Effective date: 2 September 2026
Guangdong Qianhai Law Firm (hereinafter “Qianhai Law Firm” or “we”) (registered address: 28/F, Building 1, Phase IV, Qianhai Kerry Business Centre, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province) has always respected and protected your privacy and the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect your personal information when you visit the official website of Guangdong Qianhai Law Firm (www.qhlawyer.com) or take part in events we organise, and how you may exercise your rights in relation to your personal information.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at any time using the details set out below.
Tel: 0755-86299929
This Privacy Policy will help you understand th Effective date: 2 September 2026 e following:
I. How we collect and use your personal information
II. How we store your personal information
III. How we entrust the processing of, provide externally and publicly disclose your personal information
IV. How we use cookies and similar technologies
V. How we protect your personal information
VI. How we handle the personal information of minors
VII. Your rights
VIII. How this Privacy Policy is updated
IX. How to contact us
I. How we collect and use your personal information
(1) When you browse this website, we will collect and store the necessary log information in order to perform our statutory obligations in relation to cybersecurity management.
(2) When you subscribe through this website to Qianhai Law Firm's legal reports, hot-topic briefings or monthly selections, we will collect information you voluntarily provide, such as your name, company name, position and corporate email address, in order to verify your identity and provide the subscription service.
(3) When you register for an online or offline event that we organise, we will collect information you voluntarily provide, such as your name, company name, position, mobile number, corporate email address and mode of attendance, in order to verify your identity and complete your registration.
Please note that if the information you provide to us contains any other person's personal information, you confirm that you are entitled to provide that information on that person's behalf, and you should draw this Privacy Policy to that person's attention and ensure that they read and agree to it.
II. How we store your personal information
(1) The personal information we collect and generate will be stored within the territory of the People's Republic of China.
(2) We will retain your personal information only for the period prescribed by laws and regulations, or for the shortest period necessary to achieve the processing purposes described in this Privacy Policy. Once the retention period expires, we will delete your personal information or anonymise it.
III. How we entrust the processing of, provide externally and publicly disclose your personal information
1. Entrusted processing
In order to complete news subscriptions and event registrations, we may entrust third parties to process your personal information on our behalf. For any third party entrusted by us to process personal information, we will require it to process your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws and regulations.
2. Provision to third parties
In principle, we will not provide your personal information to third parties. Where we and a partner jointly provide information services to you or jointly hold events, we may share your personal information with that partner. In such circumstances, we and the partner will act as joint processors of the personal information; we will inform you of the partner's name and contact details as required by laws and regulations, and will require the partner to process your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws and regulations.
3. Public disclosure
We will not publicly disclose your personal information unless we have obtained your separate consent or have another lawful basis for doing so.
4. Exceptions to provision to third parties and public disclosure
In the following circumstances, we may collect and use your personal information without obtaining your authorisation and consent:
(1) where directly related to national security or national defence security;
(2) where directly related to public security, public health or major public interests;
(3) where directly related to criminal investigation, prosecution, trial and the enforcement of judgments;
(4) where necessary to protect the life, property or other major lawful rights and interests of the personal information subject or another individual, but it is difficult to obtain your consent;
(5) other circumstances prescribed by laws and regulations.
IV. How we use cookies and similar technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to improve the user experience and optimise our services. Cookies are small data files stored on your computer or mobile device, used to record your online activity and store your preferences.
V. How we protect your personal information
We have adopted security safeguards that meet industry standards to protect the personal information you provide against unauthorised access, public disclosure, use, modification, damage or loss. We will take all reasonable and practicable measures to protect your personal information.
Please be aware and understand that the internet environment is not absolutely secure, and that we will make every effort to ensure the security of the information you send to us. If our physical, technical or managerial safeguards are breached, resulting in unauthorised access to, public disclosure of, tampering with or destruction of your personal information and thereby causing damage to your lawful rights and interests, we will bear the corresponding legal liability in accordance with the law.
In the unfortunate event of a personal information security incident, we will, in accordance with the requirements of laws and regulations, promptly inform you of the basic circumstances and likely impact of the incident, the response measures we have taken or will take, our suggestions for your own prevention and mitigation of risk, and the corresponding remedial measures. We will notify you of the relevant circumstances by email, letter, telephone, push notification or other means; where it is difficult to notify each personal information subject individually, we will issue a notice through reasonable and effective means. At the same time, we will proactively report the handling of the incident to the regulatory authorities as required.
VI. How we handle the personal information of minors
Please note that our information services and events are intended for adults only. If we discover that we have collected the personal information of a minor without first obtaining verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to delete the relevant data as soon as possible.
VII. Your rights
If you wish to access, copy, correct, update or delete your personal information, you may contact us using the details set out in “How to contact us” below. We will respond to your request within 15 working days. For security purposes, we may ask you to verify your identity before handling your request.
In principle, we will not charge for reasonable requests; for requests that are repeated multiple times or exceed reasonable limits, we will charge a cost-based fee as appropriate. We may refuse requests that are unreasonably repetitive, require excessive technical effort, may put the lawful rights and interests of others at risk, or are otherwise highly impractical. We will be unable to respond to your request in the following circumstances:
(1) where the request relates to our performance of obligations prescribed by laws and regulations;
(2) where directly related to national security or national defence security;
(3) where directly related to public security, public health or major public interests;
(4) where directly related to criminal investigation, prosecution, trial and the enforcement of judgments;
(5) where necessary to protect the life, property or other major lawful rights and interests of the personal information subject or another individual, but it is difficult to obtain that person's consent;
(6) where responding to the request would seriously harm the lawful rights and interests of the personal information subject or of another individual or organisation;
(7) where trade secrets are involved.
VIII. How this Privacy Policy is updated
This Privacy Policy may be changed from time to time. We will publish any changes to this Privacy Policy on this page. For material changes, we will also provide a more prominent notice (for example, by way of a special notice on the browsing page explaining the specific changes). We will not reduce the rights to which you are entitled under this Privacy Policy without your explicit consent.
IX. How to contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the protection of personal information, you may contact us as follows:
Tel: 0755-86299929
