Privacy Policy
Acer Gadget Inc. (“AGT” or “We”) provides you access to the AGT service through our website, APP on Devices, through APIs, and through third-parties (collectively “Service” or “Website”). A “Device” is any computer used to access our Service, including without limitation a desktop, laptop, mobile phone, tablet, or other consumer electronic devices.
We commit to respect and protect the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy hereunder is to inform you of our online information practices, our practices concerning the collection, storage, processing, transfer and use of personal information, and the choices available regarding the collection and use of your personal information. This Privacy Policy governs your access of our Service, regardless of how you access it, and by using our Service you consent to the collection, transfer, processing, storage, disclosure and other uses described in this Privacy Policy.
What We Collect and How We Collect It
We collect various kinds of information to help us better serve uses to our website:
What We Do with Personal Information
The personal information you provide may be used to support the customer relationship between you and AGT. We want to use the personal information you provide to tailor your experience at our Website and with us generally. We do not collect or use the personal information which you submit for any unrelated purposes, unless otherwise we are obligated or permitted by local laws to do so by informing you in advance.
We will send you information about our various service/product upgrades, special offers and other new products and services from AGT that we feel may be of interest to you, unless otherwise you specifically instruct us not to do so. Only AGT (or agents working on behalf of AGT) will send you such information directly. If you do not want to receive such information, simply tell us when you give us your personal information. You may also opt-out of receiving such information at any time by contacting AGT; see the opt-out section below.
We may also use your information to comply with laws or to defend ourselves in claims under such laws, or when necessary to exercise AGT’s business interests and legitimate needs, in which case special measure is taken to safeguard your rights and to ensure any use of your personal information is fair, lawful and proportionate.
Unless otherwise prohibited by laws or regulation, we may provide, assign and/or transfer your information to our affiliate to collect, store, process and utilize. Any of our affiliate receives your information shall be bound by this Privacy Policy.
AGT will not share your personal information with any third party for its use in marketing or solicitation without your consent. Your information may be shared with AGT’s agents or contractors for the purpose of providing Services, processing transactions or performing statistical analysis. For example, if we need to ship something to you, we must share your name and address with a shipping company. We only provide necessary information to our agents or contractors to complete the requested services or transaction.
Your information may also be disclosed to third parties where we are legally required or entitled to do so, for example, in response to a request from a government or regulatory authority or in connection with potential legal proceedings. AGT is not responsible for the actions of any government or regulatory authority with respect to your information or data. If we merge with another business (or enter into discussions concerning the same) we may share your information with such a business and its advisers; however, if we do so, we will ensure steps are taken so that your rights in relation to your information continue to be protected hereunder.
Children's Guidelines
AGT will NOT collect online contact information from children or juveniles (as defined by local requirements), and if we learn that we have personal information about a child or juveniles, we will delete it from our systems. AGT encourages parents or guardians (including other legal representatives) to spend time online with their children and to participate in their online activities. Children or juveniles are eligible to use our online sales transactions services ONLY with a parent’s or guardian's consent to and payment for the transaction, or to the extent permitted by applicable law. If you are a child or a juvenile, you are required to get the permission of your parents or guardians in order to complete certain transactions on this Website.
Users from Taiwan
If you are a user from Taiwan, we hereby draw your attention to the following in accordance with the relevant law and regulations of Taiwan:
Users from California (United States):
As a California resident, in addition to the rights that you have under this Privacy Policy, you have certain rights under California law as to your personal information that AGT collects, uses and discloses. [AGT DOES NOT SELL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.]
Users from Outside of the United States:
If you are visiting our website from outside of the United States or otherwise contacting us from outside of the United States, please be aware that your personal information may be transferred to, stored or processed in, the United States, where many of our servers are located. The data protection and other laws of the United States and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country, but please be assured that we take steps to protect your privacy. By using our Service, you understand that your information may be transferred to our facilities and those third parties with whom we share it as described in this Privacy Policy.
Users from the European Union:
Where the information provided by you is transferred by AGT to an affiliate or agent outside of the European Economic Area or Switzerland, appropriate steps are put in place to provide adequate protection for the data. Please note that this Privacy Policy does not apply to data and information that you save to the cloud storage services if the data and information are stored in a server outside of Europe. In such case, you are solely responsible for and assume all risks associated with your storage of your data outside of Europe.
Users from Mainland China:
If you are a user from Mainland China, we remind you in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China: Please visit the following website for the applicable privacy policy in your case: https://www.acer.com.cn/chinese_privacy.html.
Use and Disclosure of Anonymous Aggregated Information
AGT may also collect, aggregate and maintain anonymous information about our users and online visitors to our Website, such as visitors' hobbies, interests, purchasing habits and the like. This data can then be used to tailor our content and services to deliver a better experience for visitors. In addition, AGT may also share such aggregate information about our visitors with advertisers, business partners, sponsors and other third parties, for example, to inform them of the percentage of male/female visitors or the percentage of visitors within a particular age range.
Security Measures
We protect the personal information which you share with us. In AGT, only limited employee and our authorized third party may access to your personal on a need to know basis for accomplish their work. It is our policy to maintain the integrity of any personal information in our possession. To prevent security breaches, AGT uses several security techniques, such as SET or industry-standard Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption for transmission of credit card information or wherever personal information is required, to protect any personal information from unauthorized access by users; however, we cannot assure or indemnify the security of internet.
Linked Websites
Any policy, disclaimer, terms and conditions and/or notification on our Website is applicable to our Service and/or Webiste only. AGT does not share any personal information with other websites and is not responsible for any information, content or policies of other websites that linked to/from our Website. We encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on those websites for details. AGT does not warrant or support any information, content or policies given on any website that is not controlled by AGT.
How to Opt-Out of Our Use of Your Personal Information
You may, at any time, opt-out of our use of your personal information by contacting AGT. We will remove your personal information from our database(s) as soon as reasonably possible.
If you decline to provide, or request us to cease using, processing and using or request us to delete, your personal information, we will be unable to contact you for the relevant matters regarding our Service, keep a record for future inquiry, provide you with the latest information of the our Service or conduct customer review, and we may not continue our Service and shall not be responsible for any losses arising therefrom.
Inquiries or Questions– Your Rights
In connection with processing of your personal information, you have certain rights:
You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not your personal information is processed as well as to which personal information is processed.
You have the right to be informed of (i) the source of your personal information; (ii) the purposes and methods of the processing; (iii) the data custodian’s identity; and (iv) the third-party entities or categories of entities to whom or which the personal information may be communicated.
You have the right to obtain: (i) updating, rectification or integration of your data; and (ii) erasure, anonymization or blocking of your data if processed unlawfully.
You have the right to object, in whole or in part (i) on legitimate grounds, to the processing of your personal information, even though the data is relevant to the purpose of the collection; and (ii) to the processing of your personal information, where it is made for the purpose of sending advertising materials or direct selling, or else for the performance of market or commercial communication surveys.
If you have questions or concerns about Acer policies and practices for handling personal information received through this online service, please contact AGT.EC@acergadget.com. In order to allow us to provide you with faster service, please submit inquiries in English if possible and advise us of the country you are contacting us from, along with a description of the make and model of your products (if applicable).
The maintenance and amendment of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be published in different languages. In the event of any dispute concerning the confliction or meaning of the Privacy Policy in different languages, reference shall be made only in traditional Chinese. The Privacy Policy hereunder controls any information we have collected or utilized. As AGT reserves the rights to amend this Privacy Policy at any time, we encourage you to review such Privacy Policy in our Website from time to time. Any amendment of this Privacy Policy will be in effect from the date and time we post on our Webiste.
Latest update: October 2022