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We (TELINK SEMICONDUCTOR (Shanghai) CO., LTD. and its affiliates, hereinafter referred to as “Telink” or “We”) respect your privacy. The security of your personal data is important to us. we provide this Privacy and Protection Policy so that you could understand how we use and manage your personal data collected on Telink website. Although Telink Websites may contain links to third-party websites, Telink has no control over such third-party websites and their contents and is not responsible for the accuracy of such third-party websites. Any personal information you provide on third-party websites is independently collected and processed by such third parties and separate from the processing activities of Telink on your personal information. Such third parties are not bound by this Statement.

By continuing to visit Telink Websites, you agree that your browsing of Telink Websites and any privacy disputes are bound by this Statement and its applicable terms and conditions, including limitation of liability, dispute resolution, and the application of the laws of the People’s Republic of China.

Please take a moment to familiarize with this Policy before providing personal data to Telink.

This Policy helps you understand the following:

1. Types and purposes of your information We collect
2. Processing and storage time of your information We collect
3. How We protect, share, transfer and disclose your Personal data
4. On cross-border transfer of Personal data
5. Your Rights
6. How We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies
7. Disclaimer
8. Updates to this policy.
9. How to Contact Us

1. Types and purposes of your information We collect

You can visit Telink website without providing any personal data. However, if you wish to use certain services of Telink website, search Telink’s product information, Subscribe to Telink product updates (including, but not limited to, product releases, SDK updates, technical documentation revisions, and PCN (Product Change Notification) announcements.), or get help with certain products, we may collect and use your personal data based on your consent. Specifically:

1.1 To process your inquiries, sample requests, and technical support requests, Subscription, we will collect your name, company name, , email address, phone number, country/region, state/province, postal code, and mailing address (none of which are sensitive personal data, collectively referred to as "personal data" below);

1.2 To ensure website security, optimize user experience, and analyze traffic trends, we will collect information transmitted by your browser when you access our website (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include, inter alia, information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type and version, operating system, and device identifier (none of which are sensitive personal data, collectively referred to as "personal data" below).

1.3 To the extent permitted by law, with your prior consent, Telink may obtain the data that you generate or share when using the services of a third-party partner. For example, when you use a third-party account (such as Facebook, Twitter, or WeChat account) to log in to a service platform of Telink, we will obtain the above authentication data from the third party. Your access tokens provided by third parties will be saved on our servers, and such access tokens can be shared among various services that you use to avoid logging in to third-party servers repeatedly.

For any of our products or services, if Telink collects sensitive personal data, the company will process the data in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations, for example, by asking your explicit consent in advance.

2. Processing and storage time of your information We collect

We will transfer your Personal data to the relevant teams within Telink to respond to your inquiries, send you the materials you have requested or make further communication with you based on the services you wish to receive. The storage time of your information depends on the specific circumstances of the business cooperation with you. Unless we obtain your authorization or are required by legal requirements to extend the storage period, we will delete or anonymize your Personal data in a timely manner.

3. How We protect, share, transfer and disclose your Personal data

3.1 We use a variety of security technologies and software to store and protect your Personal data and to prohibit unauthorized access, usage, copying and leakage. As a global company, we will share your Personal data within Telink in order to provide you with timely services. We will not share, transfer, or disclose your Personal data with/to any companies, organizations and individuals other than Telink, except for the followings:

1) Disclose any information within the scope of your authorization to any third party you designate;

2) Disclose your Personal data to the relevant law enforcement authorities as required by applicable legal regulations or in response to legal procedures;

3) Any circumstances for fulfilling legal obligations or responsibilities. 

3.2 If personal data transfer is involved in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy liquidation, asset transfer, and other similar transactions, Telink will require the new companies, organizations, or individuals that will hold your personal data to continue complying with the requirements of this Policy, and inform you of the identity and the contact information of the recipient in a timely manner. If any new company, organization, or individual refuses to observe the requirements, we will require these companies or organizations to seek your prior consent.

4. On cross-border transfer of Personal data

Telink is a global company, and in general, we will process your Personal data within the country/region where you use our products or services, but we may transfer your Personal data to countries/regions other than those where the data is collected, and such countries/regions may have different laws on protecting personal data. However, Personal data collected via this website is subject to this Privacy and Protection Policy, regardless of the country/region in which it is processed. We will take all reasonable and necessary measures to ensure the security of your Personal data, and promptly inform you of the destination, recipients and other information in accordance with the laws, and take measures to implement the requirements of applicable laws and regulations (including but not limited to entering into standard contract terms on the protection of Personal data with the recipients of such Personal data, or imposing requirements for the protection of Personal data not lower than that of this Privacy and Protection Policy on the recipients of Personal data, etc.).

This Privacy and Protection Policy is primarily based on Chinese law. In scenarios involving cross-border data transfer, the personal data protection laws and regulations of the country or region where the personal data is located will apply, such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), and others.

