Welcome to the website of Weihai International Economic & Technical Cooperative Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "we", "us", "our" or "WIETC"). We deeply understand the importance of your privacy rights and are committed to protecting the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy aims to explain our policies and practices regarding the collection, use, storage, disclosure and protection of your personal information. This Policy applies to all personal information globally collected or processed by WIETC and all of its subsidiaries and affiliates, in order to ensure that your personal information is consistently protected throughout WIETC, including through the following methods:
Our websites and mobile applications; business operations and service participation; marketing, events and recruitment activities; and technologies, equipment and digital platforms operated by or on behalf of WIETC.
If you do not agree to this Policy, please stop using our services.
If you have any questions, please contact us in the manner described in the "Contact Us" section below.
I. Information We Collect
The information we collect includes the following categories:
1. Personal Information
We collect personal information that you provide directly to us, and personal information generated during our business processes, or personal information obtained from third parties. The types of personal information may include: basic identity and contact information: name, phone number, email address, mailing address, etc.; account information: username, password, and other data related to registered accounts; commercial and financial information: records of products or services purchased, acquired, or considered, transaction history, payment information (including bank card numbers or payment account details); communications and marketing information: including information you provide when submitting inquiries, opting to receive marketing communications, completing surveys, or attending forums, seminars, or events, as well as your communication preferences; audio or visual information: photos, video recordings of company events, or closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage for security purposes; internet or device activity (e.g., browsing data, IP address, device identifiers, cookies, analytics data); professional or employment-related data (e.g., qualifications, employer, job title, work location, professional background); location information: location information collected when you use our mobile applications with positioning features, drive our vehicles equipped with onboard monitoring systems, or attend company events that use attendance-tracking technologies; sensitive personal information required by law or contract (e.g., nationality, government-issued identification, biometric or facial recognition data used for website access control).
2. Non-Personal Information
We may collect anonymous or aggregated information through cookies, pixel tags, log files, or other technical means, including but not limited to: user visit statistics and preferences; device type, operating system, browser type; referring website domain; and website use habits and interaction behavior patterns.
We only collect the minimum information necessary to achieve the stated purpose.
II. How We Use Your Information
We may use your personal information and non-personal information for the following legitimate purposes:
- Confirm and verify your identity;
- facilitate communications and manage our relationship with you;
- provide, operate and improve our services and products;
- manage business operations, logistics and supply chain activities;
- register and manage your participation in our projects, activities or programs;
- ensure workplace and facility security, including visitor access control and AI-based monitoring;
- comply with applicable laws, regulatory requirements and contractual obligations;
- prevent, detect or investigate fraud, misconduct or security incidents;
- conduct research and analysis, including through automated systems or AI tools (subject to transparency and fairness obligations);
- promote and market our services with your consent where required by law; recruit, evaluate and manage employment or contractor applications;
- and for any other purposes that we disclose and obtain your consent for.
Where required by law, we will seek your consent before processing personal information for new or additional purposes.
Where the processing of personal information is carried out in accordance with the necessity of contract performance, public interest protection, or as otherwise required by applicable laws, no additional consent from you is required.
WIETC will not disclose your personal information to third parties without your permission, except in the following cases: you have given your explicit consent; disclosure is required by laws, regulations, or administrative/judicial authorities; disclosure is necessary to safeguard public interests or protect the life and property of others; or disclosure is made to third-party service providers engaged to operate our website, subject to security and compliance requirements.
III. Cookies and Similar Technologies
WIETC may use cookies or other tracking technologies to: identify visitor identities; track traffic and usage behavior; and improve website performance and enhance user experience.
You may manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. If you disable cookies, some features of the website may be limited.
IV. Automated Decision-Making and Artificial Intelligence
WIETC may use AI-based systems and automated decision-making tools to perform statistical analysis, improve operational efficiency, conduct quality control, or enable predictive maintenance and service optimization.
Automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects on individuals will not be made without appropriate human oversight. However, we reserve the right to adjust our human oversight mechanisms in line with technological developments to ensure that decision outcomes meet statutory fairness requirements. We will not use sensitive personal information for AI training. Users can submit a written request to refuse automated decision-making through the contact information provided in Section XV.
We implement algorithm governance mechanisms in accordance with applicable data protection laws and business requirements.
V. How We Share Information
We disclose your information to third parties only in the following circumstances: to affiliates within the WIETC group for internal management and service provision based on the group's unified risk management needs; to technical consultants, vendors, service providers, and data processors (e.g., IT, security, HR, logistics, marketing, or facility management partners), who act in accordance with our instructions under confidentiality and data processing agreements, to support internal management, website operations, IT services, cloud storage, data analytics, customer support, or marketing activities; to business partners for joint marketing or contract performance purposes; to successor entities in the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or asset transfer; with your consent or at your own request for disclosure; and as required for mandatory disclosure under legal, regulatory, or security necessities. Third-party service providers and business partners shall process personal information in accordance with our written instructions and the terms of their agreements with us, and shall be subject to our data protection due diligence and required to sign a data processing agreement with confidentiality obligations no less stringent than ours. Any third party that causes a breach of contract or a data security incident shall bear independent legal liability for such breach or incident.
VI. Roles and Responsibilities
ata Controller: The entities within WIETC that can independently determine the purpose, method, and scope of personal information processing. Such entities bear primary responsibility for processing activities in accordance with applicable laws and hold decision-making authority and control over personal information processing activities.
