Mi Browser Basic Features Privacy Policy
Our Privacy Policy was updated and took effect on March 14, 2024.
Introduction
Mi Browser is a platform provided to you (hereinafter "User" or "you") by Xiaomi Inc. and its affiliated companies (hereinafter "Xiaomi", "we", "our", or "us"). This Mi Browser Basic Features Privacy Policy (hereinafter "this Agreement") will introduce how we process and protect your personal information when you use the products and/or services we provide.
Contents
Scope of application and basis for processing personal information
What information we collect and how we use it
How we process, share, transfer, and publicly disclose your personal information
How we protect your personal information
How we store your personal information
How we process children's personal information
How your personal information is transferred globally
Your rights to your personal information
Notifications and amendments
Contact us
Body
1. Scope of application and basis for processing personal information
1.1 Scope of application
This Privacy Policy applies to all the basic services provided by Mi Browser to you. Basic features refer to search, browsing, download, and security features provided via Mi Browser. This Privacy Policy is a statement of commitment regarding our processing and protection of your personal information provided in the course of accessing basic features and services.
Please note that this Privacy Policy does not apply to products and/or services provided to you through third-party platforms you access via Mi Browser. When you use products and/or services provided by a third-party platform, you should carefully read the privacy policy or similar statements provided by the third party.
1.2 Basis for processing personal information
Before you start using the basic features provided by this service, carefully read and fully understand this Privacy Policy. In particular, pay attention to terms marked in bold and/or underlined before you start using this service. Agreeing to this Privacy Policy means that you agree to the collection of your personal information when you use the basic features of Mi Browser. It does not mean that you agree to the collection of your personal information when you use Xiaomi Account, Xiaomi Cloud services, Mi Drive, and other additional features. You will be asked for your consent for the collection of personal information before using these additional features.
In addition, in accordance with the provisions of the Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China and other relevant laws and regulations, we may process your personal information without your consent under the following circumstances:
1.2.1 The personal information is necessary for the conclusion and execution of a contract to which the individual is a party;
1.2.2 The personal information is necessary for performing legal duties or obligations;
1.2.3 The personal information is necessary for responding to public health emergencies, or for protecting the life, health, and property of people in emergency or crisis situations;
1.2.4 In accordance with the provisions of the Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, we may process personal information disclosed by individuals themselves or other personal information that has been legally disclosed within a reasonable scope;
1.2.5 In other situations as stipulated by laws and other regulations.
2. What information we collect and how we use it
In the course of providing you with basic features and services, we will abide by the principles of legitimacy, legality, and necessity. We will collect and use your personal information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. You have the right to choose whether or not to provide this information. However, if you choose not to provide this necessary personal information, we may not be able to provide you with the relevant services. The related features include:
2.1 Searching and accessing web pages
2.1.1 Standard mode
In this mode, you can use the browser to search for and access web pages and content you're interested in. In order to allow you to quickly find and access the web pages you're looking for and to optimize the display of web page content, when you use our services, we will collect your device model, device identifier (Android ID for Android Q and earlier, or OAID), system version information, network type, device screen size and resolution, system settings (language and region), accelerometer sensor information (to identify device orientation and adapt UI display accordingly). Collection of this information will help us to optimize the security and stability of Mi Browser.
You can find web pages and services you need via keyword searches. To be able to provide this service, we will collect your search keywords to show you terms you've searched before and to display related content, web pages, and services. When you copy and paste items, we will access the contents of your clipboard to be able to perform the requested operation.
You can use the scanning feature to recognize and scan barcodes, QR codes, and other content. When you use this feature, we need permission to access the camera. To be able to scan successfully in different lighting conditions, we will also access light sensor information. When you grant camera permissions, we will provide search features based on recognition of items via the camera. We will process this information in real time and return the results without saving your data.
2.1.2 Incognito mode
In this mode, we will still collect the same information as in standard mode, but Mi Browser will protect your privacy and won't save your browsing history, website data, cookies, and information entered into forms.
2.2 Browsing web pages
When you use Mi Browser to browse the web (including news, videos, novels, etc.), we will collect your likes, comments, and favorites in order to display them. If you've signed in to your Xiaomi Account, this information will be associated with your account.
