Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Honsea (hereinafter referred to as "we") places great importance on protecting the personal information and privacy security of users who utilize our internet services (collectively referred to as "users" or "you" below). When you use Honsea's internet services, we may collect and process your relevant personal information. Through this "Honsea Internet Services Privacy Policy" (hereinafter referred to as "this Policy"), we aim to clearly outline the rules governing how we collect and use your personal information, ensuring that your rights and interests are safeguarded effectively.
This Privacy Policy has been carefully crafted with your needs in mind, ensuring you have a comprehensive understanding of our practices regarding the collection and use of your personal information—while also giving you full control over the personal data you choose to share with us. If you do not agree with this policy, it may affect the proper functioning of certain features, though you’ll still be able to continue using our core services. By using or continuing to use Honsea Internet Services, you signify your agreement to allow us to collect, use, store, and share your personal information in accordance with this policy (including any updated versions).
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
I. Collection and Use of Personal Information
In this Privacy Policy, "Personal Information" refers to data that can identify a specific individual either on its own or when combined with other information. We collect your personal data during your interactions with us for various purposes, primarily to optimize our online services, deliver personalized experiences to users, and ultimately enhance user satisfaction.
(1) Collection and Use of Personal Information
1. Information from the device
The information you provide when using the Honsea Internet Service Platform and its systems, as well as your consent to us storing this data; plus the information we collect, aggregate, and record during your use of Honsea’s internet services—such as login logs, location data, IP information, device details, and more.
2. The personal information you voluntarily provided to us
When you use our portal website or apply for opportunities we’ve posted—whether by phone, email, or other means—and access our consultation and feedback features, we’ll collect your basic information (including your name, gender, mobile number, email address, date of birth, ethnicity, marital status, height and weight, hometown, and current residential address), along with details about your job aspirations, educational background, work experience, specialized skills, language abilities, awards received, and any information you voluntarily submit or upload through the portal.
(1) Identify and assess whether you are suitable for the relevant position;
(2) Ensure compliance with our internal policies;
(3) Determine and verify your eligibility for employment;
(4) Communicating with you;
(5) Conduct background checks (including, where permitted by applicable law, verifying information, assessing qualifications, and performing hiring risk assessments);
(6) Archiving employee onboarding documents;
(7) Manage, develop, and improve the portal website;
(8) Based on essential data management and analysis within our human resources expertise area.
(9) Provide features such as demand consultation or feedback submission, so we can promptly reach out to you and address your needs or comments.
(II) Situations Where Your Authorization or Consent Is Not Required
According to relevant laws and regulations, we may collect and use your personal information without obtaining your consent in the following circumstances:
1. Necessary for establishing or fulfilling the contract in which you are a party, or essential for concluding/performing employment contracts, implementing attendance management, and managing payroll and other labor-related regulations;
2. Necessary for fulfilling statutory duties or legal obligations;
3. To respond to sudden public health emergencies, or when necessary in emergency situations to protect the life, health, and property safety of individuals;
4. Engage in activities such as news reporting and public opinion monitoring for the public interest, while handling personal information within reasonable limits.
5. Process your personal information that you have voluntarily disclosed, or other personal information that has already been lawfully made public, within reasonable limits;
6. Other circumstances prescribed by laws and administrative regulations.
II. Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies
When you use our portal website, we may employ cookies and similar technologies. The primary functions of cookies and these technologies are to make it easier for you to access our website, deliver services that better match your personal needs or interests, enhance the security of your information and account, improve our products and services, and help us track the number of unique visitors to the site.
We will not use cookies or similar technologies for any purpose beyond those outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you choose to disable our use of cookies and similar technologies to collect and process your personal information, you can manage cookies and related technologies—or even delete them entirely—from your computer, mobile device, or other connected devices—provided your browser supports these features. For detailed instructions on how to adjust your browser settings, please refer directly to the relevant settings page of the browser you’re using.
You understand and acknowledge that certain of our products/services can only be delivered through the use of cookies and similar technologies. If you choose to disable cookies, you may lose the ability to stay logged in, personalized content may no longer display correctly, and features essential to your experience could become unavailable. Additionally, this might also pose some risks to the protection of your information and the security of your account.
III. Sharing, Transfer, or Disclosure of Personal Information
We will share, transfer, or publicly disclose your personal information only for lawful, legitimate, necessary, specific, and clearly defined purposes—and only when there is a valid legal basis as outlined by applicable laws and regulations. Prior to sharing or publicly disclosing personal information, we will conduct a thorough privacy impact assessment. Additionally, we will sign necessary agreements with the recipients, requiring them to handle your personal information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, as well as implementing other essential confidentiality and security measures.
(1) Sharing
We will not share your personal information with any third party outside of Honsea, except in the following circumstances:
1. Obtain your explicit consent or authorization in advance;
2. We may share your personal information with third parties as required by laws and regulations, or in response to mandatory requests from government authorities or court rulings.
3. To achieve the purposes outlined in Section 1 of this policy, "Collection and Use of Personal Information";
4. Fulfilling our obligations and exercising our rights under this policy or any other agreements we have reached with you;
5. Within the limits permitted by laws and regulations, we may exchange information with other companies and organizations to comply with the law and protect the interests, assets, and safety—whether physical or digital—of ourselves, our affiliates or partners, you, other users, or the public at large. For instance, this includes preventing fraudulent activities and other illegal practices, as well as mitigating credit risks. However, this does not include information that has been sold, rented, shared, or otherwise disclosed for profit in violation of the commitments outlined in this policy.
