Personal Data Privacy Policy

 

CITIC Securities Brokerage (HK) Limited (“CSBHK” or “we”) handles customer information only in accordance with strict internal security standards and confidentiality policies and with Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance in Hong Kong. High standards of protecting information regarding customers from unauthorized alteration or destruction are established. CSBHK strongly advises you to refer to and read our Circular relating to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance of Hong Kong. You are deemed to have agreed to this terms when you visit this website/application:
 

You are not required to provide any personal information on this website/application unless you voluntarily choose to do so. However, failure to provide us with the requested information for account opening would mean that we may not be able to provide our services to you.
 

CSBHK uses cookies as part of our offering and providing customizable services and to help you sign into our website/application. A cookie is a small piece data that is sent to your browser from a web server and is stored on your computer's hard drive. You can choose whether to accept the cookies that we send you by changing the settings of your browser.
 

Any personal information you provide to CSBHK via this website/application may be retained and used by, including but not limited to, the following: (a) CSBHK; or (b) any director, officer, employee, contractor, agent of CSBHK or third party (including without limitation, any of its group companies) only when carrying out the business of CSBHK; or (c) any person (such as lawyers, advisors, etc.) authorised by CSBHK only when carrying out the business of CSBHK. The personal information may be used by CSBHK or any of the above classes of persons for, including but not limited to, the following purposes: (a) to facilitate the better conduct and operation of business activities and provision of services and products to you; (b) to operate your account(s) and to process, carrying out and give effect to your instructions; (c) to verify your identity and PIN; (d) to identify you for the purpose of login; (e) to maintain records; (f) to comply with laws and regulations and requests by government or judicial or regulatory bodies which CSBHK and/or any of our agents or affiliates may be subject to from time to time; and (g) all other incidental and associated purpose relating thereto.
 

Personal data may be transferred or disclosed to the companies related to CSBHK for such purposes, whether such companies are located inside or outside Hong Kong. It may also be transferred to service providers which offer services to CSBHK in connection with the operation of its business. We may monitor and track your use of our website/application to identify a usage pattern of the website/application and to use information for marketing purposes, as well as one or more of the other types of use detailed in (a)-(g) above.
 

Should the purposes for which CSBHK holds, uses or processes your personal information change, you will be notified of such changes by way of a notice posted on this page.
 

During the registration process you are given the choice as to whether you want to participate in our marketing activities. If you indicated you prefer to participate, CSBHK or any of its group of companies may make direct contact with you for such purposes by telephone, fax or other means without your express invitation.
 

CSBHK will take all reasonable steps to protect the personal data we collect on you from unauthorized access. We will only retain your personal data for as long as the purposes for which it was collected exist. We cannot guarantee confidentiality of E-mail. We therefore recommend that you do not send trade requests, account numbers or other confidential information via E-mail.
 

You have the right of access to personal data held about you and the right to request correction of your personal data. In accordance with the terms of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, CSBHK has the right to charge a reasonable fee for the processing of any data access request.
 

 

This Policy is prepared in Chinese and English versions. In the event of any discrepancies between the two versions, the English version shall prevail.