Privacy Policy of StyleMeets
Last updated: January 4, 2023
Reminder terms
Your trust is important to us. At StyleMeets, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information collected by StyleMeets, how it is used, and the steps taken to safeguard your privacy. By using StyleMeets, you agree to the terms outlined in this policy.
To enhance your experience with our products and services, we are committed to continuously improving our website. This may involve introducing new features or optimizing existing ones, which could necessitate the collection and utilization of additional personal information or modifications to how such information is used. Rest assured, we will transparently communicate any changes by updating this policy, employing pop-up notifications, or providing page prompts. We will detail the purpose, scope, and use of any new information and offer you the opportunity to provide your consent before collecting or using your personal information for these purposes. Should you have any inquiries, feedback, or suggestions regarding this policy, we encourage you to reach out to us through StyleMeets' online customer service.
This Privacy Policy section will help you understand the following:
1. Information We Collect And How We Use Your Information
2. Cookies
3. Information Sharing
4. Data Security
5. How Do We Store Your Personal Information
6. Your Rights
7. How Do We Handle Personal Information of Minors
8. Changes to This Policy
9. Contact Us
Information We Collect And How We Use Your Information
1.User registration
We provide you with services based on the StyleMeets Influencers Affiliate. In order to register as our user and use our services, you need to provide your email address and password you are ready to use. After you register, you can continue to complete your personal information in the account you logged in to.
2. Product/service information
When you use our services, we automatically collect information about how you use them. This helps us spot any unusual activity on your account, see how well our products work for you, and customize the pages and search results to fit your needs, including:
Device information:
We gather information about the device you're using based on what you're doing. This includes details like the type of device you have, its operating system version, and a unique identifier. We also collect data about your device's location, including GPS coordinates and sensor info like Wi-Fi networks, Bluetooth, and nearby cell towers.
Service log information:
When you use our website's products or services, we automatically keep track of how you use them in detailed web logs. This includes things like what you search for, your IP address, the type of browser you're using, your telecom provider, the language you use, when you access the site, and which web pages you visit.
Please understand that details about your device, like its operations, don't directly identify you as an individual. However, if we combine this kind of information with other personal data to identify you, or if we use it alongside personal information, it will be treated as personal data during its use. Unless you give us permission or it's required by law, we'll make this information anonymous by removing any identifying details.
If you have any questions or objections to the personalized product or service information you receive, you can contact us according to the contact information listed in the last page of this agreement.
3. Provide you with other additional services
To enhance your experience and provide better service, we may need to collect and utilize your personal information for additional features. Not furnishing this information won't disrupt basic services, but you may miss out on the enhanced user experience of these extra features. You have the flexibility to manage these permissions individually in your device settings, toggling them on or off as you see fit.
It's important to note that by enabling any permission, you're granting us the authority to gather and use the relevant personal information to facilitate the related services. Conversely, turning off permissions revokes this authorization. We'll cease collecting and using the pertinent personal data associated with that permission and won't be able to provide you with the related service. However, disabling permissions won't affect past data collection and usage based on your prior consent.
To ensure transparency, we list the operating system permissions our product may request and utilize. You have control over managing these permissions based on your specific requirements.
When sharing or receiving shared content, accessing your clipboard and reading the information may be necessary for the proper functioning of certain functions or services.
Other rules for the collection and use of personal information:
(1) If the information you provide contains the personal information of other users, you need to ensure that you have obtained legal authorization before providing us with this personal information.
(2) If we use your personal information for other purposes not specified in this policy, or use the information collected for a specific purpose for other purposes, or we take the initiative to obtain your personal information from a third party, we will obtain your consent in advance.
If we happen to get your information from a third party, we'll make sure they gather it lawfully and with your consent. They'll need to inform you about what information they're sharing and get your confirmation for any sensitive details before passing it to us. We'll also demand that the third party assures the legality and compliance of the personal data source. If they breach this agreement, they'll be held accountable legally.
Additionally, our expert security team will take robust measures to safeguard your personal information, including sensitive data reporting, encryption storage, and access control. We'll treat indirectly obtained personal information with the same level of protection as we do for our own users' data.
