Privacy Policy

“GPTBiz” is a service product provided by Shenzhen Taoyi Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “we”). We attach great importance to the privacy and protection of personal information of users. We will take corresponding security measures in accordance with the relevant requirements of national laws and regulations such as the “Cyber Security Law” to protect the security and controllability of your personal information. When you use this product, we may collect and use your relevant information. This privacy policy will explain to you how we collect, use, store, share, and transfer this information when you use this product, as well as the ways we provide for you to access, update, delete, and protect this information:

Clear and explicit

We will use simple and understandable language as much as possible to explain the privacy policy to you, so that you can have a clearer understanding of how we protect and handle the information we collect from you.

Protection of rights and interests

We will take sufficient and reasonable measures to protect your privacy rights and interests.

Respect for users

We respect the freedom to exercise rights such as the right to choose and the right to be informed, and allow you to manage your personal information.

Necessary security

We only collect necessary information and use this information to provide you with secure and detailed services.

Timely and thoughtful

We will always listen to your inquiries and answer your questions as soon as possible.

We hope that you carefully read the “Privacy Policy” (hereinafter referred to as “this policy”) to understand in detail how we collect and use information, so that you can better understand our services and make a more genuine and informed decision on whether to choose our services and what kind of services to choose.

Please read this policy carefully before registering or using our services. If you use the services we provide, it means that you agree to the content described in this policy.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

One, For better clarification, the following concepts in this policy refer to:

Personal device information: Refers to information that describes the basic situation of personal commonly used devices, including hardware serial number, MAC address, software list, Android ID, IMEI, IDFA, UDID, GUID, OAID, MEID, IP address, SIM card IMSI information, gyroscope, gravity, accelerator, sensors, WIFI information BSSID/SSID, acceleration sensor, installed app information, and running process information.

Personal GPS location information: Refers to information including travel trajectory, precise positioning information, rough positioning information, latitude and longitude, etc.

Common mobile phone permissions: Camera, photo album, storage permission, external storage permission, microphone, clipboard. Camera and photo album are used to upload user avatars or pictures, storage is for caching data to improve browsing speed.

Self-starting permission: The integrated push self-starting service is used to improve the reach of message push, so that you can receive application notifications and messages in a timely manner and improve the reach of push notifications.

Two, How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information

Personal information refers to various information recorded electronically or by other means that can identify a specific natural person individually or in combination with other information, or reflect specific activities of a specific natural person. We collect and use your personal information for the following purposes as described in this policy:

Business functions that collect personal information and the collected personal information

How we use the collected information

We will use your information for the purposes mentioned above. When we need to use the information for other purposes not specified in this policy, we will obtain your prior consent. When we use the information collected for specific purposes for other purposes, we will obtain your prior consent.

Information shared by you

You can share your relevant information with other users through our services. For example, text and photos you publicly share in the Moments feature.

Please note that this may include sensitive information such as your personal identification information and personal property information. Please consider carefully before disclosing your relevant personal sensitive information.

You can delete the information you publicly share through the settings in the service or the guidelines we provide. However, please note that these pieces of information may still be independently saved by other users or non-affiliated third parties beyond our control.

Three, How We Use Cookies, Similar Technologies, and SDK Technologies

To ensure the normal operation of the website and provide you with a more convenient browsing experience, we may store small data files called cookies on your computer or mobile device. Cookies usually contain identifiers, site names, and some numbers and characters. You can clear the relevant data in your browser.

Other technologies

In addition to cookies, we also use other similar technologies on the website.

SDK technology

The SDK technology is provided by third-party institutions we cooperate with, and we can only know the permissions they require to obtain authorization. The third-party institutions may need to collect your information, and we cannot obtain your information unless the third-party institutions explicitly disclose to us the sensitive information they need to collect. For the permissions required by the third-party institutions and the sensitive information they explicitly disclose to us, please refer to the “SDK Technology Documentation”.

If the third-party institutions refuse to provide information, it will only prevent you from using the functions provided by the technology integrated by the third-party institutions, but it will not affect other functions you can use.

Four, How We Share, Transfer, and Publicly Disclose Your Personal Information

Sharing

We will not share your personal information with companies, organizations, and individuals other than the information provider, except in the following cases:

Sharing with explicit consent: With your explicit consent, we will share your personal information with other parties.
Sharing in statutory circumstances: We may share your personal information with external parties in accordance with laws and regulations, litigation and dispute resolution needs, or requests from administrative and judicial authorities in accordance with the law.
Sharing among affiliated companies: In order to facilitate the provision of services to you based on affiliated accounts and protect the personal and property safety of our affiliated companies, other users, or the public, your personal information may be shared with our affiliated companies. We will only share necessary personal information (for example, if we need to share your necessary account information with affiliated companies to facilitate your use of their products or services), and if we share your personal sensitive information or the affiliated companies change the purpose of using and processing personal information, we will seek your authorization and consent again.
Sharing with authorized partners: Only for the purposes stated in this privacy policy, some of our services will be provided jointly by us and authorized partners. We may share certain personal information with partners to provide better customer service and user experience. For example, arranging partners to provide services. We will only share personal information necessary for legitimate, proper, necessary, specific, and explicit purposes, and only share the personal information necessary to provide the service. Our partners are not allowed to use the shared personal information for purposes unrelated to the products or services.

We will send information to vendors, service providers, and other partners who support our business. These supports include providing technical infrastructure services, analyzing the usage of our services, measuring the effectiveness of advertisements and services, providing customer service, facilitating payment, or conducting academic research and surveys.

For companies, organizations, and individuals with whom we share personal information, we will sign strict data protection agreements with them to require them to handle personal information in accordance with our instructions, this privacy policy, and any other relevant confidentiality and security measures.

Transfer

We will not transfer your personal information to any company, organization, or individual, except in the following cases:

Transfer with explicit consent: With your explicit consent, we will transfer your personal information to other parties.
In the event of a merger, acquisition, or bankruptcy liquidation, or other situations involving mergers, acquisitions, or bankruptcy liquidation, if personal information transfer is involved, we will require the new company or organization holding your personal information to continue to be bound by this policy. Otherwise, we will require the company, organization, or individual to obtain your authorization and consent again.

public disclosure

We will only publicly disclose your personal information in the following situations:

With your explicit consent or based on your active choice, we may publicly disclose your personal information.
If we determine that you have violated laws and regulations or seriously violated relevant agreement rules, or to protect the personal and property safety of this application and its affiliated companies, we may disclose your personal information in accordance with laws and regulations or relevant agreement rules with your consent, including relevant violations and measures taken against you.

Exceptions to obtaining authorization and consent for sharing, transfer, and public disclosure of personal information

Sharing, transfer, and public disclosure of your personal information do not require your prior authorization and consent in the following circumstances:

Related to national security and national defense security;
Related to public safety, public health, and major public interests;
Related to crime investigation, prosecution, trial, and execution of judgments;
For the purpose of protecting the life, property, and other major legitimate rights and interests of you or other individuals but it is difficult to obtain your consent;
Personal information that you voluntarily disclose to the public;
Personal information collected from legally disclosed information, such as legal news reports, government information disclosures, and other channels.

According to legal provisions, sharing, transfer, and public disclosure of personal information that has been de-identified and ensured that the data recipient cannot restore and re-identify the subject of personal information does not constitute sharing, transfer, and public disclosure of personal information. For the storage and processing of such data, we will not separately notify you and obtain your consent.

Five, How We Protect Your Personal Information

To protect the security of your information, we will strictly comply with the technical measures and operational procedures required by laws, regulations, and other normative documents to protect the confidentiality of your information. At the same time:

We have adopted industry-standard, reasonable, and feasible security measures to protect the security of the personal information you provide, prevent unauthorized access, public disclosure, use, modification, damage, or loss of personal information. We will use encryption technology to enhance the security of personal information. We will use trusted protection mechanisms to prevent personal information from being maliciously attacked. We establish strict internal control systems and comprehensive management processes. We deploy access control mechanisms to ensure that only authorized personnel can access personal information. We also hold security and privacy protection training courses to enhance employees' awareness of the importance of protecting personal information.
We have an industry-leading data security management system centered around data, which covers organization construction, system design, personnel management, product technology, and other aspects to enhance the security of the entire system from multiple dimensions.
We will take reasonable and feasible measures to avoid collecting irrelevant personal information. We will only retain your personal information for the period required to achieve the purposes stated in this policy, unless it is necessary to extend the retention period or permitted by law.

If you find that your personal information, especially your account or password, has been leaked, please contact customer service immediately so that we can take appropriate measures based on your request.

Please note that the information you voluntarily share or even publicly disclose when using our services may involve personal information or even personal sensitive information of yourself or others, such as uploading pictures containing personal information in dynamic posts or group chats in public forums. Please carefully consider whether to share or even publicly disclose relevant information when using our services.

Please use complex passwords to help us ensure the security of your account. We will make every effort to ensure the security of any information you send to us.

We will update and publicly disclose the contents of security risks, personal information security impact assessments, and other reports in accordance with legal requirements.

The Internet environment is not 100% secure, and we will make every effort to ensure or guarantee the security of any information you send to us. If our physical, technical, or managerial protective facilities are breached, resulting in unauthorized access, public disclosure, tampering, or destruction of information, and causing damage to your legitimate rights and interests, we will bear corresponding legal responsibilities.

In the event of a personal information security incident, we will promptly inform you in accordance with legal requirements: the basic situation and possible impact of the security incident, the measures we have taken or will take, suggestions for you to prevent and reduce risks, and remedial measures for you. We will inform you of the relevant information of the incident through push notifications and send announcements in a reasonable and effective manner.

At the same time, we will proactively report the disposal of personal information security incidents to regulatory authorities as required.

Six, How to Manage Your Personal Information/Your Rights

Personal Information Inquiry

You have the right to access your personal information, except as otherwise provided by laws and regulations. You can access your personal information through the following methods:

Account Information - If you wish to access or edit personal information in your account, set privacy and permissions, set message reminders and chat settings, change your bound phone number and password, close your account, etc., you can perform these operations by logging into your account and selecting “More” - “Settings”.

Profile Information - If you wish to access or edit your profile information, including nickname, avatar, hometown, date of birth, occupation, school, interests, and other information, you can do so by logging into your account and clicking on your personal ID name and “View/Edit”.

User Account Cancellation

You can submit an account cancellation request on the “Account Settings” page (for example, in the app, go to “My” - “Account Settings” - “Delete Account”).

After you voluntarily cancel your account, we will stop providing products or services to you and delete your personal information in accordance with the requirements of relevant laws or anonymize it.

Seven, How We Handle Minors' Personal Information

Minors' personal information is a focus of our protection, referring to Articles 5 and 6.

Eight, Storage Location and Duration of Information, and Global Transfer of Your Personal Information

Location of Personal Information Storage

We strictly store and process personal information collected and generated from users within the territory of the People’s Republic of China in accordance with the requirements of laws and regulations.

Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information

Personal information collected and generated in the People’s Republic of China is stored within the territory of China. If personal information needs to be transferred out of China in the future, we will strictly comply with the relevant provisions of laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, conduct information security assessments on cross-border information, and obtain your explicit authorization, except for personal voluntary actions such as cross-border posting of dynamics on the Internet.

In the above cases, we will ensure that your personal information is sufficiently protected in accordance with this privacy policy.

Storage Duration of Information

Generally, we only retain your personal information for the shortest time necessary to achieve the purposes stated in this policy. Personal information beyond the corresponding period will be deleted or anonymized. However, in the following circumstances, we may change the storage period of personal information to comply with legal requirements:

To comply with applicable laws, regulations, or normative documents;
To comply with decisions of administrative or similar authorized organizations, judgments or rulings of judicial authorities, or provisions of other legal proceedings;
When we have reason to believe that it is necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or relevant regulations;
For the purpose of enforcing relevant service agreements or this policy, safeguarding public interests, protecting the personal and property safety or other legitimate rights and interests of our customers, us, our affiliated companies, other users, or employees, and other necessary purposes.

In the event of a cessation of operation, we will notify you through push notifications, website or in-app announcements, etc., and delete or anonymize your personal information within a reasonable period.

Nine, How This Privacy Policy Is Updated

Our privacy policy may change. If there are changes in business functions, purposes of use, or contact information of the person responsible for personal information protection, we will revise the privacy policy accordingly.

Without your explicit consent, we will not limit your rights under this privacy policy. For significant changes, we will provide prominent notice. You can also regularly check this privacy policy for the latest terms.

Significant changes referred to in this policy include but are not limited to:

Significant changes in our service model, such as the purpose of processing personal information, types of personal information processed, and how personal information is used;
Major changes in the main recipients of personal information sharing, transfer, or public disclosure;
Significant changes in your rights regarding personal information processing and how you exercise them;
Changes in the department responsible for personal information security, contact information, and complaint channels;
Personal information security impact assessment reports indicate high risks.

If you continue to use our services after receiving the notice, it means that you agree to be bound by the revised policy.

We will also archive previous versions of this policy for your reference, and you can apply to us for access to them through the aforementioned contact information.

Ten, How to Contact Us/User Complaint Channels and Feedback Mechanisms

If you have any questions, suggestions, etc. regarding this policy or related matters, we have established a dedicated department for personal information protection. You can contact us through the following complaint channels. Leave your feedback in the app. We will handle and respond to your complaints properly and provide a response within 15 days after verifying your user identity.

If you are not satisfied with our response, especially if you believe that our processing of personal information has harmed your legitimate rights and interests, you can file a lawsuit with the court having jurisdiction over the defendant’s domicile to seek a solution.

Eleven, Advertising/Messages Sent to You

We may use your relevant information to send commercial advertisements to you on relevant websites, applications, and other channels.

If you do not want to receive commercial advertisements from us, you can unsubscribe at any time through the corresponding product unsubscribe function.

Twelve, Scope of Application

This privacy policy applies to all services provided. However, please note that this privacy policy does not apply to services provided by other companies or individuals, and such services are subject to the privacy policies of the respective companies or individuals.

Company: Shenzhen Taoyi Technology Co., Ltd.

Email: webmaster@gpt.biz

This policy takes effect from October 25, 2023.