Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 16 November 2023

Thank you for using our products and services! We respect your concerns about privacy and appreciate your trust and confidence in us.
Please note that this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to the Honor of Kings International Championship (the “Tournament”) . If you use any other products or services, please refer to the privacy policy for that particular product or service.
If you have any questions about anything in this Privacy Policy, or want to exercise any rights you may have, our contact information can be found here.
For the purpose of data protection laws, the data controller of your personal information in relation to the Tournament is Tencent Technology (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.

SUMMARY

Here is a summary of the information contained in this Privacy Policy. You can find more detail by clicking ‘More Information’.

Welcome to the Honor of Kings International Championship!
This Privacy Policy explains the when, how and why when it comes to the processing of your personal information in connection with the Honor of Kings International Championship (the “Tournament”), and sets out your choices and rights in relation to that information. Please read it carefully – it will allow you to understand how we collect and use your information, and how you can control it.
Please note that this Privacy Policy only applies to the Tournament. If you use any other products or services please refer to the privacy policy for that particular product or service.
If you do not agree to the processing of your personal information in the way this Privacy Policy describes, please do not provide your information when requested and do not register for or participate in the Tournament. By registering for or participating in the Tournament you are acknowledging how we process your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.

For the purpose of data protection laws, the data controller of your personal information in relation to the Tournament is Tencent Technology (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. (“we”, “us”, “our”).
If you have any questions about anything in this Privacy Policy, or want to exercise any rights you may have, our contact information can be found here.You can also reach out to our data protection officer at hok_tournament@tencent.com. We have representatives for data protection purposes listed here.

1.Children

Children must not participate in the Tournament, except where their parent or guardian has provided lawful consent (to the extent this option is available in your jurisdiction).
By children, we mean participants under the age of 18 years old; or in the case of Thailand and Taiwan, under 20 years old. You should in any case refer to the laws in your jurisdiction to ensure you are above the relevant legal minimum age.
Other than as provided above, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under these ages for any purpose. If you believe that we have personal information of a child under these ages without lawful consent, or if you are the parent or guardian of the participant and wish to withdraw consent, please contact us.

2.How We Process Your Personal Information

This section provides more detail on the types of personal information we collect from you, and why.
It also identifies the legal basis under which we process your data for participants from a region where the relevant laws require such identification.

3.How We Store and Share Your Personal Information

Pursuant to our contract with you, we may transfer data outside of the location in which you are based for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

The Tournament will be held in the Chinese Mainland and we have servers for the Tournament in Singapore and the Chinese Mainland. Your registration data and promotion information will be collected via and provided to us using Google Forms. We also have support, engineering and other teams around the world who may support the Tournament, including from Singapore and the Chinese Mainland.

If required by the relevant laws of your region, transfers between our affiliates and to third parties use applicable safeguards, such as incorporating standard contractual clauses, obtaining your consent or taking into account adequacy assessments.

Only where necessary will we share your personal information with third parties. Situations where this occur are:
• Third parties that provide services in support of the Tournament, including providers of services that process information identified in this policy for the purpose of providing, promoting, managing and livestreaming the Tournament. All third party service providers providing services for us are prohibited from retaining, using, or disclosing your personal information for any purpose except where strictly necessary for the Tournament (i.e., for the purpose(s) described above). • Third-party that we collaborate with in support of the Tournament, including streaming, social media, content or other online platforms where content on the Tournament will be available. These companies will process your personal information in accordance with their privacy policies. • Companies within our corporate group who process your personal information solely for the purpose of providing the Tournament series. All such group companies may only use your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. • Regulators, judicial authorities and law enforcement agencies. There are circumstances in which we may be legally required to disclose information about you, such as to comply with legal obligations or processes. In complying with the terms of valid legal processes, such as a subpoena, or search warrant, unfortunately we may not be able to seek your consent to or notify you in advance of such disclosure. • Third parties to ensure safety, security, or compliance with laws. We may disclose your information to:
• enforce our terms and conditions and other agreements, including investigation of any potential violation thereof; • detect, prevent or otherwise address security, fraud or technical issues; or • protect the rights, property or safety of us, participants, a third party or the public as required or permitted by law. • A third party that acquires all or substantially all of us or our business. We may also disclose your information to third parties if we either: (a) sell, transfer, merge, consolidate or re-organise any part(s) of our business, or merge with, acquire or form a joint venture with, any other business, in which case we may disclose your data to any prospective buyer, new owner, or other third party involved in such change to our business; or (b) sell or transfer any of our assets, in which case the information we hold about you may be sold as part of those assets and may be transferred to any prospective buyer, new owner, or other third party involved in such sale or transfer.

4.The Security of Your Personal Information

We have information security and access policies that limit access to our systems and technology, and we protect data through the use of technological protection measures such as encryption.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will implement and maintain reasonable measures to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of the information transmitted through Tournament participation or otherwise via the Internet; any transmission is at your own risk.

5.Data Retention

We do not keep your data for longer than is necessary to fulfil the relevant purpose described above unless we are required or permitted to do so under law. If we retain your information beyond the retention periods set out below, for example to comply with applicable laws, we will store it separately from other types of personal information.
For further details on how long we keep your data, please refer to the time periods set out below.

6.Your Rights

Some jurisdictions’ laws grant specific rights to participants of the Tournament. Please refer to the Supplemental Jurisdiction-Specific Terms, or the applicable laws in your jurisdiction, for an overview of specific rights that apply to persons subject to data protection laws in the listed jurisdictions and how these can be exercised.
You may have certain rights in relation to the personal information we hold about you. Some of these only apply in certain circumstances (as set out in more detail below).

Access
You may have the right to access personal information we hold about you, how we use it, and who we share it with.

Portability
You may have the right to receive a copy of certain personal information we process about you. For example, in certain jurisdictions this can comprise personal information we process on the basis of your consent or pursuant to our contract with you, as described above in the section “How We Use Your Personal Information”. We will provide further information to you about transferring this data if you make such a request.

Correction
You may have the right to correct personal information we hold that is inaccurate.

Erasure
You can request that we delete or remove certain personal information.
We may need to retain personal information if there are valid grounds under data protection laws for us to do so (for example, for the defence of legal claims or freedom of expression) but we will let you know if that is the case. Where you have requested that we erase personal information that has been made available publicly for the Tournament and there are grounds for erasure, we will use reasonable steps to try to tell others that are displaying the personal information or providing links to the personal information to erase it too.

Restriction of Processing to Storage Only
You may have a right to require that we stop processing the personal information we hold about you (other than for storage purposes in certain circumstances). Please note, however, that if we stop processing the personal information, we may use it again if there are valid grounds under data protection laws for us to do so (for example, for the defence of legal claims or for another’s protection). Where we agree to stop processing the personal information, we will take steps to tell any third party to whom we have disclosed the relevant personal information so that they can stop processing it too.

Objection
You may have the right to object to our processing of your personal information. If you wish to do so, please contact us at hok_tournament@tencent.com or using the contact details set out below, and we will consider your request.

Consent Withdrawal
To the extent provided by applicable laws and regulations, you may withdraw consent you previously provided to us for certain processing activities by contacting us at hok_tournament@tencent.com. Where consent is required to process your personal information, if you do not consent to the processing or if you withdraw your consent we may not be able to deliver the expected service. Please note that the right to withdraw consent is only available if the legal basis for processing information is consent.

Announcements
We may from time to time send you announcements when we consider it necessary to do so (for example, security, privacy or administrative-related communications). These are essential system and service-related announcements and you are not able to opt-out of these notifications, which are not promotional in nature.

7.Contact

Please get in touch with us if you have any questions. You can reach us in the first instance at:
Email:hok_tournament@tencent.com Mailing Address:
• Tencent International Privacy & Data Protection Centre • 30 Raffles Place #19-01 • Singapore • 048622 We will endeavour to deal with your request as soon as possible. This is without prejudice to any right you may have to launch a claim with a data protection authority in the region in which you live or work where you think we have infringed data protection laws.

8.Changes

If we make any changes to this Privacy Policy we will notify you in accordance with relevant legal requirements.

9.Language

Except as otherwise prescribed by law, in the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the English version and any local language version of this Privacy Policy, the English version shall prevail.
Our Representatives in Certain Jurisdictions

SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION-SPECIFIC TERMS

Some jurisdictions’ laws contain additional terms for participants of the Tournament, which are set out in this section. If you are a participant located in one of the jurisdictions below, the terms set out below under the name of your jurisdiction apply to you in addition to the terms set out in our Privacy Policy above.

Argentina
If you are dissatisfied with our response to your request for access to, correction, or erasure of your personal information or your privacy complaint in respect of your personal information, you may contact the Agency for Access to Public Information at: Av. Pte. Gral. Julio A. Roca 710, Piso 2°, Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Telephone: +5411 3988-3968 or email: datospersonales@aaip.gob.ar). While we take reasonable steps to ensure that third party recipients of your personal information comply with privacy laws that are similar to those of your jurisdiction, by providing your personal information and by registering for the Tournament, you consent to the transfer of your personal information to a jurisdiction where privacy laws may not offer the same level of protection as the laws that may apply in Argentina.

