HIWIN
Privacy Policy and Notice of Personal Data Collection, Processing, and Use
HIWIN Technologies Corp. and its affiliates (hereinafter referred to as "HIWIN") respect and are committed to protecting users' personal privacy. HIWIN is dedicated to complying with relevant legal requirements regarding the protection of users' personal privacy and the security of personal data. This Privacy Policy and Notice of Personal Data Collection, Processing, and Use (hereinafter referred to as "this Policy") is intended to help users understand how HIWIN collects, uses, and protects the personal data obtained from users through HIWIN's products and services. This Policy also explains how HIWIN discloses and transfers users' personal data and to whom.
If you are a minor, please obtain consent from your parent(s) or legal guardian before using this website or providing any personal data.
1. Collection, Processing, and Use of Personal Data
When users access this website, HIWIN may collect personal data that users provide in the course of using HIWIN’s products and services or when applying for job opportunities through HIWIN’s website. Below is a summary of the types of personal data that may be collected through this website and the purposes for which such data is collected.In certain countries, in order to prevent the improper collection and use of minors’ personal data, HIWIN may request users to additionally provide their age or the contact information of their parent(s) or legal guardian in order to obtain consent.In addition, when users access this website, HIWIN may also collect de-identified data that cannot be used to identify individual users.
When using HIWIN’s products and services or applying for job opportunities, users are not required to provide personal data; however, choosing not to do so may result in the website being unable to offer certain services or respond to user inquiries in many cases.
HIWIN may collect personal data that can directly or indirectly identify the user for the following lawful and legitimate purposes：Such data may be processed, used, and internationally transferred within the territory of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and may also be provided to public and private institutions involved in the relevant business purposes for processing, use, and international transfer within the territory of the Republic of China.In accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act, HIWIN hereby informs users of the following：
1.1Purposes of Personal Data Collection (The purpose codes and names listed below are subject to change according to future announcements by the Ministry of Justice.)
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002 Human Resource Management ( recruitment. )
040 Marketing
063 Non-government agency collect or process personal information under legal obligations
069 Contract, contract-like or other legal relation matters
090 Consumer, Customer Management and Service
098 Lending and trust business
135 Information (Communication) Services
136 Information (Communication) and database Management
137 Information and Communication Security and Management
152 Advertisement or commercial behavior administration
157 Investigation, statistics and research analysis
182 Other Consulting and Consultant Services
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Code 001 Type for identifying individuals
Code 003 Type for identifying in government data
Code 011 Individual description
Code 012 Physical description
Code 013 Habit
Code 014 Characteristic
Code 021 Family
Code 023 Details about other family member
Code 031 Residence and facilities.
Code 033 Immigration
Code 034 Travel and other migration
Code 035 Recreational activities and interests.
Code 038 Occupation
Code 039 Licences or other permissions.
Code 051 Schools record.
Code 052 Qualification or technique.
Code 053 Membership of occupation Associations
Code 054 Occupation expertise
Code 056 Works.
Code 057 Record of students, apprentices, Examinees
Code 061 Current status of employment
Code 062 Employment experiences
Code 063 Leave office
Code 064 Working experiences.
Code 065 Working or missions record
Code 066 Record of health and safety
Code 067 Membership of the labor union and prerequisite for the employees
Code 068 Salaries and withholding amount
Code 070 Details of working managements
Code 071 Detailed evaluation of work
Code 072 Educational and training record.
1.2 Categories of Personal Data Collected by HIWIN (The category codes and names are subject to change in accordance with future announcements by the Ministry of Justice.)
HIWIN collects your personal information to record and assist you in using selected service. The personal information provided by you also helps HIWIN provide you with information on product upgrade and other products and service of HIWIN and specific third parties.
1.3 Duration, Area, and Recipients of Personal Data Use
HIWIN recognizes and appreciates the importance of responsible use of information collected on the Website. If you do not want the information you provide to HIWIN to be used to inform you of other products or services available from HIWIN, and you indicate this preference when you provide your personal information to HIWIN, HIWIN will honor your preference. In addition, HIWIN may selectively provide certain information for you. However, if you provide HIWIN with inconsistent privacy preferences (for example, you agree to the Website’s advertising first but later disagree), HIWIN cannot guarantee that your most recent privacy preference will be honored.
1.4 Rights of Users Regarding Their Personal Data Held by HIWIN
HIWIN will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in the Policy, unless a longer retention period is permitted by law or required to fulfill other necessary purposes. For example, for customer relationship management purpose, HIWIN may retain your personal information within adequate and reasonable period; to comply with tax laws or other law and regulations, HIWIN may retain your personal information within the period requested by such laws and regulations; to follow requests from governments or judiciary for purposes such as investigation or lawsuit, HIWIN may retain your personal information for longer retention period. Moreover, if you wish to withdraw your previous consent to collect your personal information from HIWIN, HIWIN will stop collecting your personal information by your request and will only retain your personal information collected before such request for withdrawal.
1.5 Information Related to Children
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HIWIN understands the importance of protecting children's privacy, especially in an online environment. HIWIN recognizes that users under the age of 18 may not be able to provide valid consent regarding the processing of their personal information. Therefore, HIWIN's websites are not designed to target children under the age of 18.
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HIWIN does not knowingly collect, use, or share personal information of minors without verified parental consent or as permitted by law. With the consent of a parent or legal guardian, minors may register and use HIWIN’s services through a HIWIN ID or any other account.
Parents or legal guardians may contact HIWIN using the information provided in Section 10 "Contact Information" to review, modify, or delete their child's personal information, or to withdraw consent.
2. Data Retention and Information Security
2.1 Implementation of Security Measures
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HIWIN has implemented appropriate physical, technical, and administrative security measures to protect personal information from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. HIWIN will promptly address and rectify any identified deficiencies in its security measures. In addition, HIWIN will establish personal data protection policies and management systems in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and will continually review and improve such policies and systems.
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Express provisions of laws;
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To avoid dangers of your life, body, freedom or property;
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Cooperation with public agencies or academic research institutions for statistical or academic research based on public interest, and information processed or collected by providers is unable to identify specific parties based on its disclosure;
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When your movements on the Website violate the terms of service or may harm or hinder the Website and other users’ rights or cause damage to anyone, the management of the Website analyzes and discloses your personal information for identification, communication or legal actions;
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For your rights and interests;
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When entrusting a vendor or individual to assist in collecting, processing or using your personal information, the Website is responsible for the supervision and management of the vendor or individual.
3. Parties to Whom HIWIN May Disclose Users’ Personal Data
You understand and consent that when you agree to provide your personal information to HIWIN, your personal information may transfer, storage, use or process to HIWIN and any of its affiliated entities who may be located in a different country to you. All said transfer, storage, or process of your personal information, shall be subject to the Policy and applicable laws on privacy protection and personal data security.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
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HIWIN and its third-party partners use cookies (small text files stored on the user’s device to record information) and other similar technologies to provide HIWIN products and services. When users visit any website under the HIWIN domain (including subpages and country/region-specific versions), that website may set some or all of the cookies and similar technologies described below.
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The vast majority of cookies are stored only on the user’s device and are not transmitted back to HIWIN.
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HIWIN use the Google Analytics service from Google, Inc. ((hereinafter referred to as Google) on some pages on the Website to understand how you use the Website.
Using Google Analytics on the Website means that Google Analytics collects, records and analyzes your browsing history on the Website based on COOKIES published by HIWIN. HIWIN receives the results of analysis from Google to understand your use of the Website. Information collected, recorded and analyzed by Google Analytics does not contain any data that identify specific individuals; in addition, such data are managed by Google based on its privacy policy. For more information on the Terms of Service of Google Analytics, please refer to the website of Google Analytics. For more information on the privacy policy of Google, please refer to the website of Google.
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The functions of cookies settings may vary depending on the type and version of browser you install. HIWIN try to list common and widely-used types of browsers as following. You may refer to the following linkage to understand how to control your cookies settings through such browsers (The content in the following linkage is English. For your easier reading, please find the language option in the following linkage to select your preferred language). Also, if you do not use anyone of the following browsers, or the content in the following linkage is removed or not accessible, please visit those browsers’ privacy-related statements or support pages for further information. You may also refer to
https://www.aboutcookies.org/(the content in this linkage is English) which introduces how to manage your cookies settings through various browsers.
Updating And Deleting Your Personal Information
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You have the right to access and correct your personal information at any time. With respect to registration information, you can view and change your registration information by logging into your account on the Website.
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You may contact HIWIN at any time to cease HIWIN’s use of your personal information. HIWIN will remove your personal information from its database as soon as reasonably practicable.
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You can make a request to view, copy, supplement and correct, stop collecting, processing or using or delete personal information you provide through HIWIN's E-mail：：webmaster@hiwin.tw.
HIWIN Updated on June 1, 2025