4. Exceptions to obtaining authorized consent:
You acknowledge and accept that we may collect and utilize your personal information without requiring your explicit consent under certain circumstances. In such cases, we may not entertain your requests for correcting, modifying, deleting, canceling, withdrawing consent, or providing information. These circumstances include:
(1) Matters related to national security and defense;
(2) Concerns regarding public safety, health, and significant public interests;
(3) Situations where it's difficult to obtain consent but necessary to protect your or others' life, property, or other major legitimate rights;
(4) In order to protect your or other person’s life, property and other major legitimate rights and interests, but it is difficult to obtain the consent;
(5) Information voluntarily disclosed to the public by you;
(6) Collection of personal information from legally disclosed sources like news reports or government disclosures;
(7) Instances where it's necessary to sign and execute agreements or other written documents with you;
(8) Maintenance of the safe and stable operation of our products and/or services, such as detecting and addressing failures;
(9) Requirement for legitimate news reporting;
(10) Cases where academic research institutions carry out statistical or academic research for public interest, provided that the results are de-identified;
(11) Other circumstances mandated by laws and regulations.
Please note that according to applicable laws, if we use technical measures to process personal information in a way that individuals cannot be identified, or if we de-identify information for statistical analysis and prediction to enhance StyleMeets services, platform content, business decision-making support, and product/service improvement, we are not obligated to inform you or seek your consent for using such processed data.
Cookies
To maintain the website running properly and efficiently, and deliver an easier access experience, we will store relevant information on your computer, mobile device, or local storage in your browsers or associated applications: this information may be cookies, flash cookies (collectively called "cookies").
Please be aware that certain services we offer rely on cookies to function properly. You have the option to adjust your browser settings to accept or reject cookies, but declining our cookies might impact your ability to safely access our website and use some of our services.
If your browser settings permit, you can choose to accept or reject our cookies. However, declining them might affect your ability to access our website safely in some instances, and you may have to adjust your settings each time you visit our site.
In addition to cookies, we also utilize other similar technologies like web beacons and pixel tags on our website. For instance, emails we send you might include links to our website's content. When you click on these links, we track this interaction to better understand your preferences and enhance your user experience. A web beacon is typically an invisible image embedded in a website or email. Through pixel tags in emails, we can detect if emails are opened. If you prefer not to be tracked in this manner, you can opt out of our mailing list anytime.
Information Sharing
1. Share
We'll keep your personal information confidential and won't share it with any company, organization, or individual other than StyleMeets, except in the following situations:
(1) With your explicit consent: If you give us your clear consent, we may share your personal information with other parties.
(2) Under legal obligations: We might share your personal information externally as required by laws and regulations, for resolving legal disputes, or complying with requests from administrative and judicial authorities.
(3) Based on your voluntary choice: When you buy products or services through StyleMeets, we'll share necessary order-related information with the providers of those goods or services as per your selection, to facilitate your transactions and after-sales support.
(4) With affiliated companies: To enhance our services, detect unusual account activities, or safeguard personal and property safety, we may share your personal information with our affiliated companies. We'll only share essential personal details and adhere to the purposes outlined in this privacy policy. If we share sensitive personal information or if our affiliated companies change the use and purposes of personal information, we'll seek your authorization again.
(5) With authorized partners: Some of our services may be jointly provided by us and authorized partners to fulfill the objectives stated in this privacy policy. We may share some of your personal information with these partners to improve user service and experience. We'll only share your information for legal, legitimate, necessary, specific, and clear purposes, and only the information required to provide services. Our partners are not permitted to use the shared information for any other purpose.
Currently, our authorized partners include the following types: suppliers, service providers and other partners. We send information to suppliers, service providers, and other partners who support our business, including providing basic technical services, providing professional services such as customer service, consulting, and analysis.
We will sign strict data confidentiality agreements with companies, organizations and individuals with whom we share user information, requiring them to process personal information in accordance with our instructions, this privacy policy and any other relevant confidentiality and security measures.
2. Transfer
We won't share your personal information with any company, organization, or individual, except in these situations:
(1) With your clear consent or prior authorization.
(2) When required by applicable laws, legal procedures, or mandatory administrative or judicial orders.
(3) As outlined in agreements signed with you (including online agreements and platform rules) or other legal documents.
