2024 Nostalgia for Taiwan: Short-term In-school Program for Overseas Compatriot Children and Adolescents

I. The notification is made in accordance with Article 8 of the Personal Data Protection Act (hereinafter referred to as the "PDPA") of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

II. Organization: The Overseas Community Affairs Council (hereinafter referred to as "the OCAC"), which delegated the personal information handling to its overseas secretaries and overseas missions.

III. Purpose of Collection: The purpose of collecting, processing, and using the personal data of participants is for registration, administration, and follow-up communication related to "2024 Nostalgia for Taiwan: Short-term In-school Program for Overseas Compatriot Children and Adolescents" " (hereinafter referred to as "the program"), and it is subject to the PDPA and related regulations.

IV. Categories of Personal Data: The personal data collected and used in this event include the participant's 2”inches half-body photo, name, date of birth, gender, overseas residence, place of birth, passport no. date of arrival in Taiwan, names of parents, parents possessing the nationality of the R.O.C.(Taiwan), contact information in overseas residence (name, home, mobile, email, fax), participant’s Chinese proficiency, applied experiential duration, preference order for city, schools and grade(city, schools, grade), special needs and considerations, contact person in Taiwan (name, relationship , address, telephone no.) ,signature of applicant (or parent)or agent, signature of the contact person in Taiwan, certificate of insurance.

V. Personal Data Processing and Utilization:

i. Personal Data Usage Period: The period of personal data usage starts from the registration for the program until the completion of the purpose of data collection.

ii. Areas of Using the Personal Data: Taiwan(within the territory of the Republic of China), the participant's and contact person’s place of residence, and the areas authorized by the participant for processing and using the personal data.

iii. Recipients of Personal Data: The OCAC, its overseas secretaries or overseas missions, K-12 Education Administration, Ministry of Education, County and city government Education Bureau and host schools in Taiwan.

iv. The Methods of Using Personal Data: The collected data will be used for registration, school assignment, host schools using, school reception and providing curricular and extracurricular activities using, contact with parents and contact persons in Taiwan , statistical analysis.

VI. In accordance with the PDPA, participants may exercise the following rights in writing with the OCAC regarding their personal data: (1) request to inquire or access; (2) request to obtain a copy; (3) request to supplement or correct; (4) request to stop collecting, processing or using; (5) request to delete.

Vll. If the participant fails to provide correct and complete personal information required by the OCAC to conduct the competition, the participant should provide legitimate and sufficient reasons for the omission. Otherwise, the participant will not be able to complete the registration process and will forfeit the right to participate in the competition.