Scope of application and consent

• This privacy policy applies to this website and its processing of personal data generated in the following two situations:

1. User only views website content
2. The interaction between the User and the services and functionalities offered by the Website, including the Online Store, where the User voluntarily provides personal information by filling in specific forms and/or sending emails, in order to access reserved areas of the Website or to receive newsletters and/or commercial offers. If the User makes a purchase as a guest, their data will not be processed for analytical purposes.

• The Privacy Policy specifies the identity of the Data Controller, who is responsible for controlling and managing the personal data collected and processed through the Website. The Privacy Policy also explains the types of personal information that may be collected, the purposes and methods of processing and transferring the user's personal data to third parties, the security measures taken to protect said data, and the ways in which the user can check the processing of personal information and exercise his rights.
• By using this website, users consent to the collection, use, disclosure, retention, storage and transfer of their personal information in accordance with the Privacy Policy, the General Terms and Conditions of Sale and the General Terms and Conditions of Use. We may amend the Privacy Policy and the new terms will take effect upon posting them on the website.
• This information applies only to this website and not to any other websites that users may view through third-party links and/or activities.

Data Controller

• The data controller of this website is MINOSHIN International Co., Ltd., with registered address at 17F-5, No. 2, Lane 150, Section 5, Xinyi Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City.
• The General Terms and Conditions of Sale state that the online store on this website is managed by Beauty Heart International Co., Ltd. and is responsible for managing sales and transactions conducted on the website, such as processing orders, selling and shipping products, handling product returns and sales, and handling other necessary activities related to online sales of products. In order to manage and carry out the necessary activities for the purpose of online sales, we need to process user data (including the user's name, address and credit card information).

Collection of Personal Information

• Users can browse this website without telling their identity or disclosing relevant personal information. If users provide personal information in order to use our services or functions, they will no longer be anonymous to us.
• In order to ensure that you can use and access this website and/or related e-commerce services and to personalize the website to improve user experience, we collect the following categories of personal information (collectively, "Data"):

1. Information Collected Automatically: The computer systems and processes required to operate the Website record data as part of their normal operations; such data is necessarily and automatically acquired whenever Internet protocols are used and, by its nature, may be used to identify a user if linked or combined with data held by third parties, including, but not limited to: device ID or unique identifier, device type, geolocation information, computer and connection information, page view statistics, traffic to and from the Website, referring URLs, IP addresses, standard web log information, anonymous information collected through cookies and web beacons (collectively, “Browsing Data”). We collect browsing data in an anonymous form in relation to visits to the Website for statistical purposes only, in order to monitor and maintain the operation of the Website and to improve its functionality and content.
2. Data Voluntarily Provided by Users: Personal data that users voluntarily provide in order to browse the reserved areas of the Site, by sending emails, interacting with Site features, requesting Site services, filling out specific forms, including name, gender, email address, phone number, physical contact information (depending on the service), and financial information (such as credit card and/or bank account number, postage, billing and other information for purchasing items on the Site). We may also ask you to provide other personal information.

• Age Limitation: We attach great importance to protecting children's personal information. Although the definition of children varies in local laws and regulations, we believe that everyone under the age of 16 is a child. Children are not allowed to create their own user accounts without the consent of their parents or legal guardians. If you are under the age of 16, please purchase our products directly or indirectly through the guardian's account with the consent of your guardian. If we discover that we have collected personal information about children without parental consent, we will delete the data as soon as possible. If you have concerns about your child's privacy or you think your child may have entered personal information, please send an email to service@minoshin.com .

Cookies and Automatic Data Collection Tools

• This website uses automatic data collection systems such as cookies. Cookies are pieces of data that are sent to the hard drive of an Internet user: cookies do not contain clearly understandable information, but they can link Internet users to personal information that they have provided on the website. This personal information includes the user's IP address, other information about the user's experience on the website, and the user's personal preferences for products and services selected or purchased on the website. Cookies are transmitted by the server and the information contained in cookies cannot be obtained by others. This information and data is collected directly and automatically by the website and processed in a unified and anonymous manner.

Data Submission

• Users must submit data to subscribe to the website and use the services and functions in the website's member area, including online shopping and related e-commerce services. If users do not provide data, they will not be able to obtain and use the above services and functions.
• Users can voluntarily choose whether to submit data for business sales. Not submitting such data will not affect the user's use of the website's services and functions.

