What Is Personal Data Hk?
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There is a broad spectrum of data hk available, from international, EU and national open data portals to specialist commercial or academic sources. These resources can be searched, filtered and viewed on line graphs and cross sectional plots. They can also be viewed on maps, in tabular form and as charts.
It is important to consider what information qualifies as personal data hk before making decisions about data collection and processing. This is particularly relevant in relation to the processing of sensitive personal data, which requires higher levels of protection and compliance measures. The PDPO defines personal data to include information that could identify an individual or is likely to be identified in the future. The information should be collected for a lawful purpose, and it must not be disclosed to any other person without their consent.
The six core data protection principles (DPPs) form the cornerstone of privacy obligations under the PDPO. In addition, there is a statutory requirement that any changes to purposes for which personal data has been collected be made only with the voluntary and express consent of the data subject. This is true even if the new purpose is a permitted use under the PDPO.
A person becomes a data user by controlling the collection, holding, processing or use of personal data. A data user must comply with a range of other statutory requirements, including those in respect of cross-border transfers. In particular, he must prepare and publish an impact assessment on the transfer of personal data outside of Hong Kong and agree to standard contractual clauses on such transfers.
The PCPD has issued two sets of recommended model contractual clauses to assist in the implementation of the standard data transfer provisions of the PDPO. These cover either the transfer of personal data between a Hong Kong entity and another entity; or the transfer between entities both of which are in the EEA where the transferring entity is not a data controller.
These standard transfer arrangements must comply with the statutory requirements of the PDPO, in particular, the provisions relating to DPPs 2 and 3. The importer must also undertake to implement supplementary measures to bring the level of protection offered by the foreign jurisdiction up to Hong Kong standards. These might include technical measures, such as encryption, anonymisation or pseudonymisation, and contractual provisions that impose obligations on audit and inspection, beach notification, compliance support and co-operation. They might be incorporated into separate agreements, schedules to the main commercial agreement or contractual provisions within it. The form ultimately does not matter, but the substance and content must be compliant.