BOE HC SemiTek Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “BOE HC SemiTek” or “we”) respects your privacy and strives to protect the security of your personal information.
Before you submit personal information to us, please read and understand this BOE HC SemiTek Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as “this Privacy Policy”).
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, transfer or otherwise process your personal information. This Privacy Policy helps you understand the following contents:
1. What personal information we process about you
2. Purposes and legal bases for processing your personal information
3. How we protect and store your personal information
4. How we share, transfer and disclose your personal information
5. Your rights
6. How we use Cookies
7. Cross‑border transfer of your personal information
8. How we protect children’s personal information
9. Updates to this Privacy Policy
10. How to contact us
This Privacy Policy applies to services we provide to you through the official website of BOE HC SemiTek (including hcsemitek.com and its sub‑pages) (hereinafter referred to as “this Website”).
The processing of your personal information for other BOE HC SemiTek products or services shall be specified in separate privacy policies published for such specific products or services, or in notices provided at the time personal information is collected. To enrich your experience, products or services provided by third parties (including BOE HC’s affiliates) may be available. You may choose whether to access such contents or links, or use third‑party products or services. We have no control over third‑party products or services and cannot control any of your personal information held by third parties. Personal information protection issues arising from your use of any third‑party products or services shall not be governed by this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions, suggestions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, or requests and inquiries concerning your personal information, please send an email to xxxx@hcsemitek.com.
1.1 Information You Voluntarily Provide
Personal contact information. When you contact us, provide comments, suggestions or inquiries, make investor appointments for factory visits to BOE HC SemiTek, book live broadcasts, participate in our online or offline events, subscribe to marketing materials, etc., you may leave your contact information including your name, company name, job title, email address, phone number, etc. You are not obliged to provide personal information. However, in certain circumstances, if you choose not to provide such information, we may be unable to provide relevant products or services, respond to your requests or resolve issues you encounter.
1.2 Information We Obtain When You Use Our Services
Cookies. This Website uses cookies or similar technologies which collect information about your use of services, such as applications used, websites visited and how you interact with content provided via the services. Please refer to the Cookies section of this Privacy Policy for further details.
2.1 Purposes for Processing Your Personal Information
Depending on our relationship with you and the products and services we provide, we may use collected information for the following purposes:
(1) Improve user experience;
(2) Provide services or implement specific functions at your request;
(3) Evaluate and analyze markets, customers, products and services (including conducting customer surveys) to improve and develop our products and services;
(4) Enhance your security or provide customer support;
(5) Use various personal information for commercial purposes, including but not limited to providing value‑added services, advertisements, marketing or other activities to third parties;
(6) Comply with requests from judicial or government authorities;
(7) Other circumstances beneficial to users and BOE HC, which do not violate applicable laws and regulations or other purposes consented by you.
2.2 Legal Bases for Processing Your Personal Information
As our business evolves, our products and services may be adjusted and modified. When we intend to process your personal information for purposes different from those you previously consented to, our products or services will seek your prior consent and you may choose whether to agree to such changes.
Subject to applicable laws and regulations, we may collect and process your relevant personal information without obtaining your authorization and consent under any of the following circumstances:
(1) Necessary for us to perform statutory obligations or statutory duties;
(2) Necessary for concluding or performing a contract to which you are a party;
(3) Necessary for responding to public health emergencies or protecting a natural person’s life, health and property safety in emergency situations;
(4) Process, within a reasonable scope, personal information publicly disclosed by you or otherwise lawfully disclosed;
(5) Other circumstances stipulated by laws and regulations.
Special reminder: Information that cannot identify your personal identity either independently or in combination with other information shall not constitute personal information within the meaning of law. Where your information can identify your personal identity independently or in combination with other information, or where we combine data that cannot be linked to any specific individual with your other personal information, such combined information shall be treated and protected as your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy during such combination.
3.1 Security Measures Adopted by Us
We adopt appropriate physical, organizational and technical security measures to strive to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification, damage, loss or other unlawful processing. We endeavor to protect your personal information; however, please note that no security measure is absolutely secure.
In the event of security incidents such as personal information leakage, we will take timely remedial measures to prevent escalation of such incidents and notify you via push notifications, announcements or other forms.
3.2 Storage Period of Your Personal Information
We will store your personal information for the period necessary to achieve the purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy, unless an extended storage period is required or permitted by law.
If you request deletion of your personal information, we will comply with your request in the absence of special legal requirements. We reserve the right to delete your personal information at any time without prior notice, and we shall not be liable for any compensation arising from such deletion.
If you wish to obtain further information regarding the retention period of your personal information, you may contact us via xxxxxxx@hcsemitek.com.
3.3 Storage Location of Your Personal Information
Your personal information is processed by our servers located within the People’s Republic of China. Our web‑operation and technical teams are located within the People’s Republic of China.