(4) In cases of mergers, acquisitions, asset transfers, or similar transactions where personal information is involved, we'll ensure that the new companies or organizations holding your information continue to adhere to this Privacy Policy. If not, we'll request your authorization again.
3. Public Disclosure
We'll only make your personal information public in the following cases and with industry-standard security measures in place:
(1) With your explicit consent, we may disclose specific personal information as per your request.
(2) If required by laws, regulations, or mandatory administrative or judicial orders, we may disclose your personal information. We'll consider the type of information needed and the method of disclosure while complying with legal requirements. When we receive requests for information disclosure, we'll demand appropriate legal documents such as subpoenas or investigation letters. We believe in transparency within the bounds of the law and carefully review all requests to ensure legitimacy. Law enforcement can only access data through legal channels for specific investigative purposes. Any documents we disclose are encrypted for protection, as permitted by laws and regulations.
4. Exceptions to Requiring Prior Authorization and Consent for Sharing, Transferring, and Publicly Disclosing Personal Information
In the following situations, sharing, transferring, and publicly disclosing your personal information doesn't necessitate your prior authorization and consent:
(1) When fulfilling our legal obligations as required by laws and regulations.
(2) Matters concerning national security and defense.
(3) Issues related to public security, public health, or significant public interests.
(4) Involvement in criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, and enforcement of judgments.
(5) When necessary to protect your or others' lives, property, and other significant legitimate rights and interests, but obtaining personal consent is challenging.
(6) Information voluntarily shared by you with the public.
(7) Gathering personal information from legally disclosed sources such as legal news, government information for the public, and other channels.
According to the law, sharing and transferring personal information that has been de-identified and ensuring that the data recipient cannot restore and re-identify the subject of personal information is not an act of external sharing, transferring and public disclosure of personal information. Storage and processing of the data will not require further notice to you and your consent.
Data Security
1. We attach great importance to your information security. We have adopted reasonable and feasible security protection measures that comply with industry standards to protect your information and prevent personal information from being accessed, publicly disclosed, used, modified, damaged or lost without authorization. For example, when exchanging data between your browser and the server, it is protected by SSL protocol encryption; we also provide the HTTPS protocol secure browsing method for StyleMeets affiliate network; we will use encryption technology to improve the security of personal information; we will use trusted protection mechanisms to prevent malicious attacks on personal information; we will deploy access control mechanisms to ensure that only authorized personnel can access personal information; and we will hold security and privacy protection training courses to strengthen employees’ awareness of protecting personal information.
2. We have an industry-leading data security management system centered on data and the data life cycle, which improves the security of the entire system from multiple dimensions such as organizational construction, system design, personnel management, and product technology.
3. We will take reasonable and feasible measures and do our best to avoid collecting irrelevant personal information. We will only retain your personal information for the period necessary to achieve the purposes stated in this policy, unless the retention period needs to be extended through negotiation between the two parties or is permitted by law. After the above-mentioned user information retention period is exceeded, we will delete or anonymize your personal information.
4. In the event that our products and services cease to operate, we will take reasonable measures to protect the security of your personal information, including stopping the continued collection of personal information in a timely manner; the notice of cessation of operation will be notified one by one or in the form of an announcement users; and delete or anonymize the personal information held.
5. You should also protect the security of your account. When using the services of the StyleMeets, we strongly recommend that you do not use communication methods not recommended by StyleMeets to send your information, and please use complex passwords to protect your account security. When using the products or services of StyleMeets, you will inevitably disclose your personal information, such as contact information or address, to the counterparty or potential counterparty. In addition, you can also establish communication, exchange information or analyze content with third parties through our services. Please properly protect your personal information and only provide it to others when necessary. If you find that your personal information, especially your account or password, has been leaked, please contact the customer service of StyleMeets immediately so that we can take corresponding measures according to your application.
6. If an unfortunate personal information security incident occurs, we will promptly inform you in accordance with the requirements of laws and regulations: the basic situation and possible impact of the security incident, the disposal measures we have taken or will take, and your own prevention and control measures, advice on reducing risks, remedies for you, etc. We will inform you of the event-related situation by email, letter, phone call, push notification, etc. When it is difficult to inform the personal information subject one by one, we will issue an announcement in a reasonable and effective manner.
At the same time, we will also report the handling of personal information security incidents in accordance with the requirements of the regulatory authorities.