In order to provide you with localized content services, we'll recommend content in your local area based on your IP address when you visit the relevant page. You can also manually select a city to view localized content.
If you wish to share web content to a third-party platform (e.g. WeChat), we will access your app list to facilitate this operation.
2.3 Downloads
In order to provide you with download services, we will use download management features provided by our partners. To be able to use this feature, we'll ask for permission to access and save items to device storage (for Android Q and earlier) and collect your network status, browser storage path, custom file name, and file download address, and share these items with our partners.
2.4 Security management
In order to improve system security when you use our products and/or services, more accurately prevent phishing and other types of fraud, and protect your account security, we may collect your device identifier (Anrdoid ID for Android Q and earlier, or OAID) and URLs that we consider risky to help you avoid possible security risks.
2.5 Personalized content and ad recommendations
We will use algorithms to provide you with personalized content recommendations and ads, recommend content and services, and optimize search results. In order to do so, we may collect your IP address, device model, system version information, device screen resolution, language settings, search keywords, internet access records (including browsing duration, content consumption habits [including content views, taps, and video play start and end times]), device identifier (Android ID for Android Q or earlier, or OAID), and list of installed apps (only used for verifying app-related ads). We may combine data we collect from the various devices you use across our services in order to deliver a consistent cross-device experience and to personalize our content, services, and recommendations. For more information, refer to section 8 of this Privacy Policy, "Your rights to your personal information".
We will not make cross-platform ad recommendations to you based on your personal information.
2.6 Reporting content
If you have any feedback or suggestions about the content we show you, you may provide us with your mobile phone number and/or email when providing feedback. This will allow us to process your feedback in a timely manner and contact you regarding the issue. Furthermore, in order to ensure your information security, don't include personal or confidential information in the feedback you submit to us (including but not limited to text, images, videos, audio, etc.).
2.7 System permissions
As mentioned above, we may request device permissions to collect relevant personal information in order to provide you with services. This section will summarize all the system permissions we use in order to present them to you in a more systematic, complete, and transparent manner. In detail:
2.7.1 Storage permissions
When downloading or uploading web page files, we need to access and save items to device storage (for Android Q and earlier) to be able to download items like files, images, and apps. If you don't grant this permission, you won't be able to save downloaded items to your device from the internet.
In order for you to manage files stored on your device, we will request permission to access and add items to storage. If you choose not to grant this permission, you won't be able to manage files on your device, but this won't affect your use of other features.
2.7.2 Camera permissions
When you use scanning features, we will request permission to use your device's camera in order to provide you with barcode and QR code scanning and other identification services. If you choose not to grant this permission, you won't be able to use scanning features, but this won't affect your use of other features.
When browsing web pages and uploading web page files, the web page you visit may need permission to access the camera in order to provide you with corresponding services. You'll need to grant the permissions in order to use the corresponding features. If you choose not to grant this permission, you won't be able to use the services of the corresponding web page, but this won't affect your use of other features.
2.7.3 Recording permissions
When browsing web pages, the web page you visit may need permission to access the microphone in order to provide you with corresponding services. You'll need to grant the permissions in order to use the corresponding features. If you choose not to grant this permission, you won't be able to use the services of the corresponding web page, but this won't affect your use of other features.
2.7.4 Location permissions
When browsing web pages, the web page you visit (for example, maps) may need permission to access your precise location in order to provide you with corresponding services. You'll need to grant the permissions in order to use the corresponding features. If you choose not to grant this permission, you won't be able to use the services of the corresponding web page, but this won't affect your use of other features.
3. How we process, share, transfer, and publicly disclose your personal information
3.1 Processing
In order to provide you with more complete and higher-quality products and/or services, some features may be provided by our partners, and we may entrust these partners to process some of your personal information. Related services include infrastructure technology services, storage services, customer service, data processing services, and ad services.
Regarding companies, organizations, and individuals entrusted by us to process your personal information, we will sign strict data processing agreements with them to clarify processed items, processing periods, type of processing, purpose of processing, and responsibilities of both parties. We will require these partners to follow our requirements, the provisions of this Privacy Policy, and any other relevant confidentiality and security measures when processing your personal information.
