ZipStream Privacy Policy Overview

 

This Privacy Policy applies to ZipStream and its various versions (hereinafter referred to as "ZipStream," "we," or "our") and is subject to the User Terms of Service. In this policy, we refer to our products and services as "Services."

 

We are committed to protecting the privacy of users (referred to collectively as "users" or "you") who use our products and services. We may collect and use your personal data when you use the service, so protecting your personal data is crucial to us. This policy aims to inform you, as the data controller, how ZipStream collects and processes the personal data (also referred to as "personal information") you submit or disclose to us. When we process your personal data obtained through third parties, we may also act as data processors.

 

Before using the service, please read this policy carefully (especially the bold or underlined parts) to make informed choices. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not register, log in, access, or use the service, and refrain from providing us with personal data. If you do not want us to use certain types of your personal data according to this Privacy Policy, please note that this may affect some functionalities of the services we provide to you, you may not be able to access or use certain service features, and it may impact your customer experience. Agreeing to all terms and conditions of this policy implies your consent for us to process your personal information according to this policy.

 

After reading this policy, if you have any questions, please contact us through the feedback channels provided in Section 10 "How to Contact Us," and we will respond promptly.

 

Table of Contents

I. Personal Data We May Collect

II . How We Collect and Use Personal Information

III. How We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies

IV. We May Share, Transfer, or Disclose Information

V. How We Store, Retain, and Protect Information

VI . How to Manage Your Information

VII. Third-Party Services Provided

VIII. Age Restrictions

IX . Notifications and Revisions

X. How to Contact Us

 

I. Personal Data We May Collect

The main purpose of collecting personal information is to make it more convenient and satisfying for you and other users to use our products and services. We are dedicated to providing a safe and enjoyable online experience for all users, and collecting information will help achieve this goal. When you use the service, we may collect and process information directly or indirectly related to your personal identity. In any case, this information may constitute personal data applicable to this policy.

 

1. Information not directly related to your personal identity

When you use the service, we may collect and process information such as the source route and access sequence of users, for example, recording the source routes and browser software used by each user when using the service.

 

2. Information related to your personal identity

When you use the service, we may collect and process or request you to provide information that can identify your personal identity, such as date of birth, gender, interests, personal phone number, facial features; online identity information (including system accounts, IP addresses, email addresses, passwords and password-protected answers); personal financial information (including transaction records, balances, virtual gifts, member rewards, coupons, and bank card information); communication information; personal online records and log information (including website browsing history, software usage records, click records, and operation logs); device information (including device model, device MAC address, operating system type, and device settings); software list unique device identifiers (such as IMEI/androidID/IDFA/OPENUDID/GUID, describing information that includes basic information about personal devices, including the IMSI information of the SIM card); location information (including trip information, precise location information, accommodation information, and longitude and latitude ) .

 

Please note that when you upload or post information in public areas of the service and disclose personal information in response to information uploaded or posted by others, others may collect and use this information. If you find that other users are collecting or using your or others' information without authorization, please contact us following the guidelines in Section X  "How to Contact Us."

 

II . How We Collect and Use Personal Information

 

We collect and obtain your information in the following ways:

 

1. Information you provide, such as:

(1 ) Information provided when registering for the service or using ZipStream;

(2) Information you share with other users through the service and information you save while using the service.

 

Please note that if you upload, post, or make your information public in public areas, other users may collect and use this information. If you find that other users are collecting or using your or others' information without authorization, please contact us following the instructions in Section X "How to Contact Us" below.

 

2. Information shared by other users about you also includes information provided by other users while using the service.

 

3. Information about you that we obtain, including information we collect, aggregate, and record about you when you use the service, such as log information, location information, and device information.

 

The purposes for which we collect and use your information are as follows:

 

1. Assist you in completing registration and login

To provide you with services, you need to provide basic registration or login information, such as phone number (personal sensitive information), verification code matching results (personal sensitive information), date of birth, and personal avatar, to create an account (username and password).