Australia
We take reasonable steps to ensure that third party recipients of your personal information located outside Australia handle your personal information in a manner that is consistent with Australian privacy laws. However, you acknowledge that we do not control, or accept liability for, the acts and omissions of these third party recipients. You have the right to access personal information we hold about you, how we use it, and who we share it with. You have the right to correct any of your personal information we hold that is inaccurate.

If you are under the age of 18, you undertake that you have the consent of your parent or legal guardian to register for and participate in the Tournament.

Where practicable, we will give you the option of not identifying yourself or using a pseudonym when participating in the Tournament. You acknowledge that if you do not provide us with your personal information, we may be unable to enable you to participate in certain parts of the Tournament.

If you are dissatisfied with our response to your request for access to, or correction of, your personal information or your privacy complaint in respect of your personal information, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (Telephone: +61 1300 363 992 or email: enquiries@oaic.gov.au).

Brazil
Whenever we use your personal information based on your consent, you may revoke the consent that you have previously given for the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information, subject to contractual or legal limitations. To revoke such consent, you may contact us as set out in Section 7 (Contact).This may affect your participation in the Tournament.

BY ACCEPTING THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU EXPRESSLY STATE THAT YOU AUTHORISE US TO COLLECT, USE, STORE, AND PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING, DISCLOSING TO THIRD PARTIES, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

Egypt
By accept this Privacy Policy or by proceeding with the sign up process, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and consented to this Privacy Policy. You are acknowledging your consent to the processing, storage, and cross-border transfer of your personal data. The cross border transfer may be to any country in which we have databases or affiliates, in particular to the jurisdictions specified in Section 3 (How We Store and Share Your Personal Information).

As an Egyptian data subject, you have certain rights under the Egyptian Personal Data Protection Law.

Hong Kong
As a Hong Kong data subject you have legal rights in relation to the personal information we hold about you (to the extent permitted under applicable laws and regulations). You are entitled to make a subject access request to receive a copy of the data we process about you, a data correction request as well as a right to reject to the use of your personal data for direct marketing purposes. A fee may be chargeable by us for complying with a data access request.

India
Where we permit any third parties to collect and use sensitive personal information, we shall use reasonable measures to ensure that the third parties do not further disclose such information to the extent required by applicable laws.

To the extent provided by applicable laws and regulations, you may withdraw any consent you previously provided to us for certain processing activities by contacting us as set out in Section 7 (Contact). Where consent is required to process your personal information, if you do not consent to the processing or if you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to deliver the expected service.

Japan
If you are under the age of 18, you must obtain your parent’s or legal guardian’s consent to register for and participate in the Tournament.

By accepting this Privacy Policy, you consent to the transfer of your personal information to third parties (if any), which may include the cross-border transfer of your information to any country where we have databases, affiliates or service providers and, in particular, to the jurisdictions specified in Section 3 (How We Store and Share Your Personal Information).

The categories of personal information specified in Section 3 (How We Store and Share Your Personal Information) may include "special care-required personal information" (i.e., sensitive information as detailed under applicable law), and you consent to the collection of such information.

You may request us to notify you about the purposes of use of, to disclose, to make any correction to, to discontinue the use or provision of, and/or to delete any and all of your personal information which is stored by us, to the extent provided by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan. When you wish to make such requests, please contact us as set out in Section 7 (Contact).

Macau
You have the right not to provide your personal information. However, as a result, you may not be able to participate in the Tournament. As a Macau data subject you have legal rights in relation to your personal information (to the extent permitted under applicable laws and regulations). You are entitled to make a subject access request to request a copy of the data we process about you, to make a data correction request, and have the right to oppose the use of your personal information for marketing or any other form of commercial prospecting, or on any grounds of personal nature. A fee may be chargeable by us for complying with a data access request.

Malaysia
In the event you are agreeing to this Privacy Policy in order for a minor to participate in the Tournament, you hereby consent to the provision of personal information of the minor to be processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy and you personally accept and agree to be bound by the terms in this Privacy Policy. Further, you hereby agree to take responsibility for the actions of such minor, and that minor’s compliance with this Privacy Policy.

Right of access: You have the right to request access to and obtain a copy of your personal information that we have collected and is being processed by or on behalf of us. We reserve the right to impose a fee for providing access to your personal information in the amounts as permitted under law. When handling a data access request, we are permitted to request for certain information to verify the identity of the requester to ensure that he/she is the person legally entitled to make the data access request.

Right of correction: You may request for the correction of your personal information. When handling a data correction request, we are permitted to request for certain information to verify the identity of the requester to ensure that he/she is the person legally entitled to make the data correction request.

Right to limit processing of your personal information: You may request to limit the processing of your personal information by using the contact details provided above. However, this may affect your participation in the Tournament.

To protect your personal information and handle complaints relating to your personal information, we have appointed the following department responsible for managing and protecting your personal information.
• Our data protection officer, responsible for the management and safety of your personal information • Telephone: +603-22872388 • Email: as set out in Section 7 (Contact).

Mexico
Some of the purposes of processing specified in Section 2 (How We Process Your Personal Information) are voluntary.

In general, we do not require your consent to carry out the transfers detailed in Section 3 (How We Store and Share Your Personal Information). In any case, by registering for the Tournament and providing us with your personal data, you agree to the data transfers detailed therein that require your consent.

To understand more about and exercise your rights to “Access”, “Correction”, “Erasure”, “Objection”, “Restriction of Processing to Storage Only “, which includes the limitation to the use and disclosure of your personal data, as well as the applicable means, procedures and requirements to exercise any of your rights, please contact us as specified in Section 7 (Contact).

Morocco
We collect information for purposes strictly necessary for the Tournament. By accepting this Privacy Policy, you explicitly accept that your personal data may be subject to processing for the Tournament.
Kindly note:
• the identity of the Data Controller is set out at the beginning of this Privacy Policy • the purposes of processing personal data are set out in Section 2 (How We Process Your Personal Information) • recipients or categories of recipients are set out in Section 3 (How We Store and Share Your Personal Information) • whether the answer to the questions is compulsory or optional, as well as the possible consequences of a lack of answer: please refer to Section 3 (How We Process Your Personal Information) and Section 6 (Your Rights)

Taiwan
We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 7 or knowingly allow such persons to register for the Tournament. If you are under 7 years of age, please do not attempt to register for the Tournament or send any personal information about yourself to us. No one under the age of 7 may provide any personal information to us while participating in the Tournament. In the case of users located in Taiwan, persons under the age of 20 are required to obtain parental/guardian consent prior to participating in the Tournament.

Thailand
By accepting this Privacy Policy, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the Privacy Policy, you must not register for the Tournament.

If you are under the age of 20, you undertake that you have obtained your parent or legal guardian’s consent to register for and participate in the Tournament.

To the extent provided for by the Thai Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you may:
• withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data (only where the legal basis for our processing is consent); however, please note that where consent is required to process your personal data, we may not be able to deliver the expected service without it; • request us to provide you access to, make any correction to, cease any automated processing or profiling (if applicable), discontinue, restrict the use or provision of and/or erase your personal data; • request us to provide you or a third party with your personal data which is stored by us in a machine readable format; and/or • lodge a complaint to a relevant authority.

Where you wish to make such requests, please contact us as set out in Section 7 (Contact).

The contact details of our designated local representative in Thailand for the purposes of compliance with the PDPA is as set out in the table under Our Representatives in Certain Jurisdictions and can be contacted via email. Please include the word “Thailand” in the subject line of your email.

Türkiye
You have legal rights, which are set forth in Article 11 of the Turkish Law on Personal Data Protection Law (“DPL”), in relation to the personal information data we hold about you. As a Turkish data subject, you may have the right to apply to the data controller and (to the extent permitted under applicable laws and regulations): • learn whether or not your personal data has been processed; • request information about processing if your personal data has been processed; • learn the purpose of processing of your personal data and whether they have been used accordingly; • know the third parties in the country or abroad to whom personal data has been transferred; • request rectification in the event personal data is incomplete or inaccurate and to demand the operations in this regard be reported to third parties your personal data has been transferred to; • request deletion or destruction of personal data within the framework of the conditions set forth under Article 7 of the DPL and to demand the operations in this regard be reported to third parties your personal data has been transferred to; • object the occurrence of any consequence that is to your detriment by means of analysis of personal data solely through automated systems; and • demand compensation for the damages that you have suffered as a result of unlawful processing of your personal data.

In accordance with Article 9 of the DPL, your personal data may be transferred abroad as follows:

Vietnam
By accepting this Privacy Policy, you expressly agree and authorise us to collect, use, store, and process your personal information, including, lawfully disclosing and transferring it to third parties, as described in this Privacy Policy.
Where we permit any third parties to collect and use your personal information, we shall take reasonable measures to ensure that the third parties do not further disclose the personal information, unless necessary for the purpose(s) of the processing.
You have the right to access, correct, and erase the personal information we hold about you. You also have the right to withdraw your earlier provided consent to collect, store, process, use and disclose your personal information and to request us to stop providing your personal information to a third party.