Privacy Policy
General
 

Gain Miles takes your privacy seriously because we know you do. We pledge to fully comply with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance in respect of the collection, use, retention and disclosure of personal information.

By accessing or using this Site you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Agreement. Please read this Policy carefully and be aware that we may change it at any time. As a result, we suggest you check back regularly to this page to be apprised of any updates or changes. We last revised this Agreement on 1 March 2010.

We adhere to the following principles when dealing with personal information:

  • minimize intrusiveness
  • maximize fairness in our use of personal information
  • protect privacy and confidentiality
  • maintain accurate records
  • provide accessibility to our privacy policies and customer information when appropriate
  • comply with the applicable privacy laws and regulations

Gain Miles collects the domain names of visitors to its Web Sites to measure the number of visits, pages visited, and average time spent on each Web Site. This information is used to improve the design of our Web Sites and make them more user-friendly. Gain Miles also collects the e-mail addresses and other contact information you provide when you send us e-mail messages. This information is used to reply to your original e-mail message on your product, services and information requests.

No cookies will be used when dealing with personal information. Encryption techniques have been applied to ensure secured data transmission in certain cases as specified in our website. 
  

Policies and Practices on Personal Data
 

We will at all times observe the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance in the collection, maintenance and use of personal data of our clients. In particular, we will ensure that:

  • only proper and legitimate means are employed to collect personal data
  • personal data collected and used is accurate and timely
  • our use of personal data is consistent with the Ordinance and contractual obligations
  • personal data is protected by appropriate safeguards and made available only to authorized persons, and
  • clients have the right to access and request correction of their personal data

We collect and hold personal data of our clients in relation to their personal and sub-scheme particulars, contribution and relevant income information. This data is collected for the purposes of:

  • administering the client's account
  • authenticating user login name for providing a series of electronic services to inquire or/and process your member account
  • statistical or actuarial research performed by our company, our associated companies or the provident fund industry, and
  • promotional offers of new or additional service  
Information We Collect from Registered Users and How We Use It
 

Certain Web Sites require users to register with Gain Miles by supplying their names and other personal information in order to have access to specific Web Site features (“Registered Users”). All Registered Users receive a username and password. When you register on a Web Site, Gain Miles may use your data to provide you with information reports as well as information about goods and services offered by Gain Miles. Gain Miles may also use the information provided by Registered Users to perform statistical analyses on our clients and understand client demographics.  
 

Your Rights
 

As a Registered User you may review, correct, update, or disable the information that we maintain about you, including your preferences, at any time on the user profile area. We may retain such information for a period in our backup systems as a precaution against system failures. We may retain some information for longer periods as required by law, contract, or auditing requirements.

If you wish to stop receiving e-mails from us, simply tell us so in a reply to any e-mail we send you or contact us at the e-mail address listed below.  
 

Use Of Non-Personal Information
 

GAIN MILES shall, subject to data protection principles and all relevant provisions of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, have the rights to use, distribute, reproduce, and disclose worldwide any information which is not Personal Information, including but not limited to feedback, data, answers, questions, comments, suggestions, plans or ideas etc., for any purposes deemed appropriate by GAIN MILES, without compensation or acknowledgement of its source. GAIN MILES shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in information which you provide to GAIN MILES through this Site, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing, and marketing products or services incorporating or otherwise based on such information.  
 

Sharing and Disclosure of Information to Third Parties
 

Gain Miles is not in the business of selling User Information to others. Gain Miles may, however, share or disclose information you provide us to other companies and people under the following circumstances:

  • Agents and Service Providers.We sometimes employ or contract with other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf, such as supporting our systems infrastructure, arranging conferences, etc. Such information will be used solely to provide the contracted services for Gain Miles.
  • Other.Gain Miles has the right to disclose any User Information without your prior permission if Gain Miles has a good faith belief that such action is necessary to protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of Gain Miles, its clients, suppliers, or the public; or respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties. We may also disclose User Information as we deem necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request. In this we will strictly adhere to the privacy laws and regulations in the relevant jurisdictions.

Gain Miles may aggregate User Information and may disclose aggregated information to third parties for marketing and promotional purposes. However, in these situations, we do not disclose to these entities any information that could be used to identify you.  
 

Security
 

GAIN MILES shall at all times use all reasonable endeavours to keep confidential the personal information provided to GAIN MILES, [including the client’s name, bank account information, contact number, address, income, employer particulars, age, marital status and family information] (“Personal Information”), and shall not disclose the same to any third parties not authorized by the clients, except under the compulsion of law. Please refer to the Personal Information Collection Statement in our website.
Please access http://www.pcpd.org.hk/ for more information on the Ordinance.

Gain Miles places a high priority on the security of User Information. We utilize appropriate technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to protect against loss, unauthorized access, destruction, misuse, modification, and improper disclosure. Gain Miles securely stores the information you enter on the Web Sites, including registration information and your account password, on our data servers. However, no computer system or information can ever be fully protected against every possible hazard. As a result, we cannot ensure or warrant the security and privacy of any information you provide to us and you do so at your own risk.

You must maintain the confidentiality of your username and password, and are responsible for restricting unauthorized access to your computer.  
 

Links to Other Sites
 

The Web Sites contain links to other sites. The privacy policies at these other sites may be different from this Privacy Policy. Those sites’ privacy policies will govern the use of information you provide to them.  
 

Contacts
 

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or if you wish to access and or correct any personal data, please send your request in writing to us at compliance@gainmiles.com.hk.

   
 
 
 
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