 

You can also choose to log in to ZipStream using supported third-party platform accounts. In this case, with your authorization, we will obtain relevant information about you (such as nickname, personal avatar).

 

Therefore, the personal data you provide or obtain from third-party platform accounts will be used for these purposes to provide and execute services for you according to our agreement. Without this personal data, we will be unable to provide services for you, and you will not be able to log in or use ZipStream.

 

You can also provide additional information during registration, login, or subsequent use (such as location, height, occupation, weight, education, annual income, personal profile, personal tags, hobbies), which helps us provide customized recommendations and a better service experience for you. However, if you choose not to provide this information, it will not affect your use of the basic functionalities of our products and services.

 

2. Implement manual verification

To verify your real identity and ensure the security of the system, services, and user property, you need to provide real identity verification information in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory requirements.

 

Please note that your personal profile photos and real-time photos are sensitive data, so please provide them carefully. If you do not agree to provide such information, you may not be able to access related services, but this will not affect your use of other functions and services of ZipStream.

 

3. Providing Search Services

 

When you use the search function on ZipStream, we collect your search terms, browsing history, browsing time, and the number of interactions with this content. The purpose of collecting this information is to provide you with the content you need and services that may interest you.

 

4. Providing   Interaction and Information Posting Services

 

When you use ZipStream to upload, post, share information (such as text, comments, audio, videos, images, etc.), or follow other users, we will collect and display the information you post or generate on ZipStream, along with your nickname and personal avatar.

 

(1)  When you upload a personal avatar, undergo real-name verification, post an audio personal profile, or post updates/status (including uploading, sharing images, text, audio, videos, etc.), we will request your permission to access your microphone, camera, photos, storage permissions, and collect voice/audio, video, photos, images, text, and other content you provide through these devices. If you do not agree to provide these permissions, you may not be able to access related services, but this will not affect your normal use of other functions and services on ZipStream. Please note that the audio, photos, and videos you upload may contain sensitive data, so please provide them carefully. Additionally, if the information you post involves others' personal information, you should obtain their consent before posting.

 

(2)  When you follow user accounts of interest or interact with these user accounts (such as liking, commenting, sharing content), we will collect the user accounts you follow and display the content posted by these accounts. Additionally, we will collect your interactions, comments, likes, and shared content with other user accounts, and display or push notifications to relevant users on ZipStream.

 

(3)  When you send virtual gifts purchased on ZipStream to other users, we will collect your personal avatar/avatar, nickname, gift data, and display them to other users.

 

(4)  When you use the "Family" feature on ZipStream, we will collect your activity information, including information about the families/groups you join, such as family/group names, announcements, settings, members and their nicknames, personal avatars.

 

(5)  To recommend nearby users or push personalized content to you, we may request access to your location information (personal sensitive information). If you agree to provide these permissions, we will collect and display your location information to other users. You can turn off location services at any time. Once turned off, we will no longer collect your location information or show it to other users.

 

5. Providing Audio Chat, Voice Chat, Video Chat Services

 

When you use audio chat, voice chat, video chat services, we will request your permission to access your microphone and camera. If you do not agree to provide these permissions, you will not be able to use the related services, but it will not affect the normal use of other features on ZipStream.

 

6. Providing Calendar-Based Recording and Reminder Services

 

We will only list your calendar schedule and provide recording and reminder services if you allow us access to your calendar.

 

7. Maintaining Account Security, Service Operations, and Optimizing Service Experience

 

When you use the service, to help us identify account anomalies, understand product applicability, provide basic services (such as browsing, searching), and maintain the normal operation of basic functions, we may automatically collect, store, and process information about how you use the service and your interactions with the service, including:

 

(1)  Log information: We may automatically collect detailed information about your use of the service and save it as relevant network logs, including login accounts, search content, IP addresses, browser types, telecommunications operators, network environments, language used, access dates and times, page browsing records, push notification records, stay times, refresh records, posting records, follow and subscribe records, favorite and share records, etc.

