This Personal Information Collection Statement (this “Statement”) is made by JobMatter. JobMatter is an employment agency that manages and operates hiring and employment consulting operations; Subject Matter Limited manages and operates marketing operations (“JM”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), and applies between us and you (“you”, or “your”). This Statement should be read together with the Terms and Conditions (if any) of the relevant mobile application operated by us or hosting or running our service (if any) (“Application”) and the website at https://jobmatter.com.hk (“Website”) (the “Terms and Conditions”), provided that, in the event of any inconsistency between this Statement and the Terms and Conditions concerning matters relating to personal data, this Statement shall prevail. 

In order to enable us to perform the Purposes (see below), you are required to provide all the requested/mandatory personal data in the Registration Forms, Invoice Collection Forms, and any other Google Forms provided by JobMatter or at https://jobmatter.com.hk. If you do not provide the required personal data, then we may not be able to perform the Purposes and/or provide goods or services to you. 

Kinds of personal data 

The kinds of personal data we may collect from you include your name, gender, age (or age range), month and year of birth, contact details, e-mail  address, mailing/residential/correspondence address, contact number, membership number, marital status, family status, educational level,  occupation, username and password, Log Files (see below), interests and favourite activities, tracking information about your use of the  Application/Website and transaction information (including your characteristics and transaction behaviour) (“Tracking Data”), social media  account information, bank account name and number, bank statement, Business Registration, etc. 

Purposes for using personal data 

The personal data to be collected from you will be used and retained by us (and/or our Marketing Partners as defined in the  “Direct Marketing” section below, as applicable) for the following purposes (as may be applicable from time to time) (together, the “Purposes”): 

• To identify you as a jobseeker / employer and to send you relevant job opening details or candidate details, as the case maybe;
• To process job applications, invitations, or enquiries made by you; 
• Identifying and verifying your identity and/or as a member; 
• Registering you as a user of the Application/Website; 
• To serve you better and/or maintain your personal data and/or information across multiple pages within or across one or more sessions when using the Application/Website; 
• Following registration as a user, accessing your account information and managing your account (including, but not limited to, changing your password, updating your personal information, subscribing/unsubscribing from direct marketing, etc.); 
• Research, development, and analysis in relation to your/customer behaviour including carrying out data sorting and analysis to enable us to better understand your characteristics and transaction behaviour. to provide other services better tailored to your needs, and to assist us in selecting Marketing Subjects (see below) that are likely to be of interest to you, and carrying out aggregated behavioural analysis, including using personal data for statistical analysis, data science studies and data mining; 
• For you to make enquiries, complaints, and/or suggestions to us in relation to the Purposes and/or the Goods and Services (including, but not limited to, through an in-app text box on your mobile device or through our official social media page and/or our official website of, or by text message, email and/or mail, and/or other media whether now known or available in the future); 
• Seeking your feedback, including through surveys, in relation to the Purposes and/or the Goods and Services (including, but not limited to, through an in-app text box on your mobile device or through our official social media page and/or our official website of, or by text message, email and/or mail, and/or other media whether now known or available in the future); 
• Improving the Application/Website, Purposes, and our and our Affiliates’ and Marketing Partners’ Goods and Services; 
• Direct marketing and cross-marketing for the Marketing Subjects, subject to consent (see below section entitled “Direct marketing”); 
• Data analytics, profiling, information management and database administration; 
• Deterring, detection, investigation and/or prevention of activities that may violate, or may be suspected to violate, our policies or may  be abusive, illegal, and/or criminal; 
• Collection or recovery of any debt owed by you to us or our Marketing Partners;
• The normal management, operation, and maintenance of the Application/Website and the provision of the Goods and Services to you; 
• Storing your personal data (whether by a single or multiple Affiliates (including us) or our Marketing Partners) for the purpose of sharing such personal data with our Affiliates and/or our Marketing Partners for any and all of the other Purposes listed above; and/or 
• Other purposes that are ancillary or related to the above. 

