Updated: September 1, 2024
(1) Introduction
Hong Kong China Tourism Press (hereinafter referred to as "We" or "the Company") takes your privacy very seriously. We take all reasonable precautions and comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding the protection of personal data to protect the security of your personal data from misuse. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to help you understand the collection, storage and use of your personal information by the Company.
(2) Purposes and Uses of Personal Data Collected
You are not required to provide any personal information in order to browse and use our website. When you participate in our activities, register as a member, apply to become a VIP customer or apply to become a contributor to use our services or online content, we will collect your personal information to enable us to provide services to you. You may refuse to provide us with personal information, but in that case, we may not be able to provide you with the Services. By providing us with personal information, you consent to our use of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy Statement.
The personal information we collect from you may be used for the following purposes, including but not limited to:
- To identify you and any account you open with us.
- To provide you with customer service and communications, such as processing and responding to your enquiries, suggestions or complaints.
- To provide you with products and shopping services, such as processing orders, billing, and fulfilling orders.
- In order to fulfill our contract with you, we may need to obtain your credit card, mobile payment device and bank account information to process your payment.
- Designing specific promotional offers;
- Direct marketing of our services, business partners' products and services (see "Direct Marketing");
- Conducting advertising campaigns, including targeted advertising;
- Conducting customer surveys and organizing events for our customers; fulfilling our obligations to maintain records of our activities;
- Conducting market research, statistical analysis, behavioral and preference analysis to help us better understand our customers' needs and to improve the quality of our services and products;
- To make recommendations to you about our services or services of interest to you;
- To prevent and deter fraud;
- Audit purposes;
- To comply with legal, regulatory or compliance requirements, to deal with enquiries or requests for legal advice from law enforcement agencies or regulatory bodies;
- Any other purposes directly related to the original purpose for which the personal data was collected.
We will only collect personal data that are necessary for, or directly related to, the fulfillment of the specified purposes. If we intend to use personal data for purposes other than those stated above, we will obtain your consent before using your personal data.
The personal information we collect may include, but is not limited to:
- Your personal and contact information, such as name, gender, date of birth, identity card or passport number, telephone number, social media links, email address, residential address, mailing address and/or billing address;
- Your business information, such as company name and title, business registration number;
- Your payment or credit card information;
- Your computer or mobile device IP address, real-time location information, browser settings, browsing history and/or other Internet log information;
- Any other personal data that you voluntarily provide to us.
(3) Sources of Personal Data
We may obtain your personal information in the following means, including but not limited to:
- Information provided directly by you, such as information provided when registering for an account, shopping online, applying to become a VIP user, applying to become a contributor, in person, contacting us by phone, email or any social media platform to inquire or provide information;
- Information obtained directly from your device, such as computer or mobile device IP address, real-time location information, browser settings, browsing history, referrals to our Platform, and other Internet records;
- Participation in our activities or promotions, such as offline or online marketing campaigns, subscriptions, contests, sweepstakes, surveys;
- Social media, such as social media screen names, content, other information posted on social media pages or information in your public social media profile;
- Online advertising.
You may choose not to provide us with the requested personal information, but if you choose not to, we may not be able to offer you our products, services, or benefits, or you may not be able to log in to our platforms or use certain features. You have the right to ask us to provide you with personal information about yourself and to correct, update or delete such information.
We will process (including but not limited to collecting, storing, retaining, using, transferring and disclosing) the information you provide to us in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations. We will ensure that your information is secure, accurate and up-to-date and will not store it for longer than necessary.
(4) Use of Cookies
Cookies are text files that are automatically stored by your browser on your computer or other Internet-related device when you browse or use the Website and the Services. We use cookies for a variety of purposes.
- To recognize you when you browse our website and mobile applications;
- To obtain information about your preferences, reading and browsing behavior, online activities and Internet usage;
- To keep track of the items stored in your shopping cart and to assist you with the checkout process;
- To conduct research and statistical analysis to help us improve our services and better understand the requirements and interests of our visitors and guests;
- To provide advertisements that are tailored to your personal interests and to run our, our business partners' and our advertisers' promotional and advertising programs more effectively;
- To make your online activities more efficient and experience better;
- To make security measures more stringent.
Cookies collect anonymous aggregate statistical information and do not include personal contact information such as name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. The information collected is only used to analyze the Website and its services, and will not be provided to third parties.
If you do not want to allow the use of cookies, you can adjust the settings on your web browser and electronic devices. By disabling cookies, you acknowledge that you may not be able to use certain features of our web and mobile applications.
In addition to the use of cookies, we may also collect information about you automatically through our mobile applications or online platforms, such as Web Server Logs. Web Server Logs are records of your activities when you browse a website using a mobile device or a personal computer. For example, a Web Server Log may record keywords you have searched for or links you have visited, it may also record information about your browser such as your IP address and the cookies installed by the server on your browser, and the information collected by automated means may be used for some of our purposes.
(5) Direct Marketing Purposes
The Company, affiliated companies and partners may use your personal information for direct marketing purposes, but we need to obtain your consent. The Company, Affiliated Companies and Partners may use your personal information to directly market our products and services to you through emails, mobile application notifications, social media links, short messages, text/image/video messages, phone calls or postal mail.
If you do not want your personal data to be used by the Company for direct marketing, you may make a written request by emailing support@cheerimages.com.
(6) Confidentiality, Disclosure and Security of Personal Data
Personal data collected and held by us relating to you will be kept confidential, but the Company may disclose such data to the following parties if necessary to comply with legal obligations or requirements under the law, or to provide services to you, or to carry out the original or directly related purposes for which the data was collected:
- Third party business partners who provide services related to products, programs and events;
- Staff, agents, consultants, auditors, contractors or third party service providers who provide services or advice in connection with the operation of the Company and the Website;
- In the event that such person or company believes that legal action against you is warranted on certain grounds, including but not limited to infringement of intellectual property rights or other civil claims, your personal data will be passed to the appropriate third party for the purpose of identifying and taking legal action against you;
- Government departments or statutory authorities, agencies or organizations;
- Other subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company, or agents;
- Other third parties as required or authorized by law;
- Other parties with your consent.
We will maintain appropriate measures to protect the confidentiality and security of your personal data collected and processed by us against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use.
(7) Third Party Websites
This Privacy Policy applies only to our website and not to any other third party website. The Website may provide links or references to other websites or resources, and when you click and link to third party websites, you will be subject to their privacy policies. Please note that we have no control over these websites and links that are not operated by the Company and we are not responsible for these personal information practices. Any visit to or use of other websites is at your own risk.
(8) Children's Personal Information
The Services are designed for a general audience, not including children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect or request personal information from children under the age of 18 through the Services. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 18, we will immediately delete that information from our records. If you believe that a child under the age of 18 may have provided us with personal information, please contact us as described in the How to Contact Us section below.
(9) Access, Correction and Enquiry
You may request a copy of your personal information or request that your personal information be updated, corrected or deleted by writing to us. For the purpose of protecting your privacy and peace of mind, we will need to verify your identity if you request access to your personal data.
(10) How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, you can contact us by email at support@cheerimages.com.
(11) Updates to the Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy Statement may be updated by the Company from time to time without notice by posting it on our website at https://www.cheerimages.com. Your continued use of the Website, the Services, or your failure to delete your account with the Company after such updates signifies your agreement to the changes to the Privacy Policy. If you object to any of the changes, you should immediately terminate your account and stop using the Website, pages and services.
This document is translated into English. In case of any discrepancies, the Chinese version shall prevail.
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