Welcome to ASAPNEWS! ASAPNEWS informs you: ASAPNEWS is operated by MACAO ASAPNEWS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED, and specific products and services will be provided by qualified service providers. If the user visits, subscribes or uses the products or services of ASAPNEWS (collectively referred to as “services”) in the affiliated companies of ASAPNEWS and MACAO ASAPNEWS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED, it is considered that the user accepts the following privacy policies. Please read the following carefully, especially the key reminder clauses. If you do not agree with any of the following, please stop visiting/using ASAPNEWS immediately. The words “ASAPNEWS” and “We” mentioned in this Privacy Policy refer to ASAPNEWS (hereinafter referred to as “the APP”), and the words “Users” and “You” refer to the users who voluntarily accept this Privacy Policy.
I. Confirmation and Acceptance of the Privacy Policy
1.1 Respecting the privacy of users is a basic policy of the APP. The APP provides users with video content and related services. Before using our products and/or services, you should read carefully and confirm that you have fully understood the contents of this Privacy Policy and have reached an agreement with MACAO ASAPNEWS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED and accepted all the terms of service.
1.2 We attach great importance to the protection of personal information and privacy security. We understand that the information you provide us through the Internet is based on trust. We value this trust and understand the importance of privacy to you so that we will do our best to protect your privacy. If you have any questions or suggestions about our privacy policy, you can contact us.
II. Information Collection
2.1 In order to provide you better service, the APP will follow the principle of “reasonable, relevant and necessary” and collect information on the premise of your consent. We will not collect information prohibited by laws and regulations. Considering the importance of service, the APP will collect all information you have entered at the APP or otherwise provided to us:
2.1.1 When you register as a member of the APP, you need to provide information such as name, gender, birthday, phone number, e-mail, etc.;
2.1.2 When you post comments on the App, you are required to register your identity information;
2.1.3 When you use the creator function of the App, you need to authenticate your identity information;
2.1.4 We ask for your preferences for the types of information, including gender, occupation, hobbies, and personal information that the App requires you to provide in order to provide other services (such as irregular recommendations).
2.1.5 In your subsequent updates of personal information, you should meet the requirements to provide timely, detailed and accurate information.
2.2 We will automatically collect your personal information during your use of the App:
2.2.1 Log information: When you use our services, the system may automatically collect information through cookies, web beacon or other means, including:
a. Device information or software information, such as your IP address and version and device identification code (IDFA/IMEI) for mobile devices, and configuration information for accessing our services through mobile devices;
b. Information that is searched or browsed while using our services, such as search terms, visiting pages, and other information that you browse or provide;
c. Information you share through our service, such as shared photos you take or upload or your comments, as well as date and time, etc.
2.2.2 Location information: refers to the location information we collect when you turn on the device positioning function and use our location-based services, such as your location information collecting through GPS or WLAN, or your location information contained in the account information, or information uploaded by you or others showing your current or previous location. You can stop collecting your location information by turning off the location function.
2.3 We will get your relevant information from affiliated companies and business partners. For example, when you make a reservation through our affiliate company, business partner website and its mobile application software, the reservation information you provide may be forwarded to us so that we can process your order and ensure your smooth booking.
III. Use of Information
3.1 Generally speaking, the App will collect and use your personal information for the following purposes:
3.1.1 Serving you: We use your personal data to complete and manage your online bookings. In addition, we will provide you with related products and services through affiliated companies, business partners and third parties;
3.1.2 Account management: You can create an account through the App. We will use the information you provide to manage your account and provide you with a series of practical functions. You can use your account to do a variety of operations, such as subscription management, adjusting personal settings, adding common passenger information, viewing historical subscription information, payment management, chat information, etc.;
3.1.3 Marketing activities: We also use your information for legitimate marketing activities, such as sending you the latest news recommendations products or services related to your preferences, providing you with personalized recommendations and other promotional activities that you may be interested in;
3.1.4 Contact with you: Respond to and deal with your queries and requirements, send information related to your subscription, we may also send you a questionnaire or invite you to provide feedback on our service;
3.1.5 Market research: We may invite you to participate in market research to measure your interest in our products and services;
3.1.6 Improve the security and reliability of services: We may detect and prevent fraud and illegal activities, and use your personal data for risk assessment and security;
3.1.7 Data analysis: We may use personal data for analysis to enable us to understand your location, preferences and attention statistics, or to match data from other sources, including third parties, to develop our products, services and marketing plans and improve our services.
