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Privacy Policy
Effective Date: April 23, 2026
Thank you for your attention to Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) research. There are one or more potential BCI research projects (hereinafter referred to as "the Project"). We welcome your participation in these projects. To help you efficiently match with these potential research projects, Shanghai NeuroXess Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "We"), as a participating or assisting institution of the Project, collects your information as follows.
We will strictly abide by the Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China and other relevant laws and regulations, adhere to the principles of legality, legitimacy, necessity, openness and transparency, fully protect the security and privacy of your personal information, and provide you with compliant project services.
This Privacy Policy is intended to explain how we collect, use, store and protect your personal information, as well as your relevant rights. By participating in the Project, filling out relevant questionnaires or submitting personal information, you are deemed to have read, understood and agreed to all provisions of this Policy; if you do not agree, please do not participate in the Project or provide any personal information.
1. Scope of Application
This Policy applies to all stages of your participation in the BCI Project, including questionnaire filling, eligibility screening, project implementation and follow-up visits, and all links involving the processing of your personal information. This Policy does not apply to the information processing behaviors of third-party institutions (such as cooperating hospitals and testing institutions). We will supervise third parties to comply with relevant privacy protection regulations.
2. Personal Information We Collect
We follow the "minimum necessary" principle and only collect personal information required by the Project without collecting irrelevant information, mainly including:
- Basic identity and contact information: name, gender, age, ID number, contact phone number, emergency contact information, residential address, etc., for identity verification and follow-up communication;
- Medical and health information: paralysis-related diagnosis, onset conditions, surgical history, medication conditions, allergy history, etc., for evaluating your adaptability to the Project and ensuring personal safety;
- Project collected information: brain electrical signals, neurophysiological data, etc., for technical debugging, research and technical improvement of the Project (all encrypted).
3. Use of Personal Information
The personal information we collect is only used for matters related to the Project, specifically including: evaluating your adaptability to the Project, carrying out project implementation and follow-up visits, ensuring personal safety, and optimizing project technologies. It will not be used for any purposes unrelated to the Project. Without your written consent, we will not use your personal information for other purposes.
4. Storage and Protection of Personal Information
We will encrypt and store your personal information (especially sensitive information such as EEG signals and neural data), strictly restrict access permissions, and only authorized research personnel to view it to fully prevent information leakage and tampering. The information storage period is the shortest time required by the Project. After the Project ends, it will be securely deleted or anonymized in accordance with regulations without random retention.
5. Your Rights
You have the right to inquire, correct and supplement your personal information, and you also have the right to withdraw your consent for the use of personal information. If you have relevant demands, you can contact our staff for handling, and we will cooperate with you in a timely manner.
6. Other Instructions
This Policy may be revised according to the update of laws and regulations or project adjustments. We will notify you in a timely manner after revision, and the revised version shall prevail upon entry into force. If you have any questions about this Policy, you can contact us for consultation.