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Terms of Use, Data Protection and Privacy Policy

Terms of Use

Acceptance of Terms

Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer Caring Centre Foundation Limited (“Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre” or “Maggie’s Centre” or “Maggie’s”) offers the services of this website (“the Services”) to you subject to the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”), which may be modified from time to time without prior notice. By continuing to use this website following such changes, you agree to be bound by such modifications.

 

Rights to Make Changes

Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre reserves the right to change or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Services (or any part thereof) at any time without prior notice. Maggie’s Centre shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Services.

 

Links to other websites

Maggie’s Centre shall not be responsible for the contents available on or the set-up of any other websites linked to this website. Access to and use of such other websites is at your own risk and subject to any terms and conditions applicable to such access/use. By providing hyperlinks to other websites, Maggie’s shall not be deemed to endorse, recommend, approve, guarantee or introduce any third parties or the service/products they provide on their web site, or have any form of cooperation with such third parties and websites. Maggie’s Centre is not a party to any contractual arrangements entered into between you and the provider of the external website.

 

Links to this Website

You may set up hyperlink to this website from other websites if you first obtain the written approval from Maggie’s Centre (which may be withdrawn at any time at the discretion of Maggie’s). You will terminate the hyperlink within two days of your receipt of a notice from Maggie’s Centre.

 

User Conduct

As a condition of your use of this website, you must not:

  1. trespass, break into, access, use or attempt to trespass, break into, access or use any other parts of our servers, and/or any data areas for which you have not been authorised by us;
  2. restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying this website;
  3. post or transmit any unlawful, fraudulent, libellous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane, threatening, abusive, hateful, offensive, or otherwise objectionable or unreasonable information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that may constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national or foreign law;
  4. post or transmit any advertisements, solicitations, chain letters, pyramid schemes, investment opportunities or schemes or other unsolicited commercial communication, or engage in spamming or flooding;
  5. post or transmit any information or software which contains any virus, trojan horse, worm or other harmful component;
  6. post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit any information obtained through this website for commercial purposes; or
  7. upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, or distribute in any way, information obtained through this website which is protected by copyright, or other proprietary right, or create derivative works with respect thereto, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner or right holder.

 

Third Party Information

This website may contain information provided by third party providers or sourced by Maggie’s Centre from other references or sources. The information on this website may not be regarded as any recommendation or endorsement by Maggie’s Centre for any purpose with respect to any person, product or service. Maggie’s Centre do not accept any responsibility whatsoever in respect of such information. Any use of and reliance on such information is at your own risk. Views, comments and opinions expressed in the forum do not represent the views of or any endorsement by Maggie’s Centre. You are cautioned as to the reliability and accuracy of opinions expressed in these columns. All information such as data, text, messages or other materials (“the Content”), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, shall be the sole responsibility of the person from which the Content originated. Maggie’s Centre shall not be liable in any way for the Content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via this website. Maggie’s Centre reserves the absolute right to remove, screen and refuse to post the Content via this website without prior notice. You are strongly advised to discuss your findings with your doctor or a member of Maggie’s Centre staff to help you place your findings in a proper perspective.

 

Intellectual property rights

All intellectual property rights subsisting in respect of this website belong to Maggie’s Centre or have been licensed to Maggie’s, its subsidiaries, holding companies, associated companies, or affiliates. Except with the express permission of Maggie’s Centre, you are not allowed to upload, post, publish, reproduce, transmit or distribute in any way any component of this website itself or create derivative works with respect thereto.

 

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Maggie’s Centre, its subsidiaries, holding companies, associated companies, or affiliates from and against all liabilities, claims, actions, costs, expenses, loss and damages arising or in connection with your breach of the Terms of Use and/or any other activity by you in connection with your use of this website.

 

Disclaimer

All information in this website is for your general reference only. Maggie’s Centre does not accept any responsibility whatsoever in respect of such information. Your access to and use of this website is at your sole risk and information is provided “as is”. This website is for your personal use only and Maggie’s Centre makes no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation, any warranties on non-infringement, accuracy or fitness for a particular purpose. Neither Maggie’s nor its subsidiaries, holding companies, associated companies, or affiliates assumes any responsibility that:

  1. the information on this website is accurate, adequate, current or reliable, or may be used for any purpose other than for general reference;
  2. the information on this website is free of defect, error, omission, virus or anything which may change, erase, add to or damage your software, data or equipment;
  3. messages sent through the internet will be free from interception, corruption or loss;
  4. access to this website will be available or be uninterrupted; or
  5. defects in this website will be corrected.

In no event will Maggie’s Centre, its subsidiaries, holding companies, associated companies, or affiliates be liable to you or any other person for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential damages, including any loss of business or profit, arising out of any use, or inability to use, the information on this website. You will exercise and rely solely on your own skill and judgment in your use and interpretation of the information. You are responsible to ensure that your use of the information complies with all applicable legal requirements.

 

Termination

Maggie’s Centre may in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Services for any reason, including, without limitation, breach of the Terms of Use, or the account becomes inactive for a reasonable long period. Maggie’s will not be liable to you or any third party for any claims related to the termination of the Services.

 

Data Protection and Privacy Policy

For information about our data protection and privacy policies and practices, please refer to our Privacy Policy page.

 

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

The Terms of Use shall be governed by the law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. You agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts.

