【學界之選質量保證】樂思26週

Acceptance of terms and interpretation
1. This website, i-Platform (“i-Platform”) and Resources (“e-Resources”) are owned and operated by at [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] (“PLG”). Please read this Term of Use (“TOU”) carefully before visiting this website and its webpages (“Website”) and using the services provided herein. Access to the Website is subject to this TOU set out hereinbelow. By using the Website [or any other website or online platform], it will signify the users’ acceptance of this TOU.
2. In this TOU, user(s) is/are defined as those person(s) who visit(s) this Website, i-Platform (“i-Platform”) and Resources (“e-Resources”). Users, who visit this Website, i-Platform and e-Resources (no matter whether they use the Website Services or not), are deemed to accept the terms and conditions of this TOU and shall be bound by the terms and conditions hereof. The term “e-Resources” is defined hereinbelow.
3. [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] reserves all its rights to alter, modify, change. amend and etc. of terms and conditions of this TOU at any time without notice to any user. Users are advised to and responsible for regularly reviewing terms and conditions this TOU before using any Website Services (as defined hereinbelow), i-Platform and/or e-Resources. Users’ continued use of the Website, i-Platform and/or e-Resources shall constitute their agreement to all such modified or altered terms and conditions.
4. Under this TOU, save where the context otherwise requires: -

words in the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa;
the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neutral and vice versa;
a reference to a person shall include a reference to a firm, a body corporate, an unincorporated association or to a person's executors or administrators;
the headings in this TOU are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of any provision of this TOU;
1. PROPRIETARY SERVICES FOR REGISTERED USERS: [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] operates an electronic platform/system that enable users (no matter whether they are students, instructors, agents, staffs and administrators of educational institutions or organizations to access and use certain online Resources, facilities and services offered by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] through this Website, i-Platform and e-Resources. The materials on this Website includes general non-proprietary information available to all users of the Website, but in order to access and use the Website Services (as defined hereinbelow), i-Platform and e-Resources, a user will be required to register on the Website, i-Platform and e-Resources respectively or through his/her educational institution. If any of the users register to use this Website Services, services of i-Platform and e-Resources on behalf of any educational institution or organization, such user will be required to comply with all additional terms and conditions in connection with the registration process such those terms and conditions stipulated in the respective subscription agreement or other documents (if any) made between the subscriber and [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd]
2. RESTRICTIONS ON USE: User(s) shall not, and shall cause its/his/her employees, officers, directors, members managers, partners agents, third party service providers, or other designated persons not to, take any of the following actions:
creating or enabling the creation of derivative works, modifications, or adaptions of any of the Website Services (as defined hereinbelow), i-Platform and e-Resources (as defined hereinbelow);
decompiling, reverse engineering or disassembling any of the Website Services (as defined hereinbelow), services of i-Platform and e-Resources (as all defined hereinbelow);
distributing or disclosing any of materials and information (except non-proprietary information available to all users) obtained from the Website Services (as defined hereinbelow), i-Platform and e-Resources (as all defined hereinbelow) to third parties;
removing or modifying any proprietary marking or restrictive legends placed on any of the Website Service (as defined hereinbelow), i-Platform and e-Resources (as all defined hereinbelow); or
using any robot, spider, other automatic device or programme or manual process to monitor, copy or reproduce any of the Website Services (as defined hereinbelow), i-Platform and e-Resources (as all defined hereinbelow).

1.7 If any provision of this TOU shall be held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, in whole or in part, under any enactment or rule of law, such provision or part shall to that extent be deemed not to form part of this TOU but the legality, validity or enforceability of the remainder of this TOU shall not be affected.

1.8 This TOU shall also apply to (i) Website; (ii) i-Platform and (iii)e-Resources such as ePlatforms, Apps, CDs, eBooks, POPs, e-Teaching aids, ipens and other e-Products of [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] (“e-Resources”); and (ii) other learning and teaching resource books & materials (whether in printed form or digital version) and other product offered by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] (“Product”) to the extent that any term of this TOU is applicable thereto.

This TOU shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong and each user irrevocably agrees that the Courts of Hong Kong shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any claim, dispute or difference concerning this TOU and any matter arising therefrom.

Trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property rights
1. Unless otherwise indicated, [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] owns all intellectual property rights in the text, images, audio/video clips, pictures, charts, diagrams, articles, extract of books/journals/magazines, software, games, teaching tools, activities, devices and other content of the Website and those information and materials contained in e-Resources and Product (“Materials”). Except and save general non-proprietary information available to all users, any reproduction, redistribution, transmission, unauthorized use or otherwise dealing with the Materials without the prior written approval of [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] is strictly prohibited.

2.2 For avoidance of doubt, the intellectual property rights of the Materials exclusively belong to [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] and for protection of the intellectual property rights of e-Resources owned by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd], all users are not allowed to reproduce, republish, disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer, or any attempt to discover or gain access to the source code thereof.

3. Description of website services and others

3.1 In this website, [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] provides the users with access to a variety of resources such as Materials, Software (as defined hereinbelow) and etc. which may include the download services, communication forums, information-providing, online Resources and other services offered by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] in this Website (collectively “Website Services”). The Website Services, including any subsequent updates, enhancements, modifications, new features, and/or the addition of any new web properties, are subject to this TOU. For the avoidance of doubt, the ownership (together with all intellectual property rights) of the Website and the content of the Website Services shall, in all aspects and at all time, belong to [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] solely and exclusively.

