Terms of Use

These Terms of Use govern your use of (a) this website (www.ctfeducation.com) owned, operated and/or controlled by CTF Education Group Limited (collectively, “CTFEG”, “we”, “us” and “our”) and (b) our official page(s) on social media platforms, from time to time (each a “Website”).

By accessing to the Website, regardless of the means of access, you accept and agree to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Statement as applied to your use of the Website. If you do not accept any of them, you must refrain from using and accessing the Website.

These Terms and the Privacy Statement may be updated, revised, varied and amended from time to time as we deem necessary and the most current version will be the one available on our website www.ctfeducation.com.

If you are under the age of 18, you should obtain consent from your parent or guardian before you provide us with your personal data.

  1. All information, data, text, software, music, sound, images, user interfaces, visual interface, audio, trade makes, logos, video media, artwork, designs, pdf documents, articles, lesson plans, teaching resources, forms, photographs, graphics, video, messages, services, webcast, live streaming or digital meeting or other materials contained in, displayed on, or available through the Website (“Content”) is provided for reference only. All Content contained in the Website may be subject to change without notice.
  2. The Website may from time to time contain linkages to other websites (“Third Party Websites”). These Third Party Websites are independent from the Website(s) of CTFEG. CTFEG has no control or management over the advertising, content, products, services, or any other materials (“Materials”) of the Third Party Websites or their privacy policies or compliance with the law. You should be fully aware that the provisions of such links do not constitute an endorsement, approval, or any form of association by or with CTFEG. Access to and use of the Third Party Websites and the Materials and any of your dealings with the operators of any of these Third Party Websites are at your own risk.
  3. We make no guarantee as to the accuracy, adequacy, reliability or completeness of any Content contained in the Website or any Materials contained in the Third Party Websites or to their appropriateness for use in any particular circumstances.
  4. When you visit CTFEG’s website(s), the servers of CTFEG will collect only data relating to your visits to/use of such website(s), including but not limited to your IP address, domain name, browser type and access time (“Log Files”) but will not collect your personal data. However, if you register on our website and log in to your account, we may combine your Log Files with other personal data we collect from you, in which case such Log Files shall be considered your personal data for the purposes of, and will be used in accordance with, the Privacy Statement set out at www.ctfeducation.com.
  5. By accessing and using the Website, you acknowledge and accept that the use of the Website is solely at your own risk. CTFEG accepts no liability (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) and is not responsible for any loss or damage whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use of or reliance on any Content contained in this Website or any Materials contained in the Third Party Websites or any of your dealings with any operators of these Third Party Websites.
  6. The Content is intellectual property owned by us, our affiliates, our licensors or other third parties which is protected by copyright laws and/or other intellectual property laws. Except otherwise permitted under these Terms of Use, copying, extracting, publishing, reproducing, transmitting, or storing content from this Website, whether on any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system, for commercial or non-commercial purposes is prohibited without the expressed prior written permission from CTFEG and/or the supplier of the content.
  7. You acknowledge and agree that the materials contained in the Website are made available for your personal non-commercial use only and that you may download, copy or print such materials solely for your personal non-commercial use, provided you will not delete or change the copyright, trademark and any other proprietary notices or legends contained in such materials and that it is downloaded, copied or printed in its entirety, with full acknowledgement of source. We accept no liability in relation to its use.
  8. You undertake that, except for your personal non-commercial use, you shall not, and shall not procure, assist or facilitate any third party to, reproduce, transmit, publish, distribute, display, remove, delete, add to, modify, commercially exploit or create derivative works from, or sell or participate in any sale of the materials contained in the Website in whole or in part.
  9. You agree that CTFEG is free to use, disclose, adopt, and modify all and any ideas, concepts, know-how, proposals, suggestions, comments, and other communications and information provided by you to CTFEG, either through email at enquiry@ctfeducation.com or through other means such as surveys and questionnaires (“Feedback”), in connection with the Website, without any compensation to you. You hereby agree to waive any and all rights and claims for any consideration, fees, royalties, charges, and/or other payments in relation to our use, disclosure, adoption, and/or modification of any or all Feedback.
  10. Except to the extent precluded by applicable law, we and our respective officers, directors, agents, employees, contractors and other representatives, exclude all liability arising under, in connection with or related to these Terms and your use of the Website.
  11. We will not be liable for any failure, delay or default in carrying out our obligations or duties hereunder directly or indirectly caused by or resulted from acts of God, fire, flood, accident, riot, war, terrorist attack, government intervention, embargoes, strikes, labour disputes, equipment failures (including but not limited to Internet system failure) or any other causes beyond our reasonable control.
  12. To the extent that our liability cannot be excluded and we are able to limit our liability, then our maximum aggregate liability for all claims arising from, in connection with or related to the Website itself shall be limited to the amount of HK$100.
  13. You irrevocably and unconditionally agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless us and each of our Affiliates and each of our respective officers, directors, agents, employees, contractors and other representatives from and against all claims, actions, demands, liabilities, expenses, losses, damages and other costs whatsoever (including but not limited to any claims made against us by any third party) arising from, in connection with or related to your use of the Website or your breach of these Terms.
  14. CTFEG reserves the right to disable and/or terminate any user from the Website, and remove any and all content materials posted by you on the Website, without notice and compensation of any kind, if such user has breached or violated, or we believe that such user has breached or violated or attempts to breach or violate, any provision of these Terms or the applicable laws or regulations.
  15. The provisions contained in each clause of these Terms shall be enforceable independently of each of the others and its validity shall not be affected if any of the others is invalid.
  16. These terms together with our Privacy Statement are governed by and are to be construed in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong.
  17. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms, or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof, shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts.
  18. If there is any inconsistency or conflict between the English and Chinese version of this Privacy Statement, the English version shall prevail.

