Welcome to Traveler quick chat (hereinafter referred to as "this APP"). This is an application that supports posting, browsing scenic spots and interactive chatting. We fully understand the importance of personal information privacy to you, so we have formulated this Privacy Policy to clearly and transparently explain how we collect, use, store and protect your personal information.
Please carefully read and fully understand all contents of this Policy before using any services of this APP. Your use of any services of this APP shall be deemed as your agreement to all contents of this Privacy Policy and acceptance of its binding force. If you do not agree with any contents of this Policy, please stop using this APP immediately.
1. Collection and Use of Information
We strictly follow the principle of minimum necessity, only collecting information necessary to realize the core functions of the APP, and will not collect personal information irrelevant to the services. We promise not to collect your information through illegal or improper means.
1.1 Account Information (Sign in with Apple)
This APP supports registration and login via Sign in with Apple.
- Information we collect:
1. Unique User ID: Used to uniquely identify your APP account, serving as the core identity information of the account.
2. Name: The name set in your Apple account; we will obtain this information as the initial nickname of your APP account if you choose to share it.
3. Avatar: The avatar set in your Apple account; we will obtain this information as the initial avatar of your APP account if you choose to share it.
- Purposes of use:
1. Account creation and identity verification: Create your APP account based on the obtained unique identifier, and conduct identity verification at each login to ensure account security.
2. Account display: Display your nickname and avatar on personal profiles, chat interfaces, scenic spot posts and other pages of the APP for easy identification by other users.
- Your control rights:
1. You may independently modify your nickname and avatar in the "Personal Center" of the APP; the modified information will replace the initial information obtained from your Apple account.
2. On the Sign in with Apple authorization page, you have the right to select "Hide My Email" and "Hide My Name". If you choose to hide your name, we will not be able to obtain your real name and will assign a random nickname to you; if you choose to hide your email, we will not be able to obtain your email address either.
1.2 Posted Content Information
When you use the "Post Scenic Spot" function to share your travel discoveries:
- Information we collect:
- Scenic spot pictures: Photos of scenic spots uploaded by you voluntarily.
- Text descriptions: Text content you fill in, including the name, introduction, guides and travel experiences of scenic spots.
- Purposes of use:
1. Content display and sharing: Display your posted content on the scenic spot list, detail pages and other sections of the APP for browsing, viewing and interaction by other users.
2. Content management and review: Conduct necessary reviews of your posted content to ensure compliance with laws, regulations and community guidelines, and filter illegal information.
- Scope of publicity:
Unless you take the initiative to delete the posted content or the content is handled by the platform in accordance with the law due to violations, the scenic spot pictures and text descriptions you post will be publicly visible to all other users.
1.3 Interactive and Social Information
To realize the friend-making and social functions, we will collect relevant information generated during your interactions:
- Chat records:
- Collected contents: When you have chats with other users, we will store all chat contents you send, including but not limited to text, emojis, etc.
- Purposes of use: Realize real-time transmission and storage of messages to ensure normal sending and receiving of information between you and your chat partners.
- Reports and blocks:
- Collected contents: When you report other users' posted content or personal behaviors, we will collect information you provide such as report reasons and evidence (e.g, chat record excerpts); when you block other users, we will record the blocked targets and blocking time.
- Purposes of use: Verify report information, handle user disputes, maintain normal platform order, conduct risk control analysis and traceability of violations, and protect your account security and user experience.
1.4 Device and Log Information
To ensure the stable operation, security protection and performance optimization of the APP, we will automatically collect some device-related information:
- Information we collect:
- Basic device information: Device model, operating system name and version, unique device identifier (only for device identification, not associated with personal identity).
- Network information: Network connection status (e.g., Wi-Fi, mobile data), network operator information.
- Purposes of use:
1. Performance optimization: Understand APP usage under different devices and network environments to optimize function design and user experience.
2. Security protection: Identify and prevent security risks such as malicious attacks and abnormal logins to protect the platform and user account security.
2. Information Sharing
We strictly restrict the sharing and disclosure of your personal information to protect your information security.