 

(2)  Device information: Depending on the specific permissions you grant during the installation and use of ZipStream, we will receive and record information about the devices you use, including IMEI, MAC, serial numbers, SIM card IMSI identification numbers, device types, operating systems and versions, app versions, resolutions, software package names, device settings, processes and software lists, unique device IDs, software and hardware function information, and device location information (such as IP addresses, GPS locations, WLAN access points, Bluetooth sensor information, base station sensors).

 

To collect the above personal device information, we will request permission to access your device information. We collect this information to provide you with our basic services and features. If you refuse to provide these permissions, you may not be able to use the service.

 

Please note that individual device information and/or log information cannot directly identify specific individuals; therefore, these pieces of information are considered non-personal information in themselves. However, if this non-personal information is combined with other data to identify specific individuals or is used in conjunction with other personal information, it will be considered personal information during this combination process. In such cases, it will be treated as personal information and protected in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise specified based on your authorization or applicable laws and regulations, such personal information will be anonymized and de-identified.

 

8. Providing   Customer Service or User Response Services

 

When you contact us to obtain customer service or user responses (such as inquiries, feedback, suggestions, complaints, etc.), we may request necessary personal information from you to match and verify your identity to ensure the security of your account and the system. To contact you or help you resolve issues, or record the solutions and outcomes of problems, we may retain your communication/call records, conversation content, or contact information you provide. Therefore, for these purposes, we will process your personal data to provide and execute services for you according to our agreement. This personal data may also be processed to maintain your legitimate interests, i.e., to obtain information about the services you use on ZipStream and other relevant information.

 

9. Providing Information Display and Recommendation Services

 

We may utilize your information (such as interests, personalized tags, browsing and search history, device information, usage habits, location information, order information, etc., if applicable) and their combinations to model through recommendation algorithms, programming, advertising models, user behavior analysis, and user profile extraction your browsing preferences, search habits, behavioral patterns, and location information to provide you with more tailored page displays and personalized content recommendations that align with your needs.

 

10. Sending You Notifications

 

When necessary, we may send notifications related to the service (for example, when we temporarily suspend individual services for system maintenance, make changes, or cease providing individual services). If you no longer wish to receive our notifications, you can request that we stop sending them. For instance, following the SMS unsubscribe guidelines, you can ask us to stop sending promotional SMS messages or set to stop receiving our messages on your mobile device. However, messages may still be sent in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

 

11. Providing Security Safeguards

 

In addition to identity verification, we may utilize your information for customer service, security prevention, fraud monitoring, archiving, and backup purposes to ensure the security of the services we provide to you. We may use or integrate the information we collect and obtain your authorization or share information with partners in accordance with the law to comprehensively assess the risks associated with your account and transactions, conduct real-name authentication, detect and prevent security incidents, and take necessary recording, auditing, analysis, and processing measures as required by law. Therefore, the processing of this personal data is to protect your legitimate interests, i.e., to ensure the security of connections and personal data when you access information and services from ZipStream.

 

1 2 . Service Improvement

 

In order to continuously improve our services and design new services, we may invite you to participate in service surveys and use your information for software updates. We will process this personal data under the legitimate interests of maintaining service improvements.

 

1 3 . Other Uses of Anonymous Information

 

You understand and agree that sometimes we may technically process the collected information, including de-identification and complete anonymization, to make it no longer directly or indirectly associated with you or other individuals. This de-identified information will no longer be directly related to you. In this case, we have the right to use this anonymized information for user database analysis and other purposes.

 

If we use your information for purposes not specified in this policy, we will notify you in advance through page prompts, interaction processes, website announcements, or other means with your consent. Once you agree, these additional purposes will be considered part of this policy and will be subject to this policy.

 

1 4 . Notification of Specific Feature Permissions

 

You understand and agree that to collect and use information related to specific features and services, we may request specific access permissions on your device. For example:

 

(1)  We need your permission to access storage space so you can cache, download, and save content.

