Wallpaper and Personalization Privacy Policy
Our Privacy Policy was updated on November 24, 2023.
Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy practices and let us know if you have any questions.
Introduction
Wallpaper and personalization is a platform provided by Xiaomi and its affiliated companies (hereinafter referred to as "Xiaomi", "we", "our" or "us") for you to download and change wallpapers, ringtones, fonts, and app icons (hereinafter collectively referred to as "content").
We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy sets out the principles on which Wallpaper and personalization operates, and constitutes an important part of Xiaomi Privacy Policy. In the event of inconsistency between this Privacy Policy and Xiaomi Privacy Policy with respect to Wallpaper and personalization, the former shall prevail. For the terms and conditions not stipulated in this Privacy Policy, Xiaomi Privacy Policy shall prevail. Terms and conditions regarding the protection of minors, security measures, and cross-border data transmission can be found in Xiaomi Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is designed with your needs in mind, and it is important that you have a comprehensive understanding of our personal information collection and usage practices, while ensuring that ultimately, you have control of your personal information provided to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, process and store any information that you give us when you use Wallpaper and personalization. Under this Privacy Policy, "personal information" means information that can be used to directly or indirectly identify an individual, either from that information alone or from that information combined with other information about that individual available to us. We will use your personal information strictly following this Privacy Policy.
Ultimately, what we want is the best for all our users. Should you have any questions about our data handling practices as summarized in this Privacy Policy, please contact us via https://privacy.mi.com/support to address your specific concerns. We will be happy to hear from you. If you have an unresolved privacy or data use concern that we have not addressed satisfactorily, please contact our U.S.-based third-party dispute resolution provider (free of charge) at https://feedback-form.truste.com/watchdog/request.
1. What information we collect and how we use it
1.1 Personal information that we collect and use with your authorization
The purpose of collecting personal information is to provide you with products and/or services, and to ensure that we comply with applicable laws, regulations, and other regulatory requirements. You have the right to choose whether or not to provide the information we have requested, but in most cases, if you do not provide your personal information, we may not be able to provide you with our products or services or respond to your queries. Features and services that may need to collect your personal information include:
1.1.1 Browsing content
When you browse content in the app, we will collect your device identifier (OAID/VAID), device name, operating system type, Android and system version, system language, region, and device resolution. We use the aforementioned personal information to improve and optimize our services.
1.1.2 Adding content to favorites
When you're signed in to your Xiaomi Account, you can add, delete, and view favorites. To provide such services, we collect information including your favorites and when you added them. This information is associated with your Xiaomi Account.
1.1.3 Purchasing Resources
When you purchase content in the app, we collect information including your Xiaomi Account ID, your purchases, and order details. This information is collected in order to display your purchase history to you.
1.1.4 Downloading content
When you download content from the app, we collect your Xiaomi Account ID and information about the downloaded content. This allows us to provide the content you requested and its updates to your device. You can browse, apply, and delete downloaded content.
1.2 You are fully informed that we may collect and use personal information without your consent if:
1.2.1 The personal information is vital to national security and defense;
1.2.2 The personal information is vital to public safety, public health, and major public interests;
1.2.3 The personal information is related to criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, or execution of judgments;
1.2.4 The personal information is essential for protecting major legitimate rights (including life and property) and interests of the personal information subject or other people, but it is hard to obtain the subject's consent;
1.2.5 The personal information collected is made public by the subject at their own discretion;
1.2.6 The personal information is collected from public sources, such as news reports or government announcements;
1.2.7 The personal information is necessary for us to sign the contract as required by you;
1.2.8 The personal information is necessary to maintain the safe and steady operation of products and/or services provided, such as for discovering and handling faults of products and/or services;
1.2.9 The personal information is required for legal news releases; and
1.2.10 The personal information is de-identified in the results of statistical or academic research based on public interest.
1.3 Non-personally identifiable information
We may also collect other types of information which are not directly or indirectly linked to an individual and which may not be defined as personal information. Such information may include statistical data generated when you use a specific service, such as device-related information, daily records, page views, usage behavior, content application coverage, and app crash events. The purpose of such collection is to improve the services we provide to you. The type and amount of information collected depends on how you use our products and/or services.
We de-identify or desensitize personal information and use it in a non-personally identifiable aggregated format for statistical analysis so as to improve our products or services. In its aggregated form, data is not personal information and cannot be used to identify you. However, if we combine non-personally identifiable information with personal information, such combined information will be treated as personal information for as long as it remains combined.
