AccuSift respects your privacy rights. This privacy notice is designed to introduce our company to you and explain how we collect, share and use your personal information, as well as the rights you have.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the way we use your personal information, please contact us through the contact information provided at the bottom of this privacy notice at cn@AccuSift.com
What kind of business does AccuSift engage in?
Our mission is to provide high-quality research tools to assist researchers in life sciences and those engaged in IVD diagnostic clinical research to complete their studies more efficiently.
What personal information will AccuSift collect and what are the reasons for collecting it?
Personal data (also known as "personal information") refers to any information that can directly or indirectly identify an individual's identity, but does not include data where all identity identification information has been removed (anonymous data).
AccuSift will not intentionally collect, and has not intentionally collected in the past 12 months, any of the following types of personal information of its customers or potential customers:
Children's personal data
Special categories of personal data (including race or ethnicity, religion or philosophical beliefs, sexual life, sexual orientation, political views, trade union membership, health information, as well as genetic and biometric data) will only be collected if they are related to our meetings or other events. In such cases, we may request you to provide detailed information about any relevant disabilities or dietary requirements so that we can ensure appropriate arrangements are made at the venue.
Criminal convictions and criminal information
Generally speaking, we will only use your personal information for the purposes as stated in this privacy notice, or for the purposes that we informed you of when we collected your personal information. If the relevant data protection laws permit, we may also process your personal information for other purposes that are consistent with the original purpose.
The information you provided to us
You can provide your personal information to us in the following ways: by creating an account on our website, contacting our customer service team, registering or participating in an event, taking part in a competition, providing feedback on AccuSift products or services quality, or accessing the information on our website or visiting one of our companies (including other information obtained through closed-circuit television footage and electronic means, such as transaction records). You can provide the above information in writing by email, social media or postal mail; by filling out a form manually at an event, conference or meeting; using our website; or by meeting in person or by phone; or by visiting one of our companies and providing the information orally.
We will collect and use the above-mentioned information:
Carry out any contract between you and us (such as collecting payment and delivering the products you ordered)
Carry out screening of the rejected party and conduct other necessary compliance checks
Assist you with any inquiries
Organize and carry out the activities that you have registered for.
We will provide you with information about the similar goods and services that we offer, which are similar to those you have purchased, inquired about, or were interested in.
We will provide you with information on the goods and services that we believe you would be interested in.
Conduct market research, statistical analysis and track our performance to help us improve our services
Notify you of any changes to our products or services
It is of great importance for us to obtain accurate and up-to-date personal data. During the duration of our relationship, if your personal data changes, please notify us at any time.
The information we automatically collect
When you visit our website, we will use cookies (small text files on your computer) to identify you as a user. For example, the information provided by cookies may include:
Information regarding any devices you use to access our website or email, such as: the brand and model of your device, the browser you use, your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or Internet Service Provider (ISP), and your geographical location.
The way you use our website; for example: how your device interacts with our website, including the pages you visit and the links you click, the websites you visit before or after accessing our website, the products you view or search for, and the duration of your visit to specific pages.
Collecting the above information helps us present our website in the most effective way to you, and also enables us to better understand our website visitors, where they come from, which information on our website they are interested in, and based on this, send them relevant marketing information and advertisements that they are interested in. For a deeper understanding of the types of cookies we use, the reasons for using them, and how to control these cookies, please refer to our Cookie Notice.
We will also collect data on whether you opened any of the emails we sent to you and whether you clicked on any links within those emails, in order to ensure that our communication is helpful to you.
The information we obtained from a third party
We may occasionally receive your personal information from third parties (such as conferences, trade shows or life science networking organizations), provided that we have verified that such third parties have obtained your consent, or that the law permits or requires them to disclose your personal information to us.
We may also collect information about you from publicly available resources (including scientific publications, university websites, and publicly available information on social media).
The types of personal information we collect in this way may include your name, title, the organization or company you represent, your email address, phone number and your research interests. We may also collect your language preferences.
When using the above information, we will combine the information you provide to us with the relevant information we automatically collect about you, in order to maintain and improve the accuracy of our records about you. We will also infer from your comprehensive information the products/services that you or others similar to you might want or need, in order to help us make sales targeted at your interests.
Marketing
If you have ever asked for information from us or purchased products from us, provided your detailed information on our website or WeChat, contacted our customer service team via phone, email or instant chat, participated in a competition, signed up for a promotion event, signed up for or actually attended one of our events, or obtained information from our website, and did not choose not to receive marketing communications, then you will receive our marketing communications.
We will only send you marketing communications when you specifically request them. If you do not wish to receive such communications, please
Open any of the marketing emails we sent to you and click on the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom.
Log in to your account and select the type of marketing communication you wish to receive (or choose not to receive any at all): Click Log In. If you haven't registered an account yet, you will first need to create one.
Use the contact information provided under the "How to Contact Us" title to get in touch with us.
Once you choose not to receive marketing messages, we will update your personal profile to ensure that you no longer receive any unnecessary marketing messages. Please note that stopping the delivery of marketing messages will not stop the delivery of any service-related communications (such as order updates) or requests for feedback regarding the products you purchased.
Legal basis for handling personal information
The legal basis for us to collect and use the aforementioned personal information will depend on the specific personal information and the context in which we collect such information.
However, we usually process your personal information only for the following purposes:
Carry out the contract between us and you (such as processing and delivering your order)
Personal information processing is in line with our legitimate interests and will not infringe upon your data protection rights or fundamental rights and freedoms (such as updating our records; researching how customers purchase and use our products/services, developing our business, and informing our marketing strategies; sending inter-company marketing emails; providing management, IT services and cybersecurity; preventing fraud)
Comply with legal obligations or regulatory requirements (for example: conducting rejection screening and other compliance checks)
We have obtained your consent.