(2)  We need your permission to access device information and use it as a unique identifier for your device to provide you with more tailored content and customized recommendations, identify anomalies, and ensure the secure operation of the network and services.

 

Most mobile devices support you in revoking any permissions when necessary. For detailed information, please refer to or contact your mobile device's service provider or manufacturer. When you grant us permission, you authorize us to collect and use relevant information to provide you with the corresponding services. Once you revoke permission, your authorization will also terminate. We will cease collecting and using relevant information and will not be able to provide you with the corresponding services. However, information collected and used before your authorization will not be affected.

 

1 5 . Exceptions to Authorization

 

According to relevant laws and regulations, your authorization is not required to collect your information in the following circumstances:

 

(1)  Related to fulfilling obligations under applicable laws and regulations;

(2)  Related to public safety, public health, and significant public interests;

(3)  Related to criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, and enforcement of judgments;

(4)  Necessary to protect the life, property, and other significant legitimate interests of the information subject or other individuals, where obtaining your consent is difficult;

(5)  Information disclosed publicly;

(6)  Information collected from legally disclosed sources, such as legal coverage, government information disclosure, and other channels;

(7)  Necessary to sign contracts as requested by you;

(8)  Necessary to maintain the secure and stable operation of services, such as detecting and handling product or service failures;

(9)  Necessary for legitimate coverage;

(10)  If academic research institutions provide academic research results or academic descriptions needed for public interest statistics or academic research, the information contained in the results will be de-identified;

(11)  Other circumstances as stipulated by laws and regulations.

 

1 6 . Special Notice on Personal Sensitive Information

 

Personal sensitive information refers to information that, once leaked, illegally provided, or abused, may endanger personal property security and easily lead to damage to personal reputation, physical and mental health, or discriminatory treatment.

 

For example, ID numbers, personal identification information (such as facial recognition, voiceprint, etc.), bank account numbers, contact information, communication records and content, property information (including virtual property, virtual currency, virtual transactions), location information, total page browsing history, health and physiological information, transaction information all fall under your sensitive data. Please handle your sensitive data carefully. You agree that we may process your sensitive information in accordance with this policy.

 

III. How We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies

 

We or our partners may collect and utilize your information through cookies and web beacons, recording this information as logs.

 

By using cookies, we provide users with a personalized and convenient online experience. Cookies are small amounts of data sent from a web server to your browser and stored on your computer's hard drive. We use cookies to enhance the user experience. For example, to streamline the login process for the ZipStream virtual community, you can choose to save your username in a cookie. This will make your next login more convenient. Cookies help us understand which pages and content you visit, how much time you spend on certain services, and which services you choose.

 

Cookies enable us to provide better, faster services and make your experience more personalized. However, you should be able to control whether your browser accepts cookies and how they are accepted. Please refer to the documentation that comes with your browser for more information.

 

We or our partners may collect and use your information through cookies and web beacons, storing this information. We use our own cookies and web beacons for the following purposes:

 

1. Remembering your identity. For example, cookies and web beacons help us identify you as a registered user or save your preference settings and other information you provide.

2. Analyzing your usage of our services. We may use cookies and web beacons to understand your activities on the services and which services or features are most popular. Before using cookies and web beacons for these purposes, we may seek your consent.

3. Advertising optimization. Cookies and web beacons help us present relevant advertisements to you based on your information, rather than generic ads. Before using cookies and web beacons for these purposes, we may seek your consent.

 

When we use cookies and web beacons for the purposes described above, we may aggregate the information collected through these technologies and provide it to advertisers and other partners to analyze how users interact with the services and advertising services.

 

The services may include cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies placed by advertisers and other partners. These technologies may collect information related to you for analyzing how users interact with the services, showing you ads that may be of interest, or evaluating the effectiveness of advertising services. The information collection and use of these third-party technologies are governed by their own privacy statements, not by this policy. We are not responsible for the use of third-party technologies.

