Welcome to the Privacy Policy of HotDrama, encompassing its various iterations and subsequent versions, inclusive of the HotDrama APP version (collectively referred to herein as "HotDrama", "HotDramas","we", "us", or "our"). This Privacy Policy is an integral part of and governed by our User Terms of Service. Within this Privacy Policy ("Policy"), our products and services are referred to as "Services."
HotDrama is dedicated to safeguarding the privacy of those who utilize our products and services (hereafter known as "users" or "you"). In the course of providing the Services, we may gather and utilize your personal information.This Privacy Policy describes the data that we process to support HotDrama apps, websites, and related services offered by HotDrama (HotDrama). Your personal data's security is a top priority for us. Thus, this policy is designed to elucidate how HotDrama, acting as a data controller, gathers and manages personal data (also known as "personal information") that you share or disclose to us. We may also function as a data processor when handling your personal data received or acquired from third parties.
If you do not agree with this policy, you should not use HotDrama. If you have any questions about how we use your personal data, please contact [email protected].
1. Types of Personal Data We Collect
Our primary objective in gathering your personal information is to facilitate a more efficient and enjoyable experience for you and other users when utilizing our products and services. We strive to create a secure and engaging online environment for all users, and the collection of information aids us in achieving this aim. While using the Services, we may gather and process details that could be directly or indirectly linked to your personal identity. Even if you don't have an account, if you use HotDrama, we'll be able to collect some data about you. In either scenario, such details may be considered personal data under this Policy.
Information not directly tied to your personal identity: For instance, we may collect and process data about the user's source route, access sequence, and other information, such as tracking the source route and browser software of each user.
Please be aware that if you share or post information in a public area visible to other users of the Service, and you reveal your personal information in response to information shared or posted by others, such information may be collected and utilized by others. If you discover that other users have improperly collected or used your or others' information, please contact us as directed in Section 10 "How to Contact Us."
2. Methods of Collecting and Utilizing Personal Information:
We will gather and obtain your information in the following manners:
Information you provide, such as:
(1) Information you supply when registering for a service account or using HotDrama;
(2) Information you share with other users through the service and the information you save when using the service.
Information shared by other users about you, or information about you provided by other users when using the service.
Information we obtain about you, such as log information, location information, and device information, which we collect, aggregate, and record when you use the Services.
We collect and use your information for purposes such as:
Assisting you with registration and login: To provide you with our services, you need to supply basic registration or login information, such as mobile phone number (sensitive personal information), verification code matching result (sensitive personal information), nickname, gender, date of birth, and profile picture, to create an account (username and password).
You may also use a third-party platform account supported by us to log in to HotDrama; in this case, we will obtain relevant information (such as your nickname, profile photo) from the third-party account as per your authorization.
Thus, the aforementioned personal data provided by you or obtained by us from your third-party platform account with your consent will be used for these purposes to provide and perform services for you in line with our agreement. Without this personal data, we cannot offer our services, and you will not be able to log in or use HotDrama.
User ID
When you register to use the Services, we create a unique user ID to track your use of our Services. Specifically, this unique user ID is stored in connection with your profile information to track the Shot Short you are using.
Interest-Based Advertising
Some of our Services employ ad-serving technologies that use cookies, clear GIFs, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other similar technologies to deliver interest-based advertising to you about third party products and services. We may via our third party advertising partners, also advertise our Services to you on third parties’ websites. You may also see our games advertised in other services (like on Facebook). After clicking on one of these advertisements and installing our game, you will become a user of our Services.
When you use our apps, some third party tools (SDKs) integrated within our Services may collect and use certain information collected from your device for the purpose of ad display and optimization. Such information includes GAID (Google Advertising ID on Android devices) or IDFA (Identifier for Advertising on iOS devices), region (i.e. the location where a given language is used), geo-location information (with your consent) and IP address. This Policy does not govern our third-party advertising partners, as they have their own privacy policies, which are accessible using the links provided below. We have no access to or control over such third parties. In addition to identifiers, these third parties may also collect information relating to:
Advertisements served and the location of the ad;
Length of time an advertisement was visible;
Domain type, IP address, size of the advertisement;
Click-throughs (i.e. whether a click was made on the ad) and advertisement response.
TThey use this information (alone or in combination with information they have collected about you when you use third party websites or services) to: (i) enable the technical delivery of ads to your device and to verify click-throughs and/or installs; (ii) provide you with more relevant ads about our Services (for example, to present you with an offer for one of our games you might enjoy); (iii) enable offer walls, which allow you to choose from various rewarded ad or market research offers; (iv) track results and measure the effectiveness of ads; and (iv) improve the accuracy of their targeting and measurement systems. We recommend that you review our advertising partners' privacy policies for more information. You can learn more about ad serving companies and the options available to limit their collection and use of your information by visiting the websites for the Network Advertising Initiative and the Digital Advertising Alliance, and the webpages for Facebook's ad preferences tool and privacy policy. Similarly, you can learn about your options to opt-out of mobile app tracking by certain advertising networks through your device settings and by resetting the advertiser ID on your Apple or Android device. For more information about how to change these settings go to:
- Apple: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4228
- Android: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922
- Windows: http://choice.microsoft.com/en-US/opt-out
Please note: adjusting your preferences as described in this section does not mean you will no longer receive advertisements, it only means the ads you do see will be less relevant to your interests. Our advertising partners will also still use your device’s advertising ID to serve you with ads that may be less relevant to you; for example, we may use this for frequency capping (in other words, to control the maximum number of times you see the same ad from us). You may also reset the Advertising ID associated with your device by following instructions provided by your device manufacturer or operating system developer.