Data Processor: A data processor refers to suppliers, contractors, and other service providers that process personal information within the scope of authorization granted by WIETC and in accordance with written instructions from WIETC. Data processors shall strictly follow the explicit requirements of WIETC and implement effective security and confidentiality measures to prevent the leakage, alteration, or damage of personal information. Meanwhile, data processors shall possess appropriate data deletion capabilities to ensure that relevant personal information can be promptly and thoroughly deleted upon achievement of the processing purposes or upon WIETC's request. In addition, data processors shall actively cooperate with the audit work of WIETC, accept regular reviews and supervision of their data processing activities, and ensure that their processing activities consistently comply with WIETC's compliance standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
VII. Information Retention Period
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to: fulfill the purposes described in this Policy; comply with legal, regulatory, and audit obligations; resolve disputes and enforce agreements; protect the legitimate interests of WIETC; or, where litigation, arbitration, or administrative investigations are involved, the retention period shall be automatically extended until the conclusion of the relevant proceedings.
The retention period for personal information shall be determined based on a combination of operational business needs and mandatory legal requirements. Upon expiry of the retention period or achievement of the processing purposes, we will securely delete or anonymize such personal information.
VIII. Data Security Measures
We use industry-standard organizational, technical, and physical measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.
The measures include encryption, access control, data minimization, and employee training.
Nevertheless, you acknowledge and agree that no security system is completely infallible, and you accept and assume the inherent risks associated with data transmission.
IX. Data Security Measures
Due to the global presence of WIETC's business, this means that the personal information we collect about you may be processed in, or accessed from, the country or region where you use our products or services, as well as in other countries or regions where WIETC, its affiliates, subsidiaries, service providers, or business partners have establishments. The data protection laws in these countries or regions may differ from those in your jurisdiction. In such cases, WIETC will take measures to ensure that the data we collect is processed in accordance with this Policy and applicable laws. When personal information of data subjects located in the European Union is transferred to countries or regions not recognized by the EU as providing an adequate level of data protection, WIETC will use various legal mechanisms, such as signing standard contract terms approved by the European Commission or requesting your consent for cross-border transfer of personal information, or implementing security measures such as data anonymity before cross-border data transfer. You can obtain a copy of the EU standard contract terms by clicking here. The personal information collected and processed during our operations within the territory of the People's Republic of China will be stored within the territory of the People's Republic of China.
WIETC shall not be liable for any data processing behavior resulting from compliance with mandatory laws and regulations of the recipient's country or region.
X. User Rights
Under applicable laws, you may have the following rights. Right of access: the right to inquire whether we are processing your personal information and to obtain a copy of such information; right of rectification: the right to request that we correct your personal information when it is inaccurate or incomplete; right to erasure: The right to request that we delete your personal information where the legal conditions are met (e.g., where the processing purposes have been achieved or have expired, or where you have withdrawn your consent, etc.). However, if the exercise of the right to erasure would prevent us from fulfilling our legal obligations (such as tax filing or dispute resolution) or would harm major public interests, we reserve the right to refuse such deletion requests; right to withdraw consent: the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal; right to restriction of processing: the right to request that we suspend the processing of your personal information during a dispute or where the processing is unlawful; right to data portability: the right to request that we provide a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, or to have it transmitted directly to another controller (where technically feasible), in accordance with applicable laws; right to object to automated decision-making: the right to object to decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects on you, if such decisions are based solely on automated processing, including profiling; right to object: you can choose not to receive our commercial marketing emails, SMS messages, or push notifications at any time; right to lodge a complaint and appeal: if you believe that our processing of your personal information violates applicable laws or regulations, you may file a complaint with us or lodge an appeal with the competent data protection supervisory authority.
To exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact information provided in Section XIV.
To protect your privacy and security, we may verify your identity before processing your request (the information required for identity verification is limited to account binding information or reserved verification methods, so as to ensure that the requester is the data subject or an authorized agent). For requests that cannot be effectively verified through electronic means, we reserve the right to require a notarized authorization document issued by a notary authority. Once your identity is verified, we will provide you a written response to the processing results within 30 working days. Where your request can be fulfilled, we will handle it properly in accordance with applicable legal requirements. Where your request cannot be fulfilled (such as if there are other legal provisions or where it involves the legitimate rights and interests of a third party), we will state the reasons for refusal. Where the required information for verification involves third-party rights and interests or may endanger data security, WIETC reserves the right to refuse such request.
XI. Children's Privacy Protection
For users in mainland China, our website is not directed at children under the age of 14. For users located outside mainland China, the applicable age threshold will follow local legal requirements. We do not proactively collect children's information. In case parents or guardians become aware that a minor has provided information to us, please contact us promptly to have such information deleted.
XII. Third-Party Link Statement
This website may contain third-party links. WIETC is not responsible for the privacy practices of such websites. Please carefully review their policies before visiting. User access to third-party links is considered an independent legal act, and any losses arising there from, including but not limited to personal information leakage or fraud, shall be borne solely by you.
XIII. Privacy Policy Updates
WIETC reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy periodically. The updated version will be posted on this website with an effective date indicated. Where the policy changes involve significant rights restrictions (referring to substantive changes such as expanding the scope of personal information collection, changing processing purposes, or altering cross-border transfer rules), we will notify you in a significant manner and obtain your explicit consent. If you continue to use our services after the revision of this Policy, it is deemed that you have fully read and agreed to the revised Policy. The definition and notification method of significant changes shall be determined by us in our sole discretion in accordance with applicable laws and business needs.
XIV. Contact Us
If you have any questions, complaints, or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy or our processing of your personal information, please contact us through the following channels:
Email: zb@wietc.com
Tel: 0631-5233588
Address: No. 16 Tongyi Road, Huancui District, Weihai City, Shandong Province, China
We will respond to your inquiry within 15 working days (or within 30 calendar days for rights exercise requests) after receiving your email. If an extension of the processing period is necessary, we will notify you within the aforementioned timeframe and provide the reasons therefor.
Any disputes arising from or related to this Policy shall be submitted to the people's court with jurisdiction in Huancui District, Weihai City, Shandong Province, China.