 

You can refuse or manage cookies or web beacons through your browser or user choice mechanisms. However, please note that if you disable these technologies, we may not be able to provide you with the best service experience, and some services may not function properly. You will still see ads, but these ads may be less relevant to your interests.

 

IV. We May Share, Transfer, or Disclose Information

 

1.  Sharing

Unless under the following circumstances, we will not share your information with any third parties outside of ZipStream without your consent:

 

(1)  Necessary for providing services. To ensure you have access to the essential core functions or services, such as payment services, data services, we may share your information with partners and other third parties.

 

(2)  Service improvement. To continuously provide more personalized and improved services, such as having communication service providers send notifications on our behalf, we may share your information with partners and other third parties.

 

(3)  To achieve the personal information collection and usage purposes described in this policy;

 

(4)  To fulfill obligations under this policy or other agreements and to enforce our rights;

 

(5)  Sharing with marketing partners, but we will only provide information relevant to the coverage and effectiveness of promotions, excluding identifiable information such as name, phone number, or email address (if any). Alternatively, we may aggregate information to protect your personal identity. For example, we may inform third parties how many people viewed their promotional activities or purchased goods, or provide statistical information not involving personal identities to help them understand their audience or customers.

 

(6)  Compliance with laws and regulations to protect us, our affiliates, partners, you, other users, or public interests, property, or safety from harm. For example, to prevent fraud and other illegal activities, reduce credit risks, we may exchange information with other companies and organizations. However, we will never violate the commitments of this policy by selling, renting, sharing, or otherwise profiting from information;

 

(7)  Assisting in processing disputes with others as per your legal requirements;

 

(8)  Providing your information based on your and/or guardian's lawful requests;

 

(9)  Providing your information based on the personal service agreement you have signed or other legal documents;

 

(10)  Providing your information for academic research purposes;

 

(11)  Providing your information based on applicable laws and regulations for social and public interest purposes.

 

We will only share your information for legitimate, reasonable, necessary, specific, and explicit purposes. We will require companies, organizations, and individuals with whom we share information to sign strict confidentiality agreements and require them to handle information in accordance with our instructions, this policy, and other relevant confidentiality and security measures.

 

2. Transfer

(1) As our business continues to develop, we may be involved in mergers, acquisitions, asset transfers, or similar transactions, where your information may be transferred as part of such transactions. We will require the new companies and organizations to continue to comply with this policy. If circumstances do not allow, we will request the company and organization to obtain your authorization again.

 

(2) We will transfer your information to third parties only with your explicit consent.

 

3. Disclosure

We will only disclose your information in the following cases, strictly adhering to industry-standard security measures:

 

(1)  Disclosing the information you specify upon your request and explicit consent;

 

(2)  I n cases where it is necessary to provide your information according to applicable laws and regulations, mandatory administrative enforcement, or judicial requests, we may disclose your information based on the type of information requested and the manner of disclosure. We will request the recipient to provide relevant legal documents, such as subpoenas or investigatory letters, to ensure transparency and legality of the information request. We will handle all requests carefully to ensure that only data required by law enforcement agencies for specific legal purposes is provided.

 

4. Authorization Exceptions

According to applicable laws and regulations, your authorization is not required for the collection, sharing, transfer, and disclosure of your information in the following cases:

 

(1)  Directly related to public safety, public health, or significant public interests;

(2)  Directly related to criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, and enforcement of judgments;

(3)  Necessary to protect the life, property, and other significant legitimate rights and interests of the data subject or other individuals when obtaining your consent is difficult;

(4)  Information collected is publicly disclosed by you;

(5)  Information collected from legally disclosed sources, such as within the scope of the law, government information disclosure channels, etc.;

(6)  Fulfilling obligations as stipulated by applicable laws and regulations;

(7) Other circumstances as stipulated by laws and regulations.

 

According to applicable laws and regulations, the sharing, transfer, and public disclosure of de-identified personal information that cannot be re-identified by the recipient will not be considered as sharing, transfer, and public disclosure of personal information. We may store and process such data without prior notice or your consent.