Providing Search Services
When utilizing the search function in HotDrama, we collect your search terms, browsing history, browsing duration, and interaction frequency. This information helps us deliver the content you need and services that may interest you more.
We may collect your payment information if you are a paying customer. This information is required to complete a commercial transaction on our Platform. We use this information to enable and fulfill your transaction. If you choose to use any third-party’s service to finalize and pay for your order, you will provide your credit card number directly to the third-party. Please review the relevant app store's terms and notices in respect of the handling of such data. So that we can credit your account with the correct value, we keep a record of the purchases you make, the time at which you make those purchases and the amount spent.
Offering Client Server or User Response Services
When you reach out to us for Client Server or user responses (such as inquiries, feedback, suggestions, complaints, etc.), we may request necessary personal information to match and verify your user identity, ensuring the security of your account and system. We may store details like your communication/call records, conversations, or contact information to reach you or assist in resolving issues, or to record the solutions and outcomes of related problems. Therefore, we process your personal data for these purposes in accordance with our agreement with you. This personal data may also be processed to protect your legitimate interests, namely to obtain relevant information about your services and other related data from HotDrama.
Providing Information Display and Recommendation Services
We may use your information (such as interests, personalized tags, browsing and search history, device information, usage habits, location information, order information, etc.) and combine it to extract your browsing, search preferences, behavior patterns, and location information through recommendation algorithm modeling, programming, advertising models, user behavior analysis, and user profiling. This enables us to offer page displays and personalized content recommendations that better suit your needs.
Sending Notifications to You
We may send you service-related notices when necessary (e.g., when we suspend individual services due to system maintenance). If you wish to stop receiving messages from us, you can request that we cease sending them. However, we may continue to send messages in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Enhancing Our Services
We may invite you to participate in service-related surveys to help us improve existing services or design new ones; simultaneously, we may use your information for software updates. Therefore, to maintain our legitimate interest in enhancing our services, we will process this personal data for this purpose.
Other Uses of Anonymous Information
You understand and agree that in certain cases, after collecting your information, we will de-identify and fully anonymize the data through technical means, so it no longer constitutes personal data directly or indirectly related to you or others. The de-identified information does not identify or relate to you. In this case, we reserve the right to use such de-identified information for analysis and monetization of the user database.
If we intend to use your information for purposes not outlined in this Policy, we will seek your prior consent through page prompts, interactive processes, website announcements, or other means. Once you agree, such additional use of your information will be considered part of and subject to this Policy.
Notifications Regarding Permissions for Specific Features
You acknowledge and agree that we may request certain access permissions on your device to gather and utilize information related to specific features and services. For instance:
(1) With your consent, we can access your storage space, enabling you to cache, download, and save content.
(2) With your consent, we can access your device information, using it as your device's unique identifier to provide you with more personalized recommendations, understand product applicability, identify irregularities, and ensure network and service security.
Concerning permissions to access albums/cameras, contact lists, microphones, locations, calendars (including reading and writing), most mobile devices will allow you to revoke any permissions. For details, please refer to or contact your mobile device's service provider or manufacturer. When you grant us any permissions, you authorize us to collect and use relevant information to provide you with corresponding services. Once you revoke any permissions, your authorization will cease, and we will no longer continue to collect and use relevant information, nor provide you with corresponding services. However, the collection and use of information previously made under your authorization will remain unaffected.
3. How We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies
We or our third-party partners may obtain and use your information through COOKIES and WEB BEACON and save this information as log information.
By using COOKIES, we offer users a personalized web experience that is simple and user-friendly. COOKIES are small data files sent from a web server to your browser and stored on your computer's hard drive. We use COOKIES to benefit users, such as speeding up the login process for the HotDrama virtual community. COOKIES help us determine your connection to web pages and content, the time spent on certain services, and the services you select.
You have the right to choose whether to accept cookies or not. However, please note that if you choose to refuse cookies. Certain parts of HotDrama may not work properly if you have disabled browser cookie use. Please be aware that these controls are distinct from the controls that HotDrama offers you. You should have control over whether and how your browser accepts cookies. Please consult your browser's documentation for more information.
4. Potential Sharing, Transferring, or Disclosure of Information
We may share, transfer, or disclose information
(1) Sharing
We will not share your information with any third party outside of HotDrama without your consent, except in the following situations:
To provide you with our services. We may share your information with our partners and third parties to achieve essential functions or provide the services you need, such as payment services, data services.
To maintain and enhance our services. We may share your information with our partners and third parties to help us offer you more targeted and improved services.
To achieve the purposes described in Section 2 "How we collect and use personal information."