3.2 Sharing
In order to provide you with better and more complete products and/or services, including providing products and/or services according to your requirements, we may share your personal information with third parties. If you no longer wish to allow us to share this information, contact us via the contact information stated in this Privacy Policy. We will process your request in a timely manner.
3.2.1 Sharing that you actively choose or request
With your explicit consent or at your request, we will share information within the scope of your authorization with third parties designated by you, such as sharing specific content to a third-party platform via the sharing feature.
3.2.2 Sharing your personal information with third-party service providers
In order to provide you with more complete and high-quality services, some of our services will be provided by third-party service providers. We may share some of your personal information with these third-party service providers to provide a better customer service and user experience. Tap here to see the circumstances under which we will share your personal information with our affiliates and third parties.
We will only share your personal information with these third parties for legal, legitimate, necessary, specific, and clear purposes, and will only share personal information that is necessary to provide our services. If we share your personal information with such third parties, we will secure your information via encryption or other means. We will reasonably examine the data security environment of the companies and organizations with which we share personal information. We will require third parties to take sufficient measures to protect your information and strictly abide by the relevant laws and regulations as well as regulatory requirements.
3.3 Transfer
Xiaomi will not transfer your information to any subject except in the following cases:
3.3.1 Where we have obtained your explicit consent;
3.3.2 If Xiaomi is involved in the merger, acquisition, or sale of all or part of its assets that may affect your personal information, we will notify you of any changes in the ownership and use and any choice you may have regarding your personal information by posting a prominent notice on our websites or by other appropriate means;
3.3.3 In the circumstances explained in this Privacy Policy or by otherwise notifying you.
3.4 Disclosure
Xiaomi may publicly disclose your personal information under the following circumstances:
3.4.1 Where we have obtained your explicit consent, or you have disclosed the information via our services such as on social media pages or public forums; and
3.4.2 Public disclosure based on law or reasonable grounds, including laws and regulations, legal procedures, litigation or at the request of relevant government departments.
4. How we protect your personal information
4.1 Security safeguards
We are committed to keeping your personal information secure. In order to protect the security of the information we collect from your mobile device and prevent it from being leaked, damaged, misused, accessed without authorization, disclosed, or altered, we have adopted corresponding physical, electronic, and managerial measures and procedures in accordance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards. We conduct security and privacy protection training courses and tests to enhance our employees' awareness of the importance of protecting personal information.
Your personal information collected by us is stored on secure servers. We classify your information based on importance and sensitivity and ensure that your personal information has the required level of security. We have special access controls for cloud-based data storage, and we regularly review our information collection, storage, and processing practices, including physical security measures, to guard against any unauthorized access and use.
Before cooperating with our third-party partners on operations regarding your personal information, we will conduct due diligence to ensure that they have the ability to protect your personal information, and sign data processing agreements with them that set out the rights and obligations of both parties. During the cooperation process, we will regularly supervise and manage the processing of your personal information by third-party partners, and conduct audits and evaluations when necessary to ensure that third-party partners handle your personal information in a legal manner and implement appropriate technical safeguards.
4.2 Security incidents involving your personal information
Although we take all steps required by law to protect your personal information, you should be aware that use of the internet is not always secure. If our physical facilities or technical or managerial processes are damaged, resulting in unauthorized access, public disclosure, tampering, or destruction of information, and resulting in damage to your legitimate rights and interests, we will promptly activate emergency measures and take reasonable and necessary measures to minimize the impact on you personally. If a security incident occurs, we will also, in accordance with laws and regulations, inform you of the basic situation and possible impact of the security incident, the measures we have taken or will take to handle it, and suggestions for you to prevent and reduce risks to yourself. We will inform you through push notifications or other reasonable measures. If it is difficult to inform users individually, we will issue notices or announcements in a reasonable and effective manner. We will also report security incidents involving personal information in accordance with the requirements of regulatory authorities.
5. How we store your personal information
5.1 Unless otherwise required by laws, regulations, or relevant authorities, we will only store your personal information for the shortest period necessary to achieve the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. We will determine the specific storage period based on the amount, nature, sensitivity, risk level, purpose of processing, substitutability of processing methods, and legal and regulatory requirements of the personal information.