 

V. How We Store, Retain, and Protect Information

 

We only retain your information within the time limits specified in this policy and as required by applicable laws and regulations. If we terminate services, we will cease collecting your personal information promptly in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Upon service termination, unless otherwise specified by applicable laws and regulatory bodies, we will delete your personal information or anonymize it.

 

The information collected and generated in our services is stored in Singapore. By accepting this policy, you agree to our cross-border storage and transfer of your personal information/data. We will comprehensively protect your personal information in accordance with this policy and relevant applicable laws and regulations. We will take the following measures to protect your information:

 

1. Technical Measures to Ensure Data Security

We will implement security measures that comply with industry standards, including establishing reasonable system specifications and security technologies to prevent unauthorized access and modification of your information, ensuring data integrity and preventing data loss. For example, in certain services, we will use encryption technologies (such as SSL) to store and protect your information and implement data isolation through isolation technologies. During information usage processes (such as information display, information-related calculations), we will employ various data anonymization techniques to enhance security and use strict data access control and multi-factor authentication technologies to protect data from unauthorized use.

 

2. Other Security Measures to Protect Information

Through the establishment of a data classification system, data security management regulations, and data security development norms, we manage and regulate the storage and usage of information. Comprehensive data security controls and security awareness are implemented through information access confidentiality agreements, monitoring, and auditing mechanisms. For instance, we provide security and privacy protection training courses to enhance employees' awareness of the importance of information protection.

 

3. Only employees and partners who need to know your information can access it, and we have established strict access controls and monitoring mechanisms to ensure this purpose. We require all personnel who may access your information to fulfill corresponding confidentiality obligations. Failure to fulfill these obligations may result in legal liability or suspension of cooperation with ZipStream.

 

We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that irrelevant information is not collected.

 

4. The internet is not an absolutely secure environment. Communication with other users, such as emails, instant messaging, social software, or other service software, may not be fully encrypted. We recommend using complex passwords when using such tools and being mindful of protecting information security.

 

5. While the internet environment is not completely secure, we will do our utmost to ensure or guarantee the security of any information you send to us. If our physical, technical, or managerial protection facilities are compromised, leading to unauthorized access to information, disclosure, tampering, or destruction, resulting in damage to your legitimate rights, we will assume corresponding legal responsibilities.

 

6. Security Incident Handling

 

When communicating with third parties using this service, you may inevitably disclose your information to adversaries or potential adversaries. Please ensure to protect your information properly and only share it with others when necessary.

 

To effectively address potential security risks such as information leaks, damages, or losses, we have established a series of systems that clearly define the classification and grading standards of security incidents and vulnerabilities, along with corresponding handling procedures. Additionally, we have set up a dedicated security incident emergency response team. In accordance with the requirements of security incident handling regulations, we will initiate appropriate security plans for different security incidents, carry out damage control, analysis, identification, and formulate remedial measures, collaborating with relevant departments to trace and resolve issues post-incident.

 

Regrettably, in the event of an information security incident, we will promptly notify you in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, including providing basic information about the security incident and its potential impacts, the measures we have taken or will take, as well as offering advice and remedial measures to prevent and mitigate risks. Additionally, we will promptly inform you of the relevant situation through push notifications and other means. If it is difficult to notify each individual affected, we will issue a notice in a reasonable and effective manner. Furthermore, we will proactively report the handling of information security incidents in accordance with regulatory requirements.

 

Please understand that despite our efforts to enhance security measures, we cannot guarantee the 100% security of information at all times due to technological limitations and risk prevention constraints. Please be aware that issues may arise with the systems and communication networks you use to access the service due to circumstances beyond our control. It is essential to safeguard your account, password, and other elements used for identity verification to prevent losses while using the service. Disclosure of the mentioned information may result in losses for you. If you suspect that the information may have been leaked or has been leaked, please contact us immediately as per the instructions in Section 10 "How to Contact Us" below so that we can take appropriate measures promptly to avoid or minimize related losses.

