Candidate Privacy Notice
Supplemental Notice - Hong Kong
Effective date: October 27, 2026
Visa is providing this supplemental notice to give employment applicants in Hong Kong the additional information required by the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486) (the “PDPO”). These provisions, which should be read together with the statements in the Visa Candidate Privacy Notice, explain our practices with regard to data privacy in Hong Kong. To the extent of any inconsistency between this notice and the Candidate Privacy Notice in respect of Hong Kong data subjects, this notice prevails.
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During the employment application process, the provision of personal data may be obligatory. Examples include:
- the provision of basic contact information, to allow us to contact you about your application and schedule and manage interviews;
- the provision of information about your qualification and skills, to allow us to evaluate your suitability for a role;
- the provision of information to determine your eligibility to work and requirements for work permits or visas; and
- the provision of government-issued identifiers, to allow us to conduct reference checks, vetting and verifications and background checks.
Where the provision of personal data is obligatory, this will be indicated at the point of collection. If you do not provide the required data in such cases, Visa may be unable to consider or proceed with your employment application.
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For the purposes of the PDPO, the office responsible for handling data access and correction requests on behalf of Visa for individuals in Hong Kong is:
Visa Global Privacy Office
900 Metro Center Blvd.
Foster City, CA 94404, USA
Email: [email protected]