Privacy Policy

introduction

Xinhuanet Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "we") is fully aware of the importance of personal information to you and will do our best to protect your personal information. We are committed to maintaining your trust in us and abiding by the following principles to protect your personal information: the principle of consistency of rights and responsibilities, the principle of clear purpose, the principle of choice and consent, the principle of minimum necessity, the principle of ensuring security, the principle of subject participation, and the principle of openness and transparency. At the same time, we promise that we will take corresponding security protection measures to protect your personal information in accordance with the mature security standards of the industry.

Please read and understand this Privacy Policy carefully before using our products or services. It will help you understand how we collect, use, store, and share your relevant information when using all of our related services (including but not limited to online information, online interaction, etc., hereinafter referred to as "Services"), as well as the ways we provide you with to access, update, control and protect this information. Among them, we have highlighted the important contents such as the terms related to your personal information rights and interests in bold, so please pay special attention.

If you do not agree to any of the terms of this Privacy Policy, you may choose to stop using our services; when you use or continue to use our services, it means that you agree that we will collect, use, store and share your relevant information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or related matters, please contact us at xhwkhd@news.cn.

about Us

The developer and operator of the "Xinhuanet" APP is Xinhuanet Co., Ltd.

1. Information We May Collect and How We Collect It

When we provide services, we may collect, store and use the following information about you. If you do not provide relevant information, you may not be able to register as our user or enjoy certain services we provide, or achieve the intended effects of the relevant services.

1. Information you provide to us

  • 1. The personal information you provide to us when you register an account or use our services, such as your mobile phone number;
  • 2. The shared information you provide to other parties through our services, and the information stored when you use our services.

(II) Your information we obtain

When you use our services, we may collect the following information:

  • 1. Log information refers to technical information that the system may automatically collect through cookies or other similar technical means when you use our services, including:

    • (1) Device or software information, such as configuration information provided by your mobile device, web browser or other programs used to access our services, your Internet Protocol ("IP") address and the version and device identifier used by your mobile device;
    • (2) Information you search or browse when using our services, such as the web search terms you use, the URL addresses of social media pages you visit, and other information and content details you browse or request when using our services;
    • (3) Information about the mobile applications (APPs) and other software you have used, and information about your use of such mobile applications and software;
    • (4) Information about your communications through our services, such as the account you used to communicate, as well as the time, data, and duration of communications;
    • (5) Information (metadata) contained in the content you share through our services, such as the date, time or location of the shared photos or videos taken or uploaded.

  • 2. Location information refers to the URLs of your source and destination websites that we receive when you turn on the device positioning function and use the related location-based services we provide. We also obtain information about your IP address, proxy server, operating system, web browser and add-ons, device identification code and characteristics, and/or Internet service provider or mobile operator. If you use our "Services" through a mobile device, the device will send us your location data based on your mobile device settings. We will ask for your permission before using GPS or other tools to confirm your exact location. Information collected about your location includes:

    • (1) Your geographic location information collected through GPS or WIFI when you use our services through a mobile device with positioning function;
    • (2) Real-time information containing your geographic location provided by you or other users, such as information about your location contained in the account information you provide, shared information uploaded by you or others showing your current or past geographic location, and geo-tag information contained in photos shared by you or others;
    • (3) You can stop the collection of your geographic location information by turning off the positioning function.
  • 3. When you use the camera photo or video function to set an avatar or upload pictures or video files, we will apply for permission to use your camera and album, which is necessary to realize such functions.
  • The above services may require you to authorize us to enable access to your location (GPS), camera (camera), photo album (photo gallery), microphone, etc. in your device to enable the collection and use of information involved in these services. You can decide to turn these permissions on or off at any time in the settings of your phone or device. When you turn on these permissions, it means that you authorize us to collect and use these personal information to achieve the above functions. When you turn off the permissions, it means that you cancel these authorizations, and we will no longer continue to collect and use your personal information, and we will not be able to provide you with the above functions corresponding to these authorizations. Your decision to turn off permissions will not affect the processing of personal information previously performed based on your authorization.

Please be especially reminded that the information collected in the process of providing services that can identify users alone or in combination with other information will be processed and protected as your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy during the period of combined use; if the information cannot identify your personal identity alone or in combination with other information, it does not constitute your personal information in the legal sense.

4. We will conduct user real-name authentication, user status identification, user portrait analysis, user rating assessment, anti-fraud and wool-party risk control based on the registration information submitted and authorized by you (including: name, ID number, mobile phone number, etc.) and the basic data information capabilities of telecom operators. We will also combine the social circle identification capabilities and location information capabilities provided by the operator to conduct risk control management and association map construction for news comments and user message boards, and strictly control fraud and reactionary activities.

(III) Channels of information collection

We may collect and use your information through cookies and similar technologies, and store such information as log information for the following purposes:

  • 1. Remember your identity. For example, cookies help us identify you as our registered user, or save your preferences or other information you provide to us;
  • 2. Analyze your use of our services. For example, we may use cookies and similar technologies to understand what activities you use our services for, or which web pages or services are most popular with you.

(IV) If the platform service decides to cease operation, we will stop collecting your personal information after the relevant service ceases operation. We will deliver the notice of cessation of operation to you in the form of an announcement. We will delete or anonymize your personal information that we already hold, unless otherwise provided by laws and regulations. If it involves children's personal information, we will take necessary and reasonable measures to promptly inform the children's guardians of the notice of cessation of operation.

2. How we may use your information

We may use the information collected in the process of providing you with services for the following purposes:

  • 1. Provide you with the services you use and maintain and improve these services;
  • 2. When we provide services, for identity verification, customer service, security prevention, fraud monitoring, archiving and backup purposes to ensure the security of the products and services we provide to you;
  • 3. Location information used to locate local channels. If you refuse to use the local channel location service we provide, you can turn it off or cancel it at any time in [Personal Center] - [More Settings]. Turning it off or canceling it will make you unable to use the service, but it will not affect your use of other services.
  • 4. Help us design new services and improve our existing services;
  • 5. Software certification or management software upgrade;
  • 6. Allow you to participate in surveys about our products and services.

III. Information We May Share

Except in the following circumstances, we will not share or transfer your personal information to a third party without your consent, or the personal information shared or transferred is anonymized or de-identified information, and the third party sharing the information cannot re-identify the natural person subject of such information:

  • (I) To perform our obligations in the Xinhuanet Client User Registration Agreement or this Privacy Policy and safeguard our legitimate rights and interests, and to comply with applicable laws and regulations, safeguard the public interest, or protect the personal and property safety or legitimate rights and interests of us or our affiliates, our customers, other users or employees;
  • (2) In accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations or the requirements of administrative or government agencies or judicial institutions;
  • (III) You need to disclose to a third party when you violate relevant Chinese laws and regulations, or violate the relevant agreements signed between you and us (including electronic agreements signed online), or violate the relevant rules of our platform.
  • (IV) As our business continues to develop, we and our affiliates may conduct mergers, acquisitions, asset transfers or similar transactions, and your personal information may be transferred as part of such transactions. We will notify you before the transfer and protect your legal rights and interests in accordance with all applicable laws and administrative regulations.

IV. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We will not share your personal information with any other third party except as follows.

(I) With your explicit consent or authorization or your active choice.

(II) Sharing under legal circumstances. We may share your personal information externally in accordance with laws and regulations, the needs of litigation dispute resolution, or the requirements of administrative or judicial authorities in accordance with the law.

(III) Sharing with third-party service providers. You authorize and agree that we may entrust third-party service providers to provide you with certain services or perform functions on our behalf. We will only share your information for the legitimate, proper, necessary, specific and clear purposes stated in this Privacy Information Protection Policy. We will assess the data security capabilities and data sharing risks of third-party service providers before data sharing, and will restrict them through agreements to only access the information required to perform their duties, and we shall not use your personal information for any other purpose. If your personal information is used beyond the purpose of sharing, we will require them to follow your explicit consent separately.

