Privacy Policy

We have prepared this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") to explain to you how we collect, use, and share information and Personal Data. We obtain through your use of the Internet sites, applications and online services ("Services") that are operated by, controlled by or affiliated with Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch.

This Privacy Policy only covers information collected through the Services and via direct communications between you and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch and does not cover any information collected at any other website, application or otherwise by us (unless specifically stated), including when you call us, write to us, or communicate with us in any manner other than through the Services. By using the Services, you consent to such use of your information and Personal Data and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. We will only process your Personal Data in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy laws. This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch does not own or control, or to people that Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch does not employ or manage.

We are Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch, registered in Hong Kong. We publish the following websites:

• https://www.asmag.com
• https://secutech.tw.messefrankfurt.com/taipei/en/visitors/welcome.html
• https://secutechthailand.tw.messefrankfurt.com/bangkok/en/exhibitors/welcome.html
• https://secutechvietnam.tw.messefrankfurt.com/hochiminhcity/en/exhibitors/welcome.html
• https://secutechindia.tw.messefrankfurt.com/mumbai/en/exhibitors/welcome.html

If you have any further questions regarding this privacy policy, or want to contact us about anything, you may contact us in the following ways:

• email us at as-pr@taiwan.messefrankfurt.com
• call us on +886-2-8729-1099
• write to us at Media Business Department of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch. Taiwan Branch, with the mailing address, 8F, No. 288, Sec 6, Civic Boulevard, Xinyi District, Taipei 110, Taiwan

Since you sign up to be the subscriber or member to one or some of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch affiliated media and event platforms, Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch shall have the right to collect, process and use your personal information, including but not limited to full name, phone number, facsimile, mobile number, email address, postal address, occupation, magazine subscription status, social activities and other information which may be used to identify a natural person, both directly and indirectly, within the scope of business development purposes of marketing, management and services of customers and members, publications management, advertising or commercial behavior management, statistics and survey analyses, accounting and related services, information and database management, credit card or debit card management, and to use your personal information to provide relevant information of exhibition/event introductions, publications and new products from Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch and its clients.

Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch shall have the right to collect, process and use your personal information during its operation period and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch is committed to protect your privacy and the privacy of your information. We are required to comply with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) to protect your personal data.

As a Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch subscriber or member, you have the right, at any given time, to make an inquiry for a review of your personal information collect or request to make duplications of your personal information, to supplement or correct your personal information, to discontinue collection, processing or use of your personal information, and to delete your personal information.

Please read this Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy carefully. If you don’t accept any terms that are mentioned in these policies, you can unsubscribe the service of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch via the “Unsubscribe” link in our website or email us at as-pr@taiwan.messefrankfurt.com

Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch does not sell, or share personal information about you with other people or non-affiliated companies except to provide products or services you've requested or under the following circumstances:

• Other affiliated Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch companies need access to your information to help us provide the service efficiently.
• We collect your personal information and use them with Facebook retargeting services to show you the targeted Facebook advertisement based on your information.
• You sign up to download the whitepapers or for any other new services that Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch will provide and you agree to share your contact info with this white paper’s or service's sponsor(s).
• In order to provide your other service or favorable right and interests, we'll share your personal information with other companies who provide such services. We'll also fully describe the activities and inform you before the third person transmit the information to you. You can have your own choice to accept this service or not.
• For the sake of public safety and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch users' security, judiciary asks Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch to coordinate with their procedure when provide specific personal data.
• When someone violates Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch's terms of service or may damage or invade Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch's website user or related third person's right, Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch could expose that user's personal data if Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch has evidence to believe this data can be used to identify, connect or conduct a suit. Besides, on the legislation needs basis, or for improving our service, managing or other purpose, Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch may uncover or read user's personal data.

After you register with Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch to become our member, you can update your personal information, including, name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and so on, at any time after log-in to our website. Or you can send email to as-pr@taiwan.messefrankfurt.com if you have some special requests or want to unsubscribe your service with Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited, Taiwan Branch.

Whenever we contact you (such as email Newsletter), you will always find an unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email, which you can also use to tell us if you no longer want to receive the newsletter or other communication from us. Or at the bottom of www.asmag.com web page, you can also see the unsubscribe link.

Our web server also collects data about every visitor to the Website, including you. This data includes the IP address, the length of time you spent on the Website and pages you accessed when visiting the Website.

This information enables us to analyze your preferences to better provide a more personal service and improve your personal interaction; for example, to remember where you have visited before, to count how many visitors we receive to a page, to help you sign up for our services, and to protect your data. By collecting these cookies, we can make sure which advertisement is more relevant to you. The relevant advertisement can be also delivered based on the website content you have been viewing, which is known as "retargeting."

A cookie is a small piece of text sent to your browser by a website you visit. It helps the Website to remember information about your visit, like your preferred language and other settings. That can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you, according to Google.

We collect the following types of cookies,
1. Session Cookies
A session cookie for a website only exists whilst the user is reading or navigating the website. When the user closes their web browser these cookies are usually removed.

2. Persistent Cookies
A persistent cookie for a website exists on a user’s computer until a future date. For example the cookie expiry date could be set as 1 year, and each time a website is accessed over this period the website could access the cookie.

3. HTTP Cookies
An HTTP cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on the user's computer by the user's web browser while the user is browsing. Cookies were designed to be a reliable mechanism for websites to remember stateful information (such as items added in the shopping cart in an online store) or to record the user's browsing activity (including clicking particular buttons, logging in, or recording which pages were visited in the past). They can also be used to remember what a user has done on previous pages/interactions with the website.

4. Third Party Cookie
Third-party cookies are cookies set with domains different from the one shown on the address bar. The web pages on the first domain may feature content from a third-party domain, like advertising network or marketing service. We allow Google’s DFP software to use cookies, so you will receive Google ad run by www.asmag.com

You can change your cookies setting of your browser in advance, to accept or reject all the cookies. Or you can delete all the cookies that are restored in your computer periodically.
If you refuse all the cookies, you probably cannot use parts of the personal service or join some activities.

We are taking steps to ensure your personal information is secure. We use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) mechanism for data encryption and have installed a firewall to prevent illegal intrusions and prevent your personal data from being accessed illegally. We use garbled methods to store passwords to ensure that data will not be illegally stolen.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, or any requests concerning your personal information,
please email us at as-pr@taiwan.messefrankfurt.com
This Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy was last updated in May 2018