1. Scope of Application

This Privacy Policy applies to Storm Media Group Ltd. and all subsidiary companies under the Storm Media Group.

2. Purposes and Categories of Data Collected

• When you register a Storm Media Group account, use Storm Media Group products or services, browse Storm Media Group webpages or certain partner websites, or participate in promotional events or sweepstakes, Storm Media Group collects your personal data. Storm Media Group may also combine information about you provided by business partners or other companies with personal data already held by Storm Media Group.
• Storm Media Group collects information related to your transactions with us or our business partners, including data associated with your use of the services we provide.
• Storm Media Group also automatically receives and records information from your computer and browser, including your IP address, data from Storm Media Group cookies, software and hardware attributes, and your browsing history.
• During your use of Storm Media Group products and services, we may use your data globally for the following purposes: - customizing advertising and the content you see; - fulfilling your requests for products and services; - improving our services; - contacting you; - conducting research; and - providing internal and external clients with market analyses or business reports that do not contain personally identifiable information.
• The specific purposes for which Storm Media Group collects, processes, and uses personal data include: marketing activities; consumer and customer management and services; information and communications services; online shopping and other e-commerce services; advertising and commercial behavior management; and matters relating to other contracts, similar contractual relationships, or legal relationships.

3. Period, Area, Recipients, and Methods of Data Use

• Period of Use

  Unless otherwise required by law, your personal data will be retained until you discontinue the use of the Company’s website and related services, or until you submit a request to terminate such use.

• Geographic Area

  Taiwan and any regions where the Company’s website and its affiliated websites or web-based services are provided.

• Recipients of Data

  Storm Media Group may combine information about you provided by business partners or other companies with personal data already held by Storm Media Group.

• Methods of Use

  When you register with Storm Media Group, we may ask for information such as your name, email address, and gender. When using certain specific services, we may additionally request your address, national identification number, or financial information. Once you register a Storm Media Group account and log in to our services, we are able to identify your identity. You may freely choose whether to provide personal data to us; however, if certain fields are designated as mandatory and you choose not to provide such information, you may be unable to use the corresponding Storm Media Group products or services.

4. Your Rights and How to Exercise Them

• You may access, review, copy, and modify the personal information associated with your Storm Media Group account at any time.
• Users browsing this page may choose to opt out of receiving new categories of marketing messages, or unsubscribe by following the instructions contained in those messages.
• We reserve the right to send you certain service-related communications (such as service announcements and administrative messages). These messages are considered part of your Storm Media Group account.
• This service allows you to register and log in using information from third-party social media accounts (such as your Facebook, Google, or Apple account), including but not limited to Storm Media websites and the Storm Media App. If you choose this login method, the Company will receive certain personal data from your social media provider. The data we collect may vary depending on the provider, but generally includes your name, email address, profile image, and other information you have chosen to make public on that platform.
• If you are a Storm Media VIP / VVIP paid subscription member, your membership will be automatically terminated once your account deletion request is processed and becomes effective. You will immediately lose unlimited access to paid articles and all paid subscription features and data. Any remaining paid membership days will be forfeited and no refund will be issued for any portion of the subscription fee already paid. We recommend that you check your membership status on the Membership Management page before requesting account deletion.
• Storm Media reserves the right of final interpretation regarding account deletion arrangements, and the terms published on this site shall prevail.

5. Personal Data Security

Storm Media Group implements appropriate security measures and uses reasonable technologies and procedures, in accordance with applicable laws, to protect your personal data files from theft, alteration, damage, loss, or leakage. Except where necessary to provide the products or services you request, where authorized by you, or under the circumstances listed below, Storm Media Group will not disclose or share your personal data with any other person or unrelated enterprise.

• Storm Media Group may provide personal data to trusted partners or contractors who perform business functions on behalf of Storm Media Group and who have signed confidentiality agreements. These companies may use your personal data to assist Storm Media Group in communicating with you regarding products and services offered by us or our marketing partners, but they have no independent right to share such information.
• Storm Media Group may respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal processes, or may use such data to establish or exercise legal rights or defend against legal claims.
• Storm Media Group may share your personal data when we believe it is necessary to investigate or prevent illegal activities, suspected fraud, potential threats to personal safety, violations of Storm Media Group’s Terms of Service, or to take action in response to such situations, or when otherwise required by law.
• If all or part of Storm Media Group’s business is acquired by or merged with another company, your personal data may be transferred to that company. If such a transfer occurs, Storm Media Group will notify you before your personal data becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
• Storm Media Group may display targeted advertising to you based on your personal data. Advertisers (including ad delivery companies) may infer that users who view, click, or engage with targeted ads meet certain targeting criteria—for example, females aged 18–24 in a specific geographic area.
• Storm Media Group does not provide your personal data to advertisers when you view or interact with targeted advertisements. However, by viewing or interacting with such ads, you agree that advertisers may infer you meet the targeting criteria used for those ads.
• To enhance your browsing experience, Storm Media Group sets and accesses cookies on your device.
• Storm Media Group allows other companies that advertise on certain Storm Media Group pages to set and access their own cookies on your device. Such companies use their cookies in accordance with their own privacy policies, not this one. Advertisers or other companies cannot access Storm Media Group’s cookies.

6. Notices Regarding Google and Facebook

• Google：

  Certain services provided by Storm Media (including the App and the website) use Google Analytics and Google advertising services (“Google Services”). Data collected through these Google Services are transmitted back to us and used to improve the quality of our services and support Google advertising functions. We may also share such data (excluding your account information or any personally identifiable data) with our trusted partners to jointly improve our services.

  • Google Ads:https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en
  • Google Analytics: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en
  • For the latest and most complete information, please refer to: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=us
• Facebook ：

  We will collect information from your Facebook account (including your own information or information about your friends) only after obtaining your consent, and will use such information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the laws of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Such information may be used—for example—to provide you with advertising content that may be of interest to you, either from us or from our partners.

7. Amendments to the Privacy Policy

You may access, review, copy, and modify your Storm Media Group account information at any time. Storm Media reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy and will publish such updates in accordance with applicable procedures.

8. Questions and Feedback