5.2 After achieving the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy, or after we confirm that you have applied to cancel services, or after we terminate the operation of the corresponding products and/or services, we will stop storing your personal information and delete or anonymize it within a reasonable period.
6. How we process children's personal information
We take the protection of children's personal information seriously. We expect guardians to guide minors in their use of our services. If you're a minor under the age of 18, you and your guardian should read this Privacy Policy carefully and only use our services or provide us with your information with the consent of your guardian.
If we determine that you are an underage user through the information you submit or your statements or representations, the personal information we collect in the process of providing you with services will be considered children's personal information. We will then process your personal information in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
If you are the guardian of a minor, contact us if you have any questions about the personal information of the minor under your guardianship.
7. How your personal information is transferred globally
All personal information we collect and generate within the territory of the People's Republic of China is currently stored within the territory of the People's Republic of China. If, in the future, we need to transfer your personal information to other regions due to business needs, we will do so in compliance with relevant laws and regulations, obtain your consent in advance, and take necessary measures to ensure the security of your personal information.
8. Your rights to your personal information
When you use our products and services, we will do everything possible to ensure that you have access to your personal information. If the information we hold about you is incorrect, we will strive to provide ways for you to correct or delete your personal information in a timely manner. To protect your privacy and security, you have the following rights:
8.1 Right to access
You have the right to access your personal information stored in Mi Browser. You can learn more about the personal information we collect from you in Mi Browser by going to Profile > Settings > Collection of personal information.
You may also access and update the details relating to the personal information in your Xiaomi Account at https://account.xiaomi.com/ or by signing in to your account on your device.
8.2 Right to correction
You have the right to correct your personal information directly in Mi Browser. If you aren't able to make the necessary corrections, you can contact us via the contact information included in this Privacy Policy and ask us to correct or supplement the incorrect or incomplete information.
8.3 Withdrawal of consent
You can follow any of the steps below to change the scope of your consent or withdraw your consent to this Privacy Policy:
8.3.1 You can rescind the corresponding device permissions via the system settings, or withdraw consent for specific permissions in Mi Browser > Profile > Settings > Permissions.
8.3.2 If you wish to withdraw your consent to the entirety of this Privacy Policy, go to Profile > Settings > Withdrawal of consent in Mi Browser.
8.3.3 You may withdraw your consent previously provided to us for a particular purpose by submitting a request, including withdrawing your consent to our collecting, using, and/or disclosing your personal information in our possession or control. We will process your request within 15 business days of when the request was made, and thereafter not collect, use, and/or disclose your personal information as per your request.
Attention: Your withdrawal of consent may result in some legal consequences. Additionally, you may not be able to continue receiving the full benefit of our products and/or services, depending on how much authority you grant us to process your information when you use Mi Browser. The withdrawal of your consent or authorization will not affect the validity of our processing carried out upon your authorization up until the point of withdrawal.
8.4 Right to deletion
You may submit a request to us to have your personal information deleted in the following circumstances:
The purpose of processing has been achieved, can't be achieved, or the personal information is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose of processing;
We stop providing products and/or services, or the retention period has expired;
You withdraw your consent for the processing of personal information;
We process personal information in violation of laws, administrative regulations, or our agreement with you;
In other situations as stipulated by laws and regulations.
Once we respond to your deletion request, we will promptly delete or anonymize your personal information, except for information for which retention is required by laws and regulations. When your personal information from one and/or all of our services is deleted, we may not be able to immediately delete the corresponding information from our backup system, but we will delete the information in a timely manner when the backup is updated. We will delete or anonymize your personal information subject to the requirements of this Privacy Policy, the User Agreement, and the minimum retention period required by laws and regulations. This may result in us being unable to provide you with corresponding services.
8.5 Obtaining a copy of your personal information
To obtain a copy of your personal information, sign in to your Xiaomi Account and, in Mi Browser, go to Profile > Settings > Collection of personal information, and select Basic information, Network identifiers and authentication, Service content and data, Service-derived information, or Device information according to your needs, and select "Download".
