Last Updated: August 2, 2024
Effective Date: August 2, 2024
VCBeat (Chongqing Dongmai Cheng Technology Co., Ltd.), hereinafter referred to as "we", is committed to protecting your privacy and personal information. You are welcome to use our products and services. This privacy policy applies to your access and use of VCBeat through any means.
This privacy statement explains how we collect, process, store and protect information about you when you use VCBeat.
In this privacy statement, your information is sometimes referred to as "personal data" or "personal information". Sometimes we may also collectively refer to the processing, collection, protection and storage of your personal information as "processing" such personal information.
1. About the Collection of Personal Information
1.1 Personal information refers to various information recorded by electronic or other means related to an identified or identifiable natural person, excluding information after anonymization. When you use our products or services and interact with us, we may collect your personal information. Depending on the products and services you use and your interaction with us, the specific types of data collected will also vary. You are not required to provide personal information to us, but in some cases, if you choose not to provide it, we may not be able to provide you with relevant products or services, nor can we respond to or solve the problems you encounter.
In the process of providing you with relevant products or services, we may also collect statistical data such as the total number of website visits, application downloads, product sales, etc., to understand how users use our products and services. For the purposes of this statement, the above statistical data are considered non-personal information. We will make every effort to isolate your personal information from non-personal information and use these two types of data separately. If personal information is mixed with non-personal information, it will still be treated as personal information.
This website only requires you to provide an account name and password when logging in. To ensure the security of your account, conduct risk control and defense, when you log in to your account, we will collect your device information and information related to the login environment (device name, device model, operating system version, IP address information). When you use VCBeat products and services, our servers will automatically record some information, such as your usage of our products and/or services, IP address, URL of the accessed service, browser type, and the date, time and duration of accessing the service.
We will only collect and use your personal information for the purposes described in this statement and the privacy notices of each product.
1.2 How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information
We will follow the principles of legality, legitimacy and necessity, and collect and use your personal information actively provided during the use of products and services, generated due to the use of products and services, and obtained from third parties for the following purposes stated in this policy. If we want to use your personal information for other purposes not specified in this policy, or use information collected for specific purposes or for other purposes, we will inform you in a reasonable manner and obtain your consent again before use.
Business Scenarios for Collecting and Using Your Personal Information
1.2.1 Account Registration, Login, and Cancellation
When you register an account, you need to provide at least a username, password, your own mobile phone number, email address, and server address (for localized deployment login). We will verify the validity of your identity by sending a SMS verification code or email. The avatar information uploaded in personal settings, the displayed name, and the modifiable password are all part of your "account information". Account cancellation process: After logging in, go to My -> Settings -> Account and Security -> Cancel Account. The cancellation of VCBeat account is an irreversible operation. At the same time, after the account is cancelled, you will no longer be able to log in to the corresponding account to use related services. Except for the relevant information or data that VCBeat should retain in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, all information and data stored and used under your cancelled account will be permanently deleted. Please be cautious when performing the account cancellation operation. Since account cancellation will lead to various consequences as shown in this agreement and may cause damage to your rights and interests and losses to you, please carefully read this agreement and fully evaluate the corresponding consequences before performing the account cancellation operation. At the same time, it is recommended that you make sufficient preparations in advance according to your needs before submitting the account cancellation application. For example, if you have various data or information stored and used in VCBeat service due to using our service, please complete the migration, backup or other operations of the corresponding data and information before submitting the cancellation application. You shall bear any consequences or losses caused by account cancellation.
1.2.2 Provision of Product or Service Information
During your use of products and services, to ensure the security of your account, identify abnormal account status, and understand product compatibility, we may automatically collect your usage and store it as network log information.
1.2.3 List of Personal Information Collected
For details, please click "List of Personal Information Collected".
1.2.4 Device Information
We will receive and record information related to the device you use (including device model, operating system version, device settings, device advertising identifier, mobile device identifier (IMEI), mobile user identifier (IMSI), device ID, Android ID, software and hardware and device environment information), acceleration sensor, gyroscope sensor, and specific types of sensors, according to your specific operations during software installation and/or use, for receiving push notifications, data tracking, and statistical analysis.
