Privacy Policy Terms
Introduction
We value the privacy of our users. When you use our services, we collect and use your relevant information. Through this Privacy Policy, we aim to explain how we collect, use, store, and share this information when you use our services, as well as how we provide you with access, updates, control, and protection of this information. We hope you read this Privacy Policy carefully and make any decisions you deem appropriate, in accordance with the guidelines provided herein. We try to use clear and concise terms for the relevant technical terms in this Privacy Policy, and we provide links for further explanations to assist with your understanding.
By using or continuing to use our services, you agree to our collection, use, and storage of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
When we provide services, we collect, store, and use the following information related to you. If you do not provide the relevant information, you may not be able to register as our user, enjoy certain services we offer, or achieve the intended results of those services.
1. Information You Provide
(1) The phone number, email, and other information you provide when registering an account or using our services.
2. Information We Collect About You
When you use our services, we collect the following information:
1. Log Information, which refers to the technical information automatically collected by the system through cookies, web beacons, or other methods when you use our services, including:
(1) Device or software information, such as configuration information provided by your mobile device, web browser, or other programs used to access our services, your IP address, and the version and device identification code of the mobile device you use;
(2) Information you search or browse when using our services, such as the search terms you use, URLs of social media pages you visit, and other information and content details you browse or request during your use of our services;
(3) Information related to mobile apps (APPs) and other software you have used, as well as information on how you have used these apps and software;
(4) Information about your communications through our services, such as the accounts you have communicated with, and the time, data, and duration of the communications;
2. Location Information, which refers to information about your location collected when you enable the device's location feature and use location-based services, including:
(1) Geographical location information collected via GPS or WiFi when you use our services on a mobile device with location features;
(2) Real-time location information provided by you or other users, such as location information included in your account details, location information shared by you or others that shows your current or past locations, or geographical metadata in photos you or others share;
(3) You can stop the collection of your location information by turning off the location feature.
How We Use Your Information
The information we collect during the process of providing you with our services will be used for the following purposes:
1. To provide you with services;
2. For identity verification, customer service, security precautions, fraud monitoring, archiving, and backup purposes to ensure the safety of the products and services we provide to you;
3. To help us design new services and improve existing ones;
4. To help us better understand how you access and use our services, and to respond to your personalized needs, such as language settings, location settings, personalized help services, instructions, or other responses to you and other users;
5. To provide you with more relevant advertising instead of general advertisements;
6. To evaluate the effectiveness of ads and other promotional activities in our services and improve them;
7. For software certification or management software upgrades;
8. To allow you to participate in surveys related to our products and services.
In order to provide you with a better experience, improve our services, or for other purposes that you agree to, we may use the information collected from one service in a summarized or personalized way for other services. For example, information collected while you use one service may be used in another service to provide you with specific content or to display relevant, non-generic information. If we provide the corresponding option in related services, you can also authorize us to use the information provided and stored by the service for our other services.
How You Can Access and Control Your Personal Information
We will take all appropriate technical measures to ensure that you can access, update, and correct your registration information or other personal information provided when using our services. When accessing, updating, correcting, and deleting the above information, we will require you to authenticate your identity to ensure account security.
Information We Share
Except in the following circumstances, we will not share your personal information with any third party without your consent:
1. As our business continues to develop, we may be involved in mergers, acquisitions, asset transfers, or similar transactions, and your personal information may be transferred as part of such transactions. We will notify you prior to the transfer.
We also retain, store, or disclose your personal information for the following purposes:
(1) To comply with applicable laws and regulations;
(2) To comply with court orders or other legal processes;
(3) To comply with the requirements of relevant government agencies;
(4) For purposes necessary to comply with applicable laws and regulations, safeguard public interests, or protect the personal and property safety or legal rights of our clients, us, our group companies, other users, or employees.
Information Security
We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and for the time limits required by laws and regulations.
We use various security technologies and procedures to prevent the loss, misuse, unauthorized access, or disclosure of information. For example, in some services, we use encryption technologies (such as SSL) to protect the personal information you provide. However, due to technical limitations and various malicious means, even with the best efforts to enhance security measures, we cannot guarantee 100% security of your information on the internet. You need to understand that the system and communication network you use to access our services may experience problems due to factors beyond our control.
Therefore, please carefully consider the content you upload, publish, or communicate through our services. In some cases, you can control the range of users who can view your shared information through the privacy settings of certain services. If you wish to delete your relevant information from our services, please follow the procedures provided in the special service terms.
Your Sensitive Personal Information
Certain personal information is considered sensitive due to its nature, such as your race, religion, personal health, and medical information. Sensitive personal information is subject to stricter protection than other personal information.
Please note that the content and information (e.g., photos related to your social activities) you provide, upload, or publish while using our services may disclose your sensitive personal information. You should carefully consider whether to disclose such sensitive personal information while using our services.
You agree that your sensitive personal information will be processed in the manner and for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
How We Collect Information
We collect and use your information through cookies and web beacons, and store this information as log data.
We use our own cookies and web beacons for the purpose of providing you with a more personalized user experience and services, and for the following purposes:
1. To remember your identity. For example, cookies and web beacons help us identify you as our registered user or save preferences or other information you have provided;
2. To analyze your use of our services. For example, we may use cookies and web beacons to understand what activities you are engaging in when using our services or which pages or services are most popular with you;
3. For advertising optimization. Cookies and web beacons help us provide you with relevant advertisements based on your information instead of general advertisements.
While using cookies and web beacons for the above purposes, the non-personally identifiable information collected through cookies and web beacons will be processed and used for analyzing user behavior and providing advertising services.
You can refuse or manage cookies or web beacons through your browser settings. However, please note that if you disable cookies or web beacons, you may not enjoy the best service experience, and some services may not work properly. Additionally, you will still receive the same number of ads, but their relevance will decrease.
Advertising Services
We use your relevant information to provide you with more relevant advertisements.
We also use your information to send marketing information to you via our services, email, or other channels:
1. Our services, including English language training, minor language training, financial accounting training, computer training, sports and cultural training, qualification courses, business management training, skills training, academic degree courses;
If you do not wish us to use your personal information for these advertising purposes, you can follow the relevant instructions provided in the advertisements or in specific services to request that we stop using your personal information for these purposes.
The Emails and Messages We Send You
1. Email and Message Push
When you use our services, we may send emails, newsletters, or push notifications to your device using your information. If you do not wish to receive these messages, you can unsubscribe on your device as per the related instructions.
2. Service-Related Announcements
We may send you service-related announcements (e.g., during system maintenance when a service is paused). You cannot unsubscribe from these service-related announcements, as they are not promotional in nature.
Minors Using Our Services
We encourage parents or guardians to guide minors under the age of 18 when using our services. We recommend that minors encourage their parents or guardians to read this Privacy Policy and seek their consent and guidance before submitting personal information.