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Privacy Policy

 

A. Introduction

1.The privacy of our website users is of utmost importance to us, and we are dedicated to ensuring the protection of their privacy. In this policy, we provide a comprehensive explanation of how we handle your personal data.
2.By consenting to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy during your initial visit to our website, you authorize us to use cookies each time you access our website.

 

B. Credit

This document was created using a template from SEQ Legal (seqlegal.com).

 

C. How we collect your personal data

Personal data provided to us through our website will be utilized for the purposes specified in this policy or on the relevant website pages. We may use your personal data for the following purposes:

1. Information about your computer, which includes your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, and operating system;
2. Information about your visits to and usage of this website, which includes the referral source, duration of visit, page views, and website navigation paths;
3. Information provided during the registration process on our website, such as your email address.;
4. Information provided when you create a profile on our website, such as your name, profile pictures, gender, date of birth, relationship status, interests and hobbies, educational background, and employment details;
5. Information provided to subscribe to our emails and/or newsletters, such as your name and email address;
6. Information provided when using services available on this website;
7. Information generated while using our website, including the frequency, timing, and circumstances of usage;
8. Information related to any purchases, services used, or transactions made through our website, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, and credit card details;
9. Information posted on our website with the intention of publishing it on the Internet, such as your username, profile pictures, and the content you post;
10. Information contained within your communications with us, whether through email or this website, including the communication content and associated metadata;
11. Any other personal data you send to us.

Before disclosing personal data about others to us, you must obtain consent from the individuals involved in accordance with this policy to disclose and use their personal data.

 

D. How we use your personal data

Personal data provided to us through our website will be utilized for the purposes specified in this policy or on the relevant website pages. We may use your personal data for the following purposes:

1. Administering our website and business;
2. Personalizing our website for you;
3. Providing you services available on our website;
4. Sending you goods that you have purchased through our website;
5. Providing services that you have purchased through our website;
6. Sending statements, invoices, and payment reminders to you, and collecting payments from you;
7. Sending you non-marketing commercial communications;
8. Sending you email notifications you have specifically requested;
9. Sending you our email newsletter if you have signed up for it (you can unsubscribe at any time);
10. Sending you marketing communications related to our business and the businesses of third parties that we believe may be of interest to you, whether through messages, email, or similar technologies, after obtaining your consent (you can unsubscribe at any time);
11. Providing statistical information about our users to third parties (provided, however, that such information is not personally identifiable by the third parties).
12. Addressing inquiries and complaints made by you or about you regarding our website;
13. Maintaining the security of our website and preventing fraud;
14. Verifying compliance with the terms and conditions governing the use of our website (including tracking private messages sent through the private messaging service of our website);
15. Other uses.

If you choose to submit personal data for publication on our website, we will proceed to publish and utilize that information in strict accordance with the license you have granted us.

To maintain control over the publication of your information on our website, you can utilize your privacy settings, which can be adjusted using the privacy controls provided on the website.

We will never disclose your personal data to any third party for their own or any other third party's direct marketing purposes without your expressed consent.

 

E. Disclosing personal data

We may disclose your personal data to any of our employees, officers, insurers, professional advisers, agents, suppliers, or subcontractors as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this policy.

We may disclose your personal data to any member of our group of companies (including our subsidiaries, ultimate holding company, and all its subsidiaries) as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this policy.

We may disclose your personal data:
1. When required to do so by law;
2. In connection with ongoing or prospective legal proceedings;
3. To establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk);
4. To any person whom we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for the disclosure of that personal data, where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would likely order the disclosure of that personal data.

Unless otherwise specified in this policy, we will not disclose your personal data to third parties.

 

F. International transfers of your personal data

1. Information that we collect may be stored, processed, and transferred between any of the countries or regions in which we operate to enable us to use the information in line with this policy.
2. Information that we collect may be transferred to countries or regions outside China which do not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in China.
3. You acknowledge that personal data that you publish on our website or submit for publication on our website may be accessible worldwide via the Internet. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such personal data by others.
4. You expressly agree to the transfers of personal data described in this Section F.