How Do We Store Your Personal Information
1. Storage location
Personal information collected and created during our operations in China will be stored within the country. We'll only share your personal information with an overseas entity in the following situations:
When clear provisions in applicable laws allow for it.
With your explicit authorization.
When you initiate actions such as cross-border transactions via the internet.
Given these circumstances, we'll ensure that your personal information is protected by contracts or other means, to a level no less than what's outlined in this policy.
2. Storage period
We'll take reasonable steps to avoid collecting and processing personal information that's not relevant. Your personal information will only be kept for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless the law requires otherwise. We determine the storage duration of personal information primarily based on the following criteria, whichever is longer:
Completing the transaction-related purpose, maintaining corresponding records, and addressing any inquiries, complaints, or legal matters you may have.
Ensuring the safety and quality of the services we provide to you.
If you agree to extend the retention period.
Any special agreements regarding the retention period.
Once the retention period expires, we'll either delete your personal information or anonymize it as required by applicable law.
Your Rights
You can access and manage your information by:
1. Query, correct, and supplement your information
You have the right to inquire, correct, or supplement your information. you can contact us at any time.
2. Delete your information
You can delete some of your information as listed in 1.Query, correct and supplement your information. You may request us to delete your personal information in the following situations:
(1). If we handle our personal information against laws and regulations;
(2). If we collect and use your personal information without obtaining your explicit consent;
(3). If we handle personal information seriously violates the agreement with you;
(4). If you cancel the account of StyleMeets;
(5). If we terminate the services and operations.
If we decide to respond to your deletion request, we will also notify as far as possible the subjects who have obtained your personal information from us and require them to delete them, unless otherwise stipulated by laws and regulations, or these entities receive your independent authorization.When you delete the information from our service, we may not immediately delete the corresponding information from the backup system, but will delete the information when the backup updates.
3. Change the scope of your authorized consent
Every business service necessitates certain essential personal information for completion (refer to Part I of this Privacy Policy). However, it's important to understand that for certain types of personal information—like those crucial to the fundamental functions of StyleMeets products/services or required by law—we may be unable to accommodate requests to alter the scope of authorization.
When you revoke your consent, we'll cease processing the relevant personal information. Yet, withdrawing your consent won't affect the previous processing of personal information based on your prior authorization.
4. Cancel your account
You can reach out to us if you wish to deactivate your account. Once you voluntarily cancel your account, we'll cease offering you products or services, and we'll either delete your personal information or anonymize it in accordance with the law.
How Do We Handle Personal Information of Minors
StyleMeets' products and services are primarily designed for adults. Minors cannot create their own user accounts without parental or guardian consent. If you're a minor, it's advised that you have your parents or guardians carefully review this Privacy Policy and give consent before using our services or providing us with any information.
For personal information provided by minors with parental or guardian consent, we'll only use, share, transfer, or disclose such information as allowed by laws and regulations. We'll do so with explicit parental or guardian consent or when necessary to safeguard the minor.
Changes to This Policy
1. We reserve the right to update or modify this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. It is your responsibility to regularly review this policy to stay informed about any changes. Your continued use of our services after any modifications to this policy will constitute acknowledgment and acceptance of the updated terms.
2. For major changes, we will also provide more significant notices (we will explain the specific changes of the privacy policy by including but not limited to email, text message or special prompts on the browsing page).
Major changes referred to in this policy include, but are not limited to:
(1). Our service model has undergone major changes, such as the purpose of processing personal information, the type of personal information processed, the way of use of personal information;
(2). We have undergone major changes in our control rights, such as the change of information controllers caused by merger and reorganization;
(3). The main objects of personal information sharing, transferring or public disclosure change;
(4). Your rights to participate in the processing of personal information and their methods of exercise of rights have changed significantly;
(5). The contact information of who is responsible for handling personal information or complaint channel have changed;
(6). Personal information security assessment report indicates that there is a high risk.
Contact Us
You can reach us through email, and we'll get back to you within 15 days. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding this policy, you can email us at partnership@stylemeets.com
If you are not satisfied with our response, especially if you believe that our personal information processing behavior has damaged your legal rights, you can also seek a solution by filing a lawsuit with the court with jurisdiction in the place where the defendant is domiciled.
