AegeanSoft Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

We strictly comply with laws and regulations and adhere to the following privacy protection principles to provide you with more secure and reliable services:

1.1 Security and Reliability

We commit our utmost efforts to prevent your information from leakage, damage, or loss through reasonably effective information security technologies and management processes.

1.2 Autonomous Choice

We provide convenient information management options to help you make appropriate choices and manage your personal information.

1.3 Protection of Communication Confidentiality

We strictly follow laws and regulations to protect your communication confidentiality and provide secure communication services.

1.4 Necessity and Reasonableness

We only collect necessary information to deliver better services to you and other users.

1.5 Clarity and Transparency

We strive to explain the privacy policy in clear and understandable terms to ensure you fully comprehend our information processing practices.

1.6 Privacy by Design

We integrate privacy protection principles into product design by considering legal, product-related, and design factors at every stage of product or service development.

This Privacy Policy primarily informs you about:

We encourage you to carefully read this Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as "this Policy") to thoroughly understand how we collect and use information. This will help you better comprehend our services and make informed decisions.

By using AegeanSoft services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the contents described in this Policy.

Should you have any questions, please contact us.

2. Information We Collect

Core Principle: We collect only the information necessary to achieve our product functionalities based on the principles of lawfulness, legitimacy, and necessity.

2.1 Information You Actively Provide

Account Registration Information

For instance: Nickname, mobile number, etc., provided during your registration of a NoteExpress Web Academic account.

Information Uploaded While Using Services

For instance: Profile pictures uploaded during your use of NoteExpress Web Academic.

Information Submitted via Customer Service or Activities

For instance: Name, phone number, home address, etc., submitted in surveys during our online events.

Certain services may require specific sensitive personal information to enable particular features. If you choose not to provide such information, specific functionalities may be unavailable, but this will not affect other services. By voluntarily providing sensitive personal information, you consent to our processing of such data in accordance with this Policy.

2.2 Information Collected During Service Usage

We automatically collect the following information when you use our services:

2.2.1 Log Information:

Details generated during service usage.

Device Information:

For instance: Device model, OS version, unique device identifier, Open Anonymous Identifier (OAID), battery status, signal strength.

Software Information:

For instance: Software version, browser type. To ensure operational security or service requirements, we collect data about mobile applications and other software you use.

IP Address

Service Log Information:

For instance: Searched/viewed content, service error logs, referral URLs.

Usage Log Information:

For instance: Duration and frequency of service usage.

2.2.2 Location Information:

When using location-based services, we may record your device’s location to provide relevant features.

Location data may be obtained via IP address, GPS, WLAN (e.g., WiFi), or cell towers.

Geographic information may be inferred from your account details or metadata (e.g., geotags in shared photos).

2.2.3 Other Related Information:

Data collected to enhance your experience with our products/services.

Information Contained in Third-Party User Content:

For instance: Your personal information may appear in photos/videos shared by other users through our services.

2.3 Information from Business Partners

We may receive information obtained by third-party partners when you use their services integrated with our platform.

Example scenarios include:

When you log into partner services using your NoteExpress Web Academic account, we may receive your service name and login time solely for authorization management purposes.

Important Notice: We require third-party partners to legally obtain your information. Always review their privacy policies separately.

3. How We Use Collected Information

Legal Compliance Statement: We strictly comply with legal regulations and user agreements, utilizing collected information solely for the following purposes. Should usage extend beyond these purposes, we will provide additional explanations and obtain your explicit consent.

3.1 Service Delivery

Personalized Experience

Customize services according to your preferences (e.g., language settings, location preferences, personalized support).

Product Development & Optimization

Analyze system failure logs to enhance service quality and stability.

Security Assurance

Employ information for:

(Example: Detect malware/viruses or identify fraudulent content during downloads/installations)

3.2 Marketing & Communications

Deliver tailored advertisements and information aligned with your interests.

Evaluate effectiveness of advertising campaigns and promotional activities.

3.3 Software Management

Conduct software authentication, version updates, and maintenance.

3.4 User Engagement

Invite participation in service-related surveys and research.

3.5 Cross-Service Utilization

Subject to legal compliance and your consent, we may apply information collected from one service to enhance others.

Examples include:

3.6 Operational Analytics

To ensure service security and optimize application performance, we may record:

Security Notice: Analytics data is strictly segregated from personally identifiable information (PII). We never combine technical performance metrics stored in analytics systems with personal identity information provided within applications.