Article 4 How We Share, Transfer and Disclose Your Personal Information
We may share your personal information with third‑party business partners to provide you with services. We share information with them on a minimum‑necessary basis, enter into data‑processing agreements with such partners, prohibit them from using obtained information for purposes other than providing relevant services, and require them to strictly comply with applicable data‑privacy‑protection laws and regulations to safeguard your privacy. If our business partners use your information for purposes not authorized by us, they shall obtain your separate consent.
Depending on your country/region and the product inquiries you make, we may share your personal information with our affiliates to respond to your requests. You may contact us via xxxxxx@hcsemitek.com for detailed information about relevant affiliates.
Circumstances under which we may share information with our affiliates and third‑party partners are set out below:
| Third‑party Name | Types of Shared Personal Information | Purpose of Sharing |
|---|---|---|
| BOE HC SemiTek Affiliates | Information filled in by users on the “Message Board” page of this Website | For BOE HC affiliates to conduct customer follow‑up and sales‑lead tracking |
| Send marketing information to users by email or SMS as required by BOE HC |
In case of merger, division, acquisition or other circumstances involving transfer of your personal information, we will require the new company, organization or individual holding your personal information to remain bound by this Privacy Policy, and timely inform you of the transferee’s identity and contact details. Where the processing purposes or processing methods of your personal information are changed by the new company, organization or individual, your consent will be re‑obtained.
In addition, we may externally share your personal information in accordance with laws and regulations or mandatory requirements of competent government authorities.
With respect to your personal information processed by us, you have the following rights within the scope of applicable laws and regulations:
(1) You have the right to know how your personal information is processed and to access your personal information stored by us;
(2)
You have the right to object to or restrict our processing of your personal information under specific circumstances. Please note that under circumstances explicitly prescribed by law, we may still be obliged to continue processing your personal information and reject your request even if you object to or restrict such processing;
(3) You have the right to inspect and copy specific personal information of yours processed by us;
(4) You have the right to request us to correct or supplement your inaccurate or incomplete personal information;
(5) You have the right to request us to delete your personal information; please note that where we are required by law to retain such information, we shall still be obliged to retain it even upon your deletion request;
(6) You have the right to request us to interpret the applicable rules for processing your personal information;
(7) If you object to our personal‑information‑processing activities or this Privacy Policy, you have the right to file a complaint with relevant regulatory authorities.
If you wish to exercise the above‑mentioned rights or have any questions when exercising such rights, please contact us via the contact information provided under “How to Contact Us” in this Privacy Policy. Where applicable law requires, and where we process your personal information based on your consent, you also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness and validity of processing conducted prior to withdrawal based on your consent, nor shall it affect processing of your personal information based on other valid legal grounds.
Generally, we will not charge fees for your requests to exercise your rights, unless your requests exceed ordinary requirements.
When responding to your rights‑exercise requests, we may require you to submit a written request and verify your identity to ensure personal‑information security. We may reject requests if we have reasonable grounds to believe they are fraudulent, impracticable or prejudicial to the rights and interests of others.
Personal information collected and processed by us in the course of our operations within the People’s Republic of China will be stored within the People’s Republic of China. Nevertheless, as a multinational enterprise, we may also transfer your personal information to countries/regions outside where such information is collected, or permit access from such countries/regions. Personal‑information‑protection laws in those countries/regions may differ.
Regardless of where such personal information is processed, we will take all reasonable and necessary measures to ensure your data security, lawfully and timely inform you of destinations and recipients of transfers, and adopt measures to satisfy requirements under applicable laws and regulations, such as obtaining your prior consent and entering into necessary data‑transfer contracts with recipients.
Article 7 How We Use Cookies
This Website may use Cookies placed by us or third‑party service providers to collect and store your online‑preference information, deliver a good user experience and allow us to improve our products or services.
A Cookie is a plain‑text file stored by a web server on a computer or mobile device, usually containing an anonymous unique identifier, site name and certain numbers and characters. Cookies are created when a browser loads a specific website. The website sends information to the browser, which then creates a text file. Each time you revisit the same website, the browser retrieves and sends this file to the website server.
The entity placing Cookies on your device may recognize you across different websites, services, devices and/or browsing sessions via Cookies.
Cookies serve many purposes, for example delivering efficient browsing experiences, remembering your preferences and improving overall user experience. For instance, Cookies may tell us whether you have visited this Website before or whether you are a new visitor. For more information about Cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Our use of Cookies on this Website is as follows:
| Category | Name | Personal Information Involved | Purpose of Use | Scope of Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | think_language | No personal information stored | Used to identify the current language version of the content‑management system. This is a built‑in cookie of the system framework. | www.hcsemitek.com |
| is_lang | No personal data stored. Only identity‑recording records. No user personal data is stored. | Determine whether to pop‑up the “Privacy Notice” window. | www.hcsemitek.com | |
| PHPSESSID | No user personal data stored. | Record login information for content‑system administrators. | www.hcsemitek.com | |
| session | No user personal data stored. | Record login information for content‑system administrators. | www.hcsemitek.com | |
| Analytics & Functional | acw_tc | No personal‑privacy information is collected. Only anonymous access data is recorded. | Used for access‑volume restriction to prevent server overload; one of the traffic‑control mechanisms of Alibaba Cloud CDN. | www.hcsemitek.com |
| Hm_lpvt_f6aa... | Record the user’s current access time. | Enable website administrators to understand user‑access behaviors and website performance. | www.hcsemitek.com | |
| Hm_lvt_f6aa9... | Record the user’s first‑access time, last‑access time, number of visits, referring website, search keywords and other information. | Help website administrators understand user‑access behaviors and website traffic statistics. | www.hcsemitek.com | |
| HMACCOUNT_BFESS | Record visitor ID for the current site. | Help website administrators understand user‑access behaviors and website traffic statistics. | www.hcsemitek.com |
Except for Cookies strictly necessary for normal website operation and basic‑service delivery, other Cookies shall expire after their respective set lifetimes.
