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vivo Privacy Terms for After-sales Service

Last updated: January 1, 2021

The After-sales Service is provided by vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.(hereinafter referred to as "vivo", "we", or "us"),whose registered address is atNo.168 Jinghai East Rd., Chang'an, Dongguan, Guangdong, China.We care about your privacy and think it important that you know why and how we collect and process your data in accordance with the applicable data protection and privacy laws. In these vivo Privacy Terms for After-sales (the "Terms"), we therefore explain the following content:

1.         Collection and Processing: the type of data, how and for what purpose it is collected, and the legal basis for data processing;

2.         Storage: how we store your data;

3.         Sharing and Transfer: if we share or transfer your data;

4.         Your Rights: your rights with respect to the processing;

5.         Contact Us: how you can contact us with any further questions.

1.   Collection and Processing

What data we collect:

Ÿ   Contact information: name,   region, phone number, email address

Ÿ   Device information: IMEI,   EMMCID, Serial Number, device model and other software information

Ÿ   Customer Service   information: account information (vivo account or your account of other   social media), call recording and chat history of your communication   with us

Ÿ   Other information you   provided voluntarily, such as the nickname, gender, physical address

Purpose:

Ÿ     Device repairing and related query: we need to process your contact   information and device information to check the warranty period, diagnose   your device problems, provide you with requested repairing services and response   to your related queries

Ÿ     Contact Center Service: when you contact us by Hotline,   email, Live Chat or other social media channels, we need to process your   phone number, email address, your communication with us and other information   you provided through above channels, to respond to your request and solve   your problem

Ÿ     Customer surveys: upon your consent, we may use   your contact details for customer satisfaction feedback surveys

Ÿ     Information maintenance: to maintain the   information you provided voluntarily so as to provide you with better service  

Legal Basis:

We make customer surveys and   information maintenance upon your consent to these Terms. However, other processing   operations are necessary for us to carry out our legal obligations or obligations   under our contract with you, or necessary for us to deal with your request.

Security:

We   care about protecting your personal data. We have put in place appropriate   security measures, including but not limited to encryption and anonymization   techniques, which are designed to protect your   personal data from unauthorized use, damage, or loss. We will do our best to   protect your personal data. If you   suspect any unauthorized use, damage, or loss of your personal data, please let us know   immediately using the contact details set out below.

   

2.   Storage

Period:

Your personal data will be stored for 3 years from the date of   collection, after that it will be deleted or anonymized.

Location:

To provide the same   level of data protection as   that of the user's country/region and respond to users' requests more efficiently, the   location   where data is stored varies for users in different countries/regions.   Please refer to the Storage and International Transfer section in our   Privacy Policy to find out where your personal data is stored.

   

3.   Sharing and Transfer

vivo will either process your data   itself or by use of its affiliated companies. For customized machinesofReliance   Jio Infocomm Limited, the device information will be encrypted and   transferred to the operator, such processing is based on   your customization contract with the operator and the operator's   instructions.

Since we operate internationally, your personal data may be processed   in different countries/regions. If we transfer your personal data to another   country/region that may not maintain appropriate data protection standards, we will obtain your   prior consent and take all reasonable measures to make sure your personal   data is processed safely and as stipulated within these Terms.

   

4. Your Rights

You have various rights with respect to the data which we hold about you.

Withdrawal   of Consent:

You may at any time choose to withdraw your consent to customer   surveys or information maintenance by contacting   us.If you withdraw your consent, we will suspend processing your related data until you   re-agree to these Terms.

Other   Rights:

To exercise your other rights   (such as rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection or data   portability, depending on applicable data protection laws), please use the   contact details set out below.

Complaint:

You have the right to   lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

   

5. Contact

If   you have any questions about these Terms or our processing of your personal   data, if you need to report a problem or contact the Grievance Officer, or if   you would like to exercise one of your rights under data protection and   privacy laws, you can contact us using the contact details below. We will   seek to deal with your request without undue delay, and in any event within   any time limits provided for in applicable data protection laws.

Email:privacy@vivo.com  

   

These Terms may be updated from time to time. We will notify you via an appropriate method of any significant changes. All the practices mentioned in these Terms will be performed in accordance with our Privacy Policy, from which you may also find more details about our practices. You may find our latest Privacy Policy at https://www.vivo.com/ph/index/privacyPolicy


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