The purpose for which Standard Life (Asia) Limited (the "Company") collects, uses and maintains data include the following purposes:
The personal data collected may be transferred, within or outside Hong Kong, to any other group companies of the Company, the Company's subsidiary and associate companies or selected third parties; the Company's insurers and bankers; medical practices providing medical cover for employees; administrators or managers of Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme; and other companies engaged in contractual activities on the Company's behalf, and other persons who the Company considers appropriate in connection with the purposes mentioned above.
The Company may disclose the personal data when required by law or court order, or as requested by any government or law enforcement authorities, or in the good faith that disclosure is otherwise necessary or advisable including and without limitation to protect the Company's rights or properties or in circumstances which Company consider to be related to any of the purposes for which the data are collected.
The Company retains the personal data of unsuccess[l applicants for a period of 2 years unless there is a subsisting reason that obliges the Company to retain the personal data for a longer period. Thereafter, your application, together with all materials you provide, will be confidentially disposed of, unless you have accepted employment with the Company, in which case such personal data will be transferred to your personnel file.
The Company retains personal data of employees for a period of 7 years from the date the employee leaves employment with the Company unless there is a subsisting reason that obliges the Company to retain the personal data for a longer period.
In order to ensure the correct use and to maintain the accuracy of personal data collected, as well as preventing unauthorized or accidental access, processing, erasure or other use of the personal data, the Company has implemented various physical, electronic and managerial measures to safeguard and secure the personal data collected.
You are entitled to access or correct any data relating to you held by the Company. If you wish to obtain a copy of any of your personal data or if you believe that the personal data relating to you which the Company collects and maintains is inaccurate, you may make the relevant data access request in accordance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance ("PDPO"). The request should be sent to People Function.
In accordance with the PDPO, the Company has the right to charge a reasonable fee for processing of any data access request.