Privacy Policy Statement

1. The Hong Kong Society for the Aged (SAGE) undertakes to comply with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. All our staff members who handle identifiable personal information should take extra precaution to ensure that the relevant laws on personal data (privacy) are complied.
    
2. The personal information you provide will only be used for the aforementioned purposes. We will not disclose any information about you to third parties without your consent.
    
3. You have the right of access to, and correction of, personal information kept and used by us in accordance to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.
    

Collection of Information

SAGE will record the visits to SAGE Website by using cookies and page tagging without collecting any personal identifiable information of users.
 

Cookies（Cookies）

A cookie is a small amount of data created in a computer when a person visits a website on the computer. It often includes an anonymous unique identifier. A cookie can be used to identify a computer. It, however, is not used to collect any personal information. In other words, it does not have the function of identifying an individual user of the website.

Cookies are used by SAGE to collect statistics about the number of visits of users to SAGE Website and users’ preference of the Website.

You may choose to accept or reject cookies. If you reject the cookies, you will not be able to use some of the functions of SAGE Website, such as saving your preferences in using the Website.
 

Page Tagging（Page tagging）

Javascript and pixel tags are used to collect statistics on customer usage patterns of SAGE Website. A pixel tag is a transparent image placed on certain webpages to collect data on user activities. The collected data are aggregated and analysed for measuring the effectiveness, improving the usability of the Website and the services / online information provided on it. No personal or identifiable information about a visitor would be collected.

You may disable JavaScript on your computer. Disabling JavaScript should not affect your access to SAGE Website, but you will not be able to use some of the Website functions, including changing text size.
 

Provision of Personal Data

For different purposes and at different times you may be invited to provide personal data to SAGE through its Website on a voluntary basis. Personal information may include name, telephone number, mailing address or e-mail address. The Website will specify the collection purpose and intended usage of your data when it invites you to provide such information and advise you how you may request access to or correction of the personal data provided.

Unless permitted or required by law, SAGE Website will not disclose your personal data to any third parties without your prior consent.

Last update: 23 August 2021