 

Chinese Version

If there is any conflict or difference between the Chinese version of the Terms of Use and its English version, the English version shall prevail. If any part of the Chinese version is unclear, reference should be made to the English version. The Chinese version may not be translated into English for the purpose of comparing with or interpreting the English version.

 

Data Protection and Privacy Policy

 

Privacy Policy Statement

Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer Caring Centre Foundation Limited (“Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre”, “Maggie’s Centre”, “Maggie’s”) is committed to protecting the privacy of anyone who submits personal information to us, in accordance with the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance Cap.486 ("ODPO").

 

Our  Privacy Policy is set out below. If you have questions or requests about privacy of personal data submitted to Maggie’s Centre, please email to [email protected].

 

This version of our Privacy Policy was published and put into effect on 15 May 2025.

 

Purposes of Collecting Data

Maggie’s Centre collects information that personally identifies individuals (“Personal Data”) for several reasons. It is mandatory for individuals to provide us with their Personal Data if they wish to use our services or work with us. These are the primary purposes for which we may use your data:

  • Service Provided at the Maggie's Centre: Gathering data helps identify the specific needs of cancer patients and their families, ensuring that the services provided are relevant and effective.
  • Service Improvement: Analysing collected data allows the Centre to assess th effectiveness of existing programs and make informed decisions about improvements or new initiatives.
  • Program Evaluation: Data helps in evaluating the impact of various programs and therapies offered, ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently.
  • Research and Development: Data contributes to ongoing research efforts, helping to advance knowledge in cancer care and support networks.
  • Volunteering: Processing your application to be a volunteer, and determining whether the application will be approved or rejected. Information is retained so we have a record of which volunteers were present in our facilities or at our events on which dates, and so we can collect statistics about how active volunteers have been.
  • Making Donations: To keep a record of the source of donations, and to enable us to issue receipts for donations. Information is retained in case of queries about tax-deductible donations. Donations may be made anonymously on request, but it will not be possible to issue receipts in this case.

We may also use your Personal Data for direct marketing and fundraising communications, or for sharing with our partner organisations. You may opt-out of these uses when you give your Personal Data to us, or at any time afterwards, without any fee, by contacting our Data Privacy Officer on the e-mail address shown above. We may also use your Personal Data for other legitimate purposes.

 

Transferring Personal Data to Others

Your Personal Data will be confidential within Maggie's Centre and accessible only by specific and approved staff on a need-to-know basis, except that we may from time to time and when necessary share information with

  1. external parties who are working for us (e.g. any funders, project sponsors of Maggie's, medical staff) ;
  2. any subsidiaries, holding companies, associated companies, or affiliates of Maggie’s;
  3. any agent, contractor or third party service provider who provides services to Maggie’s, its subsidiaries, holding companies, affiliates, and associated companies in connection with the operation of their business;
  4. any other person or company who is under a duty of confidentiality to Maggie’s, its subsidiaries, holding companies, affiliates, and associated companies and has undertaken to keep such information confidential;
  5. any person or organisation with which we are obliged to share information for legal reasons;
  6. our successor organisations.

Personal Data may be transferred outside of Hong Kong for processing, and may be stored in cloud computing services or data centres outside of Hong Kong. By submitting your Personal Data, we deem you to have consented to these transfers.

 

Cookies

If you use the Maggie's Centre web site, we may set "cookies" on your computer and subsequently access them. The main purpose of these cookies is for customising your experience while using the web site, and remembering your preferences. These cookies do not contain any Personal Data.

 

Retention of Personal Data

Your Personal Data will be retained for a period of time that is appropriate for the purposes for which it was collected and stored.

 

Security of Personal Data

Your Personal Data is stored on cloud-based services, and is protected against unauthorised access. It is only accessible to the Maggie's Centre Staff who need to use it. Security measures are periodically reviewed to ensure they are still keeping up with emerging threats.

 

Amendments to this Policy

Maggie's Centre may amend this policy from time to time. The latest version of the policy will always be present on our web site. If any amendments to the policy are significant, a prominent notice about the change will be posted on our web site for at least one month.

 

Accuracy of Personal Data

Maggie's Centre wants the data it holds to be as accurate as possible. For this reason, and in compliance with sections 18 to 21 of the PDPO, you may request access to any Personal Data that we hold about you; and in compliance with sections 22 to 25 of the PDPO, you may request corrections to any inaccuracies in that Personal Data. In compliance with section 28 of the PDPO, we may charge a reasonable processing fee for handling your requests. To request access or corrections to your Personal Data, please contact our Data Privacy Officer on the e-mail address shown above. We guarantee to act in compliance with Principle 6 of Schedule 1 of the PDPO.

 

Access and Correction of Personal Data

You have the right to:

  1. check whether Maggie’s Centre holds any personal data relating to you and the right of access to such data;
  2. require Maggie’s Centre to correct any data relating to you which is inaccurate; and
  3. ascertain Maggie’s Centre’s policies and practices in relation to personal data.

Request for access and correction of data and the kinds of data held should be addressed in writing to:
Data Protection Officer
Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre, Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, N.T., Hong Kong
[email protected]


Maggie’s Centre may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or permitting corrections to your information. In accordance with the terms of the Ordinance, Maggie’s has the right to charge a reasonable fee for the processing of any data access request.

 

Your Consent

By using this website, you consent to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this privacy policy statement.

 

Modification

Maggie’s Centre may modify this privacy policy statement from time to time at its discretion. By continuing to use this website following such changes to this privacy policy statement, you agree to be bound by such modifications.