Agency for Volunteer Service Guideline for the Use of Personal Data

Agency for Volunteer Service undertakes to comply with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance to ensure that personal data kept are accurate and securely kept. To ensure you are well informed of the personal data as collected, please read through this guideline.

Purpose of Collection and Guideline for Use of Personal Data

1. Agency for Volunteer Service will use personal data collected from data subject for the purposes for which it was collected.
2. To provide personal data to the Agency is on voluntary basis. However, if you do not provide sufficient personal data, we may not be able to process your application or provide service to you.
3. The Agency may use your personal data in future (name, telephone number, fax number, email, mailing addresses, organization/company/school) for the purposes of providing you with information of the Agency, handling application, issuing receipt, research, fundraising appeal, feedback collecting, activities invitation/promotion etc.

Access to and Correction of Personal Data and Request for cessation of using Personal Data for Promotion Purposes

Apart from the exemptions provided under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, you are entitled to access and correct your personal data held by Agency for Volunteer Service, and request us to cease to use your personal data for promotion purposes. However, it will not include the personal data deleted after the achievement of the purpose.

If you object the Agency to use your personal data for the purposes as stated above, please mark on the "Opt-out Reply" in the attachment with your full name and date, returning it by mail/fax/email to the following address, no charge will be applied.
Name: Agency for Volunteer Service
Address: Room 602, Duke of Windsor Social Service Bldg., 15 Hennessy Rd., Wanchai, Hong Kong.
Tel: 2527 3825
Fax: 2866 2721
Email: avs@avs.org.hk