Statement Regarding the Collection of Personal Data

**1. Responsible Entity for Data Processing**

This online teaching platform (hereinafter referred to as "the Platform") is the responsible entity for personal data processing as defined in the Macao Personal Data Protection Law.

**2. Purpose of Data Collection**

We collect your personal data (including but not limited to name, contact number, email address, school, grade, learning progress, and test scores) for the following purposes:

* Processing your membership registration application and managing your user account;

* Providing online teaching services, course content, and related educational support functions;

* Conducting teaching data analysis to improve teaching quality and personalized learning experience;

* Processing service fees and billing matters (if applicable);

* Contacting you to provide platform update notifications or respond to inquiries.

**3. Data Recipients and Cross-Border Transfer**

Your personal data will be kept confidential. However, for the necessary operation of the Platform (e.g., cloud data storage, technical support), **you acknowledge and agree that we will transfer your personal data to servers or data centers located outside the Macao Special Administrative Region for storage and processing.** Data protection laws in these regions may differ from those in Macau, but we are committed to taking appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure that the security of data during transmission and storage complies with Macau law.

**4. Voluntariness of Data Provision**

Your provision of personal data is voluntary. However, if you fail to provide the necessary information for registration (fields marked with an asterisk), we may not be able to open an account for you or provide complete educational services.

**5. Data Retention Period**

We will only retain your personal data for the period necessary to achieve the aforementioned collection purposes, or for the legally mandated retention period. Once account registration is terminated and no legal obligations are required, the relevant data will be destroyed or anonymized.

**6. Right to Access and Correction**

According to Macau's Personal Data Protection Law, data subjects have the right to access and correct their personal data stored on this platform. To exercise this right, please contact us via email (info@palmplus.org).

*(If the user is under 18 years old)*

**7. Special Terms for Minors**

If you are under 18 years old, you must obtain the consent of your parent or guardian before providing any personal information to this platform.