Our products may integrate third-party SDKs or other similar applications for the purposes of push, sharing, screen casting, login, prevention of malicious programs and anti-cheating, improving service security, ensuring operational quality and efficiency, etc., and may collect your geographic location, device information (including Android ID, MAC address, International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI), iOS Advertising Identifier (IDFA), Anonymous Device Identifier (OAID), International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI)), mobile phone number, application list information, operator information, network information, service log information, etc.

SDK abbreviation: Umeng+

Partners: Umeng Tongxin (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Ruixun Lingtong Technology Co., Ltd.

Purpose of cooperation: To provide client content sharing and message push services

Personal information collection method: embedding third-party SDKs, which collect and transmit personal information

Scope of personal information collection: device serial number, Android ID, device information (IMEI, MAC address, IDFA, OpenUDID, GUID, SIM card IMSI, geographic location, etc.)

You can visit https://www.umeng.com/policy to learn about Umeng+'s privacy policy.

SDK abbreviation: UTDevice

Partner: Beijing Innovation Lezhi Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Purpose of cooperation: To provide basic data acquisition functions, integrated into Umeng SDK

Personal information collection method: embedding third-party SDKs, which collect and transmit personal information

Scope of personal information collection: device serial number, Android ID, device information (IMEI, MAC address, IDFA, OpenUDID, GUID, SIM card serial number, IMSI, geographic location, etc.)

You can visit https://www.umeng.com/policy to learn about Umeng+'s privacy policy.

SDK abbreviation: China Telecom One-click Login SDK

Partner: Century Dragon Information Network Co., Ltd.

Purpose of cooperation: To provide one-click login service using mobile phone number

Personal information collection method: embedding third-party SDKs, which collect and transmit personal information

Scope of personal information collection: Android ID, phone number, IMEI, IMSI, application process information, network connection type, network status information, network address, operator type, mobile device type, mobile device manufacturer, mobile operating system type and version

You can visit https://e.189.cn/sdk/agreement/detail.do?hidetop=true&appKey= to learn about the privacy policy of Tianyi password-free login service

SDK abbreviation: Sensors Data SDK

Partner: Sensors Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

Purpose of cooperation: To provide sensor analysis functions

Personal information collection method: embedding third-party SDKs, which collect and transmit personal information

Scope of personal information collection: device attribute information (IMEI, Android ID, OAID, IDFA, IDFV, MAC address, IMSI information), device connection information (browser type, telecom operator, language used), IP, geographic location information

You can visit https://www.sensorsdata.cn/compliance/privacy.html to learn about the Sensors Data Service Privacy Policy

SDK abbreviation: LeBo Cloud SDK

Partner: Shenzhen Lebo Technology Co., Ltd.

Purpose of cooperation: To provide video projection function within the client

Personal information collection method: embedding third-party SDKs, which collect and transmit personal information

Scope of personal information collection: collection of device information (including device name, device model, device brand, device service provider, hardware serial number, Android ID, software installation list, SIM card serial number, MAC address, Wifi Mac address, OAID, IMEI, IMSI, IDFA, DIFV, device ID, application process list, operating system and software version, device status, network status), Internet access history, log information, IP address, location information, clipboard content information

You can visit https://www.lebo.cn/mobile/privacy.html to learn about LeBo Cast's privacy policy.

SDK abbreviation: Tencent browsing service SDK

Partner: Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Co., Ltd.

Purpose of cooperation: To provide web browsing function in the client

Personal information collection method: embedding third-party SDKs, which collect and transmit personal information

Scope of personal information collection: device information (device model, operating system, CPU type), application information (application package name, version number), Wi-Fi status and parameters, location information

You can visit https://x5.tencent.com/docs/privacy.html to learn about Tencent Browsing Service Privacy Policy

SDK abbreviation: Bugly online exception log collection SDK

Partner: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

Purpose of cooperation: To provide client online abnormal log collection function

Personal information collection method: embedding third-party SDKs, which collect and transmit personal information

Scope of personal information collection: device ID (including: Android ID), network information, system name, system version and country code

You can visit https://static.bugly.qq.com/bugly-sdk-privacy-statement.pdf to learn about Bugly's online exception log collection privacy policy.