Please note that, if required or permitted by law, we may process your personal data in accordance with the above rules without your knowledge or consent.
If you have any questions regarding the legal basis for our collection and use of your personal information, or if you need further information, please contact us using the contact details provided under the "How to Contact Us" heading.
Who will AccuSift share my personal information with?
We have never and will never sell your personal data to any third party. This includes the "sale" as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.
In order to provide you with products and services, hold events, and effectively operate our business, we will share your data with specific recipients, and this has been the case over the past 12 months. Such recipients include:
Trustworthy third-party service providers and partners, such as: third-party service providers and partners that assist us in running our business (for example, companies that provide support for our website, ordering process, and our internal information technology systems); third-party service providers and partners that help us deliver our products to you (for example, courier companies that deliver the products you ordered or distributors that operate our products in countries where we do not directly sell them); or third-party service providers and partners that help us organize events (for example, event hosts, event sponsors, and event venues). We require all third parties to protect the security of your personal data and handle your personal data in accordance with the law. We strictly prohibit our third-party service providers from using your personal data for their own purposes without your consent, and only allow them to process your personal data according to our instructions for specific purposes.
Our group company; the reason is that during the duration of our relationship with you, various activities related to it are sometimes handled by our affiliated parties.
Any law enforcement agency, regulatory body, government agency, court or other third party; but only if we determine that disclosure is necessary based on the following reasons: (i) as required by applicable laws or regulations; (ii) to exercise, establish or defend our legal rights; or (iii) to protect your or any other person's important interests.
Potential buyers (and their agents and advisors) who are interested in purchasing or acquiring all or part of our business, provided that we notify such buyers that they must only use your personal information for the purposes disclosed in this Privacy Notice; And
Any other person whose consent you have given for the disclosure.
How does AccuSift protect the security of my personal information?
We employ appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard the personal information we collect and process. The measures we take are designed to provide a security level commensurate with the risks associated with the processing of your personal data. We have also established an internal data security policy to protect your personal information; furthermore, we regularly review how to maintain our high standards of privacy rights.
We have established corresponding procedures to handle any suspected security violations that may lead to accidental or illegal destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access to personal data (such as personal data breaches), and will notify you and any relevant regulatory authorities of such incidents when required by law.
Third-party links on the AccuSift website
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, plugins and applications. By clicking or enabling these links, third parties may collect or share data about you. We have no control over these third-party websites and will not be responsible for their privacy policies. After leaving our website, if you continue to visit other websites, it is recommended that you carefully read their privacy notices.
International data transmission
For the purposes stated in this privacy notice, we may transfer your personal information to our group companies, suppliers or service providers located outside your country (for example, personal data collected in the UK or the European Economic Area may be transferred to regions outside the UK or the European Economic Area, or personal data collected in China may be transferred to regions outside China).
If your personal data is transferred to an overseas location, it will continue to be protected by one or more appropriate protective measures, such as:
Use the data protection model clauses approved by the European Commission; these clauses require companies to protect the personal information they process from the European Economic Area in accordance with all the provisions of the EU data protection laws.
Transferred to the United Kingdom or a country deemed by the European Commission to provide adequate protection for personal data
Retention of data
AccuSift will not retain your personal information for longer than necessary. We will only retain the personal information we have collected from you when there is a continuing legitimate business need on our part (such as providing the services you have requested, or complying with applicable laws, taxes or accounting requirements).
When we no longer have a continuous and legal business need to use your personal information, we will delete or anonymize it, or if this cannot be done (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), we will securely store your personal information and isolate it so that it cannot be further processed before it can be deleted.
Your data protection rights
In certain circumstances, subject to certain restrictions and in accordance with applicable laws, you have the following data protection rights:
Regarding the way we handle your personal information, AccuSift will inform you of our approach to handling your personal data through this privacy notice.
If you wish to access, correct, update or request the deletion of your personal information, you can contact us using the contact details provided under the "How to Contact Us" heading.
You may object to our handling of any of your personal information, request that we limit the processing of your personal information, or assert your right to data portability. You can also use the contact information provided under the "How to Contact Us" heading to exercise these rights.
Selectively decline any or all of the marketing communications we send to you. Refer to the marketing section above.
If we collect and process your personal information after obtaining your consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time. If processing your personal information is necessary for fulfilling the contract between us and you, or if processing your personal information is in line with AccuSift's legitimate interests, we will not stop processing your personal information even if you withdraw your consent.
Complain to the data protection agency about the collection and use of your personal information by us. However, we hope to have the opportunity to address your concerns or questions, so please contact us immediately.
If anyone wishes to exercise their data protection rights in accordance with relevant data protection laws and make a request, we will respond. When exercising data protection rights (including accessing your personal information), you do not need to pay any fees. However, if your request is obviously lacking in basis, repetitive or excessive, we may charge a reasonable fee, or refuse your request.
Please note that we may need to request specific information from you in order to verify your identity and ensure that you have the right to exercise your data protection rights. This is a security measure that ensures that your personal data will not be disclosed to any unauthorized recipients.
The changes to this privacy policy announcement
We will review this privacy notice regularly and update it from time to time. If we make any changes, we will take appropriate measures to notify you or obtain your consent in accordance with relevant data protection laws.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the way we use your personal information, or if you wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us via email (email address: cn@AccuSift.com).
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