Those with whom we share personal data 

We may engage agents, contractors, suppliers and service providers in connection with the Purposes and/or the provision of the Goods and  Services, e.g. IT providers, marketing agents, social media, research companies, and service providers of development and maintenance,  administrative, data processing, digital storage, or other similar services, and may transfer to or share your personal data with them for the Purposes. We may also share your personal data with our Marketing Partners (see below) and the social media platforms that we  and/or our Marketing Partners (see below) use for such Purposes. Where we are required by the law of any country or place or requested by any court, regulatory body or governmental body of any country or place, we may also disclose your personal data as required. In the  event of any actual or proposed transfer of business, transfer of shares, re-structuring, amalgamation, merger, sale, transfer, or purchase of us or our  business or our Marketing Partners’ businesses, your personal data may be transferred to the new entity as part of the transaction, provided  that the new entity abides by this Statement and continues to exercise the same level of care, in respect of your personal data, as we would. You will be notified of such event and you may decide to withdraw your consent to the use of your personal data.

Your personal data may be stored by us in physical locations and/or servers located within or outside Hong Kong and/or shared with our Affiliates and/or our Marketing Partners (see below) located within or outside Hong Kong. However, we will take all reasonable measures to ensure that  your personal data is stored and processed securely, regardless of the country or place in which it is stored, and we procure by contract or use our  reasonable endeavours to ensure that our Marketing Partners do the same. 

Direct marketing 

Subject to your consent, we may use your personal data to send you direct marketing (including, but not limited to, special offers, news,  information and marketing) about us, our Marketing Partners in relation to the Marketing Subjects (see below) whether by in-app messages and/or notifications and/or push notifications to your mobile device, post, email, telephone, text message, or other media whether now known or available in the future. 

Subject to your consent, we may also use your personal data for, or provide your personal data to, our Marketing Partners (see below) so that they may send you direct marketing (including, but not limited to, special offers, news, information and marketing) about us, our Marketing Partners in relation to the Marketing Subjects (see below) whether by in-app messages and/or notifications and/or push notifications to your mobile device, post, email, telephone, text message, and/or other media whether now known or available in the future. Our “Marketing Partners” include event organisers, property developers, banks, finance and investment institutions, insurance companies, private clubs, concierge and customer service provider, retail outlets and online businesses (products and services including fashion and beauty, health and personal cares, luxury, home and living, food, wine and beverage, books and stationery), shopping malls, department stores, watches and jewellers, hotel chains, catering services providers, healthcare and senior care, services and/ or products providers  including art and culture, gallery and exhibition, green and nature, sports and recreation, travel and accommodation, leisure and entertainment,  transportation and logistics, telecommunication and information technology, education and institutions. 

As we may share your personal data with our Marketing Partners, we may also receive your personal data from them. Subject to your consent given to our Affiliates and/or our Marketing Partners, we may also use such personal data to send you direct marketing about us, our Marketing Partners in relation to the Marketing Subjects. 

The types of products, services, events and charitable initiatives that we and/or our Marketing Partners may market to you include the following (together, the “Marketing Subjects”):  

