Privacy Policy

Effective date: 【August 9, 2024】

Welcome to GemPic application. GemPic respects and protects users’ personal privacy.This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) sets out the basis on which any information we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Before using or continuing to use our products and services, please read carefully and fully understand this policy. YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY TERM IN THIS POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE OUR SERVICES.

1. What Information We Collect

• Information you share with us or give us permission to obtain
• When you create an account we collect the information you provide us through text fields, such as your first and last name, email address, username, and password. We also require data about your location, which we approximate from your IP address or device settings. We use all of this to securely set up your account and provide our services to you.
• Device and log information. When you use our Services through the Platforms, in order to make sure you use our Services normally and the functions operating smoothly and safely, improve and optimize your use experience, Carry out advertisement putting and message push,and protect your account security, we will collect your device and log information as follows: Include unique device identifier, gaid, device model, system language, country, advertising identifier, operating system, system version number, IP address, software version number, access network, network quality data, and service log information.
• Feedback information. When you contact us for feedback or customer service, we will collect the information and material that you submitted, your contact information (such as your phone number, email address), so that we could contact you and answer your questions or provide other customer services to you.
• In order to realize image and video processing quickly and accurately, we may need to upload the material or material tags to be processed to the cloud server for effect processing. The uploaded materials or tags are only used for image/video effect processing through related functions. We will not store the materials, tags and any related information for more than necessary time, or use them for any other purpose besides this, or Provide to third parties.
• When you choose to use certain functions that require facial information (such as certain template functions), we may need to collect your facial recognition for comprehensive statistics and feature analysis through algorithms to provide you with a more optimized experience and effects. feature. After completing the processing of the corresponding material and returning the processing effect to you, we will delete this part of the information immediately.

2. Which permissions we might ask you to authorize

In order to provide you with more high-quality, efficient products and services and improve your service experience, we may ask you to authorize the corresponding terminal device permissions in the following additional services we provide to you. We collect the following permissions and corresponding information following the criterion of minimal data collection with your consent:

• Read and write external memory card: for reading and writing files on external memory card for video editing；
• Camera permissions：For taking photos and video shooting.
• Web access: a variety of network services for accessing and downloading materials. You can check the status of the above permissions in the system settings of your terminal device, and you can turn on or off any or all above permissions at your own discretion at any time. Please note that when you open any permission, it means that you authorize us to collect and use the personal information corresponding to the permission to provide you with the above corresponding services. Once you turn off any permission, it means that you cancel or revoke the authorization of the permission, and we will no longer continue to collect and use the corresponding personal information based on this permission, nor will we be able to provide you with the services corresponding to this permission. However, your decision to turn off the permissions will not affect the previous collection and use of information based on your previous authorization.

3. How We Collect Your Information

We collect information in different ways.

We collect information directly from you. We collect information directly from you when you use the customer services on the Platforms.

We collect information from you passively. We use tracking tools like Google Analytics, browser cookies and web beacons (see below for details) for collecting information about your usage of our Platforms.

4. How We Use Your Personal Information

We may use the information you have provided pursuant to this Policy to provide our Services, or to communicate with you. Specifically, we may use your information for the following purposes:

• We use information to improve our Services. We use your information to help us create, develop, operate, deliver, and improve our Services. For example, we might look at usage trends to make sure the platform is easy to use.
• We use information for security purposes. We may use information for account and network security purposes, including in order to protect our Services for the benefit of all our users, and pre-screening or scanning uploaded content for potentially illegal content. We may use your information for security prevention, customer security services, etc.
• We use information to send important notices, such as alerts about your account and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
• We store and maintain your information for our legal obligations. For example, we may record, audit, analyze and dispose of your information according to applicable laws in case of emergency.

5. Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies

When you use our Services, certain information may be stored locally on your mobile device using “cookies” or similar technologies such as Google Analytics and web beacons.

5.1 Cookies.

A cookie is a small text file or data file used to store limited information about the user of the device and is stored on your device. “Cookies” are identifiers we transfer to your mobile device that allow us to recognize your device and tell us how and when the Services or website are used or visited, by how many people and to track movements within our app. Cookies also link to information regarding what items you have clicked or pages you have viewed. Cookies are also used to deliver content specific to your interest and to monitor website usage. It helps us to identify how our users use our Services and so that we can continuously evolve and improve it. We use information collected from cookies to improve users' experience and the overall quality of our Services. If you are uncomfortable with cookies, you can decline cookies at any time by modifying your browser settings. Most browsers are set to accept cookies automatically. You can set your browser to decline all cookies automatically or to prompt you for a response each time a cookie is offered.

5.2 Google Analytics.

Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). We use Google Analytics to collect anonymized statistics in order to improve the Site. You may refer to http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners to find out more about how Google uses data when you use our website and how to control the information sent to Google.

6. Storage and Retention of Your Information

6.1 Storage of Your Information

The information that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination inside or outside of your country, for the purposes as described in the Policy. By submitting your information, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take reasonable steps to secure your information and treat it in accordance with the Policy and applicable laws.

6.2 