Methods and purposes of data processing

• The data shall be processed manually or with the help of computer tools and shall be processed only for the following purposes:

1. Operate and manage website browsing data and related access data
2. Conduct data security management and website security management
3. Providing e-commerce services through a website
4. Provide other services requested by the user and described when collecting information
5. To prevent, detect, investigate fraud, security violations, potential prohibited or illegal activities, and enforce the General Terms and Conditions of Sale and General Terms and Conditions of Use
6. Market research and statistical processing
7. Contacting users for other legitimate purposes

• In addition, with the user's consent, we may also process the user's data for the purpose of determining individual or group data (creating user profiles) and for marketing purposes, in particular by sending to the user electronic and other means, including but not limited to newsletters, emails, short messages (SMS), multimedia messages (MMS) and/or instant messaging messages (for example, through mobile applications such as Line, WhatsApp, WeChat, etc.), including information and updates on MINOSHIN OFFICIAL's products or brand actions, offers, exclusive promotions, advertising, events and exhibitions, as well as MINOSHIN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. or similar activities participated in, including invitations to such activities. Users may object to MINOSHIN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. processing personal data for marketing or promotional purposes by sending an email to service@minoshin.com .
• We will not sell user data to third parties for their marketing purposes without the user's consent. We may combine user data with information collected from other sources to improve and customize the advertising and marketing content provided to users.

Data storage and protection

• The collected data will be stored and processed through MINOSHIN International Co., Ltd. and other electronic systems around the world. We will keep your personal data for 7 years from the date of subscription. However, in some cases (such as legal, tax and accounting requirements), we may keep personal data for longer. After this period, your data will be permanently deleted or anonymized in an irreversible way.
• We use technical and management security measures to protect user data and reduce the risk of leakage, abuse, unauthorized access, disclosure and tampering of user data. The protection measures we use include firewalls, data encryption technology, data center physical access control and information access authorization control.
• We take steps to ensure that the user data collected is accurate and up-to-date, and provide users with the opportunity to update their personal information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

• MINOSHIN International Co., Ltd.'s related corporate organizations and third-party business cooperation corporate organizations legally obtain and use user data within the scope of business cooperation.
• We also share user data with the following businesses and/or organizations:

1. MINOSHIN International Co., Ltd.'s affiliates in Taiwan and any other companies under its umbrella. Various security and privacy measures have been taken at the group level to properly protect the above data received by MINOSHIN companies around the world. Members of MINOSHIN International Co., Ltd. may use user data to send marketing information , but only if such behavior has been agreed by the user and is in compliance with the relevant privacy policy and applicable laws.
2. Professional organizations, independent consulting firms, credit bureaus, banks and financial institutions, third-party companies that MINOSHIN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. can respond to inquiries regarding technical and organizational services, and contracted service providers who help us improve our business operations (including but not limited to website operation, payment services, shipping, fraud investigation, bill collection, affiliate and reward programs)
3. Users explicitly request that their information be sent to other third parties: For example, you directly request customer services through our official social media and other digital media communication channels. In this case, your data will be disclosed to other third-party corporate entities responsible for the third-party platform (such as Line, WhatsApp, WeChat, etc.), and your data processing will be subject to their terms and conditions and privacy policies. Before choosing to use these communication channels, please be sure to read and understand the applicable terms and conditions and privacy policies of each of the above corporate entities.
4. Law enforcement or regulatory agencies or authorized third parties in response to formal investigations into criminal activity, suspected illegal activity, or any other activity conducted through the Website that may expose us and/or our users to legal liability
5. Other companies and organizations that we plan to merge with or acquire us. If such a merger occurs, we will require the other companies and organizations mentioned to comply with the provisions of this Privacy Policy regarding user data.

• The above-mentioned entities receiving user data will process the data as data controllers, data co-controllers, data processors and/or data processing responsible parties (as the case may be) and will only use the data for the purposes specified above and in compliance with applicable data protection laws. Users can ask us to provide a list of data processors and recipients of shared data.
• If the use and disclosure of user data will exceed the purposes specified herein, the user shall be notified in advance. With the user's voluntary consent, user data may be transferred to companies under MINOSHIN International Co., Ltd.

Data Subject’s Rights

• Users have the right to obtain a copy of their personal information and correct any errors at any time. Where appropriate, users may delete, correct, modify or complete their personal information . Please write to MINOSHIN International Co., Ltd. at 17F-5, Lane 150, Section 5, Xinyi Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City or send an email to service@minoshin.com
• Users may at any time refuse to receive further commercial and marketing information via e-mail; all they need to do is click on the "unsubscribe" link in any commercial e-mail sent by MINOSHIN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. or any of MINOSHIN's subsidiaries.

*This privacy policy was last updated on 2024/11/11