(II) Transfer
We will not transfer your personal information to any company, organization, or individual other than Honsea, except in the following circumstances:
1. Obtain your explicit authorization or consent in advance;
2. To comply with legal regulations, legal procedures, mandatory government requirements, or court orders;
3. If we need to transfer your personal information due to reasons such as merger, division, dissolution, or bankruptcy declaration, we will inform you of the recipient’s name and contact details, and require the recipient to continue adhering to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Should the recipient change the purpose or method of processing, we will ask them to obtain your renewed consent.
(III) Public Disclosure
We will disclose your personal information only in the following circumstances:
1. Your explicit consent;
2. Based on legal regulations, legal procedures, litigation, or mandatory requirements from government authorities.
(IV) Situations Where Your Authorization or Consent Is Not Required
Please understand that, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, we may share, transfer, or publicly disclose your personal information without obtaining your consent under the following circumstances:
1. Necessary for establishing and fulfilling the contract in which you are a party, or essential for implementing human resource management in accordance with legally established labor regulations and rules, as well as collectively negotiated contracts signed in compliance with the law;
2. Necessary for fulfilling statutory duties or legal obligations;
3. To respond to sudden public health emergencies, or when necessary in emergency situations to protect the life, health, and property safety of individuals;
4. Engage in activities such as news reporting and public opinion monitoring for the public interest, while handling personal information within reasonable limits.
5. Process your personal information that you have voluntarily disclosed, or other personal information that has already been lawfully made public, within reasonable limits;
6. Other circumstances prescribed by laws and administrative regulations.
4. Storage and Protection of Personal Information
(1) Storage Location
The personal information we collect and generate during our operations within the People's Republic of China is stored within the territory of the People's Republic of China.
(II) Storage Period
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy and within the timeframes required by applicable laws and regulations. After the retention period expires, we will either delete or anonymize your personal information as mandated by relevant legal requirements.
(III) Protective Measures
1. We will collect, use, store, and transmit user information in accordance with industry-standard security practices and regulations, and we will inform you about the purpose and scope of such use through our Privacy Policy, while also appropriately defining the operational permissions for handling personal information.
2. We employ industry-standard technical safeguards to protect your personal information, ensuring it is safeguarded against loss, unauthorized access, disclosure, use, modification, destruction, or leakage. We will implement all reasonable and feasible measures to secure your personal data.
3. We will conduct data security awareness training and skills development for our employees, enhancing their understanding of the importance of protecting personal information. Employees handling personal data will undergo identity verification and access control measures, with clearly defined job responsibilities and codes of conduct to ensure that only authorized personnel can access such information. Any breach of confidentiality will result in appropriate accountability.
4. In the event of a personal information security incident—such as a breach, alteration, or loss—or if such an incident is likely to occur, we will activate our Personal Information Security Incident Emergency Response Plan to prevent the situation from escalating.
After a personal information security incident occurs, unless we take measures that effectively prevent harm caused by information leakage, tampering, or loss, we will promptly inform you—via push notifications, emails, or other appropriate channels—about the basic details of the incident, the actions we plan to take or have already implemented to address and mitigate the situation, as well as our recommendations for how you can protect yourself. If individual notification proves impractical, we will issue warnings through announcements or other public communication methods instead.
5. User Rights
According to relevant laws and regulations, you have the right to exercise certain rights—hereinafter referred to as "requests"—regarding any personal information we hold about you. Your request must meet the following requirements:
1. To ensure the security of your personal information, please submit your request in writing through our dedicated channel—unless otherwise specified by laws and regulations.
2. Provide sufficient information to help us verify your identity and ensure that the requester is either the individual whose information is being requested or a legally authorized representative.
We reserve the right to refuse processing requests that are meaningless, excessively repetitive, require disproportionate technical effort, infringe upon others' privacy rights, are wildly unrealistic, or are not mandated by law or regulation.
Once we have sufficient information to confirm that we can process your request, we will respond within the time frame stipulated by law.
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, you can contact us through the methods provided in this privacy policy to request an explanation. We will respond within 15 business days of receiving your request.
6. Personal Data of Minors
Any minor participating in online activities must first obtain consent from their parent or legal guardian (hereinafter referred to as the "guardian"). We will protect minors' personal information in accordance with relevant national laws and regulations. If you are a minor, please inform your parents or guardian to read this policy and seek their consent and guidance before submitting any personal information.
7. Policy Updates
We may update this policy from time to time. When changes are made, we’ll notify you of the revised Privacy Policy along with the effective date upon updating the version. In cases of material changes, we’ll post a notice on our website or send you a push notification through your device.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy protection practices, please contact us using the methods provided below. We will respond to you within 30 days of verifying your user identity, or within any other timeframe required by applicable laws and regulations.
Company Name: Honsea
Contact Address: No. 17 Zhujiang West Road, Guangcheng International Building, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province
Email: hcgsgw@hosnea.com
Release date: September 2025
