SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co Ltd takes cybersecurity seriously and abides by applicable laws and rules wherever it operates, the China Daily newspaper quoted the company on Thursday as saying.

"Hikvision takes cybersecurity very seriously as a company and follows all applicable laws and regulations in the markets we operate in," it cited the company as telling the newspaper.

"The company has already retained a human rights expert and former U.S. ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper to advise the company regarding human rights compliance," it added.

(Reporting by John Ruwitch; editing by Richard Pullin)