Privacy Policy Statement (PPS)
Alliance Global Serve Limited (“AGS”) respects personal data and is committed to complying with the data protection principles and all relevant provisions of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance issued by the HKSAR.
Kinds of Personal Data Held
Personal data by definition represents any data relating directly or indirectly to a living individual (data subject), from which it is practicable to ascertain the identity of the individual and which are in a form in which access or processing is practicable. There are several broad categories of personal data held in AGS. They are personal data contained in:
Donor and donation records : which include information supplied by donors such as personal details, bank / credit card information, etc.
Human Resources records : which include personal details, job particulars, details of salary, payments, benefits, performance appraisals, disciplinary matters, etc. of applicants or staff in AGS.
Volunteer, short-term ministry member or supporter records : which include personal details provided by data subject who participates in fundraising, education, short-term ministry member, and other related activities organised by AGS.
Main Purposes of Keeping Personal Data
Personal data held in:
Donor and donation records are kept and used for processing donation administration, such as issue of acknowledgement, receipts, payment collection notices, donation records, etc.;
Human Resources records are kept and used for employment and human resources management purposes such as recruitment, provision of compensation and benefits, performance management, discipline, etc.
Volunteer, short-term ministry member or supporter records are kept and used for organising fundraising events, educational activities or other related activities.
For the above and other records, personal data will also be kept and used for the following purposes:
Provide communication, fundraising, short-term ministry and educational materials related to the work of Alliance Global Serve Limited;
Prepare statistics or carry out research;
Comply with any statutory requirement or law that binds AGS;
Different types of personal data are collected and maintained by AGS for the respective purposes stated above. Use of them should be restricted to the designated purposes only. Personal data will be deleted upon request, subject to applicable legal and operational requirements.
Visitors to Alliance Global Serve Limited Website
AGS will not collect any personal information that identifies a visitor to this site unless specified otherwise. Visit to this site may be recorded and such information will be used to prepare aggregate information about the number of visitors to the site, general usage patterns and statistical responses to our online posts. Such information would be used for researching visitors’ preferences, evaluating and enhancing our online marketing program performance.
Use of Cookies
Cookies are small bits of information that are automatically stored on a person web browser in their computer or device that can be retrieved by this site. Common types of personally identifiable information collected at websites include identification of visitors, information on their preferences in relation to the subject matter of the website. Information collected is mainly browsing date and time stamp on the site, page browsing and duration, and also the website visiting before and/or after. Visitors who wish to disable these cookies may do so by changing the setting on his/her own browser/device itself.
Social Media and Plugins
If you use any social media platforms, either via our website, or otherwise through a social media provider, we may access and collect information about you via that social media provider according to their policies. Such information may include that you have chosen to disclose in your social media profile or account. You may change your privacy settings of the social media account to limit or block our access to the aforesaid information.
Our website also uses plugins of social media sites. The plugins can be identified by the websites’ logos. Since the social media plugins we use are activated, your browser will connect to the servers of the relevant social media websites. This results in certain data being transmitted to the social media websites, including your IP address, your user ID of the social networking sites if you are logged into those websites, as well as which particular websites you are visiting. Such transmitted information will be held by each social media website according to its own privacy policy. You may deactivate social media plugins at any time by changing your browser/device preferences.