Find Apps Privacy Notice
Effective date [1/9/2023]
The Lenovo [Find Apps] Privacy Notice
("Privacy Notice") describes: (i) how Lenovo
collects, uses, stores or otherwise processes an
individual's personal data in the context of the [Find Apps]; (ii) describes the data sharing relationship between [Lenovo] and its service providers such as Appnext ltd.
We
want you to know that using the [Find Apps] ("the App")
will involve certain data processing activities of your personal data by Lenovo
and its partners. In this privacy notice, "Lenovo", "we" or
"us" refers to Lenovo Group Ltd and its affiliated group companies.
Lenovo will process your personal data as a data controller of your personal data.
This Privacy Notice governs the
relationship between you and Lenovo, and the specific personal data processing
activities conducted in connection with the Lenovo Tablet and the [Find Apps] App. To learn
more about how Lenovo handles your personal data, please visit the Lenovo Global
Product Privacy Statement. Such
privacy notice includes among others, a description of your data protection
rights and how you can exercise them, how we may share your personal
information or how we protect personal data in our products.
What personal data does the [Find Apps] App process?
Please be aware that personal
data means any information which is related to an identified or identifiable
natural person.
When you choose to install and
use the App, Lenovo requires you to provide certain personal data, as described
in the table below, to complete registration, and for the purpose of enabling
you to use the App features in performance of the service agreement.
When you use the product, data
is generated. Categories of data generated can be summarized into: IP Address, AAID and Device Type. Please see the following table below for more
detailed information.
Data
type |
Source of the data |
Legal basis |
Purpose |
IP Address |
From the App. |
Contract
performance Consent |
Used to
determine the user's country/region to recommend app/game information for
that region. We do not store the full IP address. |
Device
Type OS
type |
From the App. |
Contract
performance Legitimate
interest |
To
deliver support if you have an issue . To
maintain feature compatibility with Operating Systems. To
confirm that the App is interoperating with your device correctly. |
Android
Advertising ID (AAID) |
From the App. |
Contract
performance Consent |
For user activity statistics and for upstream application
recommendations. |
Pxratio |
From the App. |
Contract
performance Consent |
Used for app
recommendation interface to report information, will be based on the
information returned to the corresponding advertising material. |
Language |
From the App. |
Contract
performance Legitimate
interest |
For app
recommendation interface reporting information. |
Target SDK |
From the App. |
Contract
performance Consent |
For app
recommendation interface reporting information |
Make |
From the App. |
Contract
performance Legitimate
interest |
For app
recommendation interface reporting information |
Android ID |
From the App. |
Contract
performance Legitimate
interest |
For
statistics purposes |
What specific permissions do you grant us, and how to
withdraw consent?
In order to process your personal information, when it is necessary,
Lenovo will ask for your consent within the App for specific features. The
table below describes how you can grant and withdraw your consent to such
specific consent items.
Please note that some features
would not be available if you do not grant the App permission. Also, we want
you to know that we will not sell nor share your data for marketing related
purposes.
Feature |
Data
Processed |
Purpose |
Withdraw
mechanism |
Wi-Fi |
Wi-Fi settings based on application permissions |
Used
to transfer data and interact with devices and the cloud. |
Permissions can be disabled in the system settings. |
Application Installation List |
Get a list of locally installed
apps based on app permissions. |
Used to filter locally installed
applications. |
Permission can be disabled in
the system settings. |
How do we share your personal data?
In order to provide the
service, we will share your information with our service providers such as Appnext ltd. to recommend applications
for you within the app using online advertising technology ].
As part of Lenovo's data processor
arrangement with them, Lenovo requires that Appnext ltd. maintains information security best practices, makes all
reasonable efforts to secure your data and only processes your data for the
purposes listed in the table below.
How Long do we keep your personal data?
When
we design a product, we focus on delivering the best user experience. In order to do so, we will process personal data for the
purposes described in this Privacy Notice, but we will only retain your
personal information as long as necessary to achieve proper performance of the
product. In some cases, we may need to retain your personal data when it is
required by law.
Please
see below detailed information about the data retention schedule within the
context of the Find
Apps.
Type of data |
Retention
Period |
IP address |
Unsaved |
Device
Type |
2 years |
OS type |
2 years |
Android Advertising ID (AAID) |
2 years |
Android ID |
2 years |
Application Installation List |
Unsaved |
Changes to this Privacy Notice
Our
mission is to be as transparent as possible.
We might
update this privacy notice to let you know about any changes in the way the
product, or Lenovo process your personal data and ask you if you are happy with
those changes when necessary by law. We will let you
know via in-app push notification or e-mail about such changes to make sure you
are up to date.
Contact us
For any privacy related matters
please contact the Lenovo Privacy Program at privacy@lenovo.com. We will get back to you as soon as possible.