4. Our Use of Cookies and Related Technologies

Core Principle: All measures adhere to the principle of minimal necessity in data processing.

We, along with our third-party partners, may collect information through secure cookies and similar technologies to deliver a more personalized user experience and service.

4.1 Key Practices:

Important Notice: Disabling cookies may result in degraded service quality, limited functionality of certain features, and suboptimal user experience. We recommend maintaining standard cookie settings to ensure full access to our service capabilities.

5. Information You Share

You may share relevant information through our services with friends, family members, and other users.

Important Notice:

Legal Compliance Statement: Please be aware that such information may be independently retained by recipients, could be stored by unaffiliated third parties beyond our control, and cannot be fully recalled once disseminated.

Security Recommendation: Always verify recipients and evaluate information sensitivity before sharing.

6. Managing Your Information

6.1 Basic Management Methods

You may access, modify, and delete your registration information and other personal data during service usage. Contact methods are specified in our notifications. The scope and procedures depend on specific services used.

6.2 Practical Management Example: Location Data

When using geolocation services, disable sharing through:

Important Notice: Review relevant disablement guides before implementation.

6.3 Security & Processing Procedures

Security Notice: Identity verification required during data operations for account protection.

Administrative Limitation Notice: Some requests may be unfulfillable due to technical constraints or legal/regulatory obligations. We will respond to all valid requests within reasonable timeframes.

6.4 Your Legal Rights

Core Principle: Information collection strictly follows functionality requirements stated in this Policy.

Deletion Rights

Request removal if information collection/usage violates laws or agreements

Correction Rights

Demand amendments for inaccurate personal data in our systems

Submit requests through contact methods specified in this Policy

7. Information We Share

Core Principle: We strictly limit information sharing in compliance with legal regulations.

7.1 Sharing Scenarios

7.1.1 Consent-Based Sharing

Your personal information may be shared with third parties only with your prior consent.

7.1.2 Processing Partners

For specific processing purposes, we may share information with:

(Examples: Communication providers for notifications, map service providers for location services)

Security Notice: Such partners must process data per our instructions, adhere to this Policy’s confidentiality standards, and implement equivalent security measures.

Permitted Purposes:

Protection Measures:

7.1.3 Business Restructuring

During mergers, acquisitions, or asset transfers:

7.2 Big Data Applications

Core Principle: Information may be used for aggregated analytics without personal identification.

Examples:

Sharing Practice: We may publicly share or provide partners with statistically processed information and non-identifiable usage trend analyses.

7.3 Legal Disclosure Requirements

We may disclose personal information when legally required for:

Protecting vital interests including enforcing service agreements/Policies, safeguarding public welfare, and defending rights of clients, our company/affiliates, users/employees, and their property/legal interests.

Legal Compliance Statement: All disclosures strictly follow proportionality and necessity principles.

8. Information We May Send You

8.1 Information Push

We may send emails, SMS, notifications, or push messages during service usage.

Important Notice: You may unsubscribe through device settings per our instructions.

8.2 Service-Related Announcements

We may issue non-advertisement service notices when necessary (e.g., service suspension for maintenance).

Administrative Limitation Notice: Such essential communications cannot be opted out.

9. Information Storage Location and Retention Period

9.1 Storage Location

We comply with applicable laws and regulations by storing domestically collected personal information within China’s territory.

9.2 Retention Period

Generally, we retain your personal information only for the minimum period necessary to fulfill collection purposes.

Extended Retention Circumstances

Storage duration may be extended to meet legal requirements under these conditions:

Service Termination Protocol

Upon discontinuation of products/services:

10. Information Security

We implement appropriate security safeguards to protect your information against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, or alteration.

Confidentiality Commitment

We strictly comply with laws and regulations to protect the confidentiality of users’ communications.

Security Measures

We employ various security protection measures within reasonable security levels to ensure information security, including:

Management Protocols

We have established dedicated systems to ensure information security through:

Incident Response

In the event of a personal information breach:

11. Advertising

We may use your relevant information to display advertisements tailored to your interests on our websites, applications, and other channels.

12. Minor Protection

We attach great importance to the protection of minors' personal information.

Under applicable laws and regulations:

13. Scope of Application

This Policy applies to all AegeanSoft services.

Special Provisions

Third-Party Services Notice

14. Contact Us

For inquiries regarding this Policy or related matters, please contact us via:

Email: dataprivacy@inoteexpress.com

We will promptly review submitted matters and respond within thirty (30) days after verifying your identity.

