This privacy policy applies to the website (domain name:www.minjistone.com). This policy is intended to govern the collection, use, storage, protection and disclosure of personal and business information of all visitors, buyers and partners around the world who visit our website, inquire about products, submit online forms, apply for samples or conduct business with us.

Our business is a global, cross-border B2B enterprise specializing in high-end natural stone products - including but not limited to cobblestones, paving stones, black/grey architectural stone, landscape stone elements and custom engineered materials - for wholesale, bulk export and commercial project procurement worldwide. We strictly respect your privacy and abide by GDPR(EU General Data Protection Regulation), CCPA/CPRA(California Consumer Privacy Act) and other global data protection laws applicable to international cross-border trade. By browsing our website, submitting an inquiry or contacting us, you are fully aware of and agree to all the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Information we collect

We only collect legal, specific business and personal data necessary to carry out international trade communications, provide technical quotations, fulfill orders and provide after-sales support.

1.1 Information you voluntarily submit

  • Identity and professional data: Full name, job title, company name, industry type and nature of business (e.g. architect, landscape architect, importer, engineering contractor).
  • contact information: Email addresses, phone/fax numbers, and instant messaging accounts (e.g. WhatsApp, Skype, WeChat).
  • Project and Delivery Data: The company's registered address, destination port, and the location of the specific construction or engineering project.
  • Technical and order specifications: Inquiry details, product dimensions, material requirements, Architectural drawings, CAD files, project blueprints, sample application records and estimated purchase quantities.
  • Transaction and Financial Data: Quotation history, negotiation records, pro forma invoices (PI), bank account or payment details, and business qualification documents.

1.2 Technical data collected automatically

  • Device and network data: Visitor’s IP address, geographical location (country), device type, screen resolution, browser version and operating system.
  • Behavioral and Usage Data: Visit timestamps, pages viewed, time spent on specific product pages, clickstream data, keywords searched within the site, and traffic sources (e.g. Google searches, LinkedIn links, direct URL entry).
  • Tracking elements: Cookies, Web Beacons and pixel tags used to analyze traffic trends and user interactions.

2. How we use your information

We process your data strictly on lawful grounds (such as performance of contract, legitimate business interests or your consent). Your data will never be used for unrelated secondary purposes. We use it for:

  • Responses and Quotations: Handle your product inquiries, evaluate project blueprints and provide tailor-made stone recommendations, structural parameters and pricing solutions.
  • To fulfill the transaction: Manage the commercial contract process, coordinate custom stone processing, arrange physical sample shipments, and execute overseas freight logistics.
  • Support and Maintenance: Provide technical support, handle quality feedback or structural objections, and follow up on subsequent phases of long-term projects.
  • Corporate news (you can unsubscribe at any time): Send you our latest high-end stone collections, selected international case studies, mining block news or exhibition information.
  • Security and Authentication: Verify the authenticity of B2B inquiries, detect digital anomalies, and protect our website from fraud or cyber threats.
  • Website optimization: Analyze regional market preferences to optimize web page layout, improve content presentation, and adjust stone variety reserves based on regional architectural trends.
  • Legal Compliance: Comply with global customs clearance regulations, tax filings, international trade compliance requirements and legal procedures.

3. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We implement a strict privacy system, Never sell, rent, lease or trade your personal or business data to any third party to obtain business profits. We only disclose information under the following legal and safe conditions:

  • Obtain your express consent: Specific scenarios expressly agreed to in writing by both parties.
  • Fulfillment Partner: Disclose the minimum data necessary to execute your shipment to international shipping lines, freight forwarders, customs brokers, secure payment gateways and third-party quality inspection agencies.
  • Legal and Regulatory Authorizations: Under legal jurisdiction, when compelled by international trade laws, courts or government/customs authorities.
  • Asset protection: Protect our intellectual property, exclusive technical process names, website integrity, and the safety of our team members.
  • Corporate restructuring: In the event of a corporate merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your data may be transferred as a business asset but remain subject to the same privacy commitments.

4. Cookie Policy

Our website uses cookies and tracking technologies to identify you from other users, provide a personalized browsing experience, and compile statistics about website traffic.