• goods and services offered by us and/or our Marketing Partners in relation to the Goods and Services;  
• reward, loyalty, privileges programmes and promotions at shopping malls and department stores; 
• reward, loyalty, privileges programmes and promotions for customers and/or potential customers; 
• watches, jewelleries and accessories; 
• restaurants, catering services on food, wine and beverage;  
• travel, hospitality and accommodation services and products, including but not limited to hotels and serviced apartments, holiday package products and services offered by travel agents, tickets to attractions;
• access and privileges at private clubs;  
• professional consultation on customer services, including but not limited to event planning, holidays, hotels, travel, and tickets  reservation;  
• consumer products and services by retail outlets and/or online businesses, including clothing, shoes, fashion, fashion accessories and  beauty, health and personal cares, luxury, home and living, household products, food, wine, liquor and beverages, confectionary,  groceries, books and stationery, toys, cigarettes and cigars, fragrances and cosmetics, baby products, telephones and mobile devices,  electronics and electrical appliances, computer software, and games, bags and luggage, furniture, sports and leisure equipment, ;  
• pharmaceutical products, medical and pharmaceutical services, therapists; 
• tutoring, mentoring, home cleaning, janitor services, landscape and plant maintenance services, agricultural services, part time  housekeeping, plumbing services, locksmiths, barber and salon services, gym and fitness services, laundry services, florists, vehicle  towing, and motor vehicle services; 
• transportation and logistics service, including but not limited to air travel and non-air transportation services such as hotel transfers, car  rentals, bus operators, train operators and cruise operators, and courier services and shipping services ; 
• conference and exhibition management services, consultancy and marketing research services, supply chain management, event and  project management services, gaming services, advertising and public relations services, media production services; • tickets for concerts, galleries, exhibitions, films, theatricals, sporting, special and cultural events;  
• green and nature activities; 
• technology, telecommunication, internet and mobile communication services, social networking and media; 
• graphic and interior design services, photography services, printing and publishing services; 
• finance, banking, mortgage, insurance and other related services and products by banks, finance and investment institutions and  insurance companies;  
• legal services, medical services, accounting, auditing, bookkeeping and taxation services, engineering services, architectural services,  surveying services, equipment rental services, hospitality services; 
• professional advice and/or consultation on education and/or personal enhancement;  
• charitable initiatives which support areas including sports, recreation, art and cultural programmes relief of poverty, advancement of  education, advancement of religion and other purposes that are beneficial to the community 

We cannot use or provide your personal data for direct marketing purposes unless you consent. Even if you give your consent, you can opt out of  direct marketing at any time (or you may request that we cease to provide your personal data to third parties, at which point we will cease to do so),  free of charge, by emailing admin@jobmatter.com.hk or writing to our Personal Data Privacy Officer at 9/F, AMTEL BUILDING, Central (marked Confidential). 

Your rights 

You have the right to: 

• check whether we hold any of your personal data; 
• access your personal data held by us; 
• require us to correct any personal data which is inaccurate; 
• ascertain our policies and practices (from time to time) in relation to personal data and the types of personal data held by us.

If you would like to make a request in relation to the above (or make any general enquiries), please contact our Personal Data Privacy Officer emailing admin@jobmatter.com.hk or writing to 9/F, AMTEL BUILDING, Central (marked Confidential). In accordance with the  Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486) (the “PDPO”), we have the right to charge you a reasonable fee for the processing of any personal  data access request. 

Privacy Policy Statement 

We adopt the Privacy Policy Statement of JobMatter. You can find out more about our policy on personal data protection by accessing the  Privacy Policy Statement available at https://jobmatter.com.hk. If there is any inconsistency or conflict between the JobMatter Privacy Policy Statement and this Statement, this Statement shall prevail. 

Please also see the Privacy Policy Statement for our policies and information about; 

• our collection and/or use of Log Files (data relating to your use of/visits to the [Application/Website], including but not limited to your  IP address, domain name, browser type and access time); 
• the use of cookies and other tracking mechanisms; 
• retention of your personal data; 
• third party merchants and/or websites that may be contained in the [Application/Website]; 
• how we keep your personal data secure; 
• use of your personal data in legal proceedings. 

Language 

If there is any inconsistency or conflict between the English and Chinese version of this Statement, the English version shall prevail. 

Miscellaneous 

This Statement may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to our policy with respect to personal data protection and/or changes to  personal data/data privacy laws and regulations. Where there are significant changes, we will notify you and obtain your acceptance of the  changes, consents, and/or opt in (as necessary or applicable). If you do not accept the changes and/or provide your consent, then we may not be  able to perform the Purposes and/or provide goods or services to you. You are advised to check the [Application/Website] for updates to this  Statement on a regular basis. 

Nothing in this Statement shall limit your rights under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance of the laws of Hong Kong. This Statement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Hong Kong.