Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting World 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 any person, firm, company or body which access to and use of the Website and the Services (as defined below) or place an order with us.
OUR PLEDGE
We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is protected. We shall keep your personal data confidential and shall ensure that our policies and practices with respect to the collection, use, retention, disclosure, transfer, security and access of your personal data comply with the laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“Hong Kong”).
1. Definition and Interpretation
In this Privacy Policy, unless the context requires otherwise the following words and expressions shall have the following meanings:
a. “Goods and/or Services” means our goods (including beverage, wine and liquor) and/or services.
b. “Personal Data” has the meaning ascribed to it under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486).
c. “Member” means our customer who has registered for an account in the Website.
2. Purpose for the Collection of Your Personal Data
To become the member and/or to enjoy our Goods and/or Services, it is necessary for you to provide us 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 respective purposes as stated in Clause 3 of this Privacy Policy. If you fail to provide or update your complete and correct Personal Data, we may not be able to provide or continue to provide our Goods and/or Services to you.
3. Purpose for the Use of Your Personal Data
If you have given your consent, your Personal Data may be used by us for the following purposes:
a. processing your application as a Member;
b. normal management, operation, and maintenance of the Website;
c. provision of the Goods and/or Services;
d. processing your order for purchase at the Website;
e. advertising, marketing, promoting, public relations and direct marketing in relation to the provisions of the Goods and/or Services;
f. communicating to you regarding our latest news and information;
g. investigation of complaints, suspected suspicious transactions;
h. information/data and database administration;
i. disclosure as required by law; and
j. statistic and analysis.
You may receive our advertising (e.g. information about WBTG, product information, and exclusive offers) by post, e-mail, phone, WhatsApp, SMS/MMS or other media whether now known or available in the future).
4. Access and Correction of Your Personal Data
You shall have the right to request at any time to:
a. check whether we hold any of your Personal Data;
b. access to your Personal Data held by us;
c. request us to correct your Personal Data which is inaccurate;
d. request us to cease collecting, processing and/or using your Personal Data;
e. delete you or your Personal Data from receiving our direct marketing materials; and
f. withdraw your consent to process your Personal Data,
by notifying us in accordance with Clause 8 of this Privacy Policy.
5. Transfer and Disclosure of Your Personal Data
For the purposes mentioned in Clause 3 of this Privacy Policy, we will take all practicable steps to keep your Person Data confidential, but we may share, disclose and/or transfer (whether in Hong Kong or abroad) your Personal Data to our agents, contractors, suppliers and service providers engaged by us under a duty of confidentiality for the provision of data processing and storage services to us and/or the assistance in providing our Goods and/or Services to you.
6. Browsing information collected from you (Cookies)
6.1 We use cookies and similar technologies to collect data about you when you visit the Website. Cookies are files that store information on your computer hard drive or browser that mean that we can recognize that you have visited the Website before. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on the Website, by evaluating the use of the Website and reviewing your browsing and shopping habits, personalizing your website experience, evaluating website activity on the Website and generally making the Website easier to use.
6.2 The types of data we may collect from you when you visit the Website include:
a. information about the type of browser you use;
b. details of the web pages you have viewed;
c. your IP address;
d. the hyperlinks you have clicked.
6.3 You may refuse to accept Cookies (by modifying the relevant Internet options or browsing preferences of your computer system), but to do so you may not be able to utilize or activate all of the functions and services of the Website.
7. Protecting your Personal Data
The Website may contain hyperlinks to other websites provided by third parties. We do not control these third party websites or any of the content contained on those websites. Once you have left the Website, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement for the website(s) you visit.
8. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong.
9. Miscellaneous
9.1 We shall have the right to change and update this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting an updated version on the Website.
9.2 The Chinese version of this Privacy Policy is for reference only. In case of any discrepancies between the Chinese version and the English version, the English version shall prevail.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding the Personal Data protection or you wish to access or correct your Personal Data held by us, please contact us at any time.
Our contact details are as below:
Email: cs@worldbytheglass.com.hk
Phone: +852 5599 9951
Updated on 15 November 2021.