3.2 Any user, who intends to use the Website Services, e-Resources, Products and i-Platform, shall be subject to this TOU and those additional terms imposed by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] (if applicable).

4. Privacy and protection of personal information

4.1 Subject to Clause 4.2 hereinbelow, each of the users hereby expressly and voluntarily grants its/his/her consent to provide [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] with its/his/her personal data directly, such as when an user creates a login account with [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] as directed or [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd], at its sole discretion, distributes a login account with login details to an user, administers its/his/her organization’s licensing account and etc. Users hereby allows and consents [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] to collect and use the personal data of the users to: -

(a) operate [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] and its group’s business effectively;

(b) provide users with [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd]’s promotional materials;

(d) pass to [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd]’s legal representatives for seeking legal advice thereto and/or for any purpose relating to any of civil or criminal litigation(s);

(e) use the personal data for the communication with them; and

(f) to divulge them in accordance with the law or to any regulatory bodies upon their respective request(s).

4.2 The submission of personal data to [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] is voluntary. A user has the option not to tender its/his/her personal data to [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] by notifying [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] at its email address at [Email address/communication method]. However, insufficient personal data may prevent [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] from responding to and handling a request or answering an enquiry.

Software available on this Website / E-Resources

Any software is made available to download from the Website Services (“Software”) is also the copyrighted work and intellectual properties of [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] and the ownership thereof (including but not limited to its intellectual property rights) shall belong to [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] solely and exclusively. Use of the Software by the users is subject to and governed by this TOU and those additional terms imposed by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] but in any event, all users thereof are treated as licencees only and no ownership and intellectual property rights of the Software will be assigned to any of the users. The Software is made available for download solely for use by those users as a licensee and subject to this TOU and those additional terms imposed by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] (if applicable). Unless otherwise stated or indicated, any reproduction, redistribution, transmission, download, unauthorized use or otherwise dealing with the Materials and Software, without prior written approval of [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd], is expressly and strictly prohibited.
Unless otherwise stated or indicated, all Materials and Software are the copyrighted work and intellectual property of [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] solely. [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] reserves all rights to the Materials and the Software.
Users hereby agrees that [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] shall not be liable for any liability that any of users incur or may incur as a result of visiting this Website and i-Platform, using e-Resources and downloading the Software and/or Materials through the use of the Website Services and others.
Without prior written approval of [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd], all users are not allowed to:

use the Materials, e-Resources and Software for any purpose not allowed by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd];
distribute and pass the Materials to third parties, including by posting the Materials on any networked computer for access by any other computer on the network, or broadcast the Materials in any media; or

remove, modify or tamper with any copyright notices (if any);

make any alteration and modifications to the Materials and/or the Software; and
transfer or distribute any login details of this Website, e-Resources. i-Platform distributed to any party (whether an individual or a company) without the prior written approval of [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd].

Materials specified above do not include the design or layout of this Website or any other [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] -owned, operated, licensed, or controlled website. Websites of [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] including this Website are protected by the relevant law of trademark, copyrights or those laws applicable to the protection of intellectual property rights. No logo, mark, graphic, diagram, sound, image and etc. from this Website may be copied or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] in writing.
All intellectual property rights of the Website Services, i-Platform, e-Resources, Resources, the Software and Materials shall belong to [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] solely and exclusively and all users are licensees only subject to the terms of this TOU and all those additional terms imposed by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] as [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] thinks fit, if any.

Liability disclaimer and indemnity

The information, Materials, Software, Resources and services included in or available through this Website, i-Platform and e-Resources may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to this Website, i-Platform and e-Resources and to the information contained therein and users should not assume that the information contained therein are complete or up-to-date. [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] makes no representation about the suitability and accuracy of the information contained in the Materials, i-Platform, e-Resources, Software, Resources and related materials such as graphics, charts, diagrams etc. published as part of the services for any purpose. All such Materials, Software, related materials such graphics, charts, diagrams and etc. are provided as “AS IS” without warranty of any kind.
[Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] also disclaims all warranties and conditions with regarding to the above, including all warranties and conditions of title, merchantability, whether statutory, express or implied, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. The Materials, Software and related materials such graphics, charts, diagrams etc. on or downloaded from this Website, Products and/or e-Resources could include technical inaccuracies, typographical errors, subsequent changes and etc. [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] may make improvements and/or changes to the Website Services and/or the Materials at any time as [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] thinks fit.
In no event shall [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] be liable for any special, incidental, direct, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever in nature resulting from loss of use, data or profits and etc., whether in an action of contract, negligence, other tortious action or etc., arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of the Website Services, services of i-Platform and/or e-Resources, any provision of or failure to provide the use or performance of the Website Services, services of i-Platform and/or e-Resources, or any information/Materials available from the Website Services, i-Platform and/or e-Resources.
The Website, i-Platform and e-Resources may contain advertisements by third parties. Unless otherwise specifically stated, [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] does not endorse or makes any representation regarding the liability, quality or accuracy of any Resources or services featured in, or linked to any advertisement that appears on the Website, i-Platform and e-Resources.
[Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] has hereby given its advice to all users that for children at or above the age of 13 years but are below the age of 18, they should use this Website, i-Platform and e-Resources for whatever purpose with the consent and proper supervision of their parents or guardian.
Each of the users hereby agrees to indemnify [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] against any claim, losses, costs and damages (including but not limited to any legal fees and disbursements) suffered or incurred by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] as a result of any other person’s use of this Website (including Website Services), i-Platform and e-Resources by using its/his/her user’s ID or login ID or login details and/or password or any omission, default or mistake made by the user.
[Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] shall do its best endeavor to ensure the security of the use of this Website, i-Platform and e-Resources but all users are hereby advised to take proper precaution and security measure to safeguard themselves in visiting this Website, i-Platform and e-Resources and using the Website Services, services of i-Platforms and e-Resources therein. In case that this Website, i-Platform and/or e-Resources is invaded or hacked which causes any loss to any user, no blame and complaint shall be made to [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] and no liability shall be borne by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd].

