Your Privacy
MTR Academy (HK) Company Limited ("MTR Academy", "we", "our" or "us") respects your legal rights of privacy when collecting, storing, using and transmitting personal data. This PICS explains our privacy practices. It is our policy to comply with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486) of the Laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. In doing so, we will ensure compliance by our staff to the strictest standards of security and confidentiality.
Please read the following carefully to understand our policy and practices regarding how your personal data will be treated. This policy applies to all registered and unregistered student applicants, students and alumni of MTR Academy, and may from time to time be revised, or otherwise changed where we deem necessary.
By submitting your application for enrolment to activities, courses or programmes provided by MTR Academy (the "Application"), you are agreeing to and accepting the terms of our Personal Information Collection Statement ("PICS"), and confirm that you (acting for yourself and acting on behalf of any minor whom you have parental responsibility for and/or whose personal data will be collected ("Minor")) consent to our collection, use and transfer of your and/or the Minor's personal data for the purposes set out in this PICS and in the manner set out in this PICS. You also warrant and represent that you have full legal rights and capacity to consent on behalf of the Minor. If you do not agree to or accept the terms of our PICS, please do not proceed with your Application.
For the avoidance of doubt and for ease of reference, any reference in this PICS to "your personal data" or "personal data" refers to your own personal data and/or the personal data of Minor (as the case may be).
If there is any inconsistency between the English and Chinese versions of this PICS, the English version shall prevail.
Collection of Personal Data
It is entirely voluntary for you to make an Application with MTR Academy. If you want us to process your Application, you must provide the personal data marked as "mandatory" in the Application form.
If you fail to provide us with accurate and complete personal data marked as mandatory below, you will not be able to proceed with the Application. Personal data collected by or in connection with MTR Academy would include but not limited to:
2.1 Mandatory Data:
2.2 Voluntary Data:
Purposes of Use of Personal Data
We collect your personal data when you make the Application.
If you are under the age of 18, you must ask your parent or guardian before providing any personal data to us.
If you want us to process your Application, you must provide the personal data marked as "mandatory" in the Application form. Such personal data provided by you will be used by MTR Academy for the following purposes. We may collect, obtain, process, access, use, and/or handle personal data for any or all of the following purposes (collectively the "Purposes"):
Use of Data in Direct Marketing
We may use your personal data for direct marketing purposes, and we may not so use your personal data unless we have received your consent (which includes an indication of no objection). We shall use your Surname, Given Name, Email Address and Phone Number for marketing the business activities, courses, programmes, products and services of MTR Academy (HK) Company Limited and/or MTR Corporation Limited.
If you object to our use of your personal data for the relevant direct marketing purposes, please tick the corresponding box(es) at the bottom of the Application form. If you do not tick the box and return the form with your signature, you agree that we may use your personal data for the relevant direct marketing purposes.
If you at any time wish to opt-out from direct marketing, please click the unsubscribe hyperlink which is included in the marketing communication. Alternatively, you may email MTRA at email: academy@mtr.com.hk
Disclosure
We will take all reasonably practicable steps to keep your personal data confidential. We may need, for any of the circumstances below, to disclose, transfer or assign your personal data to any of the following parties:
Security
Except as mentioned in section 5 above, your personal data, however stored, will be accessed only by our employees or contractors who are authorised to do so. Where personal data is stored electronically, it will be kept on a secured server and will be password-protected (or under some equivalent form of protection) and accessible only by authorised personnel of MTR Academy and/or MTR Corporation or its contractors. Employees and contractors designated to handle personal data will be instructed to do so only in accordance with this PICS.
Retention of Data
We will keep your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which the data was collected. Personal data which is no longer required will be destroyed or anonymised as soon as practicable, unless their retention is required to satisfy any applicable legal, regulatory or accounting requirements or to protect MTR Corporation Limited's/ MTRA Academy's interests.
Questions and Complaints
You have the right at any time to request access to and/or correction of your personal data held by us. You may also request us to unsubscribe you from any active mailing or distribution lists. If you want to make such a request or have any questions or complaints about our privacy policies, please contact us at:
MTR Corporation Limited | |
Address: |  MTR Headquarters Building, Telford Plaza, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon,  Hong Kong |
Attention: |  Personal Data Privacy Officer  Legal-General Department (Marked: MTR Academy) |
E-mail: |  PDPO@mtr.com.hk |
Future Amendments
This personal information collection statement is subject to change. Any changes will be posted on MTR Academy's website.
July 2024