Privacy Policy

Welcome to the official website of Shanghai BioEngine Sci-Tech Co., Ltd.

Shanghai BioEngine Sci-Tech Co., Ltd.(hereinafter referred to as "BioEngine" or "we") understands the importance of privacy to you, and we are committed to protecting your personal information in strict compliance with laws and regulations.

BioEngine's website privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as "this Privacy Policy") applies to the services provided to you by this website. This Privacy Policy relates to your use of our services. Before you use our services, please read and thoroughly understand this Privacy Policy and decide whether you agree to our processing of your personal information accordingly. By using or continuing to use our services, you agree to this Privacy Policy and any subsequent updates.

In particular, this policy does not apply to any products/services that we provide outside of BioEngine's website, or to the products/services of any third parties with which BioEngine's website has access, business cooperation, advertising display, etc. Please read the privacy policies of the corresponding products, services, and third parties, and we do not assume any legal responsibility for the personal information processing activities of third parties.

We hope that this Privacy Policy will help you understand the following.

I. How we collect and use your personal information??

II. How we use cookies and similar technologies?

III.How do we share, transfer, and publicly disclose your information?

IV. How do we protect your personal information?

V. Your rights

VI. How do we handle information about minors?

VII. The storage period, storage location and cross-border transfer of information

VIII.How to update this privacy policy?

IX. How can I contact BioEngine?

X. Others

I. How we collect and use your personal information?

1. We are committed to providing you with better products and services. When you contact us, give us comments, suggestions, or inquiries, participate in our online and offline activities, subscribe to marketing materials, etc., to be able to contact you and deal with your questions, we will collect and use the personal information you provide on your initiative or as a result of using the services in the following manner. The specific information is as follows.

2.Exceptions
According to the relevant laws and regulations, your authorized consent is not required for the collection of your personal information in the following cases.

• Those related to national security, and national defense security.
• Those related to public safety, public health, and vital public interests.
• In connection with a criminal investigation, prosecution, trial and execution of judgments, etc.
• To safeguard the life, property, and other significant legitimate rights and interests of the subject of personal information or other individuals but for which it is difficult to obtain your consent.
• Where the personal information collected is disclosed by you to the public at your discretion
• Where personal information is collected from lawfully and publicly disclosed information, such as lawful news reports, government information disclosure, and other channels.
• That is necessary to enter into a contract at your request.
• Necessary for maintaining the safe and stable operation of the products or services provided, such as detecting and disposing of malfunctions of products or services.
• Necessary for honest news reporting.
• Necessary for academic research institutions to conduct statistical or scholarly research in the public interest and to de-identify the personal information contained in the results when providing the results of academic research or descriptions to the public.
• Other circumstances specified by laws and regulations.

II. How we use cookies and similar technologies?

1.Cookie

To ensure the website works properly, we store small data files called cookies on your computer or mobile device. cookies typically contain an identifier, the name of the site, and some numbers and characters. Cookies allow the site to store data such as your preferences or the items in your shopping cart.

We do not use cookies for any purpose other than those described in this policy. You can clear all cookies stored on your computer, and most web browsers can block cookies. However, if you do so, you will need to personally change your user settings each time you visit our site. For more information on changing your browser settings, please visit the relevant settings page for the browser you are using.

2.Web beacons and pixel tags

In addition to cookies, we may use web beacons, pixel tags, and other similar technologies on our website. For example, an email we send you may contain a click-through URL that links to content on our site, and if you click on that link, we track that click to help us understand your product or service preferences and improve customer service. A web beacon is typically a transparent image embedded in a website or email. With the help of pixel tags in emails, we can tell if an email has been opened. If you do not want your activity to be tracked in this way, you can unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time.

III.How do we share, transfer, and publicly disclose your information?

1.Sharing of information

• We will not share your personal information with any companies, organizations, or individuals outside of our company, except for the following.Sharing with express consent: After obtaining your express consent, we will share your personal information with other parties.
• We may share your personal information externally according to laws and regulations, or as mandatorily required by government authorities.
• Sharing with our affiliated companies: Your personal information may be shared with our affiliated companies. We will only share personal information that is necessary and is subject to the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. If an affiliate wishes to change the purpose for which personal information is processed, your authorized consent will be sought again.
• Sharing with Authorized Partners: We may share your personal information with third parties (e.g., customer management platforms, server providers, etc.) that are necessary to support the operation of the Site and Services for the purposes stated in this policy. Your personal information will only be provided to these third parties to provide you with the services you have requested, and will only be provided to you when you request the services. Third-party intermediaries do not store, retain, or otherwise use your personal information unless they are required to do so to provide you with the service. Except as described above, this website will not sell, rent or otherwise share your personal information with third parties until you know and allow it to do so. If you do not want your personal information to be shared with third parties, you always have the right to choose and inform us.
• For companies, organizations, and individuals with whom we share personal information, we will require that they handle personal information according to our instructions, this Privacy Policy, and any other relevant confidentiality and security measures.。

2.Transfer of information

• We will not transfer your personal information to any company, organization, or individual, except for the following.Transfer with express consent: we will transfer your personal information to other parties after obtaining your express consent.
• In the event of a merger, acquisition, or bankruptcy and liquidation involving the transfer of personal information, we will require the new company or organization holding your personal information to continue to be bound by this privacy policy before we ask that company or organization to seek your authorized consent again.。

3.Public disclosure of information

We will only publicly disclose your personal information if we

• After obtaining your express consent.
• Disclosure based on law: We may disclose your personal information publicly if compelled to do so by law, legal process, litigation, or governmental authority.
• Violation of the rules of the relevant agreement on this website: If we determine that you have violated the rules of the relevant agreement on this website, or to protect the personal and property safety of users of this website and its affiliates or the public from infringement, we may disclose personal information about you with your consent according to laws and regulations or the rules of the relevant agreement on this website, including the relevant violations and the measures that have been taken against you by this website.。

4.Exceptions

Prior authorized consent is not required for the sharing, transfer, or public disclosure of your personal information in the following cases.

• Those related to national security, and national defense security.
• Those related to public safety, public health, and vital public interests.
• Those related to crime investigation, prosecution, trial and sentence enforcement, etc.
• To safeguard your or other individuals' life, property, and other significant legitimate rights and interests but for which it is difficult to obtain your consent.
• Personal information that you disclose to the public at your discretion.
• Personal information is collected from information that is lawfully and publicly disclosed, such as lawful news reports, government information disclosure, and other channels.
• According to the law, sharing or transferring personal information that has been de-identified and ensuring that the recipient of the data cannot recover and re-identify the subject of the personal information is not an act of sharing, transferring, or publicly disclosing personal information to the public, and the preservation and processing of such data will not require separate notification to you and your consent.

IV. How do we protect your personal information?

We strive to provide security for users' information to prevent leakage, loss, improper use, unauthorized access, and disclosure of information. We use multi-faceted security protection measures to ensure that the protection of users' personal information is at a reasonable level of security, including technical protection means, management system control, security system protection, and many other aspects. We will do our best to protect your personal information, but please note that no security measures can be infallible.

V. Your rights

Under the relevant Chinese laws, regulations, and standards, as well as the prevailing practices in other countries and regions, we protect your right to exercise the following rights for your personal information.

（1）The right to access and copy the specific personal information we hold about you.

（2）To request that we update or correct your inaccurate personal information.

（3）To refuse or restrict our use of your personal information.

（4）To request that we delete your personal information.

（5）To request that we explain our rules for handling personal information.

If you wish to exercise your relevant rights, please contact us via marketing@bio-engine.com.cn. For security purposes, you may need to provide a written request. We may refuse to process requests if we have a reasonable basis to believe that they are deceptive, unworkable, or harmful to the privacy of others.

You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time when required by applicable law and when BioEngine's processing of your personal information is based on your consent. However, the revocation of consent will not affect the legality and validity of the processing of your personal information based on your consent before the revocation, nor will it affect the processing of your personal information on other appropriate and legitimate bases.

VI. How do we handle information about minors?

Our products, website, and services are primarily intended for adults. Children are not permitted to create their user accounts without the consent of their parents or guardians. If you are a minor, we recommend that you ask your parent or guardian to read this Privacy Policy carefully and to use our services or provide us with information with the consent of your parent or guardian.

In the case of personal information collected from children with parental consent, we will only use or publicly disclose this information as permitted by law, with the express consent of the parent or guardian, or as necessary to protect the child.

If we find that we have collected personal information from a child without prior verifiable parental consent, we will seek to delete the relevant data as soon as possible.

VII. The storage period, storage location and cross-border transfer of information

1.The storage period of information

In general, we will retain your personal information for the minimum time necessary to achieve the purpose. However, we may change the duration of storage of personal information due to the need to comply with legal requirements in the following cases.

• To comply with applicable laws and regulations and other relevant provisions.
• To comply with a court judgment, ruling, or other legal processes
• To comply with the requirements of the relevant governmental authority or legally authorized organization.
• To comply with relevant provisions such as laws and regulations that we have reason to believe are necessary.
• For purposes reasonably necessary to enforce the relevant service agreement or this policy, to protect the public interest, to protect the personal and property safety or other legitimate rights and interests of our customers, our or our affiliates, other users, or employees.
• If our products or services cease to operate, we will take, for example, push notifications, announcements, etc. to notify you and delete or anonymize your personal information within a reasonable period.

2.The storage location and cross-border transfer of information

In principle, personal information that we collect and generate in the People's Republic of China will be stored in the People's Republic of China. Because we provide our products or services through resources and servers located around the world, this means that, with your authorized consent, your personal information may be transferred to, or accessed from, jurisdictions outside the country in which you use the product or service. Such jurisdictions may have different data protection laws or even no such laws. In such cases, we will ensure that your personal information is adequately protected to the same extent as it is in the People's Republic of China. For example, we may request your consent for cross-border transfers of personal information or implement security measures such as data de-identification before cross-border data transfers.

VIII.How to update this privacy policy?

Our privacy policy is subject to change. We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy each time you use our products or services.

We will also provide prominent reminders of material changes by prominently displaying them on pages, sending you emails, etc.

Material changes within the meaning of this policy include, but are not limited to：

• Significant changes to our service model. Such as the purposes for which personal information is processed, the types of personal information processed, how personal information is used, etc.
• Significant changes in our ownership structure, organizational structure, etc. Such as changes of ownership caused by business restructuring, bankruptcy, merger, etc.
• Changes in the primary recipients of personal information sharing, transfer, or public disclosure.
• Significant changes in your rights to participate in handling personal information and how it is exercised.
• When there is a change in the department responsible for handling personal information security, our contact information, and complaint channels.
• When the personal information security impact assessment report indicates that there is a high risk.

IX. How can I contact BioEngine?

If you have any privacy complaints or questions, contact us at marketing@bio-engine.com.cn. In general, we will reply within thirty working days. If you are not satisfied with our reply, significantly if our personal information handling behavior has harmed your legitimate rights and interests, you can also file a complaint or report to supervisory departments such as Internet information, telecommunications, public security, and industry and commerce.

X. Others

The headings in this Privacy Policy are for convenience and reading purposes only and do not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision in the text.

This Privacy Policy is copyrighted by BioEngine, and BioEngine reserves the right of final interpretation and modification to the extent permitted by law.