Freshfields, (the “firm”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) takes its data protection and information security responsibilities very seriously. The effective management of all Personal Information, including its security and confidentiality, lies at the heart of our business and underpins our practices and processes. This is not only conditioned by Data Protection Legislation, but is also driven by our commitment to our clients and to meet their expectations of having in place robust compliance and risk management practices and protocols.

This Privacy Notice (Notice) shall apply solely when we process Personal Information within the scope of the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) as amended from time to time. We will only process Personal Information for the purposes described below, where we have a lawful basis to do so under PIPL and where necessary, we will obtain your prior consent.

Where we operate in jurisdictions outside mainland China or where PIPL does not apply, descriptions, and in particular the outlined rights and obligations and limitations to processing contained in this Notice do not necessarily apply, and nothing in this Notice may be interpreted to establish rights or obligations that go beyond what is mandated.

This Notice is in addition to, and does not relieve, remove or replace, our rights and responsibilities under Applicable Laws. In case of a conflict between a provision or requirement of Applicable Laws and a provision of this Notice, the former shall take precedence.

In this Notice, commonly used words and phrases, such as Personal Information and Personal Information Processor, are defined in our Terms and Definitions section.