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Privacy Policy
We are committed to safeguarding your privacy
online. Please read the following policy to understand how your
personal information will be treated as you make full use of
our web site www.CENTRALhk.com and e-Newsletter. This policy
may change from time to time so please check back periodically.
What personal information do we collect?
We collect information in several ways from
different parts of our network of web sites. Some personal information
is gathered when you register. During registration, We ask for
your name and email address. In addition to registration we may
ask you for personal information and opinions at other times,
including (but not limited to) when you enter a sweepstakes,
contest or promotion, when you make a purchase or use any other
service which may be accessed through www.CENTRALhk.com. We also
occasionally ask users to complete surveys that we use for research
purposes.
As part of offering and providing customizable
and personalized services, We use cookies to store and sometimes
track information about you. A cookie is a small amount of data
that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on
your computer's hard drive. All sites on our network of web sites
where you are prompted to log-in or that are customizable require
that you accept cookies. If you choose not to accept cookies,
we will not be able to give you access to certain sections of
our network of web sites and we may not be able to send you further
information.
Generally, we collect personal information
and use cookies to:
1. Remind us of who you are and to access your account information
(stored on our computers) in order to deliver to you a better
and more personalized service.
2. Estimate our audience size.
3. Assist merchants to track visits to and business at their
sites, and to process the items in your shopping basket.
4. Track your progress and number of entries in some of our promotions,
sweepstakes and contests.
5. Measure certain traffic patterns, which areas of our network
of web sites you have visited, and your visiting patterns in
the aggregate.
Advertising networks that serve ads onto our
network of web sites may also use their own cookies. We are not
responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such
advertising networks.
With whom do we share information?
As a general rule, we will not disclose any
of your personal information except when we have your permission
or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good
faith that the law requires it or under the circumstances described
below. The following describes some of the ways that your information
may be disclosed.
Business Partners & Sponsors: We may disclose your personal information to business partners
or sponsors.
Shopping: If you make a purchase from a store
hosted by us, the information obtained during your visit to those
stores, and the information you give such as your credit card
number and contact information, is provided to the merchants.
This is to enable transactions to take place.
Third Party Data & Data
in the Aggregate: We may match user information with third party
data. Also, We disclose aggregated user statistics (for example,
45% of our users are female) in order to describe our services
to current and prospective partners, advertisers, and other third
parties, and for other lawful purposes.
Other: We may also disclose account information
in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing
this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal
action against someone who may be violating our Terms of Use
or may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally
or unintentionally) the rights, property or safety of us, visitors
to our network of web sites, or anyone else that could be harmed
by such activities. We may disclose or access account information
when competent authorities require it; we believe in good faith
that the law requires it; and for administrative and other purposes
that we deem necessary to maintain, service, and improve our
products and services.
What are the choices regarding collection,
use, and distribution of personal information?
We may, from time to time, send you email
regarding products and services. In addition, if you indicated
upon registration that you are interested in receiving offers
or information from us and our partners, we may occasionally
send you information about products and services that we feel
may be of interest to you. If you do not want to receive such
information, simply tell us when you give us your personal information.
Or, at any time you can easily edit your account information
to no longer receive such information.
In some types of promotions, we will ask for
your email address to update you on your score, entries, and
status in prize drawings. When you participate in these types
of promotions, you automatically receive promotion-related email,
unless you choose the no-email option that some promotions offer.
Occasionally these promotion-related email messages may include
targeted advertisements.
You also have choices with respect to cookies.
By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to
accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to
reject all cookies. If you choose to reject all cookies you will
be unable to use those services that require registration in
order to participate.
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