Privacy Policy
Updated 05 May 2022
This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website and Guang Hua Media UK Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales under company number 07634150 whose registered address is at 40 Craven Street, London WC2N 5NG (“We”, “Us” and “Our”) and the owner and provider of this Website. We take the privacy of your information seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website. This privacy policy should be read alongside, and in addition to, our Terms and Conditions. Please read this privacy policy carefully and ensure that you understand it.
We respect the privacy of users of Our services and Our website, www.ihinetworks.com (“Our Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a manner that is consistent with Our obligations and your rights under the law.
Your acceptance of Our Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of Our Site. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using Our services or leave Our Site immediately.
1. Scope
1.1 In this Policy, the term “personal data” means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means any personal data that you give to Us. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the EU Regulation 2016/679 – the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
1.2 This privacy policy applies only to the actions of Guang Hua Media UK Ltd and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.
1.3 For purposes of the applicable Data Protection Laws, Guang Hua Media Ltd is the "data controller". This means that We determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, your Data is processed.
2. Data Collection
2.1 We may collect Data including but not limited to your name, gender, contact Information, demographic information, IP address, web browser type and version, operating system, information requested by our brand partners in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.
2.2 We collect Data that is given to us by you in ways including but not limited to when you contact us through the Website, by telephone, post, e-mail or through any other means, when you register with us and set up an account to receive our products/services, when you complete surveys that we use for research purposes (although you are not obliged to respond to them), when you enter a competition or promotion through a social media channel, when you elect to receive marketing communications from us, when you use our services in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.
2.3 We collect Data automatically to the extent that you access the Website. We automatically collect information about your visit to the Website such as your IP address, the date, times and frequency with which you access the Website and the way you use and interact with its content. We collect your Data automatically via cookies, in line with the cookie settings on your browser. For more information about cookies, and how we use them on the Website, see our Cookie Policy.
3. Data Usage
3.1 Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website. We may use your Data if we deem it necessary to do so for our legitimate interests. If you are not satisfied with this, you have the right to object in certain circumstances (see the section headed "Your rights" below).
3.2 For the delivery of direct e-marketing, we'll need your consent, whether via an opt-in or soft-opt-in (which applies when you have previously engaged with us). Under "soft opt-in" consent, we will take your consent as given unless you opt-out. For other types of e-marketing, we are required to obtain your explicit consent; that is, you need to take positive and affirmative action when consenting by, for example, checking a tick box that we'll provide.
3.3. If you are not satisfied about our approach to marketing, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time. To find out how to withdraw your consent, see the section headed "Your rights" below.
4. Data Sharing
7.1 We may share your Data with any of our group companies or affiliates (as per the terms agreed, the personal information of opted-in individuals will be shared with the data controller, the brand partner). If individuals do not opt-in, only anonymised information would be shared. In addition, we may share your Data with our employees, agents and/or professional advisors to provide the service we offer on behalf of our brand partners. We share your Data with third party service providers who provide services to us which require the processing of personal data in order to provide a more effective service through the platform; in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.
5. Data Security
5.1 We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your Data. Technical and organisational measures include measures to deal with any suspected data breach. If you suspect any misuse or loss or unauthorised access to your Data, please let us know immediately by contacting us by calling +44 (0) 20 7389 1730.
6. Data Retention
6.1 Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only hold your Data on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy policy or until you request that the Data be deleted.
6.2 Even if we delete your Data, it may persist on backup or archival media for legal, tax or regulatory purposes.
7. Your Rights
7.1 You have the following rights in relation to your Data:
(i) the right to access or request information (If we provide you with access to the information we hold about you, we will not charge you for this, unless your request is "manifestly unfounded or excessive." Where we are legally permitted to do so, we may refuse your request. If we refuse your request, we will tell you the reasons why.)
(ii) the right to have your Data corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
(iii) the right to request that we delete or remove your Data from our systems.
(iv) the right to restrict our use of your Data.
(v) the right to request that we move, copy or transfer your Data.
(vi) the right to object to our use of your Data including where we use it for our legitimate interests.
7.2 To make enquiries, exercise any of your rights set out above, or withdraw your consent to the processing of your Data (where consent is our legal basis for processing your Data), please contact us by calling +44 (0) 20 7389 1730. If you are not satisfied with the way a complaint you make in relation to your Data is handled by us, you may be able to refer your complaint to the relevant data protection authority. For the UK, this is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The ICO's contact details can be found on their website at https://ico.org.uk/.
8. External Links
8.1 This Website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites or social media platforms. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.
9. Changes of business ownership and control
9.1 Guang Hua Media UK Ltd may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Guang Hua Media Ltd. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to us.
9.2 We may also disclose Data to a prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it. In the above instances, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring your privacy is protected.
10. General
10.1 You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.
10.2 If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.
10.3 Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.
10.4 This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.
11. Disclaimer
11.1 While we have made every attempt to ensure that the information contained in this site has been obtained from reliable sources, Guang Hua Media UK Ltd trading as IHI Networks by Nouvelles D'Europe is not responsible for any errors or omissions, or for the results obtained from the use of this information. All information in this site is provided "as is", with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information, and without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to warranties of performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will Guang Hua Media UK Ltd, its related partnerships or corporations, or the partners, agents or employees or their families thereof be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken in reliance on the information in this Website or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
12. Changes to this Privacy Policy
12.1 We reserve the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.
We respect the privacy of users of Our services and Our website, www.ihinetworks.com (“Our Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a manner that is consistent with Our obligations and your rights under the law.
