(1) When you register/login to a LavieTaste account, you need to follow our guidance to complete a series of registration/login procedures. In this process, you need to provide the following information to us: mobile phone number or email address (sensitive personal information, used to receive a verification code to match personal identity). You can successfully register/login to a LavieTaste account and use the core functions of the product/service only if you provide true and accurate information mentioned above. If you choose not to provide the essential information required for the core functions of LavieTaste, or it will result in our inability to provide you with these core product functions. (2) Our products support using third-party platform accounts (e.g., WeChat account) for login. If you choose to log in using a third-party platform account, we will collect relevant information under that account with your authorization (including: user ID, nickname, avatar) as well as authentication information (sensitive personal information). We promise that the collection of the above information is for providing you with account login services and ensuring the security of your account to prevent security risks. If you refuse to authorize such information, you will not be able to use third-party platform accounts to log into our platform, but it will not affect the normal use of other products/services we offer. (3) Furthermore, you need to understand that your mobile phone number or email address and the verification code matching result are considered your sensitive personal information. We collect this type of information based on relevant legal and regulatory requirements. If you refuse to provide this, it may result in your inability to register/login to your account and use related product features. Please consider carefully before deciding whether to provide this information.

When you use the invitation function in our product, we need to collect some of your information, including the following personal information: your device information, your log information, your Internet Protocol (IP) address location information. We collect these information to verify the authenticity of the invitation operation, and also to improve our products/services.

When you initiate a complaint, appeal, or consultation to LavieTaste, for your account and system security, we may need you to provide account information first, and match it with your previous personal information to verify your user identity. Additionally, to facilitate communication with you or to help you solve problems, we may also need you to provide the following sensitive personal information: mobile phone number, email, and other contact methods. Moreover, we will collect your communication information with us (including text/image/audio/video/call record forms) and other necessary information related to your needs. We collect these information to investigate facts and help you solve problems. If you refuse to provide the above information, we may not be able to timely feedback the results of complaints, appeals, or consultations to you.

When you order goods/services, activate a membership, etc., and engage in payment activities on LavieTaste, you will need to use the payment function. During the payment process, we may collect your third-party payment channel's user ID (e.g., Alipay user ID, WeChat open ID, or email) (sensitive personal information). Moreover, to ensure the security of your account and funds and the safe and stable operation of payment services, we may collect your necessary device information (e.g., IP address) and provide it to your chosen third-party payment channel. The aforementioned information is necessary for us to provide you with goods and/or service purchase functions. We cannot obtain your personal property information based solely on this information, nor can we identify specific natural person identity information.

(1) You understand and acknowledge that we cannot access personal information you provide to external third parties, nor will we use unconventional methods (such as maliciously interfering with other party's series of APP data) to improperly obtain your personal information through software programs. If LavieTaste needs to indirectly collect your personal information from third parties (such as through sharing) for business development purposes, and we (or third parties) directly or jointly provide products or services to you, we (or third parties) will explicitly inform you before collecting it about the source, type, purpose, and method of use of your personal information, as well as the business functions it is used for and the scope of authorization consent (if the usage method and scope exceed the original authorization scope you provided to the third party, we will seek your authorization and consent again). (2) Our professional security team will reinforce the security of personal information (including sensitive information filing, encryption storage of sensitive information, access control, etc.)

We may send you one or more types of notifications through the contact methods you provide during the use of products/services (such as phone number and email), for user message notification, identity verification, safety verification, and user experience surveys. Additionally, we may also provide you with commercial information about services, functions, or activities you may be interested in through email, SMS, phone, etc. If you do not wish to receive our commercial information, you can contact us to unsubscribe (VI. Contact Us of this "LavieTaste Privacy Policy").

If a product/service that needs to collect your personal information is not explained in this privacy policy, or if we exceed the purpose and scope directly or reasonably associated with the collection of your personal information, we will explain separately to you before collecting and using your personal information through updating this privacy policy, page prompts, pop-ups, website announcements, or other easily accessible ways, and provide you with ways to choose to consent autonomously, and collect and use only after obtaining your explicit consent.

You understand and agree that in the following cases, we do not need to obtain your authorization and consent to collect and use your personal information: (1) Necessary for the conclusion and performance of a contract we signed with you; (2) Necessary for the performance of legal duties or legal obligations, such as those directly related to national security, national defense security, and criminal investigation, prosecution, trial, and judgment execution; (3) Necessary for responding to sudden public health events, or for protecting the life, health, and property safety of natural persons in emergency situations; (4) For carrying out news reporting, public opinion supervision, and other activities for public interest, within a reasonable range; (5) Processing personal information that you have made public or other legally public personal information within a reasonable range; (6) Other situations specified by laws and regulations.