15. Policy Amendments

We may periodically revise this Policy.

Material Change Protocol:

When amendments would substantially reduce your rights:

Continued use after effective date:

爱琴海隐私政策

1. 引言

爱琴海严格遵守法律法规，遵循以下隐私保护原则，为您提供更加安全、可靠的服务。

安全可靠：

我们竭尽全力通过合理有效的信息安全技术及管理流程，防止您的信息泄露、损毁、丢失。

自主选择：

我们为您提供便利的信息管理选项，以便您做出合适的选择，管理您的个人信息。

保护通信秘密：

我们严格遵照法律法规，保护您的通信秘密，为您提供安全的通信服务。

合理必要：

我们仅收集必要的信息，以便向您和其他用户提供更好的服务。

清晰透明：

我们使用简明易懂的表述向您介绍隐私政策，确保您清晰了解我们的信息处理方式。

将隐私保护融入产品设计：

我们在产品或服务开发的各个环节融入隐私保护理念，综合法律、产品、设计等多方因素。

本《隐私政策》主要向您说明：

希望您仔细阅读《隐私政策》（以下简称“本政策”），详细了解我们对信息的收集、使用方式，以便您更好地了解我们的服务并作出适当的选择。

若您使用爱琴海服务，即表示您认同我们在本政策中所述内容。

如您有问题，请联系我们。

2. 我们收集的信息

核心原则： 我们根据合法、正当、必要的原则，仅收集实现产品功能所必要的信息。

2.1 您在使用我们服务时主动提供的信息

您在注册帐户时填写的信息：

例如，您在注册青提学术帐户时填写的昵称、手机号码。

您在使用服务时上传的信息：

例如，您在使用青提学术时上传的头像。

您通过我们的客服或参加我们举办的活动时所提交的信息：

例如，您参与线上活动填写的调查问卷中可能包含的姓名、电话、家庭地址等信息。

我们的部分服务可能需要您提供特定的个人敏感信息来实现特定功能。若您选择不提供该类信息，则可能无法正常使用服务中的特定功能，但不影响您使用其他功能。若您主动提供个人敏感信息，即表示您同意我们按本政策处理您的个人敏感信息。

2.2 我们在您使用服务时获取的信息

我们通过以下方式获取信息：

2.2.1 日志信息

当您使用我们的服务时，我们可能会自动收集相关信息并存储为服务日志信息：

设备信息： 例如设备型号、操作系统版本、唯一设备标识符、OAID、电池、信号强度等信息。

软件信息： 例如软件版本号、浏览器类型。为确保操作环境安全或提供服务所需，我们会收集您使用的移动应用和其他软件信息。

IP地址。

服务日志信息： 例如您在使用我们服务时搜索/查看的信息、服务故障信息、引荐网址等信息。

使用日志信息： 例如您使用我们服务的时间和时长。

2.2.2 位置信息

当您使用位置相关服务时，我们可能会记录您设备所在的位置信息，以便为您提供相关服务。

我们通过IP地址、GPS、WLAN（如WiFi）或基站等途径获取您的地理位置信息。

您或其他用户提供的信息中可能包含地理位置信息，例如您提供的帐号信息中可能包含的您所在地区信息，您或其他人共享的照片包含的地理标记信息。

2.2.3 其他相关信息

为帮助您更好地使用产品或服务，我们会收集相关信息。

  • 其他用户分享的信息中含有您的信息：可能包含您的信息，例如照片或视频。

    • 2.3 从第三方合作伙伴获取的信息

    我们可能获得您使用第三方合作伙伴服务时产生或分享的信息。例如，您用青提学术帐户登录第三方服务时，我们获得您登录的服务名称和时间以便授权管理。请您仔细阅读第三方服务的用户协议或隐私政策。

    3. 我们如何使用收集的信息

    我们严格遵守法律法规及用户约定， 将收集的信息用于以下用途：

    4. 我们如何使用Cookie及相关技术

    我们或第三方合作伙伴，可能通过放置安全的Cookie及相关技术收集您的信息，目的是为您提供更个性化的用户体验和服务。我们会严格要求第三方合作伙伴遵守本政策的相关规定。

    您也可以通过浏览器设置管理Cookie。

    但请注意，如果停用Cookie，您可能无法享受最佳的服务体验，某些服务也可能无法正常使用。

    5. 您分享的信息

    您可通过我们的服务与您的好友、家人及其他用户分享相关信息。

    请注意，这其中可能包含您的个人身份信息、个人财产信息等敏感信息。请您谨慎考虑披露您的相关个人敏感信息。

    但请您注意，这些信息仍可能由其他用户或不受我们控制的非关联第三方独立地保存。

    6. 您如何管理自己的信息

    6.1 基本管理方式

    您可以在使用我们服务的过程中，访问、修改和删除您提供的注册信息和其他个人信息，也可按照通知指引与我们联系。具体操作范围取决于您使用的服务.