SDK abbreviation: HttpDns service SDK

Partner: Alibaba Cloud Computing Co., Ltd.

Purpose of cooperation: Domain name resolution service, used to provide client connection network function

Personal information collection method: embedding third-party SDKs, which collect and transmit personal information

Scope of personal information collection: WIFI Mac address, IMEI and operator information, network type, network name

You can visit https://terms.aliyun.com/legal-agreement/terms/suit_bu1_ali_cloud/suit_bu1_ali_cloud202108111133_15842.html to learn about the HttpDns service privacy policy.

SDK abbreviation: VBS

Partner: Beijing Kuake Factor Technology Co., Ltd.

Purpose of cooperation: To provide users with digital avatar costumes for Xinhuanet's "Shanhai China" metaverse

Personal information collection method: embedding Xinhuanet client SDK, SDK background interface collects and transmits personal information

Scope of personal information collection: Xinhua login information, including user nickname, mobile phone number, IP address

You can visit https://backend.virtualbeings.cn:8070/private/agreements/privacy-policy.html to learn about VBS Anthropomorphism+ privacy policy

SDK abbreviation: Sina Weibo

Partner: Beijing Weimeng Chuangke Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Purpose of cooperation: To help users share information on Weibo

Scope of personal information collection: Wi-Fi list, device identifier (MAC address, BSSID, SSID)

Personal information collection method: embedding third-party SDKs, which collect and transmit personal information

You can visit https://weibo.com/signup/v5/privacy to learn about Sina's service privacy policy.

SDK abbreviation: Tencent SDK (WeChat sharing)

Partner: Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Co., Ltd.

Purpose of cooperation: To help users share information on WeChat

Scope of personal information collection: location information, operator information, application list, Wi-Fi list, device information (MAC address, BSSID, SSID, AndroidID)

You can visit https://privacy.qq.com/ to learn about Tencent service privacy policy

SDK abbreviation: QQ Internet

Partner: Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Co., Ltd.

Purpose of cooperation: To help users share information on QQ

Scope of personal information collection: location information, operator information, application list, Wi-Fi list, device information (MAC address, BSSID, SSID)

You can visit https://privacy.qq.com/ to learn about the QQ service privacy policy.

If the above-mentioned third-party service providers collect the aforementioned information and information leakage occurs, the relevant third-party service providers shall bear the corresponding legal responsibilities.

Please rest assured that unless we have your explicit consent, we will not share personal information that can contact or identify you with authorized partners. We will de-identify personal information that can identify you so that authorized partners cannot identify your specific identity.

V. How do we protect your information security?

(I) We have used security measures that meet industry standards to protect the personal information you provide to prevent unauthorized access, public disclosure, use, modification, damage or loss of your data. We will take all reasonable and feasible measures to protect your personal information.

(II) We will take all reasonable and feasible measures to ensure that no irrelevant personal information is collected. We will only retain your personal information for the period necessary to achieve the purposes stated in this policy, unless the retention period needs to be extended or is permitted by law.

(III) We will use various security technologies and procedures to prevent the loss, improper use, unauthorized reading or disclosure of information. For example, in some services, we will use encryption technology (such as SSL) to protect the personal information you provide.

(IV) Although reasonable and effective measures have been taken and the standards required by relevant laws and regulations have been complied with, please understand that due to technical limitations and various possible malicious means, in the Internet industry, even if we do our best to strengthen security measures, it is impossible to always guarantee 100% security of information. You need to understand that the system and communication network you use to access our services may have problems due to factors beyond our control.

(V) After a personal information security incident unfortunately occurs, we will promptly inform you in accordance with the requirements of laws and regulations: the basic situation and possible impact of the security incident, the disposal measures we have taken or will take, suggestions for you to prevent and reduce risks on your own, and remedial measures for you, etc. We will promptly inform you of the relevant situation of the incident by email, letter, phone, push notification, etc. When it is difficult to inform the subject of personal information one by one, we will take reasonable and effective means to issue an announcement. At the same time, we will also proactively report the disposal of personal information security incidents in accordance with the requirements of the regulatory authorities.

