Wallpaper Carousel Privacy Policy
Our Privacy Policy was updated on July 29, 2019.
Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy practices and let us know if you have any questions.
Introduction
Wallpaper Carousel is a personalization service provided by Xiaomi and its affiliated companies (hereinafter referred to as "Xiaomi" or "Us"). It allows you to use and subscribe to regularly updated wallpaper customization services.
We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy sets out the principles on which Xiaomi's Wallpaper Carousel operates, and constitutes an important part of Xiaomi Privacy Policy. In the event of inconsistency between this Privacy Policy and Xiaomi Privacy Policy with respect to Wallpaper Carousel, the former shall prevail. For the terms and conditions not stipulated in this Privacy Policy, Xiaomi Privacy Policy shall prevail. Terms and conditions regarding the protection of minors, security measures, and cross-border data transmission" can be found in Xiaomi Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is designed with your needs in mind, and you must have a comprehensive understanding of our personal information collection and usage practices while ensuring that ultimately, you have control of your personal information provided to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, process and store any information that you give us when you use our Wallpaper Carousel. Under this Privacy Policy, "personal information" means information that can be used to directly or indirectly identify an individual, either from that information alone or from that information combined with other information about that individual available to Xiaomi. We will use your personal information strictly following this Privacy Policy.
Ultimately, what we want is the best for all our users. Should you have any questions about our personal information processing practices, please contact privacy@xiaomi.com to address your specific concerns. We will appreciate your feedback.
1. What information is collected by us and how do we use it?
1.1 Personal information that we collect and use with your authorization
The purpose of collecting personal information is to provide you with products and/or services and to ensure that we comply with applicable laws, regulations and other regulatory requirements. You have the right to choose whether or not to provide the information we have requested, but in most cases, if you do not provide your personal information, we may not be able to provide you with our services or respond to your queries. The related features include:
1.1.1 Function that is necessary to display images:
To provide wallpaper images that suit you most, we may collect your information, like device information, device type, device identifier (IMEI/OAID), system device number, applied version number, system language, device resolution ratio, device network type, image view exposure data, data on collected/deleted images, data on subscribed image types, MIUI theme, wallpaper carousel defined by user, and wallpaper carousel defaulted in the system, in order to provide you with the wallpaper carousel service that may interest you and that suits your current device and current language most so as to optimize your browsing experience. We will also use your personal information above to keep improving and optimizing the above function.
1.1.2 Function that is necessary for a user to set information for different devices synchronously:
To optimize your use of applications and provide you with the convenience to set information for different devices synchronously in your use of Wallpaper Carousel, we may collect your information, including wallpaper carousel frequency, image view settings, types of subscription, and whether data traffic is used.
1.1.3 Function concerning image news:
To recommend and display articles and news related to images viewed by you, we will collect related data, and bring you information on fashion gallery, commodities or articles that interest you through algorithms. For that purpose, we may collect your information, like gender, optional categories for user, and labels of operating images (like and deletion). We will get the information collected from your various devices connected so that we can provide consistent services for you through those devices. We may combine information from some service with information from other services so as to provide you with services, personalized content and suggestions.
1.1.4 Login account:
When you need to log in Wallpaper Carousel, we may collect your Mi Account as your identity label. If you do not provide such information, your use of Wallpaper Carousel service will not be affected either.
1.2 You are fully informed that we may collect and use personal information without your consent if:
1.2.1 The personal information is vital to national security and defense;
1.2.2 The personal information is vital to public safety, public health, and major public interests;
1.2.3 The personal information is related to criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, or execution of judgments;
1.2.4 The personal information is essential for protecting major legitimate rights (including life and property) and interests of the personal information subject or other people, but it is hard to obtain the subject's consent;
1.2.5 The personal information collected is made public by the subject at their own discretion;
1.2.6 The personal information is collected from public sources, such as news reports or government announcements;
1.2.7 The personal information is necessary for us to sign the contract as required by you;
1.2.8 The personal information is necessary to maintain the safe and steady operation of products and/or services provided, such as for discovering and handling faults of products and/or services;
1.2.9 The personal information is required for legal news releases; and
1.2.10 The personal information is de-identified in the results of statistical or academic research based on public interest.
1.3 Non-personally identifiable information
We may also collect other types of information which are not directly or indirectly linked to an individual (and which may not be defined as personal information). Such information may include data on images downloaded when you use Wallpaper Carousel (including the number of images downloaded, and rate of failure in downloading), user settings, records of collections and deletions, and wallpaper recommended from history. The purpose for such collection is to improve the services we provide to you. The type and amount of information collected depends on how you use our products and/or services.
For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, such aggregated data is not personal information as it cannot be used to identify you. However, if we combine non-personal information with personal information, such information will be treated as personal information.
2. Retention policy
We retain personal information for the period necessary for the purpose of the information collection described in this Privacy Policy or as required by applicable laws. We will cease to retain and delete or anonymize personal information once the purpose of collection is fulfilled, or after we confirm your request for erasure, or after we terminate the operation of the corresponding product or service. An exception to this is personal information that we are processing for public interest, scientific, historical research or statistical purposes. We will continue to retain this type of information for longer than its standard retention period, where permitted based on applicable laws, even if further data processing is not related to the original purpose of collection.
Your information will be saved within the territory of the People's Republic of China.
3. Your rights
3.1 Controlling settings
We recognize that privacy concerns differ from person to person. Therefore, we provide examples of ways for you to restrict the collection, use, disclosure, or processing of your personal information and to control your privacy settings in Wallpaper Carousel:
If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for the abovementioned purposes, you may change your mind at any time by sending a written request to us or submitting your request via email: privacy@xiaomi.com.
3.2 Your rights to your personal information
Depending on applicable laws and regulations, you have the right to access, rectification and erasure of any other personal information that we hold about you (hereinafter referred to as the request).
You may also access and update the details relating to the personal information in your Mi Account at http://account.mi.com or by signing in to your account on your device. For additional information, please write to us or contact us at the email address below. Email: privacy@xiaomi.com.
Most laws require that the request made by the personal information subject follows specific requirements, and this Privacy Policy requires that your request satisfies the following conditions:
· Through our exclusive access of request and for the protection of your information security, your request should be in writing (unless the local law explicitly recognizes the oral request);
· Provide sufficient information to enable us to verify your identity and ensure that the applicant is the subject or legally authorized person of the requested information;
Once we obtain sufficient information to confirm that your request can be processed, we shall proceed to respond to your request within any timeframe set out under your applicable data protection laws. In detail:
· Based on the requirements of applicable laws, a copy of your personal data collected and processed by us will be provided to you upon your request free of charge. For any extra requests for relevant information, we may charge a reasonable fee based on actual administrative costs according to the applicable laws.
· If any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, you are entitled to have your personal information corrected or completed based on the purpose of use.
· Based on the requirements of applicable laws, you have the right to request the deletion or removal of your personal information. We shall consider the grounds regarding your erasure request and take reasonable steps, including technical measures. If the right is upheld, we may not be able to immediately remove the information from the backup system due to applicable legal and security technologies. In that case, we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until the backup can be cleared or be made anonymous.
We have the right to refuse to process requests that are not meaningful/entangled, requests that damage others' right of privacy, extremely unrealistic requests, requests that require disproportionate technical work, requests not stipulated by the local laws and regulations, requests regarding the information that has been made public or given under confidential conditions. If we believe that certain aspects of the request to delete or access the information may result in our inability to legally use the information for the aforementioned anti-fraud and security purposes, it may also be rejected.
3.3 Withdrawal of consent
You may withdraw your consent by submitting a request, including collecting, using, and/or disclosing your personal information in our possession or control. Based on the specific service you are using, you can send an email to privacy@xiaomi.com. We will process your request within a reasonable time from when the request was made, and thereafter not collect, use and/or disclose your personal information as per your request.
Attention: Your withdrawal of consent may result in some legal consequences. You may not be able to continue receiving the full benefit of Xiaomi’s products and services depending on the extent of our processing of information upon your authorization. The withdrawal of your consent or authorization will not affect the validity of our processing carried out upon your authorization up until the point of withdrawal.
3.4 Cancelling a service or account
If you wish to cancel a specific product or service, you can send an email to privacy@xiaomi.com to request termination.
If you wish to cancel the Mi Account, please note that the cancellation will prevent you from using all Xiaomi products and services. Cancellation may be prevented or delayed in certain circumstances. To protect your or others' legitimate rights and interests, we will judge whether or not to support your request for cancellation based on your use of various products and services of Xiaomi.
4. Third-party websites and services
Our Privacy Policy does not apply to products or services offered by a third party. Depending on Wallpaper Carousel product or service you use, it may incorporate third parties’ products or services involving image display and news push. Some of these will be provided in the form of links to third parties’ websites, and some will be accessed in the form of SDKs, APIs, etc. Your information may also be collected when you use such products or services. For this reason, we strongly suggest that you read the third party privacy policies just like you read ours. We are not responsible for and cannot control how third parties use personal information which they collect from you. Our Privacy Policy does not apply to other websites linked to our services.
The following are the examples of when third party terms and privacy policies may apply when you use the specific products or services listed above:
· Image service provider:
Visual China Group's Privacy Policy: http://shijue.me/service-terms/private/
· News service provider:
Tencent's Privacy Policy: https://privacy.qq.com/
5. Contact us
If you have any comments or questions about this Privacy Policy or any questions relating to our collection, use or disclosure of your personal information, please contact us at the address below referencing "Privacy Policy". When we receive privacy or personal information questions about access/download requests, we have a professional team to solve your problems. If your question itself involves a significant issue, we may ask you for more information. If you are not satisfied with the response you received, you can hand over the complaint to the relevant regulatory authority in your jurisdiction. If you consult us, we will provide information on the relevant complaint channels that may be applicable based on your actual situation.
Mailing address:
Rainbow City of China Resources, No.68, Qinghe Middle Street, Haidian District, Beijing China 100085
Email: privacy@xiaomi.com