Reminder terms
Your trust is important to us. At StyleMeets, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information collected by StyleMeets, how it is used, and the steps taken to safeguard your privacy. By using StyleMeets, you agree to the terms outlined in this policy.
To enhance your experience with our products and services, we are committed to continuously improving our website. This may involve introducing new features or optimizing existing ones, which could necessitate the collection and utilization of additional personal information or modifications to how such information is used. Rest assured, we will transparently communicate any changes by updating this policy, employing pop-up notifications, or providing page prompts. We will detail the purpose, scope, and use of any new information and offer you the opportunity to provide your consent before collecting or using your personal information for these purposes. Should you have any inquiries, feedback, or suggestions regarding this policy, we encourage you to reach out to us through StyleMeets' online customer service.
This Privacy Policy section will help you understand the following:
1. Information We Collect And How We Use Your Information
2. Cookies
3. Information Sharing
4. Data Security
5. How Do We Store Your Personal Information
6. Your Rights
7. How Do We Handle Personal Information of Minors
8. Changes to This Policy
9. Contact Us
Information We Collect And How We Use Your Information
1.User registration
We provide you with services based on the StyleMeets Influencers Affiliate. In order to register as our user and use our services, you need to provide your email address and password you are ready to use. After you register, you can continue to complete your personal information in the account you logged in to.
2. Product/service information
When you use our services, we automatically collect information about how you use them. This helps us spot any unusual activity on your account, see how well our products work for you, and customize the pages and search results to fit your needs, including:
Device information:
We gather information about the device you're using based on what you're doing. This includes details like the type of device you have, its operating system version, and a unique identifier. We also collect data about your device's location, including GPS coordinates and sensor info like Wi-Fi networks, Bluetooth, and nearby cell towers.
Service log information:
When you use our website's products or services, we automatically keep track of how you use them in detailed web logs. This includes things like what you search for, your IP address, the type of browser you're using, your telecom provider, the language you use, when you access the site, and which web pages you visit.
Please understand that details about your device, like its operations, don't directly identify you as an individual. However, if we combine this kind of information with other personal data to identify you, or if we use it alongside personal information, it will be treated as personal data during its use. Unless you give us permission or it's required by law, we'll make this information anonymous by removing any identifying details.
If you have any questions or objections to the personalized product or service information you receive, you can contact us according to the contact information listed in the last page of this agreement.
3. Provide you with other additional services
To enhance your experience and provide better service, we may need to collect and utilize your personal information for additional features. Not furnishing this information won't disrupt basic services, but you may miss out on the enhanced user experience of these extra features. You have the flexibility to manage these permissions individually in your device settings, toggling them on or off as you see fit.
It's important to note that by enabling any permission, you're granting us the authority to gather and use the relevant personal information to facilitate the related services. Conversely, turning off permissions revokes this authorization. We'll cease collecting and using the pertinent personal data associated with that permission and won't be able to provide you with the related service. However, disabling permissions won't affect past data collection and usage based on your prior consent.
To ensure transparency, we list the operating system permissions our product may request and utilize. You have control over managing these permissions based on your specific requirements.
When sharing or receiving shared content, accessing your clipboard and reading the information may be necessary for the proper functioning of certain functions or services.
Other rules for the collection and use of personal information:
(1) If the information you provide contains the personal information of other users, you need to ensure that you have obtained legal authorization before providing us with this personal information.
(2) If we use your personal information for other purposes not specified in this policy, or use the information collected for a specific purpose for other purposes, or we take the initiative to obtain your personal information from a third party, we will obtain your consent in advance.
If we happen to get your information from a third party, we'll make sure they gather it lawfully and with your consent. They'll need to inform you about what information they're sharing and get your confirmation for any sensitive details before passing it to us. We'll also demand that the third party assures the legality and compliance of the personal data source. If they breach this agreement, they'll be held accountable legally.
Additionally, our expert security team will take robust measures to safeguard your personal information, including sensitive data reporting, encryption storage, and access control. We'll treat indirectly obtained personal information with the same level of protection as we do for our own users' data.
