applicable legal and administrative requirements.
9. Consent
By registering as a member, enrolling in a programme, or submitting your information through this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this privacy policy and consent to the collection and use of your personal data for the purposes described above.
10. Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy or your personal data, please contact Happy Society 快樂社會服務中心 through the contact information published on this website.