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Consent Letter for Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information (Content Display)

[IMPORTANT NOTICE] To protect your lawful rights and interests, you shall, before signing this document, ensure that you are a natural person with full legal capacity on civil rights and conducts, and that you will prudently read and fully understand all provisions of this document (especially those are emboldened and underlined). If you have any concerns or objections, please do not proceed further and contact us immediately (via Customer Service Hotline 95366) for further clarification. YOUR ACCEPTANCE ACTIONS SUCH AS CONFIRMATION, TICK, OR BY OTHER MEANS ON THE INTERFACE, WILL BE TREATED AS THAT YOU HAVE READ AND AGREED TO ACCEPT THIS DOCUMENT, and this consent letter is thereby legally effective and legally binding between you and HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited.

To: HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited

As a client of HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited ("HSBC China"), I hereby agree to give the following consent and authorization which is valid throughout my application process and the entire period of business service:

1. The purposes and means of personal information processing, data categories of personal information to be processed

I am fully aware, HSBC China, as a foreign-invested financial institution operating in mainland China, may transfer my personal information to the system servers located in other jurisdictions (for example, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region), or provide it to data recipients or entrusted service providers outside of the mainland China, in order to carry out various data processing activities. 

I hereby agree that HSBC China may provide my personal information to payment recipients, beneficiaries, correspondent and agent banks, clearing houses, clearing or settlement systems, bank card associations and HSBC China’s affiliated companies or business partners outside mainland China, in order to offer to me services such as Global View, booking an appointment to open overseas account, global transfer, cross-border payments and GBA Wealth Management Connect, etc., to enable HSBC China’s overseas affiliates and/or business partners to assist in providing above products/services, as well as to conduct customer due diligence, risk control, global operations and internal management related to the aforesaid activities.

I am fully aware, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations and in accordance with the HSBC group's outsourcing arrangements, HSBC China may entrust other members of the HSBC group and service providers to assist HSBC China in the processing of my personal information for the purposes described in the aforesaid activities. I hereby agree that HSBC China may provide my necessary personal information to other members of the HSBC group and service providers located outside of mainland China to conduct the above activities.

I am fully aware, depending on the different types of services, channels and transaction circumstances, HSBC China will, as the case maybe, process my personal information in a manner that is directly relevant to the processing purpose, limited to the minimum scope necessary for realizing the processing purpose, and having the smallest impact on individual's rights and interests. The data to be transferred may include my name, nationality, ID type, ID number, address, mobile phone number, email address, country of birth, education level, marital status, employment status, tax identification number, tax classification, family status, signature sample, account number, account type, account total balance, account currency type, the purpose to open an account, source of funds, payee information, beneficiary account information, purpose of transaction, amount of transaction, currency of transaction, investment income, name and number of the clearing bank, name and number of the payment remitting/receiving bank, name of the agent bank, amount of loan, interest rate of loan, terms of loan, collateral information related to the loan, personal or household debts, overdue amount, terms of delinquent, amount due for repayment, and total outstanding amount of loan.

I understand that if I would like further information about how my personal information will be processed under different service processes, I can find more information during the specific service journeys.

2. The name and contact details of overseas recipients 

As of now, the name and contact details of HSBC China’s overseas entrusted service providers and third party service provider are as below: 

Overseas Entrusted Service Providers
Name Contact
HSBC Global Services (Hong Kong) Limited hkdpo.enquiry@hsbc.com.hk
HSBC Global Services (UK) Limited +44 1226 261 010
HSBC Group Management Services Limited +44 1226 261 010
HSBC Global Services (Canada) Limited privacy_officer@hsbc.ca
HSBC Electronic Data Processing India Private Limited srprasanth@hsbc.co.in
Overseas Entrusted Service Providers
Name HSBC Global Services (Hong Kong) Limited
Contact hkdpo.enquiry@hsbc.com.hk
Name HSBC Global Services (UK) Limited
Contact +44 1226 261 010
Name HSBC Group Management Services Limited
Contact +44 1226 261 010
Name HSBC Global Services (Canada) Limited
Contact privacy_officer@hsbc.ca
Name HSBC Electronic Data Processing India Private Limited
Contact srprasanth@hsbc.co.in
Overseas Third-party Service Provider
Name Contact
MasterCard Asia Pacific privacyanddataprotection@mastercard.com
Overseas Third-party Service Provider
Name MasterCard Asia Pacific
Contact privacyanddataprotection@mastercard.com

For contact details of overseas recipients which are affiliates of HSBC group, the following official website link can be referred to: https://www.hsbc.com/contact-us?locationid=HDK&tab=Offices.

3. How HSBC China protects personal data 

I am fully aware that unless specifically required by laws or regulations, my personal information provided to HSBC China will be stored for a minimum period which is necessary for achieving the purposes of processing. Once the storage period is expired, HSBC China will destroy, delete or anonymize relevant information. Where the destruction, deletion or anonymization is not possible technically, there will be no more processing other than storing and taking necessary security measures for such information.

HSBC China will conduct appropriate personal data export security assessment in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations and take all necessary and appropriate safeguards to ensure the security of my personal information during transmission. HSBC China will sign appropriate data processing agreement with the overseas recipients, and where necessary, in the format of standard contractual terms, require the recipients to provide adequate protection for my personal information.

4. Individual rights and how to exercise the rights

I am aware and understand that I have the right to access to, copy, correct, supplement and delete my personal information, and the right to change or withdraw my authorization in connection with the processing of my data by HSBC China and the data recipients. I can exercise these rights following the methods and procedures listed in the HSBC China Privacy Notice. If I have any questions about the data recipients and the data processing activities, I have the right to either contact HSBC China via below contact method or the data recipient directly through the contact information provided in this document.

Company Name: HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited 

Address: 36/F, HSBC Building, IFC, 8 Century Avenue, Pudong District, Shanghai

Post code: 200120

Contact: Data Privacy Officer (DPO)

E-mail: hsbcaoc@hsbc.com.cn

Telephone: 95366 (Monday-Sunday: 24-Hour)

I HEREBY DECLARE: I have carefully read and fully understand all the above, and I have obtained the necessary authorization to sign this document (if required). It is my own will to give the above consent.