5. Your Rights

You enjoy several legal rights on your Personal data that Telink processes, which may be different in different countries/regions but mainly include the followings:

5.1 Right to be informed, you have the right to Know how Telink processes your personal data and accesses the personal data we store 5.2 Right to decide, you have the right to restrict or reject the processing of your Personal data by us. Please kindly note that under certain circumstances where the laws have explicit regulations, even if you request to restrict or reject the processing of your Personal data by us, we still have the obligation to continue processing your Personal data and therefore decline your request;

5.3 Right to correct, you have the right to correct any incomplete or inaccurate information about you that we store;

5.4 Right to review and copy, you have the right to review and copy your Personal data;

5.5 Right to delete, you have the right to request to delete your Personal data. Please kindly note that under certain circumstances where the laws require us to retain, even if you request us to delete your Personal data, we still have the obligation to retain the relevant information;

5.6 Right to revoke your consent, you have the right to revoke your consent of authorizing us to process your Personal data at any time, but such revocation will not affect the legal effect of the processing of your Personal data that have already been made based on your consent. Please kindly note that after you revoke your consent, we may still process your Personal data based on other legal bases;

5.7 Right to data portability, you have the right to request the transfer of your personal data to another platform or service provider of your choice, provided that your request meets the conditions stipulated by applicable laws.

If you wish to exercise your rights as a data subject, please contact us by emailing dataprotection@telink-semi.com. We will fulfill your request in compliance with applicable regulations. Additionally, for security purposes, you may need to submit a written request or otherwise verify your identity. We may require identity verification before processing your request. We will respond within thirty days. In principle, we do not charge fees for reasonable requests, except for extra requirements.

6. How We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies

When you visit the website, we will collect certain information automatically. By collecting this information, we could better understand your needs and preferences, what products and services we can develop to meet these needs and preferences, and the operation of the website. Part of the information we collect automatically is necessary for the normal operation of the website, such as cookie as explained below.

Information from your computer——Telink may collect information about your computer on our own or through our third-party service providers, such as browser, operating system, IP address, country and other geographical location data, visiting date and time, whether you use a mobile device, preferred websites, query terms in search engine you use to access to the website, web pages you visit and your activity on this website such as the images, videos, or other embedded media you view, the time you spend on web pages, and the number of web pages you visit. Some of the information may be collected by using cookie, which is further explained as below. This information is used for a variety of purposes to improve the website and its content, including but not limited to collecting general demographic data, identifying kinds of trends and statistics, using our server to help diagnose problems and managing this website and its content. For the normal operation of this website and identity verification, we may also collect and share information among the web pages of this website. We may also use this information for providing information and advertisement about the relevant products and services to you.

Cookie——This website may use “cookie” to provide information on your computer. Cookie is pieces of data that the website may send to your browser and may be stored on your computer or device. Telink may use session and persistent cookie on our own or through our third-party service providers, as explained below. Cookie helps us identify which sections of this website are popular by tracking clicks on the respective sections, which may further enable us or our third-party service providers to provide you with targeted information or advertisements of the relevant products and services. By modifying your browser preferences, you can choose to accept cookie, receive notifications when a cookie is sent, or reject cookie. The browser’s refusal or restriction of cookie may restrict you to use this website.

Types of Cookies

1) Essential Cookies: These cookies are essential to provide you with services of the site and to use certain features of the site. They are required for the normal operation of the site and for the provision of basic functionality and services, which are for the purpose of providing the services only.

2) Optional Cookies: They are not required for the normal operation of the website in order to provide you with more personalized experiences, but they provide additional features and services or enhance the user experience.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Except for the essential cookies, you may elect to modify or reject other kinds of cookies, and you may always elect to recall your consent to other kinds of cookies at any time.

If you want to manage or reject cookies on our website, you can do so by adjusting the settings in your web browser or in the web browsing view. However, if you do so, we cannot guarantee that all features of our site will work properly, such as some features may not be available, or some pages may not be available. You may need to change settings every time you visit our site, or you may not be able to access all or part of our site. Note that you must adjust the settings for each Web Browser or Web Browsing View feature you use. How these settings are adjusted varies by Web Browser or Web Browsing View feature.

For more information about how to change your cookie settings through your browser or device, contact the browser developer or device vendor you are using, or consult the Internet.

7. Disclaimer

Telink is not responsible for any damages to visitors caused by the following reasons:

Any leakage of personal data resulting from the visitor’s voluntary disclosure to a third party;

Any leakage of personal data required by the laws, regulations, and administrative or judicial orders;

Any leakage, loss, theft or tampering of personal material caused by temporary shutdown resulting from computer problems, hacker attacks, computer virus intrusion or governmental control, or other force majeure affecting the normal operation of the website;

Other disclaimers under the Privacy and Protection Policy and other relevant terms and conditions.

8. Updates to this policy.

We may revise this Privacy and Protection Policy from time to time, and timely post it on the Telink website. The latest version of the Privacy and Protection Policy will bind our processing and use of your Personal data. Please check this Privacy and Protection Policy frequently for learning about the revisions. By continuing to visit or use this website after the revisions come into effect, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy and Protection Policy and acknowledge that the revised Policy Statement applies to all data held by Telink. We kindly ask you to review this Privacy and Protection Policy periodically to understand how we protect the Personal data we collect.

9. How to Contact Us

You have fully understood and accepted that this Privacy and Protection Policy has fully explained how we collect, store, use, protect and share your Personal data. Should you have any questions in relation to this Policy or other data processing activities, you may contact us at dataprotection@telink-semi.com at any time. We will respond promptly and provide a reply within thirty days.