4. Exceptions to obtaining authorized consent:
You acknowledge and accept that we may collect and utilize your personal information without requiring your explicit consent under certain circumstances. In such cases, we may not entertain your requests for correcting, modifying, deleting, canceling, withdrawing consent, or providing information. These circumstances include:
(1) Matters related to national security and defense;
(2) Concerns regarding public safety, health, and significant public interests;
(3) Situations where it's difficult to obtain consent but necessary to protect your or others' life, property, or other major legitimate rights;
(4) In order to protect your or other person’s life, property and other major legitimate rights and interests, but it is difficult to obtain the consent;
(5) Information voluntarily disclosed to the public by you;
(6) Collection of personal information from legally disclosed sources like news reports or government disclosures;
(7) Instances where it's necessary to sign and execute agreements or other written documents with you;
(8) Maintenance of the safe and stable operation of our products and/or services, such as detecting and addressing failures;
(9) Requirement for legitimate news reporting;
(10) Cases where academic research institutions carry out statistical or academic research for public interest, provided that the results are de-identified;
(11) Other circumstances mandated by laws and regulations.
Please note that according to applicable laws, if we use technical measures to process personal information in a way that individuals cannot be identified, or if we de-identify information for statistical analysis and prediction to enhance StyleMeets services, platform content, business decision-making support, and product/service improvement, we are not obligated to inform you or seek your consent for using such processed data.
Cookies
To maintain the website running properly and efficiently, and deliver an easier access experience, we will store relevant information on your computer, mobile device, or local storage in your browsers or associated applications: this information may be cookies, flash cookies (collectively called "cookies").
Please be aware that certain services we offer rely on cookies to function properly. You have the option to adjust your browser settings to accept or reject cookies, but declining our cookies might impact your ability to safely access our website and use some of our services.
If your browser settings permit, you can choose to accept or reject our cookies. However, declining them might affect your ability to access our website safely in some instances, and you may have to adjust your settings each time you visit our site.
In addition to cookies, we also utilize other similar technologies like web beacons and pixel tags on our website. For instance, emails we send you might include links to our website's content. When you click on these links, we track this interaction to better understand your preferences and enhance your user experience. A web beacon is typically an invisible image embedded in a website or email. Through pixel tags in emails, we can detect if emails are opened. If you prefer not to be tracked in this manner, you can opt out of our mailing list anytime.
Information Sharing
1. Share
We'll keep your personal information confidential and won't share it with any company, organization, or individual other than StyleMeets, except in the following situations:
(1) With your explicit consent: If you give us your clear consent, we may share your personal information with other parties.
(2) Under legal obligations: We might share your personal information externally as required by laws and regulations, for resolving legal disputes, or complying with requests from administrative and judicial authorities.
(3) Based on your voluntary choice: When you buy products or services through StyleMeets, we'll share necessary order-related information with the providers of those goods or services as per your selection, to facilitate your transactions and after-sales support.
(4) With affiliated companies: To enhance our services, detect unusual account activities, or safeguard personal and property safety, we may share your personal information with our affiliated companies. We'll only share essential personal details and adhere to the purposes outlined in this privacy policy. If we share sensitive personal information or if our affiliated companies change the use and purposes of personal information, we'll seek your authorization again.
(5) With authorized partners: Some of our services may be jointly provided by us and authorized partners to fulfill the objectives stated in this privacy policy. We may share some of your personal information with these partners to improve user service and experience. We'll only share your information for legal, legitimate, necessary, specific, and clear purposes, and only the information required to provide services. Our partners are not permitted to use the shared information for any other purpose.
Currently, our authorized partners include the following types: suppliers, service providers and other partners. We send information to suppliers, service providers, and other partners who support our business, including providing basic technical services, providing professional services such as customer service, consulting, and analysis.
We will sign strict data confidentiality agreements with companies, organizations and individuals with whom we share user information, requiring them to process personal information in accordance with our instructions, this privacy policy and any other relevant confidentiality and security measures.
2. Transfer
We won't share your personal information with any company, organization, or individual, except in these situations:
(1) With your clear consent or prior authorization.
(2) When required by applicable laws, legal procedures, or mandatory administrative or judicial orders.
(3) As outlined in agreements signed with you (including online agreements and platform rules) or other legal documents.
(4) In cases of mergers, acquisitions, asset transfers, or similar transactions where personal information is involved, we'll ensure that the new companies or organizations holding your information continue to adhere to this Privacy Policy. If not, we'll request your authorization again.
