We take your privacy seriously. This privacy statement explains how www.homebridgechina.com ("we" or "us") collects, uses, shares, and processes your information.
Collection and Use of Personal Data
Personal information is data that can directly or indirectly identify you. Personal information also includes anonymous data linked to information that can directly or indirectly identify you. It does not include data that has been irreversibly anonymized or aggregated in such a way that we can no longer enable identification through combination with other information or otherwise.
Promoting Safety and Security
We adhere to the principles of legality, legitimacy, and transparency, use and process the minimal data within a limited scope of purposes, and adopt technical and administrative measures to secure the data. We use personal data to help verify accounts and user activity, and to promote safety and security, such as by monitoring fraud and investigating suspicious or potentially illegal activity or violations of our terms or policies. This processing is based on our legitimate interest in helping ensure the safety of our products and services.
Types of Personal Data We Collect and How We Use It
Data You Provide: We collect personal data you provide when you use our products and services or otherwise interact with us, such as when you create an account, contact us, participate in online surveys, use our online help or chat tools. If you make a purchase, we collect personal data related to the purchase. This includes your payment data, such as your credit card or debit card number and other card information, as well as other account and authentication information, and billing, delivery, and contact details.Data About Use of Our Services and Products: When you visit our websites/applications, we may collect data about the type of device you use, the device's unique identifier, the IP address of your device, the operating system, the type of Internet browser you use, usage information, diagnostic information, and location information from or about the computers, phones, or other devices on which you install or access our products or services. Where available, our services may use GPS, your IP address, and other technologies to determine a device's approximate location to improve our products and services.
Data About Use of Our Services and Products: When you visit our websites/applications, we may collect data about the type of device you use, the device's unique identifier, the IP address of your device, the operating system, the type of Internet browser you use, usage information, diagnostic information, and location information from or about the computers, phones, or other devices on which you install or access our products or services. Where available, our services may use GPS, your IP address, and other technologies to determine a device's approximate location to improve our products and services.
How We Use Your Personal Information
Generally, we use personal data to provide, improve, and develop our products and services, communicate with you, offer you targeted advertisements and services, and protect us and our customers.
Providing, Improving, and Developing Our Products and Services: We use personal data to help us provide, improve, and develop our products, services, and advertising. This includes using personal data for purposes such as data analysis, research, and audits. Such processing is based on our legitimate interest in offering you products and services and for business continuity. If you participate in a contest or other promotional activity, we may use the personal data you provide to administer those programs. Some of these activities have additional rules, which could contain further information about how we use personal data, so we suggest you read these rules carefully before participating.
Communicating with You: With your prior express consent, we may use personal data to send you marketing communications related to our own products and services, communicate with you about your account or transactions, and inform you about our policies and terms. If you no longer wish to receive email communications for marketing purposes, please contact us to opt-out. When you contact us, we may also use your information to process and respond to your requests. With your prior express consent, we may share your personal data with third-party partners who may send you marketing communications related to their products and services. With your prior express consent, we may use personal data to personalize your experience on our products and services and on third-party websites and applications and to determine the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns.
Note: For any data usage that requires your prior express consent, you should be aware that you can withdraw your consent by contacting us.
Definition of Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of text used to store information on web browsers. Cookies are widely used to store and receive identifiers and other information on computers, phones, and other devices. We also use other technologies, including data we store on your web browser or device, identifiers associated with your device, and other software, for similar purposes. In this Cookie Statement, we refer to all of these technologies as "cookies."
Use of Cookies
We use cookies to provide, protect, and improve our products and services, such as by personalizing content, offering and measuring advertisements, understanding user behavior, and providing a safer experience. Please note that the specific cookies we use may vary depending on the specific websites and services you use.
Disclosure of Personal Data
We provide certain personal data to strategic partners that work with us to provide our products and services or help us market to customers. We share personal data with these companies only to provide or improve our products, services, and advertising; it is not shared with third parties for their own marketing purposes without your prior express consent.
Disclosure, Storage, Transmission, and Processing of Data
Legal Obligations: In some cases, we are required by law to disclose your personal data to comply with various legal processes or governmental requests.
Enforcement of Terms and Protecting Our Rights: We may share your data with all our affiliated entities. If involved in a merger, reorganization, acquisition, joint venture, assignment, spin-off, transfer, or sale or disposal of all or any portion of our business, including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings, we may transfer any and all personal data to the relevant third party.
Compliance with Laws and Protection of Our Rights and the Rights of Others: We may be required to disclose personal data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.
Your Rights
We take reasonable steps to ensure your personal data is accurate, complete, and up to date. You have the right to access, correct, or delete the personal data we collect. You also have the right to restrict or object to further processing of your personal data. You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured and standard format. You may lodge a complaint with a data protection authority regarding the processing of your personal data. To protect your privacy and security, we may request data from you to confirm your identity and right to access such data, as well as to search for and provide you with the personal data we maintain. In some cases, applicable law or regulatory requirements allow or require us to refuse to provide or delete some or all of the personal data that we maintain. You can contact us to exercise your rights. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe, at least within 30 days.
Third-Party Websites and Services
When customers engage with links to third-party websites related to our services, due to third-party privacy policies, we do not undertake any obligation or liability under such policies. Our websites, products, and services may contain links to third-party websites, products, and services or allow you to access third-party websites, products, and services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties, nor are we responsible for the information or content of their products and services. This privacy statement only applies to data we collect through our products and services. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party website, product, or service before proceeding with its use.
Data Security, Integrity, and Retention
We use reasonable technical, administrative, and physical security measures to protect your data and to prevent unauthorized access and proper use of the data we collect. We retain your personal data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy statement unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Changes to This Privacy Statement
We may periodically change this privacy statement for reasons such as changes in technology, industry practices, and regulatory requirements. If you continue to use our products and services after the effective date of this privacy statement, it means you accept the revised statement. If you disagree with the revised privacy statement, please do not use our products or services and contact us to close any accounts you may have created.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of Januray 1, 2024.