1. No external sharing: We will not share, sell, rent or transfer your personal information to any third-party companies, organizations or individuals in any form, nor allow such acts.
2. No third-party SDK access: This APP has not accessed any third-party Software Development Kits (SDKs), and there is no channel for any third party to obtain your personal information through our platform.
3. Information Storage and Security
3.1 Storage Period
- Account information, posted content and chat records: Stored during the continuous existence of your APP account. If you take the initiative to cancel your account, relevant information will be completely deleted or anonymized within 15 working days after the approval of the account cancellation application, and cannot be recovered.
- Report/block records: Stored for 12 months from the date of operation for risk control traceability, review of violation handling and other purposes. They will be automatically deleted or anonymized upon expiration.
- Device and log information: Stored for no more than 6 months, and will be automatically deleted or anonymized upon expiration.
3.2 Security Measures
We adopt mature and strict technical and management measures in the industry to fully protect the security of your personal information and prevent information leakage, tampering, loss or unauthorized access:
- Technical encryption: Protect your personal information with encryption technology during transmission, and encrypt sensitive information (such as chat records) stored on servers to prevent data theft.
- Access control: Establish a strict internal access management system, implement hierarchical authorization for employees accessing your personal information, sign confidentiality agreements, and strictly prohibit employees from privately viewing, disclosing or abusing information.
- Security protection: Deploy security devices such as firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention systems to guard against network attacks, virus invasions and other security threats, and conduct regular security vulnerability scans and penetration tests.
- Security audit: Establish a security audit mechanism for personal information processing activities, regularly audit information processing processes, and timely identify and rectify security risks.
Although we have taken the above strict security measures, please note that no Internet transmission and storage technology can achieve absolute security. In case of information leakage caused by force majeure or your improper operation (such as leaking account password), we will try our best to take remedial measures but shall not be liable for direct compensation arising therefrom.
4. Your Rights
You enjoy the following rights with respect to your personal information:
1. Right to access and copy: You have the right to access and export your personal data (nickname, avatar), all posted scenic spot content, historical chat records and other personal information in the APP at any time.
2. Right to correction: If you find errors or inaccuracies in your personal information such as nickname, avatar and posted content, you have the right to modify it by yourself in the APP or contact us to apply for correction.
3. Right to deletion: You have the right to delete your posted scenic spot content, chat records and other personal information at any time. If you wish to delete all information in your account, you may exercise the right to account cancellation.
4. Right to account cancellation: You have the right to apply for cancellation of your account on the "Settings" page of the APP. Before cancellation, please be sure to back up important data you need to keep (such as chat records, pictures, etc.). Once the account is cancelled, it cannot be recovered, and all your personal information will be completely deleted or anonymized and cannot be retrieved.
5. Information acquisition and consultation: If you have any questions or objections to the contents of this Privacy Policy or our information processing behaviors, or need to exercise the above rights, please contact us through the contact information specified in this Policy.
5. Protection of Minors
This APP is not intended for minors under the age of 18. We strictly abide by relevant laws and regulations on the protection of personal information of minors.
- If you are a minor under the age of 18, please do not register, log in or use this APP.
- If we discover or receive reports during operation confirming that the user of an account is a minor under the age of 18, we will immediately cancel the account in accordance with the law and delete all its personal information.
- If the guardian of a minor finds that the minor has used this APP without authorization, please contact us in a timely manner and we will cooperate with the handling.
6. Updates to the Privacy Policy
We may update or revise this Privacy Policy according to business development, function adjustments or changes in national laws and regulations.
- Update notice: After the Policy is updated, we will immediately publish the new version of the Privacy Policy on the "Settings" page of the APP and prompt you to view it.
- Effective method: The updated Privacy Policy shall take effect automatically on the date of publication.
- We recommend that you check this Privacy Policy regularly to learn about our latest privacy protection policies. If the updated contents have a material impact on your rights and interests, you have the right to choose to stop using this APP.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions or objections to this Privacy Policy, need to exercise rights related to personal information, or find abnormal accounts, information leakage and other situations, please contact us via email Traveler-quick-chat@hotmail.com
Traveler quick chat Team