Company: TCOM
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001193125-25-078429
Chunk: 40

Company: Trip.com Group Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 3
Chunk 40
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 websites. In such transactions, secured transmission of confidential information (such as users’ itineraries, hotel and other reservation information, credit card information, and personal information) over public networks and ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and authenticity of the information of our users, hotel partners, and airline partners are essential to maintaining their confidence in our online products and services. Our security measures may not be adequate temporarily and may contain deficiencies that we fail to identify, and advances in technology, increased levels of expertise of hackers, new discoveries in the field of cryptography or others could increase our vulnerability. Our business, results of operations, user experience, and reputation may be materially and adversely affected if our platforms or websites experience any breach of internet security. 
 We strive to comply with applicable data protection laws and regulations, as well as our privacy policies pursuant to our terms of use and other obligations that we may have with respect to privacy and data protection. Significant capital, managerial, and human resources are required to enhance information security and to address any issues caused by security failures. If we are unable to protect our systems and the information stored in our systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction, such problems or security breaches may cause loss, expose us to litigation and possible liability to the owners of confidential information, disrupt our operations, and may harm our reputation and ability to attract users. 
 Any lack of requisite approvals, licenses, or permits applicable to our business or any failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. 
 We are required to obtain applicable permits or approvals from different regulatory authorities to conduct our business, including separate licenses for value-added telecommunications, travel agency, and internet-related activities. If we fail to obtain or maintain any of the required permits or approvals in the future, we may be subject to various penalties, such as fines or suspension of operations in these regulated businesses, which could severely disrupt our business operations. As a result, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected. 
 In particular, the laws and regulations related to the internet and related industry are complex, evolving, subject to change and vary across jurisdictions globally. Any failure or claim of our failure to comply could cost us substantial resources, result in liabilities and harm our reputation. Any changes in these rules could require a change in our business operations. Some jurisdictions regulate the internet and related industry extensively and the internet-related laws and regulations may be relatively new and evolving. New laws and regulations applicable