 

G. Retaining your personal data

1. Section G sets out our data retention policies and procedures, which are implemented to ensure compliance with our legal obligations concerning the retention and deletion of personal data.
2. Personal data processed for any specific purpose will not be retained for a longer period than necessary to fulfill that purpose.
3. However, we will retain files, (including electronic files), that contain your personal data under the following circumstances:
1. When required to do so by law;
2. As long as they are relevant to any ongoing or prospective legal proceedings;
3. To establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk).

 

H. Security of your personal data

1. We will implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to safeguard your personal data against loss, misuse, or unauthorized alteration.
2. We will store all the personal data you provide on our secure servers, (protected by passwords and firewalls).
3. Any electronic financial transactions conducted through our website will be secured using encryption technology.
4. You acknowledge that transmitting information over the Internet carries inherent risks and vulnerabilities, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of data transmitted online.
5. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password for accessing our website. We will never ask you for your password (except when you log in to our website).

 

I. Amendments

We reserve the right to update this policy periodically by publishing a new version on our website. You should review this page occasionally to stay informed about any changes made to this policy. In the event of any amendments to this policy, we may notify you through email or the private messaging system on our website.

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, and the updated policy will be posted on our website. By continuing to use our services, you agree to abide by the new privacy policy

 

J. Your rights

You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you. Please note that the provision of such information is subject to the following conditions:
1. The payment of a fee; and
2. The submission of evidence to verify your identity.
We may withhold personal data that you request to the extent permitted by law.
You may request us at any time not to process your personal data for marketing purposes.


K. Third-party websites

Our website may contain hyperlinks to third-party websites, and it may provide details about such websites. We have no control over and are not responsible for, the privacy policies and practices of third parties.

 

L. Updating information

If there are any corrections or updates needed for the personal data we hold about you, please inform us accordingly.

 

M. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: Persistent cookies are stored by the web browser and remain valid until their set expiry date, unless manually deleted by the user before the expiry date; Session cookies expire at the end of the user session when the web browser is closed. Cookies generally do not contain information that personally identifies a user. However, personal data we store about you may be associated with the information stored in and obtained from cookies. {Select accurate phrasing: We use only session cookies / only persistent cookies / both session and persistent cookies on our website.} }
1. The names of the cookies that we use on our website, and the purposes for which they are used, are set out below:
1. We use Google Analytics and Adwords on our website to recognize a computer when a user {visits the website/track users as they navigate the website / enable the use of a shopping cart on the website / improve the website’s usability / analyze the use of the website / administer the website / prevent fraud and improve the security of the website / personalize the website for each user/target advertisements which may be of particular interest to specific users};
2. Most browsers allow you to reject or accept cookies, for example:
1. In Internet Explorer (version 10), you can block cookies using the cookie handling override settings available by clicking “Tools” -> “Internet Options” -> “Privacy” and then “Advanced”;
2. In Firefox (version 24), you can block all cookies by clicking “Tools”-> “Options” -> “Privacy”, selecting “Use custom settings for history” from the drop-down menu, and unticking “Accept cookies from sites”; and
3. In Chrome (version 29), you can block all cookies by accessing the “Customize and Control” menu, clicking “Settings” -> “Show advanced settings” -> “Content settings”, and then selecting “Block sites from setting any data” under the “Cookies” heading.
Blocking all cookies will adversely affect the functionality of many websites. If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.
3. You can delete cookies already stored on your computer, for example:
1. In Internet Explorer (version 10), you must manually delete cookie files (you can find instructions for doing so at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835);
2. In Firefox (version 24), you can delete cookies by clicking “Tools” -> “Options” -> “Privacy”, then selecting “Use custom settings for history”, clicking “Show Cookies,” and then clicking “Remove All Cookies”; and
3. In Chrome (version 29), you can delete all cookies by accessing the “Customize and Control” menu, clicking “Settings” -> “Show advanced settings” -> “Clear browsing data”, and then selecting “Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data” before clicking “Clear browsing data.”
4. Deleting cookies may adversely affect the functionality of many websites.

 

N. Miscellaneous

Chinese version is the primary version, and the English version is for reference only. In case of any discrepancies between the Chinese and English versions, the Chinese version shall prevail.