 

VI . How to Manage Your Information

 

1. Access, Correction, Update, Objection, and Deletion

 

We encourage you to actively correct, update, and enhance your information to ensure its accuracy and completeness. You can access your information through this service and perform related operations yourself, or request corrections, supplements, or deletions from us. When using this service, we will employ appropriate technical means to ensure that you can easily access, update, correct, and delete your personal information or other relevant information.

 

To safeguard the security of your data, identity verification may be required when you perform information access, update, correction, and deletion operations. When you request access, update, correction, or deletion of personal data, we will evaluate whether there are rules or exceptions according to applicable laws and regulations to decide whether to accept your request and notify you of our decision.

 

For information collected through COOKIES and WEB BEACONS, you can find relevant opt-out mechanisms in the third section "How We Will Use COOKIES and Similar Technologies". If you wish to search, modify, or delete specific information, please log in to your ZipStream account to take appropriate actions. If you have any questions or requests regarding accessing, correcting, updating, modifying, or deleting data, please follow the guidelines in Section ten "How to Contact Us" below to get in touch with us.

 

Unless otherwise specified by applicable laws and regulations, when you correct or delete personal information or request account cancellation, we may not immediately correct or delete the relevant information in the backup system. However, when the backup system is updated, we will promptly correct or delete this information.

 

2. Posting and Sharing

 

This service allows you to share your information with social networks and with all users of ZipStream, including information you upload or post on ZipStream, your responses to information uploaded or posted by others, and personal information you upload or post in public areas of the service (not targeting specific users), as well as location data and log information related to this information. Please note that once you post or share information, even if deleted, it may still exist in the public domain; this information may also be independently cached, copied, or stored by other users or third parties beyond our control, or continue to be retained in the public domain. We will not be liable for any information leaks resulting from your posting or sharing information through these channels. Therefore, please carefully consider whether to post or share your information through these channels.

 

3. Account Cancellation

 

According to the service agreement and relevant laws and regulations, your service account may be cancelled or deleted. After the account is cancelled or deleted, all information and data related to the account and service will be deleted or processed according to the service agreement with ZipStream. You can follow the instructions on the relevant operation page of ZipStream to complete the account cancellation.

 

4. Changing Your Scope of Consent

 

Using this service requires providing certain information, but the provision of most other information depends on your decision or consent. In cases where personal data processing is based on your consent, you can choose at any time whether to disclose information. You can change your scope of consent by withdrawing, deleting information, disabling device functions, or contacting us to withdraw your consent as described in Section ten "How to Contact Us" below.

 

Upon revocation of your authorization, we will no longer be able to continue providing services related to that authorization and will cease processing the corresponding information. However, your revocation will not affect the information that we processed based on your prior consent.

 

5.  Notification Regarding Sensitive Information

 

Due to the special nature of certain information, such as race, religious beliefs, health status, medical information, identification documents, biometric data, financial status, traces, information about minors, etc., it may be considered sensitive information.

 

Please note that the content and information you provide, upload, or post in the service (such as photos or information about social activities) may reveal your sensitive information. Please carefully consider when deciding whether to disclose this information in the service. By choosing to do so, you agree that we will process this sensitive information in accordance with this policy.

 

6. Restrictions on Information System Automated Decision-Making

 

In certain business functions, we may use non-human automated decision-making mechanisms, such as information systems and algorithms making decisions. If these decisions have a significant impact on your legitimate rights and interests, you have the right to request an explanation from us, and we will provide appropriate remedies.

 

To respond to your requests and ensure security, you may need to provide a written request and identity verification information for verification purposes. Basic requests usually do not incur charges, but for repetitive, frequent, or requests beyond a reasonable scope, fees may apply. We may refuse requests that are unnecessarily repetitive, excessively technical (such as requiring the development of new systems or fundamental changes to current practices), pose risks to the legitimate rights of others, or are impractical (such as involving backup tape information).