Your acceptance of Our Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of Our Site. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using Our services or leave Our Site immediately.
1. Scope
1.1 In this Policy, the term “personal data” means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means any personal data that you give to Us. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the EU Regulation 2016/679 – the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
1.2 This privacy policy applies only to the actions of Guang Hua Media UK Ltd and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.
1.3 For purposes of the applicable Data Protection Laws, Guang Hua Media Ltd is the "data controller". This means that We determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, your Data is processed.
2. Data Collection
2.1 We may collect Data including but not limited to your name, gender, contact Information, demographic information, IP address, web browser type and version, operating system, information requested by our brand partners in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.
2.2 We collect Data that is given to us by you in ways including but not limited to when you contact us through the Website, by telephone, post, e-mail or through any other means, when you register with us and set up an account to receive our products/services, when you complete surveys that we use for research purposes (although you are not obliged to respond to them), when you enter a competition or promotion through a social media channel, when you elect to receive marketing communications from us, when you use our services in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.
2.3 We collect Data automatically to the extent that you access the Website. We automatically collect information about your visit to the Website such as your IP address, the date, times and frequency with which you access the Website and the way you use and interact with its content. We collect your Data automatically via cookies, in line with the cookie settings on your browser. For more information about cookies, and how we use them on the Website, see our Cookie Policy.
3. Data Usage
3.1 Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website. We may use your Data if we deem it necessary to do so for our legitimate interests. If you are not satisfied with this, you have the right to object in certain circumstances (see the section headed "Your rights" below).
3.2 For the delivery of direct e-marketing, we'll need your consent, whether via an opt-in or soft-opt-in (which applies when you have previously engaged with us). Under "soft opt-in" consent, we will take your consent as given unless you opt-out. For other types of e-marketing, we are required to obtain your explicit consent; that is, you need to take positive and affirmative action when consenting by, for example, checking a tick box that we'll provide.
3.3. If you are not satisfied about our approach to marketing, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time. To find out how to withdraw your consent, see the section headed "Your rights" below.
4. Data Sharing
7.1 We may share your Data with any of our group companies or affiliates (as per the terms agreed, the personal information of opted-in individuals will be shared with the data controller, the brand partner). If individuals do not opt-in, only anonymised information would be shared. In addition, we may share your Data with our employees, agents and/or professional advisors to provide the service we offer on behalf of our brand partners. We share your Data with third party service providers who provide services to us which require the processing of personal data in order to provide a more effective service through the platform; in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.
5. Data Security
5.1 We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your Data. Technical and organisational measures include measures to deal with any suspected data breach. If you suspect any misuse or loss or unauthorised access to your Data, please let us know immediately by contacting us by calling +44 (0) 20 7389 1730.
6. Data Retention
6.1 Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only hold your Data on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy policy or until you request that the Data be deleted.
6.2 Even if we delete your Data, it may persist on backup or archival media for legal, tax or regulatory purposes.
7. Your Rights
7.1 You have the following rights in relation to your Data:
(i) the right to access or request information (If we provide you with access to the information we hold about you, we will not charge you for this, unless your request is "manifestly unfounded or excessive." Where we are legally permitted to do so, we may refuse your request. If we refuse your request, we will tell you the reasons why.)
(ii) the right to have your Data corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
(iii) the right to request that we delete or remove your Data from our systems.
(iv) the right to restrict our use of your Data.
(v) the right to request that we move, copy or transfer your Data.
(vi) the right to object to our use of your Data including where we use it for our legitimate interests.
7.2 To make enquiries, exercise any of your rights set out above, or withdraw your consent to the processing of your Data (where consent is our legal basis for processing your Data), please contact us by calling +44 (0) 20 7389 1730. If you are not satisfied with the way a complaint you make in relation to your Data is handled by us, you may be able to refer your complaint to the relevant data protection authority. For the UK, this is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The ICO's contact details can be found on their website at https://ico.org.uk/.
8. External Links
8.1 This Website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites or social media platforms. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.
9. Changes of business ownership and control
9.1 Guang Hua Media UK Ltd may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Guang Hua Media Ltd. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to us.
9.2 We may also disclose Data to a prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it. In the above instances, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring your privacy is protected.
10. General
10.1 You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.
10.2 If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.
10.3 Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.
10.4 This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.
11. Disclaimer
11.1 While we have made every attempt to ensure that the information contained in this site has been obtained from reliable sources, Guang Hua Media UK Ltd trading as IHI Networks by Nouvelles D'Europe is not responsible for any errors or omissions, or for the results obtained from the use of this information. All information in this site is provided "as is", with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information, and without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to warranties of performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will Guang Hua Media UK Ltd, its related partnerships or corporations, or the partners, agents or employees or their families thereof be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken in reliance on the information in this Website or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
12. Changes to this Privacy Policy
12.1 We reserve the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.