3. Public Disclosure
We'll only make your personal information public in the following cases and with industry-standard security measures in place:
(1) With your explicit consent, we may disclose specific personal information as per your request.
(2) If required by laws, regulations, or mandatory administrative or judicial orders, we may disclose your personal information. We'll consider the type of information needed and the method of disclosure while complying with legal requirements. When we receive requests for information disclosure, we'll demand appropriate legal documents such as subpoenas or investigation letters. We believe in transparency within the bounds of the law and carefully review all requests to ensure legitimacy. Law enforcement can only access data through legal channels for specific investigative purposes. Any documents we disclose are encrypted for protection, as permitted by laws and regulations.
4. Exceptions to Requiring Prior Authorization and Consent for Sharing, Transferring, and Publicly Disclosing Personal Information
In the following situations, sharing, transferring, and publicly disclosing your personal information doesn't necessitate your prior authorization and consent:
(1) When fulfilling our legal obligations as required by laws and regulations.
(2) Matters concerning national security and defense.
(3) Issues related to public security, public health, or significant public interests.
(4) Involvement in criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, and enforcement of judgments.
(5) When necessary to protect your or others' lives, property, and other significant legitimate rights and interests, but obtaining personal consent is challenging.
(6) Information voluntarily shared by you with the public.
(7) Gathering personal information from legally disclosed sources such as legal news, government information for the public, and other channels.
According to the law, sharing and transferring personal information that has been de-identified and ensuring that the data recipient cannot restore and re-identify the subject of personal information is not an act of external sharing, transferring and public disclosure of personal information. Storage and processing of the data will not require further notice to you and your consent.
Data Security
1. We attach great importance to your information security. We have adopted reasonable and feasible security protection measures that comply with industry standards to protect your information and prevent personal information from being accessed, publicly disclosed, used, modified, damaged or lost without authorization. For example, when exchanging data between your browser and the server, it is protected by SSL protocol encryption; we also provide the HTTPS protocol secure browsing method for StyleMeets affiliate network; we will use encryption technology to improve the security of personal information; we will use trusted protection mechanisms to prevent malicious attacks on personal information; we will deploy access control mechanisms to ensure that only authorized personnel can access personal information; and we will hold security and privacy protection training courses to strengthen employees’ awareness of protecting personal information.
2. We have an industry-leading data security management system centered on data and the data life cycle, which improves the security of the entire system from multiple dimensions such as organizational construction, system design, personnel management, and product technology.
3. We will take reasonable and feasible measures and do our best to avoid collecting irrelevant personal information. We will only retain your personal information for the period necessary to achieve the purposes stated in this policy, unless the retention period needs to be extended through negotiation between the two parties or is permitted by law. After the above-mentioned user information retention period is exceeded, we will delete or anonymize your personal information.
4. In the event that our products and services cease to operate, we will take reasonable measures to protect the security of your personal information, including stopping the continued collection of personal information in a timely manner; the notice of cessation of operation will be notified one by one or in the form of an announcement users; and delete or anonymize the personal information held.
5. You should also protect the security of your account. When using the services of the StyleMeets, we strongly recommend that you do not use communication methods not recommended by StyleMeets to send your information, and please use complex passwords to protect your account security. When using the products or services of StyleMeets, you will inevitably disclose your personal information, such as contact information or address, to the counterparty or potential counterparty. In addition, you can also establish communication, exchange information or analyze content with third parties through our services. Please properly protect your personal information and only provide it to others when necessary. If you find that your personal information, especially your account or password, has been leaked, please contact the customer service of StyleMeets immediately so that we can take corresponding measures according to your application.
6. If an unfortunate personal information security incident occurs, we will promptly inform you in accordance with the requirements of laws and regulations: the basic situation and possible impact of the security incident, the disposal measures we have taken or will take, and your own prevention and control measures, advice on reducing risks, remedies for you, etc. We will inform you of the event-related situation by email, letter, phone call, push notification, etc. When it is difficult to inform the personal information subject one by one, we will issue an announcement in a reasonable and effective manner.
At the same time, we will also report the handling of personal information security incidents in accordance with the requirements of the regulatory authorities.
