Department of Health, Taipei City Government

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Personal Data Security and Privacy Protection Policy

Dear Internet users, thank you for visiting the Taipei City Government Department of Health website (hereinafter referred to as "this website"). This website highly values and respects your personal privacy. Please read the following privacy and information security protection policy of this website in detail. This policy will help you understand how this website collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use the services provided by this website and its extended service websites.

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Scope of Application

The following personal data security and privacy protection policy applies to the collection, use, and protection of personal data involved in your activities on this website and its extended service websites (primarily those with the domain names health.gov.taipei and health.gov.tw, hereinafter collectively referred to as "this website"). However, it does not apply to other websites linked through searches on this website. When you engage in activities on those websites, the privacy protection policies of their respective websites apply to the protection of personal data.

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Methods of Personal Data Collection

This website collects your personal data through the following channels:

• Online Activities and Online Surveys: When you participate in online activities or online surveys on this website, you may be asked to provide personal information such as your name, ID number, phone number, email address, and home address. etc. Some activities may require you to be a "network citizen" to participate. You may also participate in sweepstakes, competitions, or marketing activities organized by other websites or organizations through hyperlinks on this website's promotional channels. For the personal information you voluntarily provide, these organizations or linked websites have their own individual privacy protection policies, and their data processing measures are not applicable to this website's privacy protection policy. This website cannot bear any joint liability.
• Newsletter Subscription: If you wish to receive various convenient information services from the city government via email, you must correctly fill in basic information such as your email address and gender to ensure you receive the required information. We will retain the information you provide for operational needs and offer services to unsubscribe or modify your subscription.
• General Browsing: This website will retain relevant records (LOGs) automatically generated by the server when you browse or search online, including the IP address of your connected device, time of use, browser used, and Browse and click data records. This website will mark the browser of individual connected users and categorize the webpages browsed by the user's browser within this website. Unless you are willing to provide your personal data, this Department's website will not, and cannot, link these records to your personal data.
• Other: In addition to personal data you actively log in and provide on the website, you may voluntarily provide personal data such as your email address and name in sections of this website such as discussion forums. This form of data provision is not within the scope of this Department's website's privacy protection policy. Furthermore, if you write to us or provide feedback through other channels, we will also retain these communication and processing records.

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Use and Policy of Cookies

To provide personalized services, we sometimes use cookie technology to store and, in specific circumstances, track your data. A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website to your browser and stored on your computer's hard drive. You can choose to modify your browser's acceptance of cookies, including accepting all cookies, being notified when a cookie is set, or rejecting all cookies, by going to "Settings" and "Show advanced settings" in Google Chrome, or "Internet Options" and "Security" in IE. If you choose to reject all cookies, you may not be able to use some personalized services or participate in some activities.

In general, we write and read cookies in your browser for the following purposes and circumstances:

• To provide better and more personalized services: To facilitate your participation in personalized interactive activities. Cookies are created when you register or log in and modified when you log out.
• To statistically count visitors and analyze Browse patterns: To understand website Browse conditions as a reference for improving services.
• To track clicks on promotional advertisements or status of participation in marketing activities: When sending newsletters or organizing marketing activities on the website, cookie data may sometimes be written to track your participation level and related data throughout the activity.

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Use, Sharing, and Disclosure of Personal Data

Except for the following circumstances where this website will share your personal data with third parties under the principles of this policy, this website will not sell, rent, or arbitrarily exchange any of your personal data with other groups or individuals.

• Online Activities and Online Surveys: The names and ID numbers of respondents collected by this website are solely for the purpose of lucky draw. Information such as phone numbers, emails, and addresses are used to notify respondents of drawing results and for analysis, and are not used for other purposes. Other data are used solely for service analysis or academic purposes. Unless agreed by the respondent, all data are used only for data analysis, and this website will not use such data for other purposes.
• Statistics and Analysis: This website conducts internal or commissioned academic research on the number, interests, and behavior of users based on user registrations, questionnaires, marketing activities, or server log files. This research is based on statistical analysis and organization of data from all users, and all public information or analysis reports on this website will only analyze and publish the sum of all user behaviors, and will not analyze individual users.
• To provide you with other services or preferential benefits: When it is necessary to share your data with a third party providing such services or benefits, this website will provide full explanations during the activity and notify you before data collection. You are free to choose whether or not to accept this specific service or benefit.
• For service quality enhancement, evaluation, and research: To provide you with more accurate and high-quality services, this website may compare user data with third-party data in accordance with data confidentiality agreements. Furthermore, to introduce our services and for other legitimate purposes to future partners, advertising units, and other third parties, this website may disclose user statistical data in an anonymous form.
• Other: This website is obligated to protect your privacy and personal data. Without your consent, it will not be modified, deleted, or provided any (or part of) personal data and files to other groups or individuals on its own initiative, unless:

• Explicitly stipulated by law.
• The data subject has agreed to the specific purpose of use by this Department.
• Lawful inquiry by Republic of China judicial and investigative units through legal procedures.
• Violation of website regulations that has caused coercion.
• Based on considerations of actively extending the service benefits of government websites.
• To protect the legitimate rights and interests of other users.

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Information Security Protection Measures

The hosts of this website are equipped with firewalls, anti-virus systems, and other related information security equipment and necessary security protection measures to protect the website and your personal data. However, because the transmission of internet data cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure, although this website strives to protect the security of your personal data, in some cases it uses the common standard SSL security system to ensure the security of data transmission. Since the data transmission process involves the quality of your internet environment's security, this website cannot confirm or guarantee the security of your transmission or reception of data from this website, and you must be aware of and bear the risks of internet data transmission.

Various personal data that you voluntarily disclose on the website, such as email addresses and names posted in citizen forum discussion areas, may be collected and used by others. If you are concerned about these issues, you may choose not to enter such data. If you publish personal data that can be read by others online, you may receive advertisements or spam unsolicited by other groups. Please understand that the consequences caused by this part are beyond the control of this website, and this website cannot bear any responsibility.

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Protection of Privacy for Minors or Individuals with Limited Capacity

The services of this website are intended for the general public. This website will not knowingly collect, use, or share personal information that can reasonably be used to identify minors or individuals with limited capacity without the prior consent of their guardians or without compliance with applicable laws.

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Self-Protection Measures

Please safeguard your password and any personal data, and do not provide any personal data, especially passwords, to anyone. After you have finished using the various service functions provided by this website, be sure to log out of your account. If you are sharing a computer with others or using a public computer, please protect your personal privacy and remember to close the browser window after use to prevent others from reading or using your data.

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Revision of Personal Data Security and Privacy Protection Policy

This website will revise this policy from time to time to comply with the latest privacy protection regulations. When we make significant changes to the rules for using personal data, we will announce them on the webpage to notify you of the relevant matters.