Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

This website is operated by Sino Law Advisory, an international-facing advisory platform led by Jenny Huang.

Data controller: Sino-Law Advisory Limited
Jurisdiction of incorporation: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Company Registration Number (CR No.): 80379631
Contact email: [email protected]

2. What Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data when you use this website:

• Contact and identification data: name, company name, country, email address, and phone number submitted through the consultation request form or the contact form.
• Matter-related data: information you provide about your legal or commercial situation, including service category, matter summary, and urgency level.
• Communication data: messages exchanged through the website's contact channels or chatbot interface.
• Technical data: anonymised analytics data (page views, session duration, device type). No personally identifiable technical data is collected without consent.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the personal data you submit to respond to your consultation request, assess whether your matter falls within the platform's scope, communicate with you about your matter, and improve the platform based on aggregated anonymised usage data. We do not use your data for automated decision-making, profiling, or marketing without your explicit consent.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases: performance of a pre-contractual or contractual relationship (consultation requests); legitimate interests (anonymised analytics); and consent (where explicitly given).

GDPR (EU/EEA users): Your data is processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

PDPO (Hong Kong): Your data is processed in accordance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486) of Hong Kong.

PIPL (China-based users): Your data is processed in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China (PIPL). By submitting your information through this website, you acknowledge that your personal data may be transferred to and processed outside Mainland China. You consent to such transfer as part of your use of this website.

5. Data Retention

We retain personal data for as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and, where a formal engagement follows, for the duration of that engagement and the applicable statutory retention period. Consultation enquiry data is retained for a period of 3 years from the date of submission, unless a formal engagement is established, in which case retention follows applicable professional and legal obligations.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, object to, or restrict processing of your personal data, as well as the right to data portability and to withdraw consent. To exercise any of these rights, please contact [email protected].

7. Cookies and Analytics

This website uses anonymised analytics tools. No personally identifiable information is collected through analytics without your consent. You may adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies at any time.

8. Third-Party Services and International Transfers

This website is hosted by Manus AI (manus.im), San Francisco, California, United States. Data submitted through this website may be processed on servers located in the United States. Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA or Hong Kong, such transfers are conducted in accordance with applicable data protection law and appropriate safeguards.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be published on this page with a revised date.

10. Contact

For any questions relating to this Privacy Policy: [email protected]