VI. Information you share

(I) Your personal information is an important part of our service to you. We will comply with the law and assume confidentiality obligations for your information, but we may publicly share your relevant information with all users of the service, such as comments or questions you post in our service (including your account nickname and avatar information), your responses to information posted by others, and location data and log information related to this information. Other users of our service may also share information related to you (including location data and log information). As long as you do not delete this information, it will remain in the sharing area; even if you delete this information, the relevant information may still be independently cached, copied or stored by other users or unrelated third parties not under our control, or saved by other users or such third parties in other areas.

Therefore, please carefully consider the content of the information you upload, publish and communicate through our services. In some cases, you can control the scope of users who have the right to view your shared information through the privacy settings of some of our services. If you want to delete your relevant information from our services, please do so through the methods provided in the special service terms.

(II) Certain personal information may be considered sensitive personal information due to its particularity, such as your race, religion, personal health and medical information, etc. Sensitive personal information is more strictly protected than other personal information.

Please note that the content and information you provide, upload or publish when using our services (such as photos of your social activities) may reveal your sensitive personal information. You need to carefully consider whether to disclose relevant sensitive personal information when using our services.

VII. Your Rights

In accordance with relevant Chinese laws, regulations, and standards, as well as common practices in other countries and regions, we guarantee that you can exercise the following rights over your personal information:

1. Accessing your personal information

You have the right to access your personal information, except for exceptions provided by laws and regulations. If you want to exercise your right to access data, you can access it yourself in the following ways: View it in [Personal Center] - [Account Settings].

(II) Correcting your personal information

If you find that the personal information we process about you is wrong, you have the right to make corrections yourself. You can make correction requests through the methods listed in "(I) Accessing Your Personal Information".

(III) Deleting your personal information

You may request us to delete your personal information in the following circumstances:

1. If our handling of personal information violates laws and regulations;

2. If we collect and use your personal information without your consent;

3. If our handling of personal information violates the agreement with you;

4. If you no longer use our products or services, or you cancel your account;

5. If we no longer provide products or services to you.

If we decide to respond to your deletion request, we will also notify the entities that obtained your personal information from us and request them to delete it in a timely manner, unless otherwise provided by laws and regulations, or these entities obtain your independent authorization. When you delete information from our services, we may not immediately delete the corresponding information from the backup system, but we will delete the information when the backup is updated.

(IV) Changing the scope of your authorization

Each business function requires some basic personal information to be completed. For the collection and use of additional personal information, you will be notified in the form of a pop-up window to obtain your authorization and consent.

If you disagree, we will no longer process the corresponding personal information. If you disagree, it will not affect the previous processing of personal information based on your authorization.

(V) Personal Information Subject Cancelling Account

You can cancel your previously registered account at any time. You can do it yourself in the following ways: Go to [Personal Center] - [Account Settings] and follow the prompts to cancel your account.

After canceling your account, we will stop providing you with products or services and delete your personal information upon your request, unless otherwise provided by laws and regulations.

(VI) Responding to your above requests

For security reasons, you may need to provide a written request or prove your identity in other ways. We may ask you to verify your identity before processing your request.

We will respond within thirty days. If you are not satisfied, you can contact us at xhwkhd@news.cn.

In principle, we do not charge fees for your reasonable requests, but we will charge a certain cost for repeated requests that exceed reasonable limits. We may reject requests that are unreasonably repeated, require too many technical means (for example, require the development of new systems or fundamentally change existing practices), pose risks to the legitimate rights and interests of others, or are extremely impractical (for example, involving information stored on backup tapes).

We will be unable to respond to your request in the following circumstances:

1. Related to the personal information controller’s performance of obligations prescribed by laws and regulations;

2. Directly related to national security and national defense security;

3. Directly related to public safety, public health, and major public interests;

4. Directly related to criminal investigation, prosecution, trial and execution of judgment;

5. The personal information controller has sufficient evidence to show that the personal information subject has subjective malice or abuses his rights;

6. For the purpose of protecting the life, property and other major legitimate rights and interests of the subject of personal information or other individuals, but it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual;

7. Responding to the request of the Personal Information Subject will cause serious damage to the legitimate rights and interests of the Personal Information Subject or other individuals or organizations;

8. Involving commercial secrets.

8. How your personal information is transferred globally

In principle, the personal information we collect and generate within the territory of the People's Republic of China will be stored within the territory of the People's Republic of China.

Because we provide products or services through resources and servers around the world, this means that, with your authorization and consent, your personal information may be transferred to or accessed from jurisdictions outside the country where you use the products or services.

Such jurisdictions may have different data protection laws or even no relevant laws. In such cases, we will ensure that your personal information is adequately protected as in the People's Republic of China. For example, we will ask for your consent to the cross-border transfer of personal information, or implement security measures such as data de-identification before cross-border data transfer.

IX. Minors Clauses

If you are a minor under the age of 18, you should read and agree to this Privacy Policy under the supervision and guidance of your parents or other guardians before using our services.

We protect the personal information of minors in accordance with relevant national laws and regulations, and will only collect, use, store, share, transfer or disclose the personal information of minors when permitted by law, with the explicit consent of parents or other guardians, or when necessary to protect minors.

10. Scope of application and exceptions of this Privacy Policy

(I) Except for certain specific services, all of our services are subject to this Privacy Policy. These specific services will be subject to specific privacy policies. The specific privacy policies for certain specific services will explain in more detail how we use your information in such services. The privacy policy of such specific service constitutes part of this Privacy Policy. If there is any inconsistency between the privacy policy of the relevant specific service and this Privacy Policy, the privacy policy of the specific service shall apply.

(II) Our services may include or link to social media or other services (including websites) provided by third parties, which may be operated by the relevant third parties or us. Your use of such third-party social media services or other services (including any personal information you provide to such third parties) is subject to the third party's terms of service and privacy policy, and you need to read their terms carefully.

This Privacy Policy applies only to the information we collect and does not apply to any services provided by any third party or the information usage rules of any third party. We assume no responsibility for any third party's use of the information you provide, regardless of whether your login, browsing or use of the above software or website is based on our links or guidance.

XI. Amendments and Notices of this Privacy Policy

In order to provide you with better services, we will issue an updated version and remind you of updates to relevant content. We may revise the terms of this Privacy Policy from time to time, and such revisions shall constitute part of this Privacy Policy.

Without your explicit consent, we will not reduce the rights you are entitled to under this Personal Information Protection Policy. We will publish any changes to this policy on this page. For major changes, we will also notify you by posting a prominent reminder on the homepage or in other ways before the revision takes effect. In this case, you can choose to stop using our services; if you continue to use our services, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy. Major changes referred to in this policy include but are not limited to:

(1) Our service model undergoes major changes, such as the purpose of processing personal information, the type of personal information processed, and the way personal information is used;

(ii) We have major changes in our ownership structure, organizational structure, etc., such as changes in ownership caused by business adjustments, bankruptcy, mergers and acquisitions, etc.;

(3) Changes in the primary recipients of personal information sharing, transfer, or public disclosure;

(IV) There are significant changes in your rights to participate in the processing of personal information and the way in which you exercise them;

(V) When our responsible department for handling personal information security, contact information and complaint channels change.

12. How to contact us

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about this Personal Information Protection Policy, please contact us at xhwkhd@news.cn.

This Agreement is signed in Xicheng District, Beijing, People's Republic of China. All disputes, claims or other matters arising from the effectiveness, performance, interpretation of this Agreement and the use of our platform or services or related to this Agreement shall be subject to the laws of the People's Republic of China (for the purpose of this Agreement, the laws of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are not included). All disputes between you and us and our affiliates or our products or services shall be resolved through friendly negotiation. If the negotiation fails, you agree that both parties shall submit the dispute to the court with jurisdiction over the place where this Agreement is signed to resolve it.


You confirm again that you have read and fully understood the above terms in their entirety.

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