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Examination Privacy Policy

The Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) has been effective in Hong Kong since late 1996.  This section is intended to help you understand your obligations and rights regarding the provision of your personal data to the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI Institute) and how the HKSI Institute may use or handle such data. 

  1. You must keep the HKSI Institute updated on any changes in your personal data from the time you enrol as candidates for an examination/test (examination) until you complete it.
  2. The HKSI Institute will use the personal data provided for the following purposes:
    i administering the examination and marketing;
    ii delivering information about the examination;
    iii maintaining candidate records;
    iv distributing examination results to concerned candidates;
    v posting of the full name and jurisdiction of Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA) Candidates on the website of the Association of Certified International Investment Analysts (ACIIA), unless expressly requested not to do so by the respective CIIA Candidate in writing;
    vi

    certifying candidates’ examination-related information to the relevant professional or regulatory bodies; 

    • Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA®) Final Examination - Association of Certified International Investment Analysts (ACIIA)
    • Certified Private Wealth Professional (CPWP) Module 1 Examination/CPWP Bridging Programme Post-training Examination - Private Wealth Management Association (PWMA) and Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)
    • The Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society Qualification Examination (GSQE) - The Hong Kong Gold Exchange (HKGX)
    • Licensing Examination for Securities and Futures Intermediaries (LE) - Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and HKMA
    • Licensing Examination for Securities and Futures Intermediaries (LE) in Macao - SFC, HKMA and the Macau Institute of Financial Services (IFS) 
    • MPF Intermediaries Examination (MPF) - Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA)
    • PRC Securities Regulations Examination - Securities Association of China (SAC)
    • Trust Training Certificate (TTC) Examination - The Hong Kong Trustees' Association Limited (HKTA)
    vii reporting information of candidates violating the examination regulations to the relevant professional or regulatory bodies, the police, inform relevant stakeholders, and display information about the misconduct case on HKSI institute website;
    viii transferring, releasing, disclosing or providing to the relevant regulators or associations for monitoring, verifying and conducting matching (including “matching procedure” as defined in s.2 of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Cap 486) purposes as well as any other related purposes of assisting the relevant professional or regulatory bodies to perform and discharge their functions;
    ix informing candidates of activities, courses, examinations, products or services that the HKSI Institute believes may interest them;
    x conducting research or statistical analysis;
    xi promoting and providing services offered by the HKSI Institute, the relevant regulators or associations or such third parties as determined by the HKSI Institute;
    xii releasing information to the relevant third parties on whose behalf the HKSI Institute administers, conducts or organises examinations and to any third party that the HKSI Institute engages to administer and/or conduct examinations for and on behalf of the HKSI Institute; and
    xiii any other related purposes. 
  3. The HKSI Institute will keep your personal data confidential. Nevertheless, during its operations, the HKSI Institute may compare, transfer or exchange your data with the data already possessed, or obtained hereafter, by the HKSI Institute for these or any other purposes.
  4. You have the right, under the Ordinance, to request access to, or correction of any data provided by you as per the manner and limitations prescribed therein.
  5. As the Ordinance allows, the HKSI Institute has the right to charge a reasonable fee for the processing of any request for data access.
  6. If you wish to request access to or correction of your data should do so in writing to the HKSI Institute as below:
    Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute
    17/F, Cambridge House, Taikoo Place,
    979 King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
    Curriculum and Examinations Department
    Administrative Officer
  7. If you do not want to receive any information on activities, courses or examinations organised by the HKSI Institute should write to the HKSI Institute.
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