Effective Date: September 5, 2023

Updated Date: September 12, 2024

Introduction

Thank you for choosing 3A Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Charging Future" or "we"). This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we collect, use, and store your personal information and what rights you have. We understand that this is a significant responsibility, and we will make every effort to protect your information and give you control over it.

Before you start using Charging Future products and services, please read and fully understand this policy. By using Charging Future products and services, you agree that we may use and process your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You have the right to refuse to agree to this policy, but please be aware that refusing may prevent you from fully using Charging Future's related services and features, or achieving the intended service results. This policy is incorporated into the terms of use of the Charging Future products and services you use and is subject to its constraints.

This policy describes:

  1. The information we collect and use.
  2. How we use cookies and similar technologies.
  3. How we share, transfer, and disclose your personal information.
  4. Your rights.
  5. How we store and protect this information.
  6. Our protection of minors.
  7. How we update this policy.
  8. How to contact us.

1.Information We Collect and Use

We will collect and use your personal information in accordance with laws and regulations, following the principles of legality, legitimacy, necessity, and good faith when you use Charging Future products and services from you or third parties. The personal information we collect and use includes information necessary for the normal operation of Charging Future products and services. If you refuse to provide it, you will not be able to use our products and services normally. We only collect and use necessary information for providing corresponding product services, and we guarantee that we will not use your personal information for other purposes.

We collect and use your personal information in the following scenarios:

(1).Account Registration and Login

(2).Connecting and Controlling Devices

When you use the Charging Future_APP to connect Charging Future product devices, we will collect your location information, Wi-Fi network list information, and Bluetooth information (including your mobile device's MAC address, device name, device service information, and Bluetooth signal strength) to assist in establishing a connection between your mobile device and the device and enabling control of the device by your mobile device. After the connection is established, you can use the Charging Future_APP to monitor the status of your device and control it remotely. This is a core function of Charging Future products and services, and if you choose not to provide the aforementioned information, you will not be able to use this core functionality.

(3).Issue Reporting

When you have issues to report to us, you can describe your problems more clearly by uploading photos or videos. If you choose to upload photos or videos, we will access information from your mobile device's photo album.

In the process of collecting and using the above personal information, we primarily request the following mobile device permissions. Granting any of these permissions represents your authorization for us to collect and use related personal information to provide corresponding services. You can also change the scope of your consent or withdraw your authorization at any time. After withdrawing authorization, we will no longer collect personal information related to these permissions and will not be able to continue to provide corresponding services. However, your withdrawal of consent or authorization will not affect our collection and use of personal information based on your previous authorization. When we intend to use the information for purposes not specified in this policy, we will seek your consent in advance.

 

Android and IOS

Permission Types

Explanation of Permission Functions

Scenarios or Purposes of Use

Impact of Deactivation

Wi-Fi

 

Permission to access the current Wi-Fi connection status and WLAN hot spot information. Permission for the application to change the Wi-Fi connection status.

Configuring network connection to Wi-Fi, obtaining Wi-Fi network list information Enabling and disabling Wi-Fi

Current Wi-Fi information cannot be obtained; network cannot be switched during network configuration.

Bluetooth

Monitoring the status of the Bluetooth switch and collecting Bluetooth information from the mobile device, including the mobile MAC address, mobile device name, mobile device service information, and Bluetooth signal strength, allowing the application to connect to Charging Future product devices for Bluetooth device pairing. Allowing the application to discover and connect to Bluetooth devices.

Used for the app to connect to and control Charging Future product devices via Bluetooth and establish connections with Bluetooth devices. Discovering Bluetooth devices.

Unable to use Bluetooth search and connect to Charging Future product devices.

Mobile data

Allow the program to access network connections, which may generate GPRS data traffic.

Login, registration, access to the internet, IOT (Internet of Things) connection, downloading firmware, and new version of the app.

Unable to connect to the internet; IOT-related features are unavailable; unable to log in or register.

Network

Allow access to network information status.

Allow the application to change network connection status."

Detect if the app is connected to the internet.

Monitor changes in network status.

Unable to connect the app to the internet.

Unable to change the network status."

Location

Allow GPS to receive satellite location information.

Used in conjunction with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to obtain a list of Bluetooth devices and Wi-Fi names, as well as for data analysis.

Unable to connect to Bluetooth devices; the app cannot connect to the internet.

Precise Location

 

Allow obtaining the user's latitude and longitude information through wireless networks or mobile base stations.

 

Camera

Allow the application to access the camera for taking photos.

Allow users to change their profile picture and upload images when providing feedback.

Unable to use the camera to take pictures.

Storage Space

Allow the application to write to external storage.

Allow the application to write relevant data: firmware data, app data.

The relevant functions cannot be used; unable to log in or register; the device list page data cannot be displayed; unable to select photos.

Allow the application to read files from the device's external storage space.

Retrieve data, obtain device list information, and upload images when providing feedback.

 

 

installation

Allow the installation of apps from unknown sources.

Install new versions of the app.

Unable to install the new version of the app.

Album

Charging Future requests access to the photo library for selecting a photo to set as a user avatar.

Unable to select photos from the mobile gallery for avatar setting, background image setting, and uploading images for issue feedback.

Identity

Your email address will serve as the sole identifier for the IFORWAY platform.

Unable to log in to the app.

 

2.How We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies:

During your use of Charging Future products and services, we will automatically collect your information using cookies and store that information as log data. We may send one or more cookies or anonymous identifiers ("Cookies") to your computer or mobile device to collect, identify, and store information about your visits and usage of this product. We promise not to use cookies for any purposes other than those described in this privacy policy. We primarily use cookies to simplify your login process, store your preference settings, help determine your login status and account or data security, assist in the analysis and improvement of product services, and enhance the overall product experience.

You can manage or delete cookies according to your preferences. You can clear all cookies stored on your computer or modify the acceptance level of cookies or reject our cookies. However, making these changes may affect your ability to use services or features that rely on cookies.

3.How We Share, Transfer, and Publicly Disclose Your Personal Information:

Sharing: We will not share your personal information with any companies, organizations, or individuals outside of 3A Technology Co., Ltd., except in the following cases:

(1) Sharing with your explicit consent: With your explicit consent, we will share your personal information with other parties.

(2) Fulfilling legal obligations: We may share your personal information with external parties in accordance with laws, regulations, or mandatory requirements of government authorities.

Transfer: We will not transfer your personal information to any companies, organizations, or individuals unless we obtain your explicit consent. In cases of mergers, acquisitions, or bankruptcy liquidation involving the transfer of personal information, we will require the new entities holding your personal information to continue to be bound by this privacy policy. Otherwise, we will seek your authorization and consent again.

Public Disclosure: We will only publicly disclose your personal information in the following cases:

(1) With your explicit consent.

(2) Disclosure based on legal requirements: In cases where legal procedures, litigation, or mandatory requirements from government authorities require us to disclose your personal information.

 

4.Your Rights:

We will do our utmost to ensure that you exercise your rights over your personal information in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. Your rights include:

  1. Querying and Modifying Your Personal Information:

(1) You can access and modify certain personal information, such as your profile picture, nickname, and password, by clicking on the Charging Future_APP icon in the upper-left corner of the main interface to enter the Personal Center.

(2) If you need to query or modify other personal information, you can contact us through the methods provided in this privacy policy. We will provide you with the requested information and make modifications as per your request, except as otherwise provided by laws and regulations.

 

  1. Deleting Your Personal Information:

In certain circumstances, you can request the deletion of your personal information through the contact methods provided in this privacy policy:

(1) If our processing of personal information violates laws and regulations.

(2) If we collect and use your personal information without your consent.

(3) If our processing of personal information violates the agreements with you.

(4) If you no longer use our products or services or if you have deactivated your account.

(5) If we no longer provide products or services to you.

 

Upon deciding to respond to your deletion request, we will also notify the entities that have obtained your personal information from us to promptly delete the information, unless otherwise provided by laws and regulations or with your separate authorization. After you delete information from our services, we may not immediately delete the corresponding information from our backup systems. We will securely store your personal information and limit any further processing until the backup can be cleared or anonymized.

 

  1. Account Deactivation:

You can deactivate your previously registered account at any time. You can do this through the "Personal Center" in the Charging Future_APP or by contacting us through the methods provided in this privacy policy. We will respond to your account deactivation request within 15 working days after verifying your user identity.

After you have actively deactivated your account, we will cease providing products or services to you and delete or anonymize your personal information, except as otherwise provided by laws and regulations or as required by regulatory authorities.

5.Our Storage and Protection of This Information:

We only store your personal information for the time necessary to fulfill the purposes of providing products and services, as well as the time limits stipulated by laws and regulations. After the above-mentioned storage period has passed, we will delete or anonymize your personal information.

Information Protection:

(1) We attach great importance to the security of personal information and strictly comply with relevant laws and regulations. We implement reasonable and feasible measures recognized in the industry to protect your personal information.

(2) We use industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, use, modification, damage, or loss. We will take all reasonable and feasible measures to protect your personal information. For example, we use encryption technology to ensure data confidentiality, deploy trusted protection mechanisms to prevent data from malicious attacks, and implement access control mechanisms to ensure that only authorized personnel can access personal information.

(3) Please understand that we will make every effort to ensure the security of your personal information, but the internet environment is not 100% secure. Due to technical limitations and the limits of risk prevention, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information. In the event of security incidents such as personal information leaks, we will initiate emergency plans to prevent the spread of such incidents. After a security incident occurs, we will inform you through notification emails, phone calls, text messages, or other means, and if it is difficult to inform you one by one, we will release public announcements through reasonable and effective means.

6.Protection of Minors:

We attach great importance to the protection of personal information of minors. Charging Future products and services are not intended for children under 14 years of age. Without the consent of parents or guardians, children are not allowed to create their own user accounts. For cases where we collect personal information of children with the consent of parents or guardians, we will only use or disclose this information in accordance with the law, with the explicit consent of parents or guardians, or as necessary to protect the children. If we find that we have collected personal information from children without verifiable consent from parents or guardians, we will attempt to delete this data as soon as possible.

7.How We Update This Policy:

In order to provide you with better services, we will continuously improve our products and services, and this privacy policy will be updated accordingly. We will not reduce your rights under this privacy policy without your explicit consent. We will post any changes to this policy on this page. For major changes, we will provide more prominent notifications (including but not limited to emails, text messages, or special notices on the browsing page) to explain the specific changes to the privacy policy.

Major changes referred to in this policy include, but are not limited to:

(1) Major changes in our service model, such as the purpose of processing personal information, types of personal information processed, and the way personal information is used.

(2) Major changes in our ownership structure, organizational structure, etc., such as business adjustments, bankruptcy mergers, etc., which result in changes in ownership.

(3) Major changes in the main objects of personal information sharing, transfer, or public disclosure.

(4) Major changes in your rights to participate in personal information processing and the way these rights are exercised.

(5) Major changes in the department responsible for personal information security, contact information, and complaint channels.

(6) When the personal information security impact assessment report indicates a high risk.

8.How to Contact Us:

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about this privacy policy, you can contact us through any of the following methods:

Email: chargingfuture01@gmail.com

Contact Address: Building 2, 401, Dexinchang Wisdom Park, No. 23, Heping Road, Qinghua Community, Longhua Street, Longhua District, Shenzhen City

We will review your concerns as soon as possible and respond to you within 15 working days after verifying your user identity.

If you are not satisfied with our response, especially if you believe that our processing of personal information has harmed your legitimate rights and interests, you can also seek a solution by filing a lawsuit with the court having jurisdiction over the defendant's domicile.

 

3A Technology Co., Ltd.