Unsolicited idea submission policy

7.1 Neither [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] nor any of its employees accept or consider unsolicited ideas, including but not limited to ideas for new advertising campaigns, promotions, Resources or technologies, processes, materials, marketing plans, product names and etc. Despite [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd]’s makes its stance clear that no user is requested to send [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] of its/his/her ideas or materials, any user still send them to [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] or its employees by any means of communication and [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] makes no assurance that such ideas or materials will be treated as confidential or proprietary and no blame shall be made to [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd].

Member account password and security

8.1 If any visit or use of the Website Services, services of e-Resources and i-Platform requires a user to open an account, the user must complete the registration process by providing [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] with current, complete, and accurate information as prompted by the applicable registration form. The user will be given or distributed by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] a login account with login details or create a login account as directed by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd]. Any user is entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of its/his/her password, login details and any other non-public account information. Furthermore, any user is entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under its/his/her account. All users shall notify [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] immediately of any unauthorized or unlawful use of its/his/her account or any other breach of security. [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] will not be liable for any loss that the user(s) may incur as a result of someone else using its/his/her name, login details, password, or account, either with or without its/his/her knowledge. However, user(s) shall be held fully liable for all losses incurred by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] or another party due to someone else using its/his/her user name, login ID, login details, password or account to visit the Website, i-Platform and e-Resources or use the Website Services, services of i-Platform and e-Resources. No one shall be allowed to use anyone else's (login) account at any time without prior written permission of [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd].

9. No unlawful or prohibited use

9.1 As a condition of the use of the Website Services, i-Platform and e-Resources, no user is allowed to use the Website Services, services of i-Platform and e-Resources, the Materials and Software for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by this TOU, under any laws of Hong Kong or the laws of other proper jurisdictions of the place where the users use the Website Services, services of i-Platform and e-Resources. User(s) are not allowed to use the Website Services, i-Platform and e-Resources in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd]’s server (“[Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] Server”), or any networks connected to any [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] Server, or that could interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of any Website Services and services of i-Platform and e-Resources. No one is allowed to make any attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Website Services, services of i-Platform and e-Resources, other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to any [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] server or to any of the Website Services, services of i-Platform and e-Resources through hacking, password mining, or any other means. Unless otherwise approved by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd], no one is allowed to obtain or attempt to obtain any material or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Website Services, services of i-Platform and e-Resources.

10. Use of communication services

10.1 The Website Services and other services of [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] may contain message or communication facilities with similar nature of chat forum and etc. (if any) designed to enable any user to communicate or share materials, information, opinion and etc. with others (each a “Communication Service” and collectively the “Communication Services”). All users shall agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send, and receive messages and materials that are proper and, when applicable, related to the particular Communication Service. In using the Communication Services, no user is not allowed to: -

use the Communication Services in connection with surveys or contests (except and to the extent offered by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd]), pyramid schemes, junk email, spamming, or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise);
defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
publish, post, upload, distribute, or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene, indecent, or unlawful topic, name, material or information;
upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain images, photographs, software, or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including, by way of example and not as limitation, copyright or trademark laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless the user owns or controls the rights thereto or have received all necessary consent to do the same;
use any material or information, including images or photographs, which are made available through the Website Services in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any party.
upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer or property;
advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless a Communications Service specifically allows such messages;
download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed, performed, or distributed in such manner;
falsify or delete any copyright management information, such as author attributions, legal or other proper notices, or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded;
restrict or inhibit any other unauthorized person (not allowed by [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd]) from using and enjoying the Communication Services;
violate any code of conduct or other guidelines (if any) that may be applicable for any particular Communication Service;
collect information about others, including e-mail addresses;
violate any applicable laws or regulations;
create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others; or
use, download, or otherwise copy or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity any directory of users of the Website Services or other user or usage information or any portion thereof.

10.2 [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] reserves its right to review materials posted to the Communication Services and to remove, erase or delete any materials in its sole discretion without notice. [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] reserves its right to terminate any access to any Communication Service at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever.

10.3 [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] reserves its right at all times to disclose any information to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post, or remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] 's sole discretion.

10.4 [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from any participation in any Communication Services.

10.5 Materials uploaded to the Communication Services may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction, or dissemination. Users are responsible for adhering to such limitations if anyone downloads such materials.

11. Termination

11.1 [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] shall be entitled to cease any user using the Website Services, services of i-Platform and e-Resources and prohibit any user from visiting the Website. i-Platform and e-Resources respectively without giving any prior notice if any of the following circumstances arises: -

(a) an user fails to pay any fee or payment (if applicable) to [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] for using the Website Services, i-Platform and e-Resources respectively or is indebted to [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] for any reason;

(b) an user becomes bankrupt;

(d) an user breaches any agreement with [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd];

(e) an user terminates its/his/her (login) account to the Website Services, i-Platform or e-Resources respectively; or

(f) an user, if [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] considers, does not properly use or is suspected of not properly using the Website Services, services of i-Platform or e-Resources respectively

11.2 Without prejudice to the above, [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] shall, at any time and at its own discretion: -

(a) suspend or close the Website and i-Platform, and stop rendering the Website Services, services of i-Platform or e-Resources without any prior notice or tendering any reason therefor; or

(b) have full rights to stop or prohibit any user from visiting the Website. i-Platform and e-Resources and cease to provide the Website Services and services of i-Platform and e-Resources to any user without giving any reason or tendering any explanation.

11.3 Each of the Users hereby agrees to waive all claims, action, proceedings and etc. against [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] for any loss and damage in case that [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] exercises its rights under this Clause 11.

12. Reservation of rights

12.1 [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] retains all its rights, titles, and interests in and to this Website, Software, Materials, i-Platform, e-Resources, the Website Services and services of i-Platform and e-Resources including all copyrights, patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights thereof. [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] reserves all rights not expressly granted.

12.2 All rights of [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] are hereby expressly reserved.

Remark:

If there is Chinese version of this Use of Terms and the content therein (if any) has any difference with English version thereof, the English version shall prevail.
[Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] reserves its rights to revise, alter, modify this TOS at any time, which [Pan Lloyds Publisher Ltd] thinks fit and appropriate, without any prior notice to the Subscriber and the Subscriber is advised to and responsible for regularly reviewing the updated terms and conditions of TOS (Website link of Term of Subscribe).

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Privacy Policy Statement(Pan Lloyds Group)

In accordance with the provisions of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Chapter 486 of the Laws of Hong Kong SAR of the People’s Republic of China) (“Ordinance”) setting this Privacy Policy Statement (“PPS”).

Revision Date: 23rd January, 2024

This PPS applies to following companies/brand names: -

1. Pan Lloyds Publishers Limited (“Pan Lloyds”);

2. JumpStart Publishers (“JumpStart”);

3. PopLearn;

4. Pan Lloyds?JumpStart PP Parents Club (“PP Parents Club”): and

5. APLus.

1. Objectives of this Policy Statement

1.1 This PPS sets out the obligations and policies of Pan Lloyds, JumpStart, PopLearn, PP Parents Club and APLus (hereinafter collectively called as our “Group”) in accordance with the Ordinance. It is to ensure that staff members who have access to personal data will take all reasonable steps to ascertain that such personal data is properly and confidentially kept and dealt with.

2. Personal data

2.1 Our Group holds and keeps personal data collected from various types of sources (including online media) for the purposes listed in this PPS, and ensure that the following personal data will be handled and dealt with in accordance with the Ordinance and this PPS.

2.2 In this PPS, unless otherwise stated: -

(a) a data subject means a personal data provider, who is a person being a customer, a user, a member, a subscriber, a visitor and etc. of those website(s), App(s), services and/or products provided by our Group, provides his/her personal data to our Group (“data subject”);

(b) “personal data” includes any personally identifying information or sensitive data from which it is practicable for the identity of an individual to be ascertained, such as: name, age, gender, photo image, address, contact details, HKID card or passport/entry permit numbers, job, working experience, education background, academic assessment and performance records, co-curricular data, bank information and etc.;

(d) the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neutral and vice versa;

(e) a person shall include a reference to a natural person, a firm, an unincorporated association/organization, a body corporate, legal entity and etc.; and

(f) the headings in this PPS are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of any provision of this PPS.

2.3 Our Group will collect personal data in accordance with the relevant legislations.

2.4 In case that a data subject is a minor, our Group will request and collect such data subject to provide us with his/her parents’/guardian’s name and contact phone number for necessary or urgent purpose.

2.5 Ways of our Group collecting personal data include:

(a) visit Pan Lloyds website (www.pan-lloyds.com ), JumpStart website (www.JumpStartpublishers.com), PopLearn website (www.poplearn.hk), APLus website (www.aplus.plgroup.hk), PP Parents Club website (ppparentsclub.plgroup.hk) and other supporting/related websites;

(b) visit any Apps of our Group;

(d) enrol for seminars, promotional events, training courses, tuition courses or interest classes;

(e) sign up for any individual user account(s) or school-based (including tuition courses, interest classes and etc.) account(s);

(f) shop at PP Parents Club website (ppparentsclub.plgroup.hk) ;

(g) services and entertainment provided at PP Parents Club website (ppparentsclub.plgroup.hk);

(h) subscribe to the newsletter or publications of our Group; and

(i) participate those activities operated and/or organized by our Group.

2.6 Our Group may also conduct desk and/or online research to collect personal data. Sources may come from general information on the Internet, government publications, newspapers, magazines, information released by registered organizations and any other information which is open for public inspection.

2.7 Our Group may conduct marketing activities (including marketing activities through internet) to collect personal data. Our Group may also obtain personal data from all kinds of primary research such as sales visits, personal and telephone interviews, focus group discussions, questionnaires and so on.

3. Purposes of collecting personal data

3.1 Purposes for which personal data may be used for the following purposes including:

(a) sending written notifications/messages in relation to our Group’s activities, competitions, mock examinations, trainings, promotions and events;

(b) sending written notifications/messages in relation to the services provided under the website and other related products and services;

(c) sales promotions of books, multimedia and other teaching/learning resources, products as well as services (you may opt out from receiving promotional messages) (please see Parts 4 and 5 below for details):

(d) evaluation and further enhancement of the products and services quality/performance of our Group;

(e) processing games, lucky draws and promotional events;

(f) provision of on-line teaching/learning resources, teaching, activities and useful weblinks; and

(g) those purposes listed in our Group’s Personal Information Collection Statement.

3.2 If the purpose of using personal data involves direct marketing purpose, our Group will deal with it in accordance with Part 5 below.

4. The use of personal data

4.1 Our Group will use personal data for the use of our Group’s business including but not limited to: -

(a) process membership application, subscription of services and products, activities / course enrolment and handle account matters;

(b) compile overall statistics of data subjects;

(c) verify identity and records, and maintain a contact list to facilitate communication between data subjects and our Group;

(d) handle and follow up orders, goods and/or service requirements, inquiries and complaints;

(e) conduct survey researches;

(f) provide data subjects with the latest information that our Group believes data subjects are interested in, such as promotional activities, new services and products, and other promotional and marketing materials;

(g) events/Activities invitation;

(h) notify data subjects about privileges exclusive to PP Parents Club members; and

(i) from time to time, our Group will cooperate with relevant organizations to organize events, provide joint sponsorship, brand promotion or products and services, and share data subjects’ information with relevant organizations.

4.2 If the use of personal data involves direct marketing use, our Group will deal with it in accordance with Part 5 below.

5. The use of personal data for direct marketing activities

5.1 Our Group may use the personal data including name, telephone number, address, email address, education background, etc. to promote and market our Group's products, services and etc. to data subjects through direct marketing. Our Group will always comply with the Ordinance and other applicable law and, if required obtain the prior consent of data subject(s) before our Group uses any personal data for direct marketing.

5.2 If any data subject and any person concerned prefers his/her personal data not to be used for the purpose of direct marketing activities, please send an email, along with his/her name and account number, to PDP Coordinator at panlloyds@popularworld.com notifying our Group that he/she does not wish his/her personal data to be used for such purposes.

6. Use of Cookies

6.1 Some of the web pages on our website(s) contain ‘cookies’ to enhance users’ experience. Cookies are text files placed in users’ (including data subjects’) computer’s Internet browser to store users’ preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not provide users’ email addresses or other personal data to us. Our Group only obtains this information when the users choose to provide it to our Group’s website(s). However, once the users choose to furnish the website with their personal data, such data may be linked to data stored in the ‘cookies’. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If users would prefer, they can set their browser to disable cookies or inform them when they are set. But if they do so, certain functionalities of our website(s) may not be available to them.

7. Retention of personal data

7.1 Our Group’s PPS is to retain personal data for a period no longer than is required to fulfil the purpose (or any directly related purpose) for which the personal data was to be used, subject to legal, statutory and regulatory requirements mandating the retention of personal data.

8. Accuracy of personal data

8.1 Our Group has certain procedures in place to maintain personal data at a reasonable level of accuracy, completeness and relevancy for the purpose for which the personal data is to be used. Our Group aims to keep personal data of any data subject accurate and up-to-date. However, our Group relies on any data subject to disclose all material information to us and to inform us of any errors or changes in such information.

8.2 Any person concerned may amend his/her personal data in accordance with “Data access and correction requests” part below.

9. Data access and correction requests

9.1 Under the Ordinance, a data subject has the right to:

(a) Check whether our Group holds any of his/her personal data and get access to such data;

(b) Retrieve a copy of their data and correct their data. For access or correction to the data, please make requests by a letter or through an email to: -

Customer Service Manager

Pan Lloyds Publishers Limited / JumpStart Publishers / PopLearn/ Pan Lloyds ? JumpStart PP Parents Club / APLus

14/F, Tsuen Wan Industrial Centre, 220-248 Texaco Road, Tsuen Wan, NT, Hong Kong

Fax: (852) 2408 0174

E-mail: panlloyds@popularworld.com/

pl.membership@popularworld.com

9.2 Our Group will reply to the data access or correction requests within 40 days from the date of receipt of such written request.

9.3 Our Group may charge an administrative fee, when handling the requests.

9.4 Our Group will properly keep and store those data subjects’ personal data until (i) his/her membership ceases; (ii) our Group has received the written request of the data subject or any person concerned; or (iii) the completion of the relevant purpose of the collection of the personal data, our Group shall delete such person’s personal data accordingly.

10. Data transfer

10.1 Generally speaking, the personal information/data provided by data subjects is restricted to employees authorized by our Group. Our Group will not sell, trade or rent personal identification information to others. The personal data held by our Group will be kept confidential, except in the following cases: -

(a) If our Group needs to use third-party suppliers and service providers to assist or improve our Group's information delivery and services, and the data subject uses the above-mentioned services, our Group will provide the data subject's personal information to the supplier providing such services or service provider.

(b) Our Group will disclose and provide personal data when required to do so by law or pursuant to the Court’s orders (including the need of the litigations) or under the request/order of the relevant governmental authorities (including law enforcement agencies, authorities and regulatory authorities).