1.2.5 Third-Party Software Development Kits (SDKs)
To ensure the realization of relevant functions of VCBeat and the safe and stable operation of the application, and to provide users with more diversified services, we have adopted software development kits provided by third parties, including one-click login, WeChat login, clipboard, etc. (for details, please click "Android Third-Party SDK Directory" and "iOS Third-Party SDK Directory"). Such toolkits are usually called SDKs (Software Development Kits), which refer to a collection of development tools used to create application software for specific software packages, software frameworks, hardware platforms, operating systems, etc. We will conduct strict security assessments on third-party SDKs or similar applications to protect the security of your personal information.
1.2.6 Customer Service and Dispute Handling
When you contact us or submit an application for in-sales and after-sales services or dispute resolution, to ensure the security of your account and system, we need you to provide necessary personal information to verify your identity.
To facilitate contact with you, help you solve problems as soon as possible, or record the handling plans and results of related issues, we may save your communication/call records with us and related content (including account information, other information you provide to prove relevant facts, or contact information you leave).
For the reasonable needs of providing services and improving service quality, we may also use other information of yours, including relevant information you provide when contacting customer service.
1.2.7 In the following situations, we do not need to obtain your authorization and consent to collect and use personal information:
It is necessary for concluding or performing a contract where the individual is a party, or for implementing human resources management in accordance with legally formulated labor rules and regulations and legally concluded collective contracts;
It is necessary for performing statutory duties or obligations;
It is necessary for responding to public health emergencies, or for protecting the life, health and property safety of natural persons in emergency situations;
It is necessary for conducting news reporting, public opinion supervision and other acts for public interests, and processing personal information within a reasonable scope;
Processing personal information that has been publicly disclosed by the individual himself or otherwise legally disclosed within a reasonable scope in accordance with the provisions of this Law;
Other situations stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.
1.2.8 About Recommended Reading
Intelligence -> Recommended Reading is not personalized recommendation for individual users. It recommends intelligence of the company, corresponding track, and the latest intelligence according to the company and track in the current intelligence content.
1.2.9 About Push Services
The use of push services will, with your authorization, provide us with your device identification information and the message content to be pushed to you to push messages to you in a targeted manner. If you no longer wish to receive a certain push message, you can turn off the notification switch of the application in the system settings or in My -> Settings in the application.
2. About the Use of Personal Information
We will only use your personal information when there is a legal basis. According to applicable local laws, the company may use your personal information for the following purposes based on legal bases such as your consent, necessity for performing/concluding a contract with you, protection of your or others' legitimate interests, necessity for performing legal obligations, and the company's legitimate interests:
Registering and activating VCBeat products or services you purchased;
Registering a VCBeat account to enable you to enjoy more colorful functions;
Delivering, activating or verifying the products and services you requested, or changing the aforesaid products and services, providing technical support and after-sales service at your request;
Sending you notifications of operating system or application updates and installations;
Conducting internal audits, data analysis and research, analyzing business operation efficiency and measuring market share, and improving VCBeat products and services;
Troubleshooting errors when you choose to send us error details;
Synchronizing and storing the data you upload or download and the data required for performing uploads and downloads;
Improving our loss prevention and anti-fraud plans;
Complying with applicable local laws and regulations, such as fulfilling the management obligations of e-commerce platforms, or complying with legal government requirements;
Other purposes disclosed in product privacy notices.
3. About the Processing of Personal Information
We use your personal data for the purposes listed above based on our legitimate interests in enabling visitors to effectively use this website or your explicit consent to our processing of such data. We usually do not require visitors to provide sensitive information. When necessary, we will collect and use such information with your explicit permission.
3.1 Processing of Minors' Personal Information. We attach great importance to the protection of minors' personal information. VCBeat will strictly provide services to minors and protect them in accordance with national laws and regulations. Parents or other guardians should also take appropriate preventive measures to protect minors, including supervising their use of various products or services. Minors should obtain the consent of their parents or other guardians before providing any personal data. If you believe that we have mistakenly or unintentionally collected such information, please notify us so that we can delete it from the server.
