Privacy Policy

We value the privacy of our customers, partners, suppliers, and other business partners, and adhere to the Personal Data Protection Act. We have established a Privacy Policy and implemented personal data security measures to ensure that personal data is properly protected and kept confidential during the collection, processing, storage, use, and access. We comply with relevant laws and regulations regarding personal data and information security, and follow our established Privacy Policy. The scope of application includes all our subsidiaries, branches, affiliates, customers, partners, suppliers, and other business partners. To ensure the effective management of personal data-related risks, all of our relevant departments involved in the collection, processing, use, or international transfer of personal data for the performance of business duties shall be responsible for the implementation of, and compliance with, our Personal Data Protection Management Regulations. Our Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs Department is responsible for overseeing and supervising both the content and the implementation of the Personal Data Protection Management Regulations. Our Privacy Policy is as follows:

This Privacy Policy sets forth how we collect, process, and use your personal data. The scope of this Privacy Policy extends not only to the personal data of our customers but also to the information of our suppliers and business partners. Any employee who violates this Privacy Policy shall be subject to disciplinary actions in accordance with our internal regulations. We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time, and such amendments may be made without prior notice. You are obligated to review the most recent version of the Privacy Policy posed on this website. The revised Privacy Policy shall supersede any previous versions and shall become effective as of the date of its publication. Your continued use of this website following the posting of an amended Privacy Policy shall constitute your acceptance of the updated Policy.

We may collect or obtain your personal data under the following circumstances:

• When you provide information to us;
• Information obtained based on the legal relationship between you and us;
• When you voluntarily disclose your personal data to the public;
• When you visit our websites;
• When you register on any of our websites to use our websites, products, or services; or
• When you interact with third-party content or advertisements displayed on our websites.

In addition, we may also obtain or receive your personal data from third parties.

Under certain circumstances, we may generate, collect, or compile personal data pertaining to you. Such as, records of your interactions with us as well as records of your prior interactions. We may also obtain personal data through our websites, products, or services, which may include information collected from different devices. We may record, retain, and utilize such personal data accordingly.

We may process the following categories of personal data: personal information; demographic information; your contact information; records evidencing your consent; information pertaining to our websites; your professional expertise (including your employment history, occupation and qualifications, information regarding your work experience, participation in conferences, seminars, and exhibitions, business relationships with individuals or other entities, language proficiency, and other professional skills); information regarding your interactions with the content and advertisements on our websites; any feedback or opinions you provide to us; records of communications between you and us; security information; and visitor logs.

This website does not employ cookie to collect data from you. Cookie does not damage your computer and contain no viruses. The default setting of most browsers is to accept cookie automatically. You may modify your browser’s options to reject this website’s cookie or to be prompted before any cookie is accepted. However, if you block or delete cookie, this website will be unable to restore your previously saved preferences and custom settings, which may affect your user experience on this website.

For the performance of business duties, we do not proactively collect or process special categories of personal data under Article 6 of Personal Data Protection Act or substantially equivalent or similar sensitive personal data under other applicable laws and regulations. In the event that the collection or processing of such special categories of personal data under Article 6 of Personal Data Protection Act or such substantially equivalent or similar sensitive personal data under other applicable laws and regulations is required for lawful purposes, we shall limit such collection and processing strictly to the extent necessary for compliance with applicable laws and regulations, as permitted by law, or pursuant to your explicit consent. Should you elect to provide, or consent to the provision of, such data to us, you are hereby required to ensure that you are duly authorized under applicable law to disclose such information to us.

You hereby consent to our potential use of your personal data for the following purposes, including: Personnel management; National Health Insurance, Labor Insurance, National Pension Insurance, or other social insurance programs; Military service and alternative service administration; Matters relating to contracts, quasi-contracts, or other legal relationships; Science and technology administration; Legitimate transactions involving personal data; Consumer and client management and services; Consumer protection; Fiscal and tax administration; National economic development affairs; Procurement and supply management; Education or training administration; Industry-academia collaboration; Security management for premises access; Intellectual property, optical disc management, and other related administrative matters; Tax administration; Accounting and related services; Information (communication) services; Information (communication) and database management; Information and communication security and management; Employment and service management; Investigation, statistics, and research analysis; Academic research; Other business activities in accordance with the registered business items or organizational bylaws; Mergers, acquisitions, share conversions, share exchanges, share transfers, and other merger and acquisition activities with other companies; Other purposes necessary for the employment relationship between the parties; Other actions required by law or purposes specified at the time of data collection.

We may share your personal data with the following third parties:

• Competent authority;
• Our external consultants;
• Our service supplier;
• When disclosure to a third party is necessary for litigation or other legal proceedings;
• When disclosure to a third party is necessary for the investigation, detection, or prevention of criminal acts;
• Any third party acquiring all or a substantial part of our business or assets; and
• A third party that provides advertisements, plugins, or content on our websites.

You may assert the following rights with respect to your personal data under Personal Data Protection Act or any other substantially equivalent or similar personal data laws or regulations:

• the right to refuse to provide personal data;
• the right to make an inquiry of and to review of your personal data;
• the right to correct your personal data;
• the right to erase your personal data;
• the right to restrict the collection, processing or use of your personal data;
• the right to object to the processing of your personal data;
• the right to transfer your personal data to other controllers;
• the right to withdraw consent; and
• the right to lodge a complaint with the competent authority for personal data protection.

If you wish to exercise the aforementioned rights or have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us using the methods specified in Article 12 of this Privacy Policy. For security reasons, when you exercise these rights, we may request additional information to verify your identity. This process is to ensure, within reasonable means, that you are the data subject or an authorized representative thereof.

Your personal data may be transferred to, stored, and/or processed in Taiwan and/or other countries or regions where the standards of privacy protection may differ from those of your jurisdiction. Such transfers will be carried out in accordance with applicable international data protection laws. We will also adopt measures to safeguard your personal data in the locations where it is stored or to which it is transferred. We will implement procedures and controls to facilitate the protection of personal data. Your personal data may also be processed by employees acting on our behalf or on behalf of our suppliers, who may be engaged in providing support services. By providing your personal data, you consent to the transfer, storage, or other processing of your personal data as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

We endeavor to take reasonable measures to ensure that your personal data is retained only for the period necessary to fulfill legitimate purposes. We will not retain your personal data beyond the time required to carry out your requested actions, achieve the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.

We provide services only to individuals who have attained the legal age of majority under applicable law of their jurisdiction. If you are a minor in your country of residence, you may use our services only with the express consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian. In addition, we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13. In the event that such information is inadvertently obtained, we will delete it in accordance with the requirements under applicable laws.

If you have any comments or questions, or if you have any inquiries regarding the Privacy Policy of this website, you may contact us by email or by sending correspondence to the address provided below. Please include your contact information in your message and provide a detailed description of your request or privacy-related concern.

Novatek Microelectronics Corporation

No. 9, Taiyuan 2nd St., Zhubei City, Hsinchu 302082, Taiwan, R.O.C.

TEL：886-3-500-1889

FAX：886-3-565-6101

webmaster@novatek.com.tw