"Personal Information" under this Privacy Policy refers to information we collects from individuals that can be used either independently (for example, such as name or personal identification number data) or if not, jointly with other information (for example, such as position or vehicle status data) to identify a particular individual.
It is possible that the information we collect include both types of the aforementioned information. Regarding Personal Information that can be used independently, we will only collect such information after having notified you and acquired your consent. Regarding Personal Information that cannot be used independently, we may collect, use, transfer or disclose such information for any purposes provided the information is not used jointly with other information.
Personal Information we may collect from you include but are not limited to your name, mailing address, telephone number, electronic mail address, other contact method, age, date of birth, sex, educational history, occupation history, postal code, zone number, personal images, hobbies or preferences, personal identification card information, driving license information, credit card information, unique device identifier, geo-locational information, vehicle status, or behavioural information.
- When you voluntarily provide to us when visiting our official website or participating in our online services, for example, when you contact us on our website or via email with a question or comment or participate in an online survey;
- When you sign up or register for one of our offline services, for example, when you apply for a test drive or join one of our brand clubs;
- When you subscribe to us on social varies media platforms (such as Weibo or Wechat);
- When you make Personal Information available through publicly accessible means, such as your postings on social media networks like BBS, Weibo, and WeChat;
- Other methods from which we may collect and add your Personal Information to our customer database.
- To administer and offer you our Products and Services, and to promptly communicate with you regarding the usage of our Products and Services;
- To provide to you personally customized Products and Services (including regional customization and personal customization), so as to allow you to have a better personal experience in using our Products and Services;
- To support the technical performance and functioning of our Services, and respond to your inquiries and requests;
- To use your Personal Information for internal purposes such as data analysis and research, to improve our products, Services, and communication with customers and to resolve customer inquiries;
- To investigate actual or suspected instances of fraud or to prevent fraud or other potentially illegal activities; and In any other manner in which you consent. In some circumstances, we may also combine your Personal Information with your Non-Personal Information for analytics and research purposes and to provide and improve our Products, Services, content, and advertising. We will not use your Personal Information in contravention of the above Personal Information Collection Purposes or outside the scope of this Privacy Policy.
- Our Affiliated Companies and Subsidiaries: to ensure the members of our company corporate group can provide to you a consistent level of service quality, we may share your personal information with our affiliated companies and subsidiaries.
- Business Partners: Our businesses involve working with various third party partners. To better promote cooperation and to enable better quality and updated Products and Services, we may share your Personal Information with the third party partners;
- Business Transfer: To maintain our businesses, we may restructure, merge or sell certain businesses. Where our assets are therefore transferred to the relevant third parties, the Personal Information we have collected are also transferred to the relevant third parties.
- Investigation or Audit: In accordance with the applicable laws and regulations, We may be subject to investigation or audit by the relevant government agencies or regulatory departments from time to time. During the process of such investigation or audit, if we are required to disclose your Personal Information and such disclosure cannot be timely notified to you, you consent to us disclosing your Personal Information to the relevant third parties during the investigation or audit process without us having to acquire your additional consent.
- Others: If under other laws, regulations, legal procedures, court orders, litigation and/or request by public institutions or government departments, or due to national security, enforcement activities or other matters of public importance, or to enforce our terms and conditions or to protect our operations or users, disclosure of your Personal Information is appropriate or necessary, we may disclose your Personal Information with relevant third parties.
- When Your Otherwise Consent:We may otherwise disclose your Personal Information with third parties where you otherwise give us your consent or direct us to do so.
- We will not process, alter, or damage your Personal Information in contravention of the Personal Information Collection Purposes or outside the scope of this Privacy Policy.
- When we store your Personal Information, we implement reasonable and sufficient security measures to ensure that your Personal Information is safe from unauthorized access, disclosure or loss. Such security measures include but are not limited to electronic security measures and physical security measures.
- We makes it easy for you to keep your key Personal Information accurate, complete, and up to date. We will retain your Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.