Categories of Cookies We Use:

  • Required cookies: Necessary for basic website functionality (e.g. secure page navigation, language switching, cookie consent logging). These cannot be turned off.
  • Analytics/Performance Cookies: Anonymously collects global visitor interaction metrics with our stone catalog to help us identify high-demand varieties.
  • Marketing/Retargeting Cookies: Optimize our advertising on Google Ads and professional social networks (such as LinkedIn) to ensure that relevant building stone materials are accurately pushed to the target audience.
💡 You can refuse all or some cookies through your browser settings, or receive a prompt when a website sets a cookie. If you disable cookies, please note that some parts of this website may be inaccessible or function incorrectly.

5. Data Storage and Security

  • Infrastructure security: Your data is hosted on international cloud servers with strong prevention protocols and in compliance with high industry standards.
  • Data protection measures: We enforce end-to-end SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption on data transfers, regularly back up all digitized files, and maintain strict identity access controls.
  • Confidentiality framework: Access to customer communication records and project drawings is strictly limited to authorized international sales managers, engineering technicians and logistics supervisors, all of whom have signed strict non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).

6. Data retention period

We will not retain data for any longer than necessary to fulfill the stated purposes.

  • Inquiry and communication records: Retained during the active commercial negotiation and follow-up phase (usually cleared or anonymized after 3 consecutive years of no interaction).
  • Executed contracts and financial data: Save at least 7 years to meet the requirements of international fiscal, customs audit and tax laws.
  • Website server log: Automatically overwrite or permanently anonymized within a standard 180-day cycle.
  • Marketing subscription: It will be retained until you perform the "unsubscribe" operation or make a deletion request.

7. Your global legal rights (in compliance with GDPR and CCPA)

Depending on your geographical location (in particular the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada or the United States of America), you have clear statutory rights in relation to your personal information:

  • Access and portability rights: Confirm whether we hold your data and obtain a copy in a structured, commonly used electronic format.
  • Right of correction: Request that any inaccurate or outdated company/personal details be corrected immediately.
  • Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”): Request complete deletion of your records, provided we are not obliged to retain them by contractual or statutory trading obligations.
  • Right to object and restrict processing: Restrict or stop our use of your data for direct marketing or profiling based on legitimate corporate interests.
  • Right to Opt Out (CCPA/CPRA): Give us clear instructions to stop sharing or selling your information (we never sell any data ourselves).
  • Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw your marketing or cookies authorization at any time without affecting the lawfulness of previous processing.

To exercise any of the above rights, please submit a formal request to our Privacy Compliance Department at: [Your privacy-specific email, for example: privacy@xxxxxx.com]. We will verify your identity to prevent data impersonation and Within 30 calendar days(or within 1 month in compliance with GDPR requirements).

8. Cross-border data transfer statement

As a global cross-border stone production and export enterprise, your data will inevitably be transferred and processed across national borders (including to our corporate offices, main manufacturing plants and mine management units in China) for the purpose of sending physical samples, handling customs declarations and arranging order production. To ensure that your data remains protected when leaving the home country, we use a legal framework of mechanisms for all international transfers, e.g. European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), ensuring that they receive the same level of data protection.

9. Protection of minors

Our website is a strictly cross-border enterprise-grade B2B digital infrastructure specifically targeted at trade buyers, commercial buyers, landscape engineers and architects. This website is not designed for or targeted at persons under the age of 16. We do not knowingly or knowingly collect information from minors.

10. Third-party integration and links

Our Platform may contain hyperlinks to third-party ecosystems (for example: YouTube video embeds, LinkedIn social profiles, Google Maps for factory location, or global logistics query pages). We have no jurisdiction over, and are not responsible for, the privacy policies or compliance positions of external websites. We recommend that you review its terms independently.

11. Revision of Privacy Policy

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to revise this Privacy Policy to adapt to changes in data protection laws or adjustments to our global supply chain processes. Any revisions will be effective immediately upon being posted here. Your continued use of our domain name constitutes implicit acceptance of the version of the Privacy Policy currently in effect.

12. Contact and Compliance Information

If you have any questions about data compliance, intellectual property protection of project drawings, or would like to exercise your user rights, please contact our compliance team at:

  • Company Name: Shanghai Minji Building Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd.
  • Official domain name: www.minjistone.com
  • Dedicated compliance email: inquiry@minjistone.com
  • Registered headquarters address: Shanghai, China