6.2 Privacy Practice
At Xiaomi, we value and safeguard the personal privacy rights of all our users, and our product design is based on five fundamental privacy principles.
| Privacy Principle | Description |
|---|---|
| Transparency | We strive to be transparent about our data processing practices so you can make informed choices. |
| Accountability | We hold ourselves accountable for privacy protection by building a privacy culture in the company and establishing an effective privacy management system, consisting of organization, standards, and processes. |
| Control | We seek to provide you with simple and easy-to-use methods to help you control your information. |
| Security | We are dedicated to building systems and processes designed to secure and protect your personal information. |
| Compliance | We are committed to designing and developing our products to reflect data protection principles embodied in current privacy and data security laws and standards. |
Xiaomi's privacy policies offer a comprehensive overview of how we collect, use, disclose, process, and safeguard the information you provide to us or that we collect during your use of Xiaomi's products or services. To access our privacy policies in various languages, see Xiaomi Privacy Policy
Xiaomi has a worldwide operational and control infrastructure for processing and backing up personal information. Customers' data is transmitted via encrypted communication channels and stored in top-tier global cloud service providers. The following table provides a list of available cloud storage locations and service providers for storing customers' data:
| Countries | Cloud Service Providers | Data Storage Locations |
|---|---|---|
| European Economic Area (EEA) | Amazon Web Services | Germany |
| Microsoft Azure | Netherlands | |
| India | Amazon Web Services | India |
| Microsoft Azure | ||
| United Kingdom | Amazon Web Services | Germany |
| Microsoft Azure | Netherlands | |
| Russian Federation | Kingsoft Cloud | Russia |
| Mainland China | Alibaba Cloud | Mainland China |
| Kingsoft Cloud | ||
| 21ViaNet | ||
| Others | Alibaba Cloud | Singapore |
| Amazon Web Services | United States |
For a detailed understanding of the privacy practices of apps within MIUI, including details on data collection and usage, privacy features, privacy controls and choices, data storage locations, and a comprehensive data inventory for each app's privacy controls, see MIUI Privacy White Paper available in Xiaomi Trust Center.