3.1.8 Controlling credit risk: To ensure transaction security, the APP, its affiliates and business partners may conduct data analysis on user information and make commercial use of the above-mentioned analysis results.
3.1.9 Daily operation: Including but not limited to order management, customer verification, technical support, network maintenance, troubleshooting, internal administrative affairs and internal policies and procedures, generation of internal reports, etc.;
3.1.10 Telephone detection: Your answering and dialing of our customer service telephone may be recorded. We may use the voice recording to monitor the quality of our customer service, check the accuracy of the information you provide to prevent fraud, or for the purpose of training our internal staff. The recordings are automatically deleted after they have been retained for a period of time, unless the scene is retained due to compliance requirements or legitimate interests;
3.1.11 Fulfilling obligations: Handle insurance claims and payments under the relevant policies, handle claims or recovery payments for commissions paid to partners or losses incurred by service partners, etc.;
3.1.12 Legal purpose: We may need to use your information to process and resolve legal disputes, or to comply with any laws, regulations or documents issued by regulatory authorities that are binding on us for the purpose of investigation and compliance with laws and regulations by national authorities or regulatory authorities;
3.1.13 In addition, we may collect, use and disclose your personal information for other purposes and inform you in the form of a revised statement;
3.2 While enjoying the various services provided by the APP, you authorize and agree to accept that the APP will send commercial information to your email, collection, mailing address, etc., including but not limited the latest product information, promotional information and so on. If you choose not to accept all kinds of information services provided by the APP, you can refuse to receive such information services according to the corresponding settings provided by the APP.
3.3 As you are fully aware, we do not need your authorization to use personal information in the following situations:
3.3.1 Related to national security and national defense security;
3.3.2 Related to public safety, public health, and vital interests;
3.3.3 Related to criminal investigation, prosecution, trial and execution of judgments, etc.;
3.3.4 It is difficult to obtain the consent of the user when to defend the personal rights of the personal information or other individuals’ lives and property;
3.3.5 The personal information collected is disclosed to the public by the subject of personal information;
3.3.6 Personal information gathered from legally disclosed information, such as legitimate news reporting, government information disclosure, etc.
3.3.7 Necessary for signing a contract in accordance with your requirements;
3.3.8 Required for maintaining the safe and stable operation of the products and/or services provided, such as detecting and handling product and/or service failures;
3.3.9 When it is necessary for academic research institutions to conduct statistical or academic research institutes based on the public interest and provide the results of academic research or description to the public, the personal information contained in the results should be de-identified;
3.3.10 Other situations stipulated by laws and regulations.
Ⅳ. Information Sharing, Transfer and Public Disclosure
4.1 We may share your order information, account information, equipment information and location information with partners and other third parties to ensure the smooth completion of the services provided to you. We will only share your personal information for legitimate, valid, necessary, specific and clear purposes, and only share the personal information necessary to provide services. Our partners include the following types:
4.1.1 Third-party business. We must share your order information and necessary information related to transactions with third-party merchants to meet your demand for goods or services from them, and to enable them to complete the follow-up after-sales service.
4.1.2 Business partners: We may work with partners to provide you with products or services, including express delivery, communication service, customer service, marketing, advertising, etc.
4.1.3 Affiliated companies: We may share your personal information with our affiliated companies, so that we can provide you with travel-related or other products and services information, and they will take no less stringent protection than this Privacy Policy.
For companies and organizations with which we share personal information, we will sign strict confidentiality agreements with them and require them to process personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and other relevant confidentiality and security measures. Our partners have no right to use the shared personal information for any other purpose. If you want to change the purpose of processing personal information, we will ask for your authorization again.
