1. Collection and processing of non-personal data
When you visit our website, the computer system of the Public Prosecutions Office (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Office’) will record your data, including your domain name, IP address and region; the version of your browser; start and end date and time of browsing, pages visited on this site; and the domain name of the website from which you are directed to our website. Under general circumstances, we will use the information for site management and statistical purposes. In cases of illegal activities (e.g. website attack), the Office may provide data collected by us to law enforcement authorities for criminal investigations. The law enforcement authorities may use such data to trace and bring the lawbreakers to justice.
2. Collection and processing of personal data
By providing your personal information to this site, you will be deemed to agree to the terms and conditions of this privacy policy statement and the collection and use of your data by our website in accordance with relevant regulations.
When you use the electronic services of our website, you may be requested to provide your personal information such as name, telephone number and email address. To the extent permitted by law, these personal data may be transmitted to the relevant government departments responsible for providing the aforesaid service for your convenience. However, your personal data will not be disclosed to non-governmental entities, except in cases where the law allows these authorized entities to use the personal data to provide the service concerned.
3. Protection of personal data
The employees of the Office observe all provisions regarding the protection of personal data. Your personal data will be treated with confidentiality and stored appropriately. The personal data will be kept until they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected, or until the period required by the government for data storage has expired, after which they will be destroyed in accordance with the respective provisions.
You have the right to request access to, update or correction of your personal data stored in the Office. You may also request access to or correction of your information directly with other public departments that store your personal data transferred by the Office.
We welcome your enquiries, complaints and compliments made in person or by phone.
4. Links to other webpages
You will leave our site and be directed to other governmental or non-governmental websites by clicking the hyperlinks provided on our page. The Office assumes no responsibility for the content or the privacy policies of these websites. Therefore, you are advised to read the privacy policies of these sites before visiting when necessary.
5. Modifications to this Privacy Statement
For any updates of this statement, the latest version will be posted in place of the previous version with the date of last update indicated in the document without further notice.