    6.2 实际管理示例：位置信息

    例如，若您在使用地理位置相关服务时，希望停止分享您的地理位置信息，您可通过手机定位关闭功能、软硬件服务商及通讯服务提供商的关闭方式停止分享，建议您仔细阅读相关指引。

    6.3 安全与处理流程

    在您访问、修改和删除相关信息时，我们可能会要求您进行身份验证，以保障帐号的安全。

    6.4 您的法定权利

    我们将按照本政策所述，仅为实现我们产品或服务的功能，收集、使用您的信息，

    如您发现：

    请通过本政策列明的联系方式与我们联系。

    请您理解，由于技术所限、法律或监管要求，我们可能无法满足您的所有要求，我们会在合理的期限内答复您的请求。

    7. 我们分享的信息

    我们遵照法律法规的规定，对信息的分享进行严格的限制：

    7.1 分享条件

    7.1.1 经您同意的分享

    经您事先同意，我们可能与第三方分享您的个人信息。

    7.1.2 为实现处理目的的分享

    仅为实现外部处理的目的，我们可能会与第三方合作伙伴（第三方服务供应商、承包商、代理、广告合作伙伴、应用开发者等，例如，代表我们发出电子邮件或推送通知的通讯服务提供商、为我们提供位置服务的地图服务供应商）（他们可能并非位于您所在的法域）分享您的个人信息，让他们按照我们的说明、隐私政策以及其他相关的保密和安全措施来为我们处理上述信息，并用于以下用途：

    7.1.3 业务调整时的分享

    随着我们业务的持续发展，当发生合并、收购、资产转让等交易导致向第三方分享您的个人信息时，我们将通过推送通知、公告等形式告知您相关情形，按照法律法规及不低于本政策所要求的标准继续保护或要求新的管理者继续保护您的个人信息。

    如我们与上述第三方分享您的信息，我们将会采用加密、匿名化处理等手段保障您的信息安全。

    7.2 大数据分析

    我们会将所收集到的信息用于大数据分析：

    7.3 依法披露

    我们可能基于以下目的披露您的个人信息：

    8. 我们可能向您发送的信息

    8.1 信息推送

    您在使用我们的服务时，我们可能向您发送电子邮件、短信、资讯或推送通知。

    您可以按照我们的相关提示，在设备上选择取消订阅。

    8.2 服务公告

    我们可能在必要时（例如，因系统维护而暂停某一项服务时）向您发出与服务有关的公告。

    您可能无法取消这些与服务有关、性质不属于广告的公告。

    9. 存储信息的地点和期限

    9.1 存储地点

    我们遵守法律法规的规定，将境内收集的用户个人信息存储于境内。

    9.2 存储期限

    我们仅为实现目的所必需的最短时间保留您的个人信息。但在下列情况下，我们有可能因需符合法律要求，更改个人信息的存储时间：

    当我们的产品或服务发生停止运营的情形时，我们将采取例如，推送通知、公告等形式通知您，并在合理的期限内删除或匿名化处理您的个人信息。

    10. 信息安全

    我们为您的信息提供相应的安全保障，以防止信息的丢失、不当使用、未经授权访问或披露：

    11. 广告

    我们可能使用您的相关信息，在相关网站、应用及其他渠道向您提供与您更加相关的广告。

    12. 未成年人保护

    我们非常重视对未成年人个人信息的保护：

    13. 适用范围

    我们的所有服务均适用本政策。

    14. 联系我们

    如您对本政策或其他相关事宜有疑问，请发送问题至：

    Email: dataprivacy@inoteexpress.com

    我们将尽快审核所涉问题，并在验证您的用户身份后的三十天内予以回复。

    15. 变更

    我们可能适时修订本政策内容。

    如该等变更会导致您在本政策项下权利的实质减损，我们将在变更生效前，通过在页面显著位置提示、向您发送电子邮件等方式通知您。在该种情况下，若您继续使用我们的服务，即表示同意受经修订的政策约束。