To fulfill our obligations and exercise our rights under this Policy or other agreements between you and us.
Sharing with third parties, including partners who entrust us with marketing, but we will only provide information related to the reach and effectiveness of the promotion and will not provide any information that can identify you.
To comply with applicable laws and regulations, protect us and our affiliates or partners, you, other users, or public interests, property, or safety from harm, such as preventing fraud and other illegal activities and reducing credit risk.
To assist you in resolving disputes or conflicts with others as per your legal requirements.
To provide your information at your and/or your guardian's lawful request.
To provide your information based on academic research.
To provide your information in compliance with social and public interests as per applicable laws and regulations.
We will only share your information for lawful, legitimate, necessary, specific, and clear purposes. For companies, organizations, and individuals with whom we share information, we will sign strict Non-Disclosure Agreements and require them to handle information in accordance with our instructions, this policy, and any other relevant confidentiality and security measures.
(2) Transfer
As our business continues to evolve, we may engage in mergers, acquisitions, asset transfers, or similar transactions, and your information may be transferred as part of such transactions. We will require new companies and organizations that hold your information to continue to be bound by this Policy, or else we will request that the company and organization seek your authorization again.
With your affirmative consent, we will transfer your information to other parties.
(3) Disclosure
We will only disclose your information in the following circumstances, complying with industry-standard security measures:
Disclose your designated information with your affirmative consent according to your needs;
n cases where it is necessary to provide your information in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, mandatory administrative enforcement, or judicial requirements, we may disclose your information according to the type of information requested and the manner of disclosure. We will require the recipient to produce corresponding legal documents, such as subpoenas or investigation letters, and ensure that the information requested is as transparent as possible, legally valid, and limited to data obtained by law enforcement agencies for specific legal purposes.
(4) Exceptions to Authorization
In accordance with 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 major public interests;
2). Directly related to criminal investigation, prosecution, trial, and execution of judgments;
3). When it is difficult to obtain your consent to safeguard the life, property, and other major legitimate rights and interests of you or other individuals;
4). The collected information is disclosed to the public by you;
5). Information collected from legally disclosed sources, such as legal coverage, government information disclosure, and other channels;
6). Fulfilling obligations stipulated by applicable laws and regulations;
7). Other circumstances prescribed by laws and regulations.
Sharing, transferring, and publicly disclosing de-identified personal information where the recipient cannot re-identify the natural person will not be considered as sharing, transferring, and publicly disclosing personal information. We may store and process such data without prior notice or your consent.
5. How We Store, Preserve, and Protect Information
We retain your information only for the period required for the purposes described in this Policy and as required by applicable laws and regulations. If we terminate the service, we will stop collecting your personal information in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. After the service is terminated, we will delete or anonymize your personal information unless otherwise stipulated by laws or regulatory agencies.
You agree to authorize us to store and transfer your personal information/data across borders through this Policy. We ensure that your personal information is adequately protected in accordance with this Policy and relevant applicable laws and regulations. We will take measures to protect your information, including:
(1) Technical Measures for Data Security: We will adopt security protection measures in line with industry standards, including establishing reasonable system specifications and security technologies to prevent unauthorized access, modification, and loss or damage to your information.
(2) Other Security Measures: We manage and standardize the storage and use of information by establishing data security rules and conducting comprehensive data security control and awareness through monitoring and audit mechanisms.
(3) Employee and Partner Access: We only allow employees and partners who need to know your information to access it, and we have set up strict access control and monitoring mechanisms for this purpose.
(4) Reasonable Precautions: We will take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that irrelevant information is not collected.
(5) Handling of Security Incidents: We have formulated systems to clarify the classification and grading standards of security incidents and the corresponding procedures, and we have established a special security incident emergency response team.
(6) We take reasonable and appropriate technical and organizational measures to help protect personal data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Unfortunately, the transmission of data via the internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted via the Platform; any transmission is at your own risk. To help us protect personal data, we request that you use a strong password and never share your password with anyone or use the same password with other sites or accounts.
6. How to Manage Your Information
You have the right to access, correct, update, object, and delete your information. You can manage your information through the Services or ask us to make relevant amendments. We may require you to perform real-name authentication when accessing or managing your data.
You can also publish, share, cancel, change the scope of your consent, and handle sensitive information as described in this Policy.
We may make exceptions to your requests in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
7. Deleting Your Account
If you wish to delete your account as long as email, phone number or any other information associated with your account permanently, please contact us at [email protected].
If you would like to access or view the personal information we hold about you or for any reason you are concerned with the way we are using your personal information, or would like to correct or request for deletion of such personal information, you can also send your request to us at [email protected].
8. Services Provided by Third Parties
The Service may link to social media or other services provided by third parties. You agree that third parties may directly collect and process your information if you use such services. We will evaluate the legality and necessity of such third parties to collect information and require them to take protective measures for your information.
9. Announcements and Amendments
We may modify the terms of this Policy at our discretion. Major changes will be notified prominently, and your continued use of the Service implies agreement with the revised Policy.
10. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Policy or HotDrama's privacy practices, please contact us by email at [email protected].