POLICY AND PERSONAL DATA COLLECTION STATEMENTS

PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT

Our Pledge

ESD Services Limited (an e-commerce operation of Hutchison Whampoa Limited) is committed to safeguarding the privacy of individuals with respect to personal data. We therefore make sure that our policies and practices in relation to the collection, use, retention, transfer and access of personal data comply with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Chapter 486) under the laws of Hong Kong.

Use of Cookies

Your visiting of our Websites (including the ESDlife Websites apart from those hyperlinked services which are subject to arrangements in their original Websites) may trigger our use of cookies. Cookies used (if any) in any part of our Websites will not be deployed for collecting personally identifiable information. If cookies are deployed for collecting personally identifiable information in the future, we will make separate notices accordingly. For your information, Cookies are small computer files that can be stored in web surfers' computers for the purposes of obtaining configuration information and analysing web surfers' viewing habits. They can save you from registering again when re-visiting a Website and are commonly used to track your preferences in relation to the subject matter of the Website. You may refuse to accept Cookies (by modifying the relevant Internet options or browsing preferences of your computer system), but you may not be able to utilize or activate certain available functions in our Websites as the result.

Types and Use of Personally Identifiable Information Collected

Certain commercial services are provided through our Websites. For the purposes of the provision of Commercial Services via the said Websites, you may be required to provide your personally identifiable information including, but not limited to, your name, gender, age, identity document number, telephone number, fax number, home address, email address, credit/smart card information, bank account number, education level, occupation, household income, interests and favourite activities etc.
We may use the said personally identifiable information for the purposes set out under this statement and the Personal Data Collection Statement set out below (particularly those contained in points (i) through to (vi) in the second paragraph under II below). All references to "Personal Data" contained herein and in the Personal Data Collection Statement are to the said personally identifiable information provided for the purpose of the Commercial Services.

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