Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Guoman & Partners ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.guomans.com (the "Site") or engage with our embedded systems and electronic hardware engineering services.

By accessing or using our Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information You Provide

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Submit a project inquiry or contact form
• Request a free project diagnosis
• Subscribe to our newsletter or insights
• Communicate with us via email or other channels
• Upload files related to your engineering project

This information may include your name, email address, company name, phone number, project details, technical specifications, and any files you choose to upload.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, including:

• IP address and approximate geographic location
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring URLs and exit pages
• Pages viewed and time spent on each page
• Date and time of your visit
• Device identifiers

2.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities. For detailed information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Service Delivery: To respond to your inquiries, provide project diagnoses, and deliver our embedded systems and electronic hardware engineering services
• Communication: To send you project updates, technical information, and respond to your requests
• Site Improvement: To analyze usage patterns and improve our website's functionality, content, and user experience
• Marketing: To send you relevant industry insights, technical articles, and information about our services (with your consent where required)
• Security: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, and security threats
• Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: With trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting business, or servicing you (e.g., email delivery, cloud hosting, analytics)
• Business Partners: With our Tier-1 supply chain partners and manufacturing partners, only to the extent necessary to fulfill your project requirements
• Legal Requirements: When required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request
• Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, acquisition, or sale of company assets
• With Your Consent: In any other circumstances where you have provided explicit consent

5. Data Security

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

• SSL/TLS encryption for data in transit
• Encrypted storage for sensitive data at rest
• Access controls and authentication mechanisms
• Regular security assessments and updates

While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Contact form submissions and project inquiry data are retained for up to 3 years after the last interaction, unless a longer retention period is required by law or you request earlier deletion.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions
• Opt-Out: Opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time
• Data Portability: Request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Restriction: Request restriction of processing of your personal information

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the information provided in Section 11 below. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

8. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• The right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold
• The right to delete personal information held by businesses
• The right to opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
• The right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights

9. International Data Transfers

Our Site is operated from the United States. If you are accessing our Site from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States where our servers are located and our central database is operated. By using our Site, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States.

10. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.