You may clear Cookies via your browser settings at any time to withdraw your consent to such Cookies. If you do so, you will need to manually adjust your user settings each time you visit our Website.
By accessing and using our services, you consent to the storage of Cookies on your device. In addition, you consent to our and the above‑mentioned third parties’ access to such Cookie information.
We attach great importance to the protection of minors’ personal information. Our Website and services are mainly intended for adults. If you are under 18 years of age, we recommend that your parents or legal guardians carefully read this Privacy Policy, and that you use our services or provide information to us only with the consent of your parents or legal guardians. If you are a child, you must obtain prior consent from your parents or guardians before using our services or providing information to us. Without parental or guardian consent, children shall not create their own personal‑information‑subject accounts. Where children’s personal information is collected with parental consent, we will use or disclose such information only where permitted by law, with explicit consent from parents or legal guardians, or where necessary to protect children.
We do not intentionally collect personal information from children (minors under 14 years of age). If we discover that we have collected children’s personal information without verifiable prior parental consent, we will delete such data as soon as practicable.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as applicable laws and regulations evolve and our business is adjusted. If this Privacy Policy is revised, we will publish the latest version on this page in a timely manner. For material changes, we will also provide more prominent notices, such as pop‑up windows when personal‑information‑subjects log into this Website, direct push notifications to personal‑information‑subjects upon Website use, emails, SMS messages, etc.
Material changes under this Privacy Policy include but are not limited to:
(1) Material changes to our service model, e.g. material changes to purposes, types of information or usage methods for personal‑information processing;
(2) Material changes in ownership structure or organizational structure, e.g. changes in ownership arising from business restructuring, bankruptcy or acquisition;
(3) Changes to main recipients for personal‑information sharing, transfer or public disclosure;
(4) Material changes to your rights in personal‑information processing and the ways to exercise such rights;
(5) Changes to the responsible department, contact information and complaint channels for personal‑information‑security processing;
(6) Where a personal‑information‑security‑impact‑assessment report indicates high‑risk situations.
Historical versions of this Privacy Policy will also be archived. You may consult historical versions by contacting us via the contact information provided under “How to Contact Us” in this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions, suggestions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, or requests and inquiries about your personal information, please email xxxxxx@hcsemitek.com
or contact us at: BOE HC SemiTek Corporation, Room 1501, International Financial Center, No. 58 Huajin Street, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province.
If you are dissatisfied with our reply, especially where our personal‑information‑processing activities infringe your legitimate rights and interests, you may file complaints or reports with regulatory authorities such as cyberspace‑administration, telecommunication, public‑security and market‑regulation authorities, or file lawsuits with people’s courts having jurisdiction.
Appendix: Definitions
(1)
Personal Information: Various types of information recorded electronically or by other means relating to identified or identifiable natural persons, excluding anonymized information, such as an individual’s name, mailing address, email address and telephone number. Where anonymized information is directly or indirectly associated with personal information, the resulting information shall also be deemed personal information.
(2)
Sensitive Personal Information: Personal information that, once leaked or unlawfully used, is likely to harm a natural‑person’s personal dignity or personal and property safety, including biometrics, religious beliefs, specific identities, medical‑health data, financial‑account data, location‑tracking data, as well as personal information of minors under 14 years of age. Within this Privacy Policy, Sensitive Personal Information will be marked in bold to draw your attention.
(3) Data Subject: A natural person identified by or associated with personal information.
(4) Child: A natural person under fourteen (14) years of age.
(5) Minor: A natural person under eighteen (18) years of age.
(6) Affiliate: Means each or all companies having an affiliated relationship with BOE
HC. “Affiliated relationship” means, with respect to any entity (including individuals, companies, partnerships, organizations or other entities), entities directly or indirectly controlled by it, entities that directly or indirectly control it, or entities under common direct or indirect control with it. “Control” mentioned above means the power, through voting‑right holdings, contracts or other means, to directly or indirectly give instructions or cause others to give instructions for management‑and‑decision‑making of the relevant entity, or other relationships constituting de‑facto control.
(7) Anonymization: A process of technical processing on personal information such that the data subject cannot be identified or associated, and the processed information cannot be restored.