How Do We Store Your Personal Information
1. Storage location
Personal information collected and created during our operations in China will be stored within the country. We'll only share your personal information with an overseas entity in the following situations:
When clear provisions in applicable laws allow for it.
With your explicit authorization.
When you initiate actions such as cross-border transactions via the internet.
Given these circumstances, we'll ensure that your personal information is protected by contracts or other means, to a level no less than what's outlined in this policy.
2. Storage period
We'll take reasonable steps to avoid collecting and processing personal information that's not relevant. Your personal information will only be kept for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless the law requires otherwise. We determine the storage duration of personal information primarily based on the following criteria, whichever is longer:
Completing the transaction-related purpose, maintaining corresponding records, and addressing any inquiries, complaints, or legal matters you may have.
Ensuring the safety and quality of the services we provide to you.
If you agree to extend the retention period.
Any special agreements regarding the retention period.
Once the retention period expires, we'll either delete your personal information or anonymize it as required by applicable law.
Your Rights
You can access and manage your information by:
1. Query, correct, and supplement your information
You have the right to inquire, correct, or supplement your information. you can contact us at any time.
2. Delete your information
You can delete some of your information as listed in 1.Query, correct and supplement your information. You may request us to delete your personal information in the following situations:
(1). If we handle our personal information against laws and regulations;
(2). If we collect and use your personal information without obtaining your explicit consent;
(3). If we handle personal information seriously violates the agreement with you;
(4). If you cancel the account of StyleMeets;
(5). If we terminate the services and operations.
If we decide to respond to your deletion request, we will also notify as far as possible the subjects who have obtained your personal information from us and require them to delete them, unless otherwise stipulated by laws and regulations, or these entities receive your independent authorization.When you delete the information from our service, we may not immediately delete the corresponding information from the backup system, but will delete the information when the backup updates.
3. Change the scope of your authorized consent
Every business service necessitates certain essential personal information for completion (refer to Part I of this Privacy Policy). However, it's important to understand that for certain types of personal information—like those crucial to the fundamental functions of StyleMeets products/services or required by law—we may be unable to accommodate requests to alter the scope of authorization.
When you revoke your consent, we'll cease processing the relevant personal information. Yet, withdrawing your consent won't affect the previous processing of personal information based on your prior authorization.
4. Cancel your account
You can reach out to us if you wish to deactivate your account. Once you voluntarily cancel your account, we'll cease offering you products or services, and we'll either delete your personal information or anonymize it in accordance with the law.
How Do We Handle Personal Information of Minors
StyleMeets' products and services are primarily designed for adults. Minors cannot create their own user accounts without parental or guardian consent. If you're a minor, it's advised that you have your parents or guardians carefully review this Privacy Policy and give consent before using our services or providing us with any information.
For personal information provided by minors with parental or guardian consent, we'll only use, share, transfer, or disclose such information as allowed by laws and regulations. We'll do so with explicit parental or guardian consent or when necessary to safeguard the minor.
Changes to This Policy
1. We reserve the right to update or modify this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. It is your responsibility to regularly review this policy to stay informed about any changes. Your continued use of our services after any modifications to this policy will constitute acknowledgment and acceptance of the updated terms.
2. For major changes, we will also provide more significant notices (we will explain the specific changes of the privacy policy by including but not limited to email, text message or special prompts on the browsing page).
Major changes referred to in this policy include, but are not limited to:
(1). Our service model has undergone major changes, such as the purpose of processing personal information, the type of personal information processed, the way of use of personal information;
(2). We have undergone major changes in our control rights, such as the change of information controllers caused by merger and reorganization;
(3). The main objects of personal information sharing, transferring or public disclosure change;
(4). Your rights to participate in the processing of personal information and their methods of exercise of rights have changed significantly;
(5). The contact information of who is responsible for handling personal information or complaint channel have changed;
(6). Personal information security assessment report indicates that there is a high risk.
Contact Us
You can reach us through email, and we'll get back to you within 15 days. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding this policy, you can email us at partnership@stylemeets.com
If you are not satisfied with our response, especially if you believe that our personal information processing behavior has damaged your legal rights, you can also seek a solution by filing a lawsuit with the court with jurisdiction in the place where the defendant is domiciled.