(c) Our Group will also disclose or access account information for administrative management and other purposes that our Group considers necessary to maintain, overhaul and improve our Group’s products and services.

(d) If our Group and its working partners on joint promotions and the participants/data subjects’ personal information is needed to fulfill the committed service. If any data subject does not want to permit the use of his/her personal data for this purpose, please email to pl.membership@popularworld.com to notify our Group.

11. Security precautions

11.1 Our Group will try to encrypt all personal data and use encryption for transmission of sensitive data. While striving to protect all personal data, our Group cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information transmitted to our company in any form.

11.2 Access to personal data is restricted to those of our Group’s employees who need to use the data and have been trained to handle such data properly and to observe confidentiality.

11.3 Any person who has access to personal data held by our Group is duty bound under an act of confidentiality to our Group, which has in turn undertaken to keep such information confidential.

12. Protection of children (Applicable to online media only)

12.1 Visitors/Users to any website(s) and/or App(s) of our Group who are under the age of 18 must obtain permission from parents or his/her guardian before undertaking any of the following activities:

(a) sending out any of his /her personal data or information of others;

(b) entering any competitions, games, entertainment activities or lucky draws; or

12.2 Visitors/Users to any website(s) and/or App(s) of our Group who are under the age of 18 undertake any of the above activities and/or provide us with personal data, he/she will be deemed to have obtained permission of his/her parents or guardian therefor. Thus, our Group advises that parents and guardian should closely monitor those persons under 18 who visit our Group’s website(s) and/or App(s) and give proper guidance.

12.3 As the above data may be made public online, it should be noted that the user is advised to submit a first name or initials instead of a full name, even with the permission from parents or legal guardians.

13. Exemption

13.1 Nothing stated in this PPS shall limit the rights of any data subject under the Ordinance. However, certain exemptions may arise in the circumstances where prejudice or affect public or social interests such as national safety and security, anti-terrorism, anti-money laundering, prevention or detection of crime and so on.

13.2 The articles, essays, photos and content uploaded on this website and/or Apps of our Group are provided by authors or information providers. The authors or information providers will be held liable for all consequences of legal disputes or the loss of our Group.

14. Hyperlinks

14.1 When any person and/or any data subject visits and uses our Group’s website and/or Apps clicking on any advertisement or hyperlink linking to another website and/or Apps, he/she will then leave our Group’s website and/or Apps for another location. Our Group shall not be responsible for the privacy and security practices or the content of such websites and/or Apps and he/she should always check the privacy policy of all websites and/or Apps he/she clicked in.

15. Others

15.1 Our Group reserves its right to amend, revise and change this PPS at any time but will as soon as practicable notify the concerned parties on the website and/or App’s homepage, or by email, fax, or mail for any updates.

15.2 If there is Chinese version of this PPS and the content therein (if any) has any difference with English version thereof, the English version shall prevail.

15.3 Nothing in this PPS shall affect the rights and obligations of our Group with any data subject under any contract.

15.4 If you or any data subject do(es) not wish to receive any promotional and direct marketing materials, information and messages from our Group, please write a letter or an email to: -

Pan Lloyds Publishers Limited / JumpStart Publishers /PopLearn / Pan Lloyds ? JumpStart PP Parents Club / APLus

14/F, Tsuen Wan Industrial Centre, 220-248 Texaco Road, Tsuen Wan, NT, Hong Kong

Fax: (852) 2408 0174

E-mail: panlloyds@popularworld.com/

pl.membership@popularworld.com

私隱政策聲明 (樂思教育出版集團)

根據香港特別行政區《個人資料（私隱）條例》(中華人民共和國香港特別行政區法例第486章)(以下簡稱「該條例」)制訂本私隱政策聲明(以下簡稱「PPS」)。

修訂日期：二零二四年一月二十三日

本PPS適用於以下公司/品牌名稱: -

1. 樂思教育出版有限公司 (以下簡稱「樂思」)；

2. 躍思教育出版社 (以下簡稱「樂思」)；

3. ?課堂；

4. 樂思．躍思PP家長會 (以下簡稱「PP家長會」)；及

5. APLus。

1. 本政策聲明的制訂目的

1.1 按該條例，樂思、躍思、?課堂、PP家長會及APLus (以下合稱「本集團」) 制訂其私隱政策，並詳列在本PPS中，以確保員工在處理個人資料時，採取一切合理步驟，妥善處理保存及保密個人資料。

2. 個人資料

2.1 本集團從多種來源(包括網上媒介)收集的個人資料，用於本PPS中列明的用途。本集團會確保按照該條例及本PPS處理下述的個人資料。

2.2 除另有說明外，本PPS中: -

(a) 資料當事人包括個人資料提供者為本集團的客戶、用戶、會員、訂閱?、應用程式使用者/瀏覽者、服務及/或產品認購者等等，向本集團提供個人資料(以下簡稱「資料當事人」)；

(b) “個人資料” 包括可以確定個人身份的個人身份信息或敏感數據，例如：姓名、年齡、性別、照片圖像、地址、聯繫方式、香港身份證或護照/入境許可證號碼、職業，工作經驗、教育背景、學業成績評估和表現記錄，課外活動資料，以及銀行資料等;

(d) 男性亦指女性及不屬於男性或女性者，反之亦然；

(e) 個人可包括自然人、公司、非法人團體/組織和法人團體等；及

(f) 標題僅為方便而設，並不應影響本PPS的詮釋。

2.3 本集團會按有關法律規定收集個人資料。

2.4 如資料當事人未成年，則本集團會要求資料當事人提供其父母/監護人的姓名及聯絡電話，以備需要或緊急時聯絡。

2.5 本集團收集個人資料的方法包括：

(a) 瀏覽樂思的網站(www.pan-lloyds.com)、躍思的網站(www.jumpstartpublishers.com)、?課堂的網站(www.poplearn.hk)、APLus的網站 (www.aplus.plgroup.hk) 、PP Parents Club website (ppparentsclub.plgroup.hk)及其他相關/支援網頁;

(b) 瀏覽本集團任何應用程序；

(d) 參加研討會、展銷活動、培訓課程、補習班或興趣班；

(e) 登記任何個人或學校(包括補習班、興趣班等)帳戶

(f) 於PP家長會(ppparentsclub.plgroup.hk)購物

(g) 於PP家長會(ppparentsclub.plgroup.hk)提供服務及娛樂;

(h) 訂閱本集團的通訊或刊物; 及

(i) 參與本集團舉辦/組織的活動。

2.6 本集團亦可能透過文案及/或網上研究收集個人資料，此等資料來源包括互聯網上展示之資訊、政府刊物、報章、雜誌、註冊團體所公佈的資料及其他一切公開給公?查閱的資料。

2.7 本集團可從市場推廣活動(包括互聯網上推廣)中收集個人資料。本集團亦會透過任何類型調查如客戶探訪、個人或電話訪問、小組討論、問卷調查等收集個人資料。

3. 收集個人資料的目的

3.1 個人資料可能作以下用途：

(a) 傳送有關本集團的活動、比賽、模擬考試、訓練、推廣之書面通知；

(b) 傳送有關網頁提供的服務，或其他有關商品及服務的書面通知；

(d) 評估和進一步加強本集團的產品和服務質素/表現；

(e) 進行遊戲、抽獎及宣傳推廣活動；

(f) 提供網上教學/學習資源、教學、活動及相關網站連結；及

(g) 本集團在收集個人資料聲明中列明的目的。

3.2 如使用個人資料涉及直接促銷目的，則本集團亦會按以下第5部處理。

4. 個人資料的用途

4.1 本集團擬使用個人資料用作本集團業務用途，包括但不限於：

(a) 處理會籍申請、認購服務和產品、註冊活動/課程及處理賬戶事宜；

(b)匯編有關資料當事人之整體統計表；

(c)收集資料以核實身份及記錄，並保持聯絡名單以促進資料當事人與本集團之溝通；

(d) 處理及跟進訂單、商品及/或服務要求、查詢及投訴

(e)進行問卷調查；

(f)向資料當事人提供本集團相信資料當事人有興趣及最新之資訊，例如推廣活動、最新服務及產品及其他宣傳及市場推廣資料；

(g) 邀請參與活動；

(h) 向資料當事人提出關於作為PP家長會會員可享有的福利和優惠通知；及

(i) 本集團會不時與有關機構合作舉辦活動、提供聯合贊助、品牌推廣或產品及服務，並與有關機構共用資料當事人的資料。

4.2 如使用個人資料涉及直接促銷用途，則本集團亦會按以下第5部處理。

5. 為直接促銷目的及用途而使用個人資料

5.1 本集團可能會使用個人資料包括姓名、電話號碼、地址、電郵、教育背景等以直接促銷方式向資料當事人直接促銷推廣本集團的產品和服務等。在將資料當事人的個人資料用於直接促銷活動之前，本集團將時刻遵守該條例及任何其他適用法律，在需要時取得資料當事人事先同意。

5.2 如果任何資料當事人及有關人士不希望其個人資料被用於直接營銷活動，請發送電郵（連同你的姓名及賬戶編號）至panlloyds@popularworld.com與協調主任聯絡，告知本集團他/她不希望他/她的個人資料被用作此用途。

6. 使用「曲奇」檔案(Cookies)

6.1 部分本集團網頁中會包含「曲奇」檔案以提升使用者體驗。「曲奇」檔案是一種存於使用者(包括資料當事人)電腦內之互聯網瀏覽器的小型文字檔，用以儲存使用者的喜好資料。「曲奇」檔案本身不會向本集團提供使用者的電郵地址或其他個人資料。本集團只會在使用者選擇向本集團網站提供有關個人資料時，才存取有關資料。然而，當使用者向網站提供個人資料時，有關資料有可能連結至存於「曲奇」檔案中的數據。大部分互聯網瀏覽器初始設定為允許使用「曲奇」檔案。假如使用者不允許「曲奇」檔案的使用，可在互聯網瀏覽器及電子裝置上作出調整。如使用者停用「曲奇」檔案，使用者可能無法使用我們網頁的某些功能。

7. 個人資料的保留

7.1 本集團PPS規定，個人資料的保留時間不得長於達致資料用途(或任何直接相關的目的)所需的時間，且須受與保留個人資料有關的法律、法定及監管規定的規限。

8. 個人資料的準確性

8.1 本集團已訂立若干程序，將個人資料的準確性、完整性及關聯性保持在合理水平，以配合個人資料的用途。本集團希望資料當事人的個人資料保持準確及最新。然而，本集團倚賴資料當事人向本集團披露所有重要資訊，並告知本集團有關此等資訊的任何錯誤或變更。

8.2 在適當情況下，有關人士可按下文所述「查閱或修改個人資料的權利」，修訂其個人資料。

9. 查閱和修改個人資料的權利

9.1 按該條例規定，資料當事人有權：

(a) 查核本集團是否持有其個人資料及查閱該等資料；

(b) 索取有關的資料副本和修改其資料記錄。索取或更改資料，請以信件或電郵方式提出有關要求： -

客戶服務經理

樂思教育出版有限公司 /躍思教育出版社 /?課堂 /樂思．躍思PP家長會 /APLus

香港荃灣德士古道220-248號荃灣工業中心14樓

傳真：(852) 2408 0174

電郵：panlloyds@popularworld.com/

pl.membership@popularworld.com

9.2 本集團將於收到有關書面要求後的四十日內，對資料當事人的查詢或修改資料的要求作出回應。

9.3 本集團於處理索取資料的要求時，或會酌情收取行政費用。

9.4 本集團會妥善地保留資料當事人的個人資料，直至(i)資料當事人與本集團終止會員關係；或(ii) 收到有關人士/資料當事人的書面要求；或(iii) 完成相關收集個人資料的目的，本集團將會刪除其個人資料。

10. 資料之傳遞

10.1 一般而言，資料當事人所提供的個人資料只限由本集團授權的僱員取用。本集團不會向任何其他人士出售、交易或出租會員之個人資料。本集團會保密地持有任何個人資料，下列情況除外：-

(a) 若本集團需要利用第三者供應商及服務提供者去協助或改進本集團之資訊傳遞及服務，而資料當事人又使用上述服務，則本集團須將資料當事人之資料提供予提供該等服務之供應商或服務提供者。

(b) 倘若根據法律所規定或法庭命令(包括訴訟需要)或有關政府部門(包括執法部門及監管機構)的要求/指令，本集團則會披露或提供資料當事人的個人資料。

(d) 若本集團與其合作伙伴所舉辦的活動上須要使用到參加者/資料當事人之資料來提供相關服務。如果有關的資料當事人不同意此用途，請電郵至pl.membership@popularworld.com通知本集團。

11. 保障預防措施

11.1 本集團用加密法傳輸敏感的資料，並儘量對所有個人資料加以保密，但無法確保或保證向傳輸的任何形式的資料的機密性。

11.2 獲准查閱個人資料的人士只限於需要使用該等個人資料而且在遵守保密規定方面曾接受訓練的本集團僱員。

11.3 任何可查閱本集團持有個人資料的人士，均對本集團有保密責任，並向本集團承諾把個人資料保密。

12. 對兒童的保護（本條例只適用於網上媒介）

12.1 18歲以下瀏覽本集團網頁及/或使用應用程式人士進行以下活動前，必須取得父母或監護人的批准：

(a) 發出任何個人資料或其他人士的任何資料；

(b) 參加比賽、遊戲、娛樂活動或抽獎; 或

12.2 如18歲或以下瀏覽本集團網頁及/或使用應用程式人士進行上述活動及/或提供個人資料，則會被視為已獲得其父母或監護人的批准。因此，本集團建議父母及監護人應密切監管18歲以下人士瀏覽本集團網頁及/或用應用程式及給予適當的指引。

12.3 由於上述有關資料可能會在網頁及/或應用程式上公開展示，即使獲得家長或合法監護人的批准，本集團建議18歲或以下瀏覽網頁及/或應用程式人士也應只提供其名字或姓名簡稱，不應提供姓名全稱。

13. 豁免

13.1 本PPS內說明的任何部分不會限制資料當事人根據該條例所享有的權利。可是，在某些情況涉及影響或構成損害公?或社會利益時，可能受到豁免，當中包括國家安全及保安、反恐、反洗黑錢及罪案的防止或偵查等。

13.2 在本集團網站及/或應用程式所上載稿件、文章、圖片及內容乃作者原著或資料提供者提供，如因所撰寫之稿件、文章及內容導致任何法律糾紛而引致本集團遭受任何損失，一切後果均由作者或資料提供者承擔。

14. 超文本連結

14.1 如果任何人士及/或資料當事人使用本集團的網頁及/或應用程式時，連接任何廣告或者連接於另一個網頁的超文本連結，他/她將離開本集團的網頁及/或應用程式而連接往另一網頁及/或應用程式。本集團對此等網站及/或應用程式的私隱、保安政策及內容等概不負責，而他/她應參閱該等網站及/或應用程式的相關私隱政策。

15. 其他

15.1 本集團保留在任何時間更改本PPS的權利，並盡快在網站及/或應用程式主頁向有關各方公佈最新本集團的PPS，或透過電子郵件、傳真或書面形式，通知有關各方最新的政策。

15.2 如本PPS的中、英文兩個版本有任何牴觸或不相符之處，應以英文版本為準。

15.3 本PPS不會影響本集團與資料當事人任何合約條款下的權利及義務。

15.4 如果閣下或任何資料當事人不希望收到有關本集團的推廣和直接促銷資料及訊息，請以書面或電郵方式通知本公司：-

香港荃灣德士古道220-248號荃灣工業中心14樓

樂思教育出版有限公司 / 躍思教育出版社 / 眾課堂 / 樂思‧躍思 PP家長會 / APLus

傳真：(852) 2408 0174

電郵：panlloyds@popularworld.com /

pl.membership@popularworld.com

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