3.2 How We Share, Transfer, and Publicly Disclose Your Personal Information
3.2.1 Sharing
In the following circumstances, we will share your personal information with third parties. The use of this information is restricted as follows: improving the services provided; providing technical infrastructure services; measuring the effectiveness of advertisements and services; facilitating payments or conducting commercial surveys, etc.
3.2.1.1 Obtaining your explicit authorization or consent in advance. After obtaining your explicit consent, we will share your personal information with other parties.
3.2.1.2 Sharing in legal situations. We may share your personal information with external parties in accordance with legal provisions, the needs of litigation dispute resolution, or the requirements of administrative and judicial authorities in accordance with the law.
3.2.1.3 Sharing to protect legitimate interests. To the extent required or permitted by law, it is necessary to provide your personal information to other parties to protect the interests, property or safety of VCBeat, its users or the public from harm.
3.2.1.4 Sharing with our affiliated companies. Within the scope of the purposes specified in this policy, we will entrust our affiliated companies to provide some technical support and operation support for related products and services. If the affiliated company wants to change the purpose of processing personal information, it will seek your authorization and consent again.
3.2.1.5 Sharing with authorized partners. To provide you with complete products and services, some of our services or technologies will be provided by authorized partners. We will only share your personal information for legal, legitimate, necessary, specific and clear purposes, and will only share necessary personal information. Currently, our authorized partners include the following types:
a. Advertising and analysis service partners. For advertising partners, we will provide them with information about the coverage and effectiveness of their advertisements, such as the click-through rate after advertisement placement, the coverage of the advertising audience, etc. We only provide aggregated and anonymized statistical data to advertising partners, which will not identify you personally. For partners analyzing data, to better analyze user usage, we provide them with data such as the number of users, regional distribution, and activity, but we will only provide these partners with statistical information that cannot identify personal identities.
b. Business suppliers, service providers and other partners. To provide you with more complete services, we need to send information to suppliers, service providers and other partners that support our business. These suppliers include but are not limited to: telecommunications service operators that provide SMS services and push notifications for VCBeat; suppliers that provide customer service support for some services of VCBeat; service providers that provide basic technical support for some functions and businesses of VCBeat, etc. These suppliers will change according to business conditions, but we will always conduct strict assessments on the necessity of information sharing.
3.2.2 Transfer
Unless we obtain your explicit consent, we will not transfer your personal information to any company, organization or individual. If a merger, acquisition or bankruptcy liquidation occurs, which will involve the transfer of personal information, in such cases, we will require the new company or organization that holds your personal information to continue to be bound by this policy. If there is any change in the collection and processing methods of personal information stipulated in this policy, the company or organization will seek your authorization and consent again.
3.2.3 Public Disclosure
Unless we obtain your explicit consent, we will not publicly disclose your personal information. However, we will disclose your personal information to the competent authorities based on laws, legal procedures, litigation or mandatory requirements of government authorities. However, we guarantee that in the occurrence of the above situations, we will require the requesting party to issue corresponding valid legal documents, and at the same time take security protection measures in line with legal and industry standards for the disclosed information as much as possible.
Special note: According to applicable laws and relevant regulations, sharing and transferring de-identified personal information, and ensuring that the data receiver cannot restore and re-identify the subject of personal information, is not considered as external sharing, transfer and public disclosure of personal information. The storage and processing of such data will not require additional notification to you and obtaining your consent.
4. About the Protection of Personal Information
VCBeat attaches importance to the security of personal information. We take industry-standard practices to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, use, modification, damage or loss. To this end, VCBeat has specially taken the following measures:
We take all reasonably feasible measures to ensure the minimization of personal information collection and will not collect personal information irrelevant to the purpose. We will only retain your personal information for the period necessary to achieve the purposes stated in this statement, unless an extension of the retention period is required or permitted by law;
We will use encryption technology to ensure the confidentiality of data transmission and storage. We will use trusted protection mechanisms to prevent malicious attacks on data and servers storing data;
We will deploy access control mechanisms to ensure that only authorized personnel can access personal information; and according to business needs and personnel levels, control the number of authorized personnel and implement hierarchical permission management for authorized personnel; access to personal information will be recorded in logs and regularly audited by administrators;
We will strictly select business partners and service providers, and implement requirements for personal information protection in bilateral business contracts or audits, assessments and other activities;
We will hold security and privacy protection training courses, tests and publicity activities to enhance employees' awareness of the importance of protecting personal information.