 

Cases where we may be unable to respond to your requests include:

(1)  Requests related to our fulfillment of legal obligations;

(2)  Requests directly related to public safety, public health, and significant public interests;

(3)  Requests directly related to criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, and enforcement of judgments;

(4)  Requests where there is sufficient evidence of your subjective malice or abuse of rights;

(5)  Requests necessary to protect your or others' lives, property, and other important legitimate rights but difficult to obtain your consent;

(6)  Requests where responding would cause serious harm to your or others' legitimate rights and interests;

(7)  Requests involving trade secrets;

(8)  Other exceptions as per applicable laws and regulations.

 

VII. Third-Party Services Provided

 

This service may include features linking to social media or other third-party services (including websites or other forms of services), specifically:

 

(1) You can share specific content with third-party services through "share" buttons or log in using third-party services. These features may collect your information (including log information) and may set COOKIES on your device to ensure the proper functioning of the features;

(2) We may provide links to you through advertisements or other means to access third-party services or websites;

(3) Other scenarios related to accessing third-party services. To provide a better client-server and user experience, we may use SDKs or similar applications provided by third parties (such as embedded code, plugins, etc.).

 

The third-party service providers we may access primarily cover the following types:

 

(1) Services related to advertising, including ad display, ad data statistics, and monitoring;

(2) Services for push notification functions, such as manufacturer push notifications, specific event reminders, customized recommendations, etc.;

(3) Services related to payments, including order payments, transaction verification, income settlement, payment information aggregation statistics, etc.;

(4) Services for facial recognition functions;

(5) Obtaining device location permissions with your consent, collecting device information and log information, etc.;

(6) Third-party authorized services, including logging into third-party accounts and sharing relevant content;

(7) Support for product feature modules, including voice playback, video playback, content storage, etc.;

(8) Optimization of product performance, including improving hardware distribution network capabilities, reducing server costs, feature hot fixes, etc.;

(9) Services related to account security and product enhancement, including network monitoring, domain name resolution (HTTDNS), anti-hijacking, anti-email spam, anti-spam and anti-cheating, encryption and decryption services;

(10) Anti-spam filtering services for audio, video, and text content;

(11) Cooperation with regulatory authorities, including access to blacklist sharing systems.

 

We may use third-party SDKs or similar applications to enhance user experience. By using the third-party services we provide, you agree to the direct collection and processing of your information by third parties. We will ensure that third parties comply with relevant laws and regulations and take necessary information protection measures.

 

These third-party social media and other services are operated by the respective third parties, and your use of these services is governed by their terms of service and privacy statements. Our policy applies only to the information we collect and does not apply to the services provided by third parties or their information usage rules, and we are not responsible for the use of information you provide to third parties.

 

VIII. Age Restrictions

 

ZipStream services are only applicable to specific age groups. According to applicable laws, minors (natural persons who have not reached the legal age) may not be able to create user accounts or use our services. We will protect the information of minors in accordance with legal requirements.

 

We will not intentionally process any personal data of minors without the consent of their guardians. If you believe we have processed personal data of minors, please contact us through the contact information provided in the "How to Contact Us" section, and we will promptly investigate (and delete, where applicable) this information. We will use or disclose the personal data of minors within the limits allowed by law, requiring the positive consent of the guardians or the necessity to protect the minors.

 

IX . Notifications and Revisions

 

We may modify the terms of this policy on our own, with the modifications forming part of this policy. For significant changes, we will provide clear notice, and you may choose to discontinue using the service. Continuing to use the service signifies your agreement to be bound by the revised policy.

 

We encourage you to review our policy before using the service. When necessary, we may issue announcements related to the service. Please safeguard your account and password information properly.

 

X. How to Contact Us

 

If you have any complaints, questions, or suggestions regarding online information security or any inquiries about this policy, please contact us via the email address service@zipstream.com. If you have questions or concerns about how we handle your personal data, you can also lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority.