Indian smartphone market leader Xiaomi has quietly updated its privacy policy for the Indian website. These updates came into effect starting May 25.From what appears, users have to agree to these updated policies or they wont be able to use all the Xiaomi services . The new privacy policy reads , "If you do not provide your personal information, we may not be able to provide you with our products or services."As compared to the previously listed ( old privacy policy ) types of information collected by Xiaomi, these are the new types of personal information that users will be share with the company:: Information related to your software usage. For example, application list, application status record (e.g. downloading, installing, updating, deleting), application ID information, SDK version, system update settings etc.: Information related to your social activities. For example, current employer, current job title, education background, professional training background etc.: Information related to completing purchases. For example, bank account number, account holder name, credit card number etc.: Xiaomi may collect and use information such as your advertising ID assigned by Third Party Service Providers.For its part, Xiaomi has said that users may withdraw their consent for the collection, use and/or disclosure of your personal information by submitting a request. This may be done by accessing the Mi Account management center at account.xiaomi.com/pass/del. After that, they will process your request "within a reasonable time" from when the request was made, and thereafter not collect, use and/or disclose your personal information as per your request.As far as the data retention policy is concerned, Xiaomi mentions that “personal information will be held for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, or as required or permitted by applicable laws.”Back in May, the company updated its privacy policy in the US as well with the same key additions.