Micro Fund 2023-24 Cohort 2 Online Briefing Session

Join our Online Briefing Session and find out more!

Launched in 2011, Micro Fund (MF) is the first funding initiative to cultivate innovative and entrepreneurial ambience in the PolyU community and to promote knowledge transfer and commercialisation of PolyU’s innovations and technologies. 

With funding and support up to HK$1.51 million from PolyU and HKSTP Ideation and Incubation Programmes, the funding scheme aims to bolster PolyU early-stage start-ups with high-quality business propositions and social impact.

Two timeslots of Online Briefing Session are available for pre-registration as follows:

22 Feb 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm >>> SIGN UP

20 Mar 2024 5:00pm - 6:00pm >>> SIGN UP

Notes:

You may sign up for your team members (if any). The Online Briefing Session will be conducted online via ZOOM. Successful registrants will receive a confirmation email with the web link and password for the briefing session. 

Collection of Personal Data:

1. Purpose of Collection

   The personal data provided by you to Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office (“KTEO”) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (“PolyU”) will be collected, retained, processed, used and transferred (within or outside of Hong Kong) for the following purposes:

   • Processing your inquiries, application, registration or request for services, activities and facilities;
   • Facilitating communications with you;
   • Facilitating implementation of PolyU’s policies and procedures, and monitoring compliance with the same;
   • Enabling PolyU to comply with any applicable procedures, laws, regulations or court orders (in each case whether in Hong Kong or overseas), any requests by government, statutory, regulatory or law enforcement authority, and valid legal processes, ordinances obligations;
   • Conducting quality assurance, surveys and review, statistical analysis, and research; and
   • Other purposes directly relating to any of the above.

    

2. You are required to provide your personal data, other than those items indicated as optional. Failure to provide such data may lead to inability to process your application, registration or request for services, activities and facilities, or maintain contact with you.

    

3. Disclosure and Transfer of Personal Data

   PolyU will keep your personal data confidential and only authorized members will have access to and handle your personal data. PolyU may disclose or transfer your personal data to service providers and contractors engaged in activities on behalf of PolyU within or outside Hong Kong solely for the purposes set out in paragraph 1 above.

   PolyU may also disclose your personal data when authorized or required by law and in response to requests from law enforcement agencies, government departments or regulatory authorities, or where required to protect PolyU’s rights or properties.

    

4. Access and Correction of Personal Data

   You have the right to request for access and correction of your personal data held by PolyU. Any data access and correction request according to the Ordinance should be made in writing to Micro Fund by email at micro.fund@polyu.edu.hk. A fee may be imposed for processing your data access request.

    

5. Security, Accuracy and Retention of your Personal Data

   PolyU takes reasonable precautions to prevent the loss, misappropriation, unauthorized access or destruction of your data. PolyU also takes reasonable steps to ensure that all personal data held by it is accurate, complete, correct and reliable for the intended use.

   Your personal data will be retained by PolyU according to its policy on retention of data and records.

    

6. Privacy Policy Statement

You may refer to https://www.polyu.edu.hk/web/en/privacy_policy_statement/  for the Privacy Policy Statement of PolyU.

Video Recording:

This briefing session will be recorded for the purpose of keeping internal record and the recording may be made available to the Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office (KTEO) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University only. The recorded images will be handled by KTEO according to the prevailing policy of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Enquiries shall be addressed to Micro Fund by email at micro.fund@polyu.edu.hk.