2. Retention policy
We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of our legitimate business interests and satisfying any legal or reporting requirements. We will cease to retain and delete or anonymize personal information once the purpose of collection is fulfilled, or after we confirm your request for erasure, or after we terminate the operation of the corresponding product or service. Depending on your jurisdiction, there may be an exception to this for personal information that we are processing for public interest, scientific, historical research, or statistical purposes.
Your information is saved within the territory of the People's Republic of China.
3. Your rights
3.1 Controlling settings
Xiaomi recognizes that privacy concerns differ from person to person. Therefore, we provide examples of ways we make available to you to restrict the collection, use, disclosure, or processing of your personal information and control your privacy settings:
- View or delete your favorites and downloads.
If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for the aforementioned purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to us or contacting us on https://privacy.mi.com/support.
3.2 Your rights to your personal information
Depending on applicable laws and regulations, you may have the right to access, rectification, erasure (and certain other rights) in relation to personal information that we hold about you (hereinafter referred to as "the request"). These rights will be subject to specific exclusions and exceptions under applicable laws.
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. For additional information, please contact us via https://privacy.mi.com/support.
The request should meet the requirements of applicable laws and the following conditions:
The request is submitted through Xiaomi's exclusive request channel detailed above and for the protection of your information security, your request should be in writing (unless the local law explicitly recognizes the oral request);
You provide sufficient information to enable Xiaomi to verify your identity and ensure that you are the data subject or legally authorized to act on the data subject's behalf.
Once we obtain sufficient information to confirm that your request can be processed, we shall proceed to respond to your request within any timeframe set out under your applicable data protection laws. In detail:
Based on the requirements of applicable laws, a copy of your personal data collected and processed by us will be provided to you upon your request free of charge. For any extra requests for relevant information, we may charge a reasonable fee based on actual administrative costs according to the applicable laws.
If any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, you are entitled to have your personal information corrected or completed based on the purpose of use.
Based on the requirements of applicable laws, you may have the right to request the deletion or removal of your personal information. We shall consider the grounds regarding your erasure request and take reasonable steps, including technical measures.
We have the right to refuse to process requests that are not meaningful, manifestly unfounded or excessive, requests that damage others' right to privacy, extremely unrealistic requests, and requests that require disproportionate technical work, as well as requests not required under local law, regarding information that has been made public, and regarding information given under confidential conditions. If we believe that certain aspects of the request to delete or access the information may result in our inability to legally use the information for the aforementioned anti-fraud and security purposes, the request may also be rejected.
3.3 Withdrawal of consent
You can submit a request to withdraw your consent regarding the collection, use, and/or disclosure of your personal information that we hold or control in More > Privacy > Withdrawal of consent. Based on the specific service you are using, you can withdraw your consent by contacting us via https://privacy.mi.com/support. We will process your request within a reasonable time from 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 Xiaomi's products and services, depending on how much authority you grant us to process your information when you use Wallpaper and personalization. The withdrawal of your consent or authorization will not affect the validity of our processing carried out on the basis of the consent up until the point of withdrawal.
3.4 Canceling a service or account
To cancel a specific product or service, go to More > Privacy > Cancel services.
You may also contact us on https://privacy.mi.com/support to request cancellation.
If you wish to cancel the Xiaomi Account, please note that the cancellation 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 services.
4. Protection of children
Xiaomi takes the protection of children very seriously. If you are under the age of 18, you should first obtain your guardian's consent to your use of Xiaomi products and services (including their consent to this Privacy Policy), and submit your personal information only with the consent and under the guidance of your parent or guardian.
If you are under the age of 14, you should have your parent or guardian read our Rules on the Protection of Children's Personal Information before you use our services. You should only use Xiaomi products and services with the consent and under the guidance of your parent or guardian. When the parent or guardian gives their consent, we will only collect, use, share, transfer, or publicly disclose a child's personal information when laws and regulations allow, with the guardian's explicit consent, or when doing so is necessary to protect the child. You can find more information on how we process and protect children's personal information in our Rules on the Protection of Children's Personal Information.
5. Contact us
If you have any comments or questions about this Privacy Policy or any questions relating to Xiaomi's collection, use or disclosure of your personal information, feel free to contact us at the address below or by visiting https://privacy.mi.com/support. Please include "Privacy Policy" in your contact message. When we receive questions about personal information or requests to download or access items, we have a professional team that addresses such concerns. If your question itself involves a significant issue, we may ask you for more information.If you are not satisfied with the response you received from us in relation to your personal information, you can hand over the complaint to the relevant data protection regulatory authorities in your jurisdiction. If you consult us, we will provide information on the relevant complaint channels that may be applicable based on your actual situation.
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