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Personal Information Collection Statement (“PICS”)

CTF Education Group Limited and its parent, subsidiary, affiliated, associated and/or related companies (collectively, “CTFEG”, “we”, “us” and “our”) value the privacy and confidentiality of your personal data. We pledge to comply with the requirements of all applicable data protection laws and regulations. If you are a parent or guardian, this PICS shall apply to both your own personal data and the personal data of your child provided to us, and in such case the term “your personal data” shall be construed accordingly.

Unless your express consent is required by the applicable laws, by providing your personal data to us, you agree to the terms of this PICS and indicate your consent for CTFEG to collect, retain, disclose, transfer and use your personal data in accordance with this PICS, as amended from time to time. Further, we will only use and transfer your personal data for direct marketing purposes as specified in this PICS. If you are under the age of 18, you should provide a copy of this PICS and other data privacy related documents provided by us to your parent or guardian and obtain their consent before you provide us with your personal data.

  1. What data do we collect and process
    For enquiries, CTFEG collects the following data for the purpose of communication:

    • Name
    • Contact number
    • E-mail address

    If you register for CTFEG’s services, we may obtain additional data such as the following to facilitate the provision of CTFEG ’s services:

    • name, contact information (telephone, fax and mobile number, postal and email addresses);
    • applicant information (such as date of birth and other information on identification documents (such as identity card and passport);
    • video/audio recordings and photographs from which you and/or your child may be identified;
    • academic information;
    • billing information, transaction and credit card information;
    • information about your family, personal interests, experiences with our services, programmes or products; and
    • records of correspondence between you and us.
  2. Purpose and legal basis of collection
    CTFEG collects your data for the purposes of:

    • providing our services, programmes and products to you;
    • processing your application/enrolment of our services, programmes and/or products;
    • responding to your application/enrolment of our services, programmes and/or products;
    • (subject to your consent) offering you our services, programmes and products, including sending you marketing and promotional materials relating to our services, programmes and products;
    • (subject to your consent) conducting joint promotion events, including sending you marketing and promotional materials in relation to education-related products, services and/or businesses of our holding companies, subsidiaries and affiliated organisations and entities operating in education and related services, hospitality, insurance, healthcare services (“Affiliates”);
    • facilitating the enrolment in and managing, and providing services, programmes and products under club membership subscriptions of clubs set up and maintained by CTFEG, which allow members to subscribe to various events, seminars and podcasts organised and/or provided by the CTFEG  and to purchase educational products of the CTFEG;
    • responding to your service requests, enquiries and complaints;
    • conducting surveys, research and analysis for improvement of our services, programmes and products and our websites; and
    • making such disclosures as required by law.

    Please note that it is obligatory for you to provide the personal data that we request. If you do not provide such personal data, we may not be able to provide our services, programmes and products to you.

  3. Recipients of personal data
    We may disclose and/or transfer your personal data to third parties (within or outside Hong Kong) to fulfil the purpose of collection, including without limitation to:

    • members of CTFEG and third parties (within or outside Hong Kong) engaged by us, for or in connection with the purposes specified in paragraph 2 above, including any agent, contractor, or third party service provider who provides administrative, legal, telecommunications, computer, payment, data processing or other services to CTFEG; and
    • any competent court of law, law enforcement agencies and/or regulators and government departments for compliance with applicable laws and regulations and protection of our legal rights.

    We may also disclose and/or transfer your personal data to our Affiliates. If your personal data will be used by our Affiliates for direct marketing purposes, we will obtain your prior consent.

  4. Duration of processing
    CTFEG will retain any personal data collected for the duration required to fulfil the original purpose of collection. For enquires, if there are no follow-up questions or registration pertaining to CTFEG’s services, your personal data will be retained for 3 months. For registration purposes, your personal data will be retained only for so long as is necessary for the fulfilment of the purpose for which the data is or is to be used, and generally speaking, your personal data will be retained for a maximum of 7 years, unless we are under any legal obligation to retain the same for a longer period.
  5. Rights of data subject
    Data subjects are entitled to the following rights:

    • The right of access
    • The right to rectification

    If you wish to exercise any of the above-mentioned rights, please make such requests in writing to Group Marketing and Communication Department at CTF Education Group Limited, 24/F, Capital Centre, 151 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong or email to enquiry@ctfeducation.com. All such requests will be handled promptly in accordance with the requirements of the applicable laws and regulations in relation to personal data protection. CTFEG may charge a reasonable fee for processing your data access request.

  6. Privacy policy
    If you wish to know more about CTFEG’s privacy policies and practices, please visit Privacy Statement.
  7. Use of personal data in direct marketing
    CTFEG intends to use your personal data for direct marketing, including without limitation sending you marketing and promotional materials relating to our services, programmes and products. CTFEG  would also like to provide your personal data to its Affiliates for use in direct marketing, in particular our holding companies, subsidiaries and affiliated organisations and entities operating in education and related services, hospitality, insurance, healthcare services. The types of personal data CTFEG intends to use and/or provide for direct marketing purposes include name, contact number and e-mail address. Please note that CTFEG may not so use or provide your personal data for direct marketing purposes unless CTFEG has received your consent. If you consent to the proposed use and/or provision of personal data by CTFEG in direct marketing as described above, please tick the box(es) below:
I agree to CTFEG using the personal data relating to me and my child (if applicable) for direct marketing purposes in accordance with this PICS.
I agree to CTFEG providing the personal data relating to me and my child (if applicable) to any of the Affiliates for direct marketing purposes in accordance with this PICS.
If there is any inconsistency or conflict between the English and Chinese version of this PICS, the English version shall prevail.
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