Company: FENG
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000950170-25-055759
Chunk: 57

Company: Phoenix New Media Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 4
Chunk 57
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RC, or the Civil Code, which came into effect on January 1, 2021. Pursuant to the Civil Code, the personal information of a natural person shall be protected by the law. Any organization or individual that needs to obtain personal information of others shall obtain such information legally and ensure the safety of such information, and shall not illegally collect, use, process or transmit personal information of others, or illegally purchase or sell, provide or make public personal information of others.

The Personal Information Protection Law(the “ PIPL”) was released by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee on August 20, 2021 and became effective on November 1, 2021. The PIPL stipulates the scope of personal information

and the ways of processing personal information, establishes rules for processing personal information and for transferring personal information offshore, and clarifies the individual’s rights and the processor’s obligations in the process of personal information. The PIPL specifically provides rules for processing sensitive personal information. Sensitive personal information refers to personal information that, once leaked or illegally used, could easily lead to the infringement of human dignity or harm to the personal or property safety of an individual, including biometric recognition, religious belief, specific identity, medical and health, financial account, personal whereabouts and other information of an individual, as well as any personal information of a minor under the age of 14. Only where there is a specific purpose and sufficient necessity, and under circumstances where strict protection measures are taken, may personal information processors process sensitive personal information. A personal information processor shall inform the individual of the necessity of processing such sensitive personal information and the impact thereof on the individual’s rights and interests.

On October 16, 2023, the State Council promulgated the Regulation on the Protection of Minors in Cyberspace, which became effective on January 1, 2024. Pursuant to theRegulation on the Protection of Minors in Cyberspace, network product and service providers should establish a sound mechanism for early warning, identification and monitoring, and handling of cyberbullying acts. Besides, more efforts should be made to protect the privacy information of minors. Personal information processors should strictly limit the access to minors' personal information, and conduct personal information compliance audit.

Our platforms are open to Internet users for uploading text and images. As a result, content posted by our users may expose us to allegations by third parties of invasion of privacy. Though our users agree not to use our services in a way that is illegal, given the volume