8.6 Transferring your personal information
If you request to transfer your personal information to your designated personal information processor, we will facilitate the transfer if it meets the conditions stipulated by the Cyberspace Administration of China.
8.7 Constraints on automated decision-making
8.7.1 We may, at times, make decisions based on automated decision-making mechanisms including information systems and algorithms. If these decisions significantly affect your legal rights and interests, you have the right to ask us for an explanation, and we will also provide appropriate responses to the issues you encountered.
8.7.2 Based on the above, we may provide you with personalized content recommendations or personalized ads based on the personal information you provide to us. If you don't want to receive personalized content recommendations and ads, you can follow the guidelines below:
8.7.2.1 To turn off personalized content recommendations, in Mi Browser, go to Settings > Privacy & security > Personalized recommendations > Personalized content recommendations. If you're using version 13.7-15.2, go to Settings > Start page > Personalized recommendations. If you're using a version earlier than 13.7, go to Settings > Additional settings > Personalized recommendations. Please note that even after turning off these features, you'll still receive recommendations, but they won't be based on your personal preferences.
8.7.2.2 To turn off personalized ads, in Mi Browser, go to Settings > Privacy & security > Ad settings. If you're using a version earlier than 15.3, go to the system Settings > Passwords & security > System security > Ad services > Personalized ad recommendations. Please note that even after turning off these features, you'll still receive ad recommendations, but they won't be based on your personal preferences.
8.7.3 If you wish to restrict our processing of your other personal information, you may contact us via the contact information provided in this Privacy Policy. We will complete user identity verification and processing within 15 business days.
8.8 Protection of the personal information of deceased users
According to the provisions of the Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, if a Mi Browser user dies, their close relatives can contact us via the contact information provided in this Privacy Policy to exercise their rights to access, copy, correct, or delete the deceased user's personal information for their own legitimate purposes, unless the deceased user made other arrangements during their lifetime.
You understand and confirm that in order to fully protect the personal information rights of deceased users, close relatives of deceased users applying to exercise the rights in this section must submit the deceased user's identity document, death certificate, the applicant's identity document, a document proving kinship between the applicant and the deceased user, and the type and purpose of rights applied for. These documents must be submitted in accordance with Mi Browser's designated process or as requested by customer service.
8.9 Cancellation of services
If you wish to cancel the Mi Browser services associated with your Xiaomi Account, you can do so in Mi Browser by going to Profile > Settings > Delete account. You'll be asked to review and agree to our cancellation agreement, then follow the instructions to complete the process.
If you've signed in to your Xiaomi Account, and wish to cancel Xiaomi Account services, you can do so in Mi Browser by going to Profile > Settings > Delete account and selecting the option to cancel your Xiaomi Account. Complete the security verification process, then follow the steps. Please note that cancellation of your Xiaomi Account will prevent you from using the full range of Xiaomi products and services. To protect your or others' legitimate rights and interests, we will judge whether or not to support your request for cancellation based on your use of various Xiaomi products and/or services.
8.10 Responding to your requests
You can contact us via the contact information provided in this Privacy Policy if you have any questions, complaints, comments, or suggestions regarding the exercise of your personal information rights. To ensure the security of your data, we may need you to prove your identity and the legitimacy of your request in order to make sure that the person making the request is the data subject or legally authorized by them. We will verify your identity and start processing feedback within 15 business days of receipt.
9. Notifications and amendments
We may make service adjustments from time to time in order to provide you with better products and services. This Privacy Policy will also be adjusted accordingly. Without your explicit consent, we will not alter this Agreement in a way that reduces any of your rights. We will keep you informed of updates to relevant content by issuing an update on Mi Browser or in other ways. You can also check back here to keep up to date on the latest version of this Agreement. For major and substantive revisions, we'll provide prominent notices and seek your consent for major changes in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
10. Contact us
If you have any comments or questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your rights as delineated in this Privacy Policy, or have any questions relating to Xiaomi's collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information, contact us via https://privacy.mi.com/support/ or at the address below. We will generally respond within 15 business days. When we receive questions about personal information or requests to download or access items, we have a professional team that addresses such concerns.
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