4.2 Information transfer: We will not transfer your personal information to any company, organization or individual, except in the following cases:
4.2.1 Get your explicit consent and authorization in advance;
4.2.2 According to applicable laws and regulations, requirements of legal procedures, mandatory administrative or judicial requirements;
4.2.3 In the case of mergers, acquisitions, asset transfers or similar transactions, we will require the new companies and organizations that hold your personal information to continue to be bound by this Privacy Policy. Otherwise, we will require the companies and organizations to re-seek authorization consent from you.
4.3 Information disclosure: We will only disclose your personal information publicly in the following cases:
4.3.1 Disclose the personal information you specify in a manner that you expressly agree to in accordance with your requirements;
4.3.2 In the event that your personal information must be provided in accordance with the requirements of laws, regulations, mandatory administrative enforcement or judicial requirements, we may disclose your personal information in accordance with the type of personal information requested and the manner in which it is disclosed. On the premise of conformity with laws and regulations, when we receive the above request for disclosure of information, we will require corresponding legal documents, such as summons or investigation letters.
Ⅴ. Information Preservation and Cross-border Transmission
5.1 Your personal information will be kept for three months after the date of cancellation of your account, unless it is necessary to extend the retention period or be permitted by the law or the authority or assist the authorities to make inquiries.
5.2 If we stop operating our products or services of the APP, we will stop collecting your personal information in time. We will notify you of such information in the form of one-by-one service or announcement, and delete or anonymize the personal information we hold.
5.3 Personal information collected and generated during our operations in the People&&s Republic of China is stored in the territory of China, except in the following cases:
5.3.1 Laws and regulations have clear provisions;
5.3.2 Get your explicit authorization;
5.3.3 You use the Internet to conduct cross-border transactions and other personal initiative news.
Ⅵ. Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies
6.1 To ensure that the APP will work properly, to provide you with a more relaxed access experience and to recommend content that you may be interested in, we will store the name Cookie, Flash Cookie or other commonly included identifiers, site names and local storage of some numbers and characters (collectively referred to as "Cookie") provided by browsers or related applications on your mobile device. With the help of Cookie, the APP will be able to store data such as your preferences or items in your shopping cart.
6.2 Your browser or browser add-on service allows you to modify your acceptance of Cookies or reject our Cookies. For more information, please refer to AboutCookies.org. If you do this, in some cases it may affect your access to the APP, and you may need to change the user settings every time you visit the APP.
6.3 In addition to Cookie, we will use other similar technologies such as website beacons and pixel tags in the APP. For example, the email we send you may contain a link to the address of the APP. If you click on this link, we will track this click to help us understand your product or service preferences so that we can proactively improve our customer service experience.
Ⅶ. Personal Sensitive Information Tips
7.1 Certain personal information may be considered personally sensitive, such as your race, religion, personal health and medical information, which will be strictly protected. The Privacy Policy of the APP reminds you that the content and information you upload or publish in the use of products and services provided by the APP may reveal your personal sensitive information. Therefore, you need to consider carefully before using the products or services we offer you. You agree that this personal sensitive information will be processed in accordance with the purposes and methods stated in the Privacy Policy of ASAPNEWS.
Ⅷ. Information Security and Protection
8.1 The APP attaches great importance to information security and has set up a special responsible team. We strive to provide you with information protection, adopt appropriate management, technology and physical security measures. We have established an information security system suitable for business development by referring to information security standards and best practices at home and abroad.
8.2 From the perspective of data life cycle, we have established security protection measures in all aspects of data collection, storage, display, processing, use, destruction and other links. According to the level of information sensitivity, we have adopted different control measures, including but not limited to access control, SSL encryption transmission, AES256 bit or more intensive encryption algorithm for encryption storage and desensitization display of sensitive information.
8.3 We also take strict management for employees, who may have access to your information, to monitor their operation. We establish an approval mechanism for data access, internal and external transmission, desensitization, decryption and other important operations, and sign confidentiality agreements with the above employees. At the same time, we also regularly train employees on information security, requiring them to form good operating habits in their daily work and enhance their awareness of data protection.
8.4 Despite the aforementioned security measures, please also understand that there are no "absolute security measures" on the network. We will provide corresponding security measures to protect your information according to the existing technology and provide reasonable security. We will try our best to keep your information from being leaked, damaged or lost.
8.5 Your account has security protection. Please keep your account number and password information properly. Do not inform others of your password. If you find that your personal information is leaked, especially your account number and password, please contact us immediately so that the customer service can take appropriate measures for you.
8.6 Please save or back up your text, pictures and other information in time. You need to understand and accept that your access to the system and communication network used by our service may cause problems due to factors beyond our control.
Ⅸ. Information Security
9.1 After unfortunate personal information security incidents, we will inform you according to the requirements of laws and regulations: the basic situation and possible impact of security incidents, the disposal measures we have taken or will take, the suggestions you can take to prevent and reduce risks, the remedial measures for you, etc. We will inform you by mail, letter, telephone, push notification and so on. When it is difficult to inform the subject of personal information one by one, we will take a reasonable and effective way to publish the announcement. At the same time, we will report the disposal of personal information security incidents in accordance with the requirements of the regulatory authorities.
Ⅹ. Information Protection of Minors
The APP will attach great importance to the protection of personal information of minors. According to the relevant laws and regulations, if you are a minor under the age of 18 (especially under the age of 14), you should obtain the consent of your parents or legal guardians before using the services of the APP. If you are the guardian of a minor, please contact us through our contact form when you have any questions about the personal information of the minor under your guardianship.
Ⅺ. Personal Information Management
11.1 You can log in and click “My” to switch to the personal settings or common information page where you can check, correct and delete your account information, modify personal data, privacy settings, security settings, change other personal information you provide when using the APP. If you have any questions, you can contact the customer service of the APP.
11.2 You can cancel the account of the APP by following ways:
Call the customer service phone published by the APP and transfer it to manual service according to voice prompt. Upon completion of verification, the account can be cancelled. After cancellation of the APP account, all the information in your account will be cleared. We will no longer collect, use or share personal information related to the account. However, the previous information still needs to be preserved required by the supervision, and the authority still has the right to inquire within the time required by the law.
Ⅻ. Visiting the APP from Outside Mainland China
If you visit the APP from outside mainland China, please note that your information may be transmitted to, stored in and processed in the mainland China. Data protection laws and other laws in mainland China may be different from those of your country or region, but please believe that we will take measures to protect your information. By choosing to use our services, you understand and agree that your information may be transmitted to our website and to third parties who share information with us as mentioned in this Privacy Policy.
XIII. Use Scope of Privacy Policy
13.1 Except for some specific services, all our services are subject to the Privacy Policy of ASAPNEWS. Specific services will apply to specific privacy policies. The Privacy Policy of this particular service forms part of the Privacy Policy of ASAPNEWS. If there is any inconsistency between the Privacy Policy of any particular service and the Privacy Policy of ASAPNEWS, the Privacy Policy of the particular service shall apply.
13.2 Attention: The Privacy Policy of ASAPNEWS does not apply to information gathered by third-party services (including any third-party websites) accessed through our services; collected by other companies and institutions that advertise in our services.
XIV. Modification of the Privacy Policy
The App will modify the Privacy Policy as necessary. Please understand that we may revise the Privacy Policy in time. We will mark the date of the latest update of the Privacy Policy. The update will take effect when it is released. Without your explicit consent, the APP will not reduce your rights under this Privacy Policy. For major changes, the APP will also provide more Conspicuous notices (including for certain services, we will send notifications via e-mail indicating specific changes in the Privacy Policy). Please visit this Privacy Policy regularly to read the latest version.
XV. Law
The privacy policy shall be consistent with the legal interpretation of Macao, China, including the controversial and inconsistent contents in the legal provisions. Users and the APP agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the court. If any clauses are in conflict with the law, they will be reinterpreted as close as possible, while other clauses will remain legally valid and influential for users. Any dispute arising out of the interpretation of this Privacy Policy and the booking of any product by a user through the App shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the region (Macau, China) where MACAO ASAPNEWS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED is located.