In short, VCBeat will do its best to protect your personal information. However, no measure is foolproof, and no product or service, website, data transmission, computer system, or network connection is absolutely secure.
To cope with possible risks such as leakage, damage and loss of personal information, VCBeat has formulated a number of systems and control measures, clarified the classification and grading standards of security incidents and vulnerabilities and corresponding processing procedures, and established special security notification and early warning pages. VCBeat has also established a special emergency response team for security incidents. In accordance with the requirements of security incident disposal specifications, it activates security plans for different security incidents, conducts loss prevention, analysis, positioning, formulates remedial measures, and cooperates with relevant departments for traceability and crackdown.
If a personal information security incident unfortunately occurs, VCBeat will inform you in accordance with local legal requirements: the basic situation of the security incident and possible impact, the disposal measures we have taken or will take, suggestions for you to independently prevent and reduce risks, and remedial measures for you. We will inform you of the relevant situation of the incident by email, SMS, push notification, etc. When it is difficult to inform each personal information subject one by one, we will issue an announcement in a reasonable and effective manner. At the same time, we will report the disposal of personal information security incidents to the local regulatory authorities in accordance with their requirements.
5. About the Storage of Personal Information
Your personal data stored in our system will be kept for the longest of the following periods: (i) the time necessary for the relevant behavior or (ii) the storage period specified by law.
Our judgment of the storage period of personal information mainly refers to the following standards, whichever is longer:
Ensuring the safety and quality of the services we provide to you;
Whether you agree to a longer retention period;
Whether there are other special agreements or legal provisions on the retention period;
After the retention period, we will delete your personal information or anonymize it in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
6. How to Manage Personal Information
Regarding requests to access, change, delete your personal information or cancel your account, you can contact us. Usually, we will reply as soon as possible. If you send an email requesting to cancel your account, after the cancellation is completed, all information in your account will be deleted or anonymized. We will stop providing you with products or services and will no longer collect, use or provide personal data related to the account to external parties. However, the information you provided or generated during the use of our services still needs to be stored for the time required by laws and regulations, and the competent authorities still have the right to inquire about it within the legally stored time.
7. How We Use Cookie TechnologyWhen you use our services, we store small data files called Cookies on your computer or mobile device. A Cookie typically contains identifiers, site names, and some numbers and characters. We use this information to determine whether registered users are logged in, to improve service/product quality, and to optimize user experience. If you do not wish your personal information to be stored in Cookies, you can configure your browser to disable Cookies. You may also manage or delete Cookies based on your preferences. You can clear all Cookies stored on your computer, and most web browsers provide functionality to block Cookies.
8. Updates and Revisions to This Privacy StatementVCBeat reserves the right to update or revise this policy from time to time. We will not reduce any of the rights you are entitled to under this policy without your consent. We will notify you of any changes to this policy through reasonable means, such as client push notifications or pop-up messages, so that you can stay informed in a timely manner.
9. How to Contact UsIf you have any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding this policy, you may contact us at: 【023-67685030】. We will review the issues involved as soon as possible and reply promptly after verifying your user identity.
10. Other10.1 The formation, execution, and interpretation of this statement, as well as the resolution of disputes, shall be governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of China.
10.2 If any dispute arises regarding the content or execution of this statement, both parties shall endeavor to resolve it through friendly consultation; if consultation fails, either party may bring a lawsuit before the People’s Court in the jurisdiction where Chongqing Dongmai Cheng Technology Co., Ltd.(VCBeat) is located.
10.3 If VCBeat fails to exercise or enforce any rights or provisions of this service statement, such failure shall not constitute a waiver of those rights or provisions.
10.4 If any provision of this statement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part for any reason, the remaining provisions of this agreement shall remain valid and binding.
10.5 When you log in to or use third-party products or services through a VCBeat account, in addition to complying with this agreement, you must also comply with the specific usage rules of the third-party product or service.
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