PRIVACY POLICY

ACS AMR220 mPos

 

I. GENERAL

This document outlines the privacy measures governing ACS’s mobile application, ACS AMR220 mPOS. ACS AMR220 mPOS is an application for facilitating card payment transactions with the aid of a Bluetooth-enabled smart card reader. The application is used in conjunction with the ACS AMR220 Secure Bluetooth® mPOS Reader and contact and contactless smart cards.

This application is by no means intended for use in real-life payment transactions.

II. PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

Since the application is intended to simulate a payment scenario, the application categorizes two types of users – merchants and customers. For each type of user, the following information is solicited:

Merchants-email address, nominated password, country

Customers-name, address, date of birth, mobile number

The above mentioned information may be deleted or overwritten by the user through the application itself.

Furthermore, the application does not store the information and solicits no further personally identifiable information apart from those mentioned above.

The abovementioned information is requested solely to demonstrate how transactions can be performed using the ACS AMR220 Secure Bluetooth® mPOS Reader.

III. INFORMATION STORAGE AND PROTECTION

As stated previously, the application is intended to simulate a payment scenario, the application categorizes two types of users – merchants and customers. The information for each type of user is stored differently.

The merchant information is stored in the application, while customer information is stored in smart cards.

The application enables storage of the aforementioned information, but does not transmit it to other parties in a manner apart from its payment function, takes place between a smart card and the smart card reader. During such a process, information is protected through smart card-based encryption technologies.

The developer does not, under any circumstances, collect information encoded into the application. Nor does the developer collect, retain, or provide third parties with personally identifiable information of downloaders of the ACS AMR220 mPOS application.

IV. ABOUT THE DEVELOPER

ACS AMR220 mPOS is developed by Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS), which develops and distributes smart cards, smart card readers, and related services to over 100 countries. It is publicly listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK: 2086) and provides further company information via www.acs.com.hk.

V. NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES

Changes to ACS AMR220 mPOS application’s privacy policy will be reflected in this document upon application update, and privacy settings updates will be posted along with other application notes, which are summarized on the application page of app-hosting platforms featuring this application.

VI. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

ACS developed this application using only legally acquired resources, and in compliance with common ethical standards. This application is by no means intended for use in real-life payment transactions.

ACS developed this application solely to demonstrate the functionalities of its products, and will not be held responsible for any illegal or malicious activity that may be enabled by this application.

While ACS AMR220 mPOS is designed using the principles of privacy protection, users are encouraged to follow best practices to secure their devices against malware and other threats that may undermine the security features of downloaded applications.