China privacy notice

This China Privacy Notice (this “Notice”) supplements the LSEG Privacy Statement and provides additional information about the processing of personal information by the London Stock Exchange Group (“LSEG", “we”, “us” or “our”, which Refinitiv belongs to) of companies within the territory of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) in accordance with the PRC Personal Information Protection Law (the “PIPL”) and as further described below. A list of these LSEG entities, which may be updated from time to time, is set out in the Annex 1 of this Notice.

This Notice applies to any such personal information that is collected to support LSEG’s products and services or relates to contractors, to LSEG’s marketing activities, or to users of LSEG’s products and services. To understand how we protect your data and privacy, this Notice should be read in conjunction with the LSEG Privacy Statement. In case of conflict between the two, this Notice shall prevail. This Notice does not apply to LSEG World-Check products and any World-Check content incorporated into any of LSEG’s products and services.

This Notice uses certain terms that have the meaning given to them in the PIPL. For the purpose of this Notice, relevant terms such as “personal data”, “special categories of data/ sensitive personal information”, “controller”, “processor”, “data subject”, and “supervisory authority” adopted in the LSEG Privacy Statement shall have the meaning given to them as “personal information”, “sensitive personal information”, “personal information processor”, “entrusted party”, “personal information subject” and “authorities performing duties of personal information protection”, respectively, in the PIPL, and in particular:

• “Personal information” is defined by the PIPL as information related to an identified or identifiable natural person recorded electronically or by other means but does not include anonymised information.
• “Sensitive personal information” means personal information that once leaked or illegally used, may easily lead to the infringement of the personal dignity of a natural person or may endanger his personal safety or property, including information such as biometrics, religious belief, specific identity, medical health status, financial accounts, and locational information, as well as the personal information of a minor under the age of 14.

Please refer to the section entitled “What types of personal information we collect” in the LSEG Privacy Statement for information on the categories of personal information we may collect. We may collect the following categories of personal information about you:

• Name and contact information, such as your first and last name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other similar contact data.
• Employer and Professional Level data, such as the names of your current and/or former employers, job title(s), business contact information, industry, certifications, etc.
• Educational data, such as your education history
• Account credentials, such as passwords and other security information for authentication and access
• Payment information, such as payment card number (credit or debit card), and the security code associated with your payment instrument, if you make a payment
• Identifiers, such as unique identification numbers, cookie identifiers, account numbers, social security numbers, national identifiers, etc.
• In addition to the above personal information, which may be sourced from public sources, additional personal information may be sourced from public sources, as detailed in LSEG Privacy Statement.

In the PRC, we only process personal information in accordance with applicable laws, and only if:

• We have obtained your consent;
• It is necessary for the performance of statutory duties or statutory obligations;
• It is necessary for coping with public health emergencies or for the protection of the life, health, and property safety of a natural person in an emergency;
• The personal information processing is for the purpose of news reporting and supervision by public opinions for the public interest, and the processing is within a reasonable scope;
• The personal information is disclosed by you or other legally disclosed personal information is processed within a reasonable scope in accordance with the PIPL; or
• It is in accordance with other circumstances provided by laws and administrative regulations.

To the extent that “legitimate interests” which we rely on as indicated in the LSEG Privacy Statement is not a recognised legal basis under applicable laws, we will seek your consent or other applicable legal bases as described above to process your personal information. In particular, we rely on your consent for the processing of your personal data for conducting marketing activities.

We may use the categories of personal information listed above for the purposes described in the LSEG Privacy Statement, to the extent required and/or permitted by applicable laws, including as follows:

• We have obtained individual’s separate consent (to the extent the processing relies on consent or as otherwise required by law); and
• We have notified the individuals concerned of the necessity of processing their sensitive personal information and the impact it has on their rights and interests, except where such notification is not required in accordance with the provisions of the PIPL.

We will seek to protect the sensitive personal information rigorously using the security measures required by the applicable law and, hence, your sensitive personal information should not be processed in a way that will result in negative implications to your personal rights, e.g., harm to your reputation, physical or mental health, personal or property security. 

Without your separate consent (to the extent the processing relies on consent or as otherwise required by law), we will not transfer your personal information to any other company, organisation or individual, except in the case of any sale, merger, acquisition, restructure, joint venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings) or other similar transaction(s) where the transfer is necessary. In such cases, you will be informed of the name and contact information of the recipient of the personal information in accordance with the requirements of the applicable laws and can expect the recipient to comply with this Notice and the LSEG Privacy Statement. If the recipient changes the purposes or means of processing of personal information, it shall re-obtain the consent from you.

We will not disclosure your personal information to the public unless we have your separate consent.

This Notice may be subject to updates. Any material future changes or additions to the processing of personal information as described in this Notice affecting you will be communicated to you through an appropriate channel. For example, we may place a prominent notice on a product site or email you to let you know of any updated Notice.