Terms and Conditions:
- Principal Applicant (PA) or Person-in-charge (PIC) and/or all Team Member(s) if any, shall observe and comply with all guidelines governing the application and related activities, including but not limited to all relevant laws and regulations related to data protection, intellectual property, immigration and taxation.
- The information provided in the application is complete and accurate.
- The proposed technologies, innovations, products, services or ideas are without any infringement of third parties’ intellectual property rights. If any Intellectual Properties owned and/or to be owned by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (“PolyU IP”) shall be incorporated or licensed, PolyU IP License Agreement or Declaration of Use of PolyU Knowledge/ Innovations/ Technologies shall be provided in the application.
- Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office (“KTEO”) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (“PolyU”) shall have its sole discretion to the admission of the application.
- For disclosure and transfer of personal data, including all application information, please refer to the Personal Information Collection Statement paragraph 3 below. However, no Non-Disclosure Agreement of any kind will be signed by PolyU or the relevant parties in any occasion;
- Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office (“KTEO”) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (“PolyU”) may take photographs, record, or capture your likeness or soundbites during the application and related activities and use such images in publicity or marketing activities without any payment in respect of such use and prior notice. The recorded images, highlights or soundbites will be handled by KTEO according to the prevailing policy of PolyU.
Personal Information Collection Statement
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 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 authorised members will have access to and handle your personal data. PolyU may disclose or transfer your personal data to PolyU staff, assessment panels, partners, service providers and contractors engaged in the application and related activities on behalf of PolyU within or outside Hong Kong solely for the purposes set out in paragraph 1 of the Personal Information Collection Statement above.
PolyU may also disclose your personal data when authorised 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 the Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office (“KTEO”) by email at info.kteo@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, unauthorised 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.
Use of Personal Data in Direct Marketing Statement
Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office (“KTEO”) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (“PolyU”) would like to use your name, address, telephone number, fax number and email address to inform you of the following activities, services and facilities in the future (collectively, “the marketing subjects”):
- Activities, seminars or workshops organised by us alone, jointly with other parties or by other parties;
- Privileges, discounts and offers for services provided by us alone or jointly with other parties; and
- Charitable, educational, social and other activities that solicit contributions, donations or participation.
Your selection of “Yes” in the declaration above indicates your agreement for us to use your personal data to send you information on the above marketing subjects. You may withdraw from receiving information on the marketing subjects indicated above at any time by sending an email to info.kteo@polyu.edu.hk.
