• Published： 2020-04-09
• By ： Digital Learning Division
• Last Updated ：2020-05-12
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Privacy and Information Security Policy(effective 26 July 2018)

Dear friends, thank you for visiting our website. To respect and protect your personal privacy and to help you understand how this website collects, processes and uses the personal information you provide, please read the following carefully. If you have any question about the privacy protection policy of our website, you are welcome to contact us at any time. Due to the nature of the Internet, you agree to follow the privacy protection policies and rules stated in this website in relation to detailed agreements about the use and protection of your information.

If you are under the age of 20, in addition to your compliance with the above rules, please also ask your parent (or guardian) to duly read, understand and agree to all provisions of this policy before you can use or continue to use the services on this website. If you continue to use the services of our website after any amendment or change to this policy is made, it shall indicate that your parent (or guardian) has also duly read, understood and agreed to comply with the amendment or change to this policy.

Scope of Application
The following privacy protection policy is also applicable to the collection, processing and use of your personal information when you use services on the websites of the Institute. Other external websites linked to the websites of the Institute may also collect your personal information. In relation to the personal information that you provide voluntarily, these linked websites have their own individual privacy protection policies and their information processing measures are not subject to the privacy protection policy applicable to the websites of the Institute. The Institute does not undertake any joint liability.

Personal Information Collection Policy
Simply viewing and downloading of files from the Institute will not trigger any collection of personally identifiable information by this website. The website only records the IP address used to visit the site, the time spent and the webpages viewed within the website.
Email or Suggestion Box
If the use of the suggestion box provided on any website of the Institute requires the provision of personal information by the applicant, you will be asked to provide your most recent and accurate personal information such as your name, telephone, email and contact address.
Other online functions or services
If you use other online functions or services, depending on the nature of the activity, we will ask you to log in with other required personal information.
In accordance with Article 15 of the Personal Information Protection Act (hereinafter the “Personal Information Act,” the Institute collects, processes and uses personal information to the extent required to perform its legal duties and gives relevant notice in accordance with Article 8 of the Personal Information Act.

Policy for Processing and Use of Personal Information.
The website records the IP addresses used to visit the site, the time spent and the webpages viewed within the website. Such information is solely used by the administrator of our website to perform aggregated internal analysis of website traffic and online behavioral surveys in order to facilitate the improvement of the quality of our website services. Also, the websites of the Institute only perform analysis of all users as a whole and do not perform any analysis on individual users.
Email or Suggestion Box
If you need to provide the Institute with personal information in order to send an email or use the suggestion box on the website, we will only use such information to reply to you and to help us provide you with the information that you need. If your request is related to other government authorities, we may also share your personal information with other government authorities. We will not collect your personal information to be used for any other purpose, nor will any information you provide be shared with any private institution or individual for use.

Other Online Functions or Services
The personal information collected by websites of the Institute will only be used for the purpose of analyzing user characteristics or academic research. Unless the subjects agree to share their personal information, all information will only be used for information analysis purposes. The Institute will not use the information for any other purpose. The websites of the Institute have the obligation to protect the privacy of each applicant and will not alter or delete any personal information or file without your personal consent. This will only be possible with your prior consent or in case of the following:
(1)Through legal means.
(2)To protect or defend the rights or ownership of the relevant individuals.
(3)Breach of the provisions of this website.

How to exercise your personal information rights
In accordance with Article 3 of the Personal Information Act, you can exercise the following rights in relation to your personal information kept by the Institute:
(1)The right to make an inquiry of, to review or to request a copy of your personal information. The Institute may charge a necessary fee in accordance with the law.
(2)The right to supplement or correct your personal information. You should provide an appropriate explanation in accordance with the law.
(3)The right to demand the cessation of the collection, processing or use of or to delete your personal information. The Institute may refuse your demand if the information is required to perform its legal obligations.
If you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please file a request with the Institute by providing relevant supporting documents. The Institute will process and reply in accordance with the provisions of the Personal Information Act. Contact the Institute: No. 1, Guangming Road, Nantou City, Phone Number: 886-49-2332-131, Fax Number: 886-49-2352-979.

Cookie Policy
To provide personalized services, we sometimes use Cookies to store and sometimes track web users’ information. Cookies are specific short information written into the users’ hard disks through browsers at the server terminal to differentiate different user preferences. You can change your cookie acceptance level in the browser, with 3 options - accepting all cookies, receiving a cookie notice or refusing all cookies. If you choose to refuse all cookies, you may not be able to use certain personalized services or to participate in certain events. Generally speaking, we will write and read cookies in your browser based on the following purposes and situations:
1.To provide better personalized services and to facilitate your participation in personalized interactive activities. Cookies are established when you log in and are revised when you log out.
2.To calculate the number of viewers and to analyze the viewing modes in order to understand the viewing status of the webpages for reference purposes to improve the services by websites of the Institute.

Sharing of Information and Manner of Publication
The Institute will not sell, exchange or lease any of your personal information to any other organization, individual or private enterprise, except if there is a legal basis or contractual requirement. In the following circumstances, the Institute will also share your personal information under the principles of this policy.
1.When your conduct on this website breaches the service terms and conditions of the Institute or may harm or jeopardize the interest of the Institute or any harm to any person and the Institute studies, analyzes and discloses your personal information for the purpose of identification, contact or undertaking legal actions.
2.In cooperation with an investigation or use by a relevant competent authority to perform its duties.
3.Good-faith belief that the disclosure of your personal information is required by law or administration to maintain and improve website services.
4.In cooperation with a legal investigation by the judicial authority.
5.To protect the physical safety or interest of any third party in emergency situations.
6.Express stipulation of the law.
7.Required for statistics or academic researched performed by a government authority or academic research institution based on public interest and the information has been processed by the provider or the collector to render it impossible to identify specific subjects in the manner of disclosure.

Amendment to Privacy Protection Statement
In accordance with the change of law, advancement of technology and unpredictable environmental change in the future, we will review, amend and publish on this website the privacy protection statement provided on this website as required. If you continue to use the information services on this website after any amendment or change to this policy, you will be deemed to have duly read, understood and agreed to comply with the amendment or change to this policy.

Information Security Policy
Dear friends, thank you for visiting the website of our Institute. To protect your security in the use of the Internet, this website provides the following security protection measures. If you have any question about the security policy for our website, please contact us at any time.

I.Internet Security Protection Measures
Any unauthorized and attempted upload or alteration of any service or relevant information provided by the Institute is strictly prohibited and may constitute a breach of law. To ensure the security of the website and continuous service to all online users, this website provides the following security protection measures:
1.Firewalls against unlawful intrusion, sabotage or theft, or sabotage of information to save the website from unlawful use and to protect users’ interests.
2.Anti-virus software with regular virus scanning in order to provide users with a safer webpage viewing environment.
3.Unscheduled system recovery procedures in the event of a security incident, and provision of an appropriate level of security defense.
4.Regular backup for all information on the website.
5.Security maintenance notifications will be sent for procedure systems or application programs. Installation of appropriate patches from time to time.
6.Automatic detection of webpage replacement or alteration through monitoring programs and swift recovery of webpage content.

II.Self-Protection Measures
1.Please keep your personal information in due custody and minimize sharing computers with others or providing your personal information on public computers.
2.We will make our best efforts to inspect and test electronic files provided on this website. However, users are still advised to trigger an anti-virus program when downloading any attachment.
3.When a user is brought to any other external website linked to the website of the Institute, whether it be independently operated by any level of government authority or a website of any other authority, organization or company, such website is not part of the website of the Institute and each website has its own dedicated security policy, for which the Institute shall not undertake any joint liability. When you view these websites, the security policies of these websites apply respectively.

III.Amendment to Security Policy
In accordance with the change of law, advancement of technology and unpredictable environmental change in the future, we will review, amend and publish on this website the security policy statement provided on this website as required.