G4S China Privacy Statement

Last Updated: [June 2, 2025]

This Privacy Statement describes how G4S, a multinational corporation with its principal place of business at United States, and its affiliated entities operating in the People’s Republic of China (collectively, “we,” “us,” or “our”), collect, use, store, share, transfer, and protect your personal information when you visit and use our China website located at [https://www.g4s.cn/] (the “Website”).

We are committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (PIPL) and other applicable Chinese laws and regulations.

By accessing or using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the terms of this Privacy Statement. If you do not agree with this Privacy Statement, please do not use our Website.

  1. What Personal Information Do We Collect?

Personal information refers to all kinds of information related to an identified or identifiable natural person that is recorded electronically or otherwise, excluding anonymized information. We collect various types of personal information from you, which may include:

  • Identity Information: Such as your name, title, gender, date of birth, nationality.
  • Contact Information: Such as your mailing address, email address, phone number.
  • Professional Information: Such as your company name, job title, department, industry.
  • Website Usage Data: Such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, time spent on pages, referral source, and search queries on our Website. This information is typically collected through cookies and similar technologies (see Section 4).
  • Inquiry or Communication Information: Information you provide when you contact us through the Website, fill out forms, or subscribe to newsletters (e.g., your message, inquiry details).
  • Marketing and Communication Preferences: Your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.
  1. How Do We Collect Your Personal Information?

We collect personal information through the following means:

  • Directly from You: When you provide it to us by filling out forms on our Website (e.g., contact forms, registration forms, subscription forms), participating in surveys, or communicating with us via email or other channels.
  • Automatically as You Navigate the Website: Through technologies such as cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies (see Section 4). This may include technical data about your equipment, Browse actions, and patterns.
  • From Third Parties: We may receive personal information about you from third-party service providers (e.g., analytics providers, advertising networks) or public sources, in compliance with applicable laws.
  1. How Do We Use Your Personal Information?

 We collect and use your personal information only for the following legitimate, necessary, and clearly defined purposes:

  • To Provide and Improve Our Services: To operate, maintain, and provide the functions of the Website, including responding to your inquiries, providing customer support, and fulfilling your requests for information or services.
  • For Marketing and Communications: To send you newsletters, promotional materials, and other communications about our products, services, events, and news that may be of interest to you, in accordance with your preferences and applicable laws. You have the right to opt-out of marketing communications at any time.
  • For Internal Business Operations: To manage our business, including auditing, data analysis, research, and improving our Website, products, and services.
  • For Security and Fraud Prevention: To ensure the security of our Website and systems, detect and prevent fraud, unauthorized access, and other malicious activities.
  • To Comply with Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, and government requests (e.g., tax, accounting, anti-money laundering obligations).
  • For Recruitment (if applicable): If you submit a job application through our Website, to process your application and contact you regarding employment opportunities.
  • To Conduct Personalized Recommendations/Automated Decision-Making (if applicable): If we use your personal information for automated decision-making (e.g., personalized content recommendations), we will ensure transparency and fairness, and provide you with a mechanism to refuse such decisions or request a human review.
  1. How Do We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies?

Our Website uses cookies and similar technologies (e.g., web beacons, pixels) to enhance your Browse experience, analyze Website usage, and deliver personalized content.

  • What are Cookies? Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
  • How We Use Cookies: We use cookies for: 
    • Essential Website Functionality: To enable core Website features and services.
    • Performance and Analytics: To collect information about how visitors use our Website, such as which pages are visited most often, to help us improve the Website’s performance and design.
    • Advertising and Marketing: To deliver relevant advertisements to you and measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
  • Your Choices Regarding Cookies: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. However, if you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this Website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
  • To provide you with a more personalized and secure browsing experience, we use a cookie consent management platform to manage your preferences and ensure compliance with applicable privacy regulations. You can review and adjust your cookie settings at any time by visiting our Cookie Preferences Center.
  1. How Do We Store Your Personal Information?

We will retain your personal information for the shortest period necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (e.g., for compliance with legal, accounting, or reporting requirements).

When personal information is no longer needed for the stated purposes or required by law, we will securely delete or anonymize it. If deletion is technically difficult (e.g., due to backup systems), we will cease all processing activities other than storage and take necessary security measures.

  1. How Do We Share, Entrust Processing, and Transfer Your Personal Information?

We value the confidentiality of your personal information. We will not share, entrust processing of, or transfer your personal information to third parties without your explicit consent, except in the following circumstances:

  • Sharing with Affiliates: We may share your personal information with our affiliated companies within the G4S group, globally, for internal administrative purposes and to provide you with comprehensive services. All our affiliates are bound by strict data protection agreements to ensure your information is protected consistent with this Privacy Statement.
  • Entrusting Processing to Service Providers: We may entrust the processing of your personal information to third-party service providers (e.g., IT service providers, hosting providers, marketing agencies, analytics providers) who assist us in operating our Website and providing our services. These service providers are bound by contracts to process personal information only on our instructions and to implement appropriate security measures. We will conduct necessary personal information protection impact assessments and supervise their data processing activities.
  • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of all or part of our assets, your personal information may be transferred to the acquiring entity, provided they agree to comply with this Privacy Statement and applicable laws.
  • Legal Requirements and Law Enforcement: We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency request).
  • Protection of Rights and Interests: To protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of our users or others.
  • With Your Separate Consent: For any other sharing, entrusting processing, or transfer scenarios not covered above, we will obtain your separate and explicit consent.
  1. Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information

As an MNC, your personal information collected on our China Website may be transferred to and stored in countries outside mainland China where our affiliates or service providers are located (e.g., the United States, European Union). These countries may have different data protection laws than China.

We will ensure that any cross-border transfer of your personal information complies with PIPL and other relevant Chinese regulations. 

Before transferring your personal information overseas, we will inform you of the name and contact information of the overseas recipient, the purpose and method of processing, the types of personal information to be transferred, and the means and procedures for you to exercise your rights with the overseas recipient. We will also obtain your separate consent for such transfers.

  1. How Do We Protect Your Personal Information?

We implement robust technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include:

  • Technical Safeguards: Encryption (e.g., SSL/TLS), firewalls, access controls, intrusion detection systems, and regular security audits.
  • Organizational Safeguards: Internal data protection policies, employee training, data classification and management systems, and a designated personal information protection officer (or equivalent role) responsible for overseeing data protection compliance.
  • Incident Response: We have established procedures for handling personal information security incidents, including prompt notification to relevant regulatory authorities and affected individuals in accordance with legal requirements.

While we strive to protect your personal information, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

  1. Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Information

Under PIPL, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right to Know and Decide: You have the right to be informed about, and to decide on, the processing of your personal information.
  • Right to Access and Copy: You have the right to inquire about and access your personal information held by us, and to obtain a copy of it.
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction or supplementation of your personal information if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Right to Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information under certain circumstances, such as when the purpose of processing has been achieved, the personal information is no longer necessary, or you withdraw your consent.
  • Right to Restrict or Refuse Processing: You have the right to request the restriction or refusal of processing of your personal information in certain situations.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request the transfer of your personal information to another personal information handler, where feasible and in accordance with CAC regulations.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent for the processing of your personal information at any time. Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
  • Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to file a complaint with the relevant regulatory authorities regarding our personal information processing activities.

How to Exercise Your Rights:

To exercise any of the rights listed above, please contact us using the contact details provided in Section 11. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. To protect your privacy and security, we may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

  1. Protection of Minors’ Personal Information

Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 14. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors under 14 without obtaining separate consent from their parents or guardians. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a minor under 14 without appropriate parental/guardian consent, we will take steps to delete that information promptly. If you believe we may have collected information from a minor under 14, please contact us.

  1. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, our data processing practices, or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us:

  • Email: apple.cai@cn.g4s.com
  • Phone: 86-21-68406018
  • Mailing Address: Unit 19A, 19/F, Building B, Shinmay Union Square, No. 506 Shangcheng Rd, Pudong New District , Shanghai, China
  1. Changes to This Privacy Statement

We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we make material changes to this Privacy Statement, we will notify you by posting the updated Privacy Statement on our Website with a new “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Statement periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your personal information. Your continued use of the Website after any changes to this Privacy Statement will constitute your acceptance of such changes.

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