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Privacy Policy

 

This Privacy Policy applies to the website www.evconvey.com (hereinafter referred to as the “Site”), an overseas news platform focusing on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) industry news, market trends, technology updates, and related industry analysis. This policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect your personal information when you browse, access, and use our Site services, and clarifies your legal rights regarding your personal data.

This Privacy Policy complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union, the California Consumer Privacy Act/California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA), and other applicable global data protection laws. By accessing and using our Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please stop using our Site immediately.

  1. Data Controller Information

The operator and data controller of this Site is:

evconvey

Contact Email: [email protected]

We are solely responsible for the collection, processing, and management of user personal data generated on this Site.

  1. Information We Collect

We only collect necessary information to provide stable news content services, optimize user browsing experience, and maintain website operation. The data we collect is divided into Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and Non-Personal Usage Data.

2.1 Personal Identifiable Information (Voluntarily Provided by You)

We do not actively collect your personal information. We only obtain your personal data when you voluntarily provide it through our Site functions, including but not limited to:

  • Contact Information: Email address (when you subscribe to our news newsletter, send consultation messages, or leave comments)
  • User Content: Text, opinions, and feedback you post in site comment sections or message boards
  • Account Data (if applicable): Username and login information if you register a member account on our Site

2.2 Automatic Collected Non-Personal Data

When you browse our Site, we and our third-party service providers automatically collect anonymous technical and usage data through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies, including:

  • Device information: browser type, operating system, device model, screen resolution
  • Network information: IP address, access time, geographical browsing region (anonymous)
  • Browsing behavior: pages visited, reading duration, news content browsing preferences, click records
  • Site interaction data: article sharing, bookmark, and comment operation records

This type of data cannot be used to identify your specific personal identity and is only used for website operation analysis.

  1. How We Use Your Information

We only use your collected information for legitimate, explicit, and necessary purposes, and will not use your data for any illegal or unauthorized purposes. The specific usage scenarios are as follows:

  • Service Provision & Maintenance: Provide you with accurate Chinese EV news updates, industry analysis, and content browsing services; maintain the normal operation, stability, and security of the Site.
  • User Experience Optimization: Analyze user browsing preferences, optimize news content layout, update frequency, and website function design, and improve overall user experience.
  • User Communication: Reply to your consultation, feedback, and comment messages; send subscribed EV industry news newsletters and content updates (you can unsubscribe at any time).
  • Data Analysis & Statistics: Conduct anonymous aggregate data analysis to study industry content popularity and user reading trends, supporting our content operation optimization.
  • Security Protection: Prevent malicious access, website attacks, spam comments, and illegal operations to protect the safety of the Site and all users.
  • Legal Compliance: Comply with applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory requirements, and respond to legal inquiries or official requests.
  1. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Site uses Cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to distinguish user browsers, remember browsing preferences, and collect anonymous usage data. Cookies are small text files stored on your local device after you visit the website.

Types of Cookies We Use:

  • Necessary Cookies: Essential for basic website browsing functions, cannot be closed, ensuring normal page access and function use.
  • Analytical Cookies: Used by third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to count website traffic, analyze user browsing behavior, and help us optimize content.
  • Functional Cookies: Remember your browsing preferences, language settings, and reading habits to provide personalized browsing experience.

Your Rights: You can modify your browser settings to reject, disable, or clear cookies at any time. Disabling cookies will not affect your basic access to news content but may lead to partial personalized function failure.

  1. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal identifiable information to any third parties for commercial purposes. We only share your data in the following limited and legitimate scenarios:

  • Authorized Third-Party Service Providers: We may share anonymous or necessary data with trusted third-party service providers who provide services for us, including website hosting, data analytics, email delivery, and security monitoring. All third parties are required to sign data confidentiality agreements and can only process data in accordance with our authorization and legal requirements.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information when required by laws, judicial procedures, or government official orders, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our legitimate rights, property safety, and public interests.
  • Business Transfer: In the event of website merger, acquisition, asset transfer, or business restructuring, your user data may be transferred as part of business assets, and we will continue to protect your data privacy rights.
  1. Data Storage and Security

We adopt industry-standard technical and management measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, tampering, loss, or damage, including data encryption, access permission control, regular security inspection, and server protection.

We only store your personal data for the minimum necessary period: retain your contact and interactive data only during the period required to complete the corresponding service; delete or anonymize user usage data after completing statistical analysis. Except for data that must be retained in accordance with legal regulations, no long-term redundant storage will be conducted.

Please note that no network data transmission method is 100% secure. We will try our best to protect your data security, but cannot guarantee absolute security of network transmission.

  1. User Legal Rights

In accordance with GDPR, CCPA/CPRA and other global privacy laws, you have the following independent rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request us to provide details of your personal data we have collected and processed.
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request us to delete your personal data when the data is no longer necessary for service purposes, or you withdraw your consent.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request us to suspend the processing of your personal data under specific circumstances.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to obtain your personal data in a readable format and request transmission to other data controllers.
  • Right to Opt-Out: You can unsubscribe from our news emails and reject non-essential data tracking at any time.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you or provide differential services because you exercise your privacy rights.

How to Exercise Your Rights: Please send your request via our official contact email. We will verify your identity and respond to your legitimate request within 30 calendar days.

  1. Minor Protection

Our website is a public industry news platform, not targeted at users under the age of 18. We do not actively collect personal information of minors. If you are a parent or guardian and find that your minor child has provided personal information on our Site, please contact us in a timely manner, and we will immediately delete the relevant data and terminate the corresponding service.

  1. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites (such as EV official websites, industry media, and partner platforms) for user reference. This Privacy Policy only applies to our Site. We have no control over the privacy rules and content of third-party websites, and we are not responsible for their data processing behaviors. We recommend that you carefully read the privacy policy of third-party platforms before accessing them.

  1. International Data Transfer

Our Site serves global users, and your data may be stored and processed in countries/regions outside your residence. These regions may have different data protection laws from your local laws. We will ensure that all cross-border data transfers comply with applicable legal requirements and adopt sufficient protection measures to safeguard your data privacy rights.

  1. Policy Updates

We reserve the right to update and revise this Privacy Policy irregularly to adapt to website service adjustments and legal requirement changes. When the policy is updated, we will publish the latest version on the Site homepage with an updated effective date. The revised policy will take effect immediately after publication. Your continued use of the Site after the update constitutes your acceptance of the new policy terms.

  1. Contact Us

If you have any questions, suggestions, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy and your personal data processing, please contact us via:

Email: [email protected]