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Privacy policy

1. Data controller

The controller of any personal data that are collected is: Energy China.

In case of any questions about the confidentiality policy concerning users personal data and their rights, users may contact Energy China at the following address: Building 1, No. 26, XIDAWANG Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing China.

2. Collected personal data

Whenever they use the Site, Energy China may collect any of the following personal data about the users:

– contact details

– role and contact details within the entity which employs them or with which they work

– e-mail address(es)

– any information on subjects they choose to share

– any information provided in the context of the presentation of proposed services

– any relevant information required under a legal or regulatory obligation

– IP address(es)

– cookies and browsing habits.

The collection shall be restricted to data which are suitable, relevant and strictly necessary for the purpose of the processing.

3. Purposes and legal basis of the processing

Personal data may be collected for a number of purposes, not least to:

– browsing activity on the Site and consultation of the different tabs accessible on the Site

– providing any information about Energy China, its activities, services and products

– sending information about Energy China activities

– recruiting via the Career email address: shezhao@ceec.net.cn

Users are reminded that they may prevent cookies from being created on their computer by configuring the internet browsing software (Internet Explorer, Netscape, etc.) accordingly. The internet users are referred accordingly to the user guide (“Help” section in the browser toolbar) for the internet browsing software or may obtain any such information as deemed useful from the publisher of the said software.

4. Recipients of the personal data

In fulfilment of the purposes described above, users data shall be exclusively accessible:

– by individuals who are part of Energy China or its affiliates, who are required to access them in the performance of their tasks and, in general, in the context of the provision of the services offered (general information, news, contact form)

– by Energy China processors, including Aliyun (host of the website)

5. Retention of the personal data

The data are retained for a period which does not exceed the duration required for the purposes for which they are collected:

– for Site visitors: Energy China retains the personal data for at least 1 (one) year following the first exchange with the user or its visit to the Site.

– for contacts: Energy China retains the personal data for the period required to fulfil the processing purpose and for at least 1 (one) year following the first exchange with the user.

– for cookies : Energy China retains information concerning browsing by the internet user, as provided by the ’cookie’ on the Site for at least 1 (one) year minimum.

6. Users rights

Right of access

Upon request and at no charge, Energy China conveys information about any of the user personal data that are processed and, if necessary, issues a copy to the attention of the user.

Right to rectification

If the user personal data are inaccurate or incomplete, it has the right to request that they be rectified.

Right to erasure

The user can ask for its personal data to be erased in certain cases, especially when these date are no longer useful, subject to legal and regulatory obligations with respect to the data in question. If the user has the right to have its personal data erased and if they have been made public, Energy China shall take any possible and reasonable measures to erase them and, in view of available technologies, to inform any third parties that process the related data to erase them.

Right to object

The user may object to the processing of its personal data. In the event of objection, Energy China shall bring the processing to an end, unless it is in line with an urgent legitimate interest.

Right to restrict processing

The user may request a restriction on the processing of its personal data in some cases, not least if it disputes the accuracy of the personal data or in the event of objection.

Right to withdraw the consent

If the data are processed on the basis of the user consent, it may withdraw its consent at any time in the future without undermining the legality of the processing operations based on the consent and carried out prior to the withdrawal of the consent.

Right to data portability

If applicable, according to the purpose and the legal basis of the processing, the user has the right to obtain personal data conveyed according to applicable regulations, re-use them, or ask Energy China to transfer them to any third party of its choice.

Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling

The user has the right not to be submitted to a decision based on exclusively automated processes, including profiling, unless they are related to the performance of a contract or compliance with legal obligations.

Right to a digital will

The user may provide general or specific instructions relating to the future of its personal data after its death.

7. Confidentiality and security of users personal data

Energy China undertakes to guarantee the confidentiality and security of any personal data disclosed to it, on the basis of a security policy and appropriate technical measures.

In fact, Energy China undertakes to protect and secure the personal data that users have chosen to disclose in order to guarantee their confidentiality and to prevent them from being distorted, damaged, destroyed or revealed to unauthorised third parties.

Energy China has implemented material, electronic and organizational protective measures to prevent any loss, improper use and unauthorised access, distribution, alteration or destruction of these personal data (through the control and monitoring of access to premises and servers). These protective measures include the integration by Energy China of advanced technologies which are specially designed to protect personal data during their transfer and to prevent errors in transmission or unauthorised acts on the part of third parties, unless the uses are beyond the reasonable control of Energy China.

In this regard, it is important that any user makes sure that no unauthorised access is gained to its personal data.

The recipients of data and processors are bound by the same obligations.