The Intellectual Property Department is concerned to ensure that all personal data collected by us are handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, including the data protection principles.
When we collect personal data from individuals, we will provide them with a Personal Information Collection Statement or refer them to a Privacy Notice relevant to the circumstances.
For personal data collected in the course of providing public services relating to registration of patents, designs, trade marks and copyright licensing bodies, please refer to our Personal Information Collection Statement and Notice on Collection of Personal Data in Proceedings held before the Registrar of Trade Marks/ Patents/ Designs.
For participation in our virtual events, please refer to our Privacy Notice for Virtual Event Participants.
We do not generally collect personal data from visitors to our website. However, they may be invited to provide personal information to us through this website for specific purposes on a voluntary basis. For details, please refer to our Privacy Notice for Website Visitors.
For employment-related matters, please refer to our Statement of Privacy Policies and Practices for Employment-related Personal Data.
If you have any inquiries relating to our privacy policy or the personal data that you have provided to us, please contact the Personal Data (Privacy) Officer at Intellectual Property Department, 24/F Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong.