JinkoSolar's Campus Contest Platform Privacy Policy
Effective Date：July 5, 2024
JinkoSolar Co., Ltd. (registered address: No. 1, Yingbin Avenue, Shangrao Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jiangxi Province) and our affiliates (hereinafter referred to as "we", "us" or "our") are the operators of the JinkoSolar Competition Platform (including the official website, third-party websites and other platforms, websites, applications, mini programs, etc., which are developed or operated in our name or entrusted by us for the purpose of registration, collection and recruitment during the competition, hereinafter collectively referred to as the "JinkoSolar Campus Competition Platform"). We take the protection of personal information and privacy of candidates (hereinafter referred to as "you") very seriously. When you use the JinkoSolar Campus Competition Platform, we will collect, use, store, and share your relevant personal information. In order to demonstrate our handling of your personal information, we have created the JinkoSolar Campus Competition Platform Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as the "Privacy Policy"). We are committed to handling your personal information in strict accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Before you use the JinkoSolar Campus Competition Platform, please be sure to read this Privacy Policy carefully and fully understand the terms and conditions, including but not limited to the terms that exempt or limit our liability. You acknowledge and acknowledge that by voluntarily providing your personal information or ticking the box "Agree" to this Privacy Policy and using the JinkoSolar Campus Competition Platform, you agree to our processing of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy will help you understand the following:
I. How we collect and use your personal information
II. How we use cookies and similar technologies
III. How We Share, Transfer, and Publicly Disclose Your Personal Information
IV. How We Protect Your Personal Information
V. How you manage your personal information
VI. How your personal information is stored and how it is transferred globally
VII. How this Privacy Policy is updated
VIII. How to Contact Us
I. How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information
（1）How We Collect Your Personal Information
In view of the main purpose of the core business functions of the JinkoSolar Campus Competition Platform is to share job opportunities, competition information, collect candidates' resumes, evaluate the suitability of candidates for the recruitment position, complete the competition registration and collect entries (the "Main Processing Purposes"), we need to collect the following personal information from you when you register, log in and/or use the JinkoSolar Campus Competition Platform and/or participate in activities:
1. Contact Information: Candidate profile information, including Chinese name, English name, nationality, ethnicity, gender, communication and/or email address, phone number, date of birth, current location, place of household registration, emergency contact name/phone number.
2. Identification Information: Candidate's photograph, government-issued identification* such as national ID, passport, professional license number and photocopy, start date of ID card validity, end date of ID card validity, and other unique personal identification information.
3. Educational background: the candidate's educational information (name of school, major, start and end time, level of education, form of study), training records, publications and participation in activities, awards, membership or directorship of various professional organizations/associations or other units, and other relevant professional information as needed.
4. Work experience and professional skills: employment status, work experience (start and end time, company name, industry, department, position, name of immediate supervisor/colleague/human resources department contact person, main reason for leaving, main responsibilities/achievements), language ability (language, proficiency, any certificates), salary expectations, working hours, work location, holidays, benefits, background checks, project participation.
5. Company Relationships: relationship with current employees/suppliers, past employment with us, referring employees (name, relationship, job function, recommended position, contact number, email/QQ number).
6. Employment onboarding information, such as physical and mental health check, health status*, medical examination*, pre-employment psychological assessment*, personality test*, criminal record* or background check results*.
7. Device information: When a candidate uses the official website, mini program, WeChat official account and other technologies or systems of the JinkoSolar Campus Competition Platform through PC devices or mobile devices, we may collect some of your personal information in order to provide you with access and protect system security, such as login data or log activity data, warning information on the device, platform, intranet and system, etc.
8. Other personal data: access records of our interview venues (including office buildings and factories), works of participation in various activities (e.g. innovative competitions, professional/business activities, quality development, etc.).
You agree that we will collect and use the above personal information (of which * is sensitive personal information) for the main processing purposes. If you choose not to provide or agree to our collection and use of some or all of the above information, the product (or service) will not be able to fully operate normally, we will not be able to serve you, or you will not be able to continue to participate in this activity.
(2) Why We Collect and Use Your Personal Information
1. Verify your information, complete the candidate selection process and conduct relevant and appropriate pre-employment qualification reviews to assess your skills, qualifications, and suitability for the role/responsibilities;
2. Communicate with you about JinkoSolar's activities, career opportunities, and recruitment process, including telephone communication, video communication, on-site communication, etc.;
3. Ensure that candidates meet JinkoSolar's compliance requirements and policies, including conflict of interest reporting, review and audit; administering, reviewing and responding to complaints, investigations and disciplinary matters; establishing, exercising or defending legal claims or other legal rights;
4. Register your emergency contacts, issue emergency notices, arrange interviews, travel and accommodations, review and evaluate expense reimbursements, etc.;
5. Send you an offer, create a personal information file before employment, and participate in various activities such as team building, quality development, and purchase of insurance before or during employment;
6. To contact you about other future positions that may be of interest to you and that align with your skills;
7. Conduct surveys and research activities aimed at improving JinkoSolar's recruitment process;
8. Analyze positions, candidates, resume delivery, interviews, etc., in order to better attract talents;
9. To share with you some activities organized by JinkoSolar (e.g., innovative competitions, professional/amateur activities), collect your proposals, evaluate the compatibility of contestants' proposals with the competition questions, and communicate with you about the process and results of the activities;
10. Comply with local, national or international laws, obligations and legal requirements.
(3) How We Use Your Personal Information
1. In any case, we will process your personal information (including sensitive personal information) in a manner that has the least impact on the rights and interests of individuals. We will collect your personal information directly or from our partners (including but not limited to our suppliers, customers, affiliates, service providers or other entities) in accordance with the law. We and our partners will collect personal information from you to the extent necessary and reasonable. Please provide your personal information truthfully and accurately.
2. Under the premise of complying with national laws and regulations and this Privacy Policy, we will access third-party plug-ins with the function of collecting personal information in the above-mentioned services. We will work with the third party to determine the personal information security requirements that should be met, as well as their respective responsibilities and obligations in terms of personal information security.
3. We may send you information that may be of interest to you, such as information about the JinkoSolar Campus Competition platform or promotions, either by ourselves or by engaging a trusted third party. We may also carry out statistical processing and analysis of personal information. Where third parties are engaged, these efforts will be carried out under our supervision and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. With your prior consent, your personal information may also be used for other purposes for which you have consented. If you do not wish to receive newsletters, you can unsubscribe at any time by notifying us.
(4) Exceptions
In accordance with relevant laws, regulations and national standards, we may collect and use your relevant personal information without seeking your authorization and consent under the following circumstances:
1. When it is related to our performance of our obligations under laws and regulations;
2. Directly related to national security and national defense security;
3. Directly related to public safety, public health, or major public interests;
4. Directly related to criminal investigation, prosecution, examination and approval, and enforcement of judgments;
5. For the purpose of protecting the life, property, or other major lawful rights and interests of the Personal Data Subject or other individuals, but it is difficult to obtain the authorization and consent of the individual;
6. The personal information involved is disclosed to the public by the personal information subject or guardian on his or her own;
7. Where it is necessary to conclude and perform a contract at the request of the Personal Data Subject;
8. Personal information is collected from lawfully and publicly disclosed information, such as lawful news reports, government information disclosure, and other channels;
9. When it is necessary for academic research institutions to carry out statistical or academic research based on the public interest, and when the results of academic research or descriptions are provided externally, the personal information contained in the results is made anonymous;
10. Necessary to maintain the safe and stable operation of the products or services provided, such as discovering and disposing of faults in products or services.
(5) Reminders on sensitive personal information
"Sensitive personal information" refers to personal information that, once leaked or unlawfully used, is likely to cause the personal dignity of a natural person to be violated or the safety of this person or their property to be endangered. As you agree that we can process your sensitive personal information for the purposes of this agreement and the manner described in this Policy, please also continue to exercise caution with any matters related to your sensitive personal information.
II. How We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies
（1) How We Use Cookies
1. To ensure the proper functioning of the website, we store small data files called cookies on your computer or mobile device. Cookies typically contain identifiers, site names, and some numbers and characters. With the help of cookies, the website is able to store data about your preferences.
2. We will not use cookies for any purpose other than those described in this policy. You can manage or delete cookies according to your preferences. You can erase all cookies saved on your computer, and most web browsers have a function to block cookies. However, if you do so, you will need to change your user settings every time you visit our website.
(2) Web Beacons and Pixel Tags
1. In addition to cookies, we also use other similar technologies, such as web beacons and pixel tags, on our website. For example, the e-mails we send you may contain click-through URLs that link to content on our website.
2. If you click on the link, we will track the click to help us understand your product or service preferences and improve customer service. A web beacon is usually a transparent image embedded in a website or email. With the help of pixel tags in emails, we know if an email has been opened. If you do not want your activity to be tracked in this way, you can unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time.
(3) Do Not Track
Many web browsers have a Do Not Track feature that publishes Do Not Track requests to websites. At this time, the major Internet standards organizations do not have policies in place that govern how websites should respond to such requests. However, if Do Not Track is enabled in your browser, then all of our websites will respect your choice.
III. How We Share, Transfer, and Publicly Disclose Your Personal Information
(1) Entrusted Processing
We will entrust third-party service providers to process your personal information collected by us, such as external service providers involved in the recruitment process, so that they can provide us with products or technical support such as infrastructure technology, data analysis, and business decision-making. The above-mentioned entrusted processing is subject to the purposes stated in this Policy, and we will contractually supervise the above-mentioned entrusted third-party service providers.
(2) Sharing
We take the protection of your personal information very seriously. We will not share your personal information with any third party without your separate consent, except in the following circumstances:
1. Sharing as necessary to enable our services/features. In some cases, we need to share your personal information with third parties in order to realize the functionality of our products and/or services and to allow you to use the services you need normally.
2. Necessary sharing with some of our partners. We may need to share your personal information with some partners for the purposes of the smooth development of necessary/reasonable business, to meet your requirements, to fulfill our obligations in the relevant user agreements or this Policy, to exercise our rights or to comply with legal provisions.
3. Necessary Sharing with Our Affiliates. We are a group company, and in order to facilitate the matching of suitable positions within the group company, we may share some of your personal information with some of our affiliates.
4. To achieve other purposes as described in the "How We Collect and Use Personal Information" section of Article 1 of this Policy.
5. To perform our obligations and exercise our rights under this Policy or other agreements we have with you.
6. To the extent permitted by laws and regulations, we may exchange information with other companies and organizations in order to comply with laws and protect the interests, property or safety of us and our affiliates or partners, you or other users or the public from damage, such as to prevent illegal activities such as fraud and reduce credit risk. However, this does not include information that is sold, rented, shared, or otherwise disclosed for profit in violation of the commitments made in this policy.
7. At your legitimate request or with your authorization and consent.
8. Provided in accordance with a single service agreement signed with you (including the electronic agreement signed online and the corresponding platform rules) or other legal documents.
9. Offered on the basis of academic research.
10. Provision based on the public interest in compliance with laws and regulations.
We will only share your personal information for legitimate, necessary, specific and explicit purposes. We will sign strict confidentiality agreements with companies, organizations and individuals with whom we share personal information, requiring them to handle information in accordance with our instructions, this Policy and any other relevant confidentiality and security measures.
(3) Assignment
1. As our business continues to grow, we may enter into mergers, acquisitions, asset transfers, or similar transactions, and your personal information may be transferred as part of such transactions. We will require the new company or organization that holds your personal information to continue to be bound by this Policy, otherwise, we will require the company or organization to seek your authorization and consent again.
2. After obtaining your explicit consent, we will transfer your personal information to third parties.
(4) Public Disclosure
We will only disclose your personal information under the following circumstances and on the premise that we take security measures that comply with industry standards:
Disclose the information you specify in accordance with your needs and in the manner to which you have expressly consented.
If it is necessary to provide your information in accordance with the requirements of laws, regulations, mandatory administrative law enforcement or judicial requirements, we may disclose your information according to the type of information requested and the method of disclosure. Subject to laws and regulations, when we receive a request for disclosure of information described above, we will require the recipient to issue a corresponding legal document, such as a subpoena or investigation letter. We strongly believe that the information requested from us should be as transparent as possible to the extent permitted by law. All requests are carefully reviewed to ensure that they have a lawful basis and are limited to data that law enforcement has a legitimate right to obtain for the purposes of a particular investigation.
(5) Exceptions to obtaining prior authorization and consent when sharing, transferring, or disclosing information
In the following circumstances, your prior authorization and consent are not required for sharing, transferring, or disclosing your information:
1. Directly related to national security and national defense security;
2. Directly related to public safety, public health, or major public interests;
3. Directly related to judicial or administrative law enforcement such as criminal investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment enforcement;
4. For the purpose of protecting the life, property and other major legitimate rights and interests of you or other individuals, but it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual;
5. Information that you disclose to the public on your own;
6. Collecting information from legally and publicly disclosed information, such as lawful news reports, government information disclosure, and other channels;
7. In connection with our performance of our obligations under laws and regulations.
According to the law, sharing, transferring, and disclosing personal information that has been made anonymous and ensuring that the data recipient cannot recover and re-identify the information subject, is not an external sharing, transfer, or public disclosure of personal information. The storage and processing of such data will not require further notice to you and your consent will be obtained.
IV. How We Protect Your Personal Information
We attach great importance to the security of personal information and take all reasonable and feasible measures to protect your personal information:
1. We have adopted industry-common data protection technology and management measures, such as network isolation, data encryption, employee access control, etc., to prevent them from unauthorized access, disclosure, tampering, loss or destruction.
2. Please be aware that although we will try our best to ensure or guarantee the security of any information you send to us, the Internet environment is not 100% secure, and we will not be liable for any risks and losses arising therefrom or related thereto.
3. In the unfortunate event of a personal information security incident, we will, in accordance with the requirements of laws and regulations, promptly inform you of the basic situation and possible impact of the security incident, the measures we have taken or will take to deal with it, suggestions for you to prevent and reduce risks on your own, and remedial measures for you. We will promptly inform you of the relevant circumstances of the incident through application push, email, text message, phone call, etc., and when it is difficult to inform the Personal Data Subject one by one, we will take reasonable and effective measures to issue an announcement. At the same time, we will also take the initiative to report the handling of personal information security incidents in accordance with the requirements of the regulatory authorities.
V. How Do You Manage Your Personal Information?
During your use of the JinkoSolar Campus Competition Platform, you may contact us through the corresponding page prompts or in the manner specified in this Privacy Policy to access, correct, and delete your personal information, as well as exercise the right to change the scope of authorization and consent and cancel your account, and your comments will be processed in a timely manner.
(1) Access to Your Personal Information
You have the right to access your personal information, subject to exceptions provided by laws and regulations. If you want to exercise your right to
access your personal information, you can do so in the following ways:
1. Log in to the JinkoSolar Campus Competition platform and view your personal information through the personal account interface.
2. Send an email to HRTA01@jinkosolar.com and we will respond to your access request within 30 days.
We will provide you with other personal information generated during your use of our products or services, so long as the request is reasonable.
(2) Correction of Your Personal Information
You have the right to request that we correct the personal information we process about you when you find that there is an error in it. You can exercise this right in the following ways:
1. Log in to the JinkoSolar Campus Competition platform and correct the relevant personal information through the personal account interface.
2. Send an email to HRTA01@jinkosolar.com to make a correction request and we will respond to your correction request within 30 days.
(3) Delete Your Personal Information
You may request us to delete your personal information under the following circumstances:
1. If our processing of personal information violates laws and regulations;
2. If we collect and use your personal information without your consent;
3. If our processing of personal information violates the agreement with you;
4. If you no longer use our products or services, or you cancel your account;
5. If we no longer provide you with products or services.
We will evaluate your deletion request and, if the appropriate requirements are met, we will take appropriate steps to deal with it. When you make a deletion request to us, we may ask you to verify your identity to protect the security of your account. When you delete information from our Services, we may not immediately delete the corresponding information from our backup system due to applicable legal and security technologies, and we will securely store your information until the backup can be erased or made anonymous.
You can exercise this right in the following ways:
1. If you only delete individual personal information, you can delete the relevant records directly in your personal account interface;
2. If you need to delete all your personal information, you can send an email to HRTA01@jinkosolar.com and we will respond to your request within 30 days.
(4) Change the Scope of Your Authorization and Consent
Each business function requires some basic personal information to be completed (see "Part 1" of this Policy). For the collection and use of personal information, you can give or withdraw your authorization and consent at any time. You can do it yourself by sending an email to HRTA01@jinkosolar.com.
Once you withdraw your consent, we will no longer process the corresponding personal information. At the same time, please note that your withdrawal of authorization and consent may lead to certain consequences, such as we may not be able to continue to provide you with corresponding services or specific functions, but your decision to withdraw your consent will not affect the processing of personal information previously carried out based on your authorization.
(5) Personal Data Subjects Account Cancellation
You can cancel your previously registered account at any time by sending an email to HRTA01@jinkosolar.com.
After the account is cancelled, we will stop providing you with products or services and delete or anonymize your information according to your requirements, unless otherwise provided by laws and regulations. This may also result in you losing access to the personal information in your account, so please exercise caution.
(6) Personal Data Subjects Obtain a Copy of Their Personal Information
You have the right to obtain a copy of your personal information, which you can do yourself by sending an email to HRTA01@jinkosolar.com.
Where technically feasible, such as data interface matching, we may also directly transfer a copy of your personal information to a third party designated by you at your request.
(7) Restricting Automated Decision-Making in Information Systems
In some business functions, we may only make decisions based on non-human automated decision-making mechanisms, including information systems, algorithms, etc. If these decisions significantly affect your legitimate rights and interests, you have the right to request an explanation from us, and we will also provide appropriate remedies.
(8) Respond to Your Above Requests
For security purposes, you may be required to provide a written request or otherwise prove your identity. We may ask you to verify your identity before processing your request. We will respond within thirty days.
In principle, we do not charge a fee for your reasonable request, but we will charge a specific fee for repeated requests that exceed reasonable limits. We may reject requests that are unreasonably repetitive, require excessive technical means (e.g., need to develop new systems or fundamentally change current practices), pose risks to the legitimate rights and interests of others, or are very impractical. Please also understand that due to security considerations, requirements of relevant laws and regulations, or technical limitations, we may not be able to respond to some of your requests, such as in the following situations:
1. Where it is related to the Personal Data Controller's performance of obligations provided for by laws and regulations;
2. Directly related to national security and national defense security;
3. Directly related to public safety, public health, or major public interests;
4. Directly related to criminal investigation, prosecution, trial and enforcement of judgements;
5. Personal Data Controllers have sufficient evidence showing that the Personal Data Subject exhibits malice or abuses rights;
6. For the purpose of protecting the life, property, or other major lawful rights and interests of the Personal Data Subject or other individuals, but it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual;
7. Responding to Personal Data Subject's request will cause serious harm to the lawful rights and interests of Personal Data Subject or other individuals or organizations;
8. Involving trade secrets.
VI. How Your Personal Information is Stored and How it is Transferred Globally
(1) Storage of personal information
We will only retain your personal information for the shortest period of time stipulated by laws, regulations, or under the conditions/scope otherwise authorized and agreed by you. In addition, in order to continue to provide you with other rich job opportunities and share job-related information, we will continue to retain your personal information in the talent pool after the termination of your recruitment process, and we may contact you or recommend you other job information when there are other matching job opportunities.
(2) Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information
Personal information collected and generated in the course of our operations within the territory of the People's Republic of China shall be stored within the territory of China, except in the following circumstances:
1. There are clear provisions in laws and regulations;
2. Obtaining your authorization and consent;
3. The position you apply for involves an overseas position, and we need to provide your personal information to our overseas affiliates.
In view of the above circumstances, we will ensure that the implementation is carried out in accordance with national laws and regulations and the provisions of relevant regulatory authorities, and provide adequate protection for your personal information.
VII. How this Privacy Policy is Updated
Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will post any changes to this Privacy Policy on this page. For major changes, we will also provide more prominent notices (we may explain the specific changes to the Privacy Policy by making special reminders on the browsing page, etc.). Without your express consent, we will not reduce your rights under this Privacy Policy.
Material changes referred to in this Privacy Policy include, but are not limited to: material changes to our service model; changes in the main objects of personal information sharing, transfer or public disclosure; Significant changes in your rights to participate in the processing of your personal information and the way in which they are exercised; changes in our contact details and complaint channels; When the personal information security impact assessment report indicates that there is a high risk.
We will also archive previous versions of this Privacy Policy for your review.
VIII. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email：HRTA01@jinkosolar.com
Generally, we will reply within 30 days.
If you are not satisfied with our reply, especially if our processing of your personal information has harmed your legitimate rights and interests, you can also seek solutions through the following external channels: complaining or reporting to the regulatory authorities such as cyberspace, telecommunications, public security, and industry and commerce, or filing a lawsuit with the court with jurisdiction in the place where the defendant is domiciled.
