Thank you for visitingWorld by the Glass (“World by the Glass” or “WBTG” or “we”or “us” or “our”) website on www.worldbytheglass.com.hk (the “Website”). In this Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”), “you” or “your” means anyperson, firm, company or body which access to and use of the Website and theServices (as defined below) or place an order with us.
OUR PLEDGE
We are committed tosafeguarding your privacy and ensuring that your personal data isprotected. We shall keep your personal data confidential and shall ensurethat our policies and practices with respect to the collection, use, retention,disclosure, transfer, security and access of your personal data comply with thelaws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“Hong Kong”).
1. Definition andInterpretation
In this PrivacyPolicy, unless the context requires otherwise the following words andexpressions shall have the following meanings:
a. “Goods and/orServices” means our goods (including beverage, wine and liquor) and/orservices.
b. “Personal Data” hasthe meaning ascribed to it under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap.486).
c. “Member” means ourcustomer who has registered for an account in the Website.
2. Purpose for theCollection of Your Personal Data
To become the memberand/or to enjoy our Goods and/or Services, it is necessary for you to provideus with the compulsory information, including your name, your telephone number,your delivery address and your email address in the Member registration process. We may also offer you to provide us with other information for respectivepurposes as stated in Clause 3 of this Privacy Policy. If you fail toprovide or update your complete and correct Personal Data, we may not be ableto provide or continue to provide our Goods and/or Services to you.
3. Purpose for the Useof Your Personal Data
If you have given yourconsent, your Personal Data may be used by us for the following purposes:
a. processing yourapplication as a Member;
b. normal management,operation, and maintenance of the Website;
c. provision of theGoods and/or Services;
d. processing yourorder for purchase at the Website;
e. advertising,marketing, promoting, public relations and direct marketing in relation to theprovisions of the Goods and/or Services;
f. communicating toyou regarding our latest news and information;
g. investigation ofcomplaints, suspected suspicious transactions;
h. information/dataand database administration;
i. disclosure asrequired by law; and
j. statistic andanalysis.
You may receive ouradvertising (e.g. information about WBTG, product information, and exclusiveoffers) by post, e-mail, phone, WhatsApp, SMS/MMS or other media whether nowknown or available in the future).
4. Access andCorrection of Your Personal Data
You shall have theright to request at any time to:
a. check whether wehold any of your Personal Data;
b. access to yourPersonal Data held by us;
c. request us tocorrect your Personal Data which is inaccurate;
d. request us to ceasecollecting, processing and/or using your Personal Data;
e. delete you oryour Personal Data from receiving our direct marketing materials; and
f. withdraw yourconsent to process your Personal Data,
by notifying us inaccordance with Clause 8 of this Privacy Policy.
5. Transfer andDisclosure of Your Personal Data
For the purposesmentioned in Clause 3 of this Privacy Policy, we will take all practicablesteps to keep your Person Data confidential, but we may share, disclose and/ortransfer (whether in Hong Kong or abroad) your Personal Data to our agents,contractors, suppliers and service providers engaged by us under a duty ofconfidentiality for the provision of data processing and storage services to usand/or the assistance in providing our Goods and/or Services to you.
6. Browsinginformation collected from you (Cookies)
6.1 We use cookies andsimilar technologies to collect data about you when you visit the Website.Cookies are files that store information on your computer hard drive or browserthat mean that we can recognize that you have visited the Website before. Weuse cookies to give you the best possible experience on the Website, byevaluating the use of the Website and reviewing your browsing and shoppinghabits, personalizing your website experience, evaluating website activity onthe Website and generally making the Website easier to use.
6.2 The types of datawe may collect from you when you visit the Website include:
a. information aboutthe type of browser you use;
b. details of the webpages you have viewed;
c. your IP address;
d. the hyperlinks youhave clicked.
6.3 You may refuse toaccept Cookies (by modifying the relevant Internet options or browsingpreferences of your computer system), but to do so you may not be able toutilize or activate all of the functions and services of the Website.
7. Protecting yourPersonal Data
The Website maycontain hyperlinks to other websites provided by third parties. We do notcontrol these third party websites or any of the content contained on thosewebsites. Once you have left the Website, we cannot be responsible for theprotection and privacy of any information which you provide. You shouldexercise caution and look at the privacy statement for the website(s) youvisit.
8. Governing Law andJurisdiction
This Privacy Policyshall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of HongKong.
9. Miscellaneous
9.1 We shall have theright to change and update this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting anupdated version on the Website.
9.2 The Chineseversion of this Privacy Policy is for reference only. In case of anydiscrepancies between the Chinese version and the English version, the Englishversion shall prevail.
10. Contact Us
If you have anyquestions regarding the Personal Data protection or you wish to access orcorrect your Personal Data held by us, please contact us at any time.
Our contact detailsare as below:
Email:cs@worldbytheglass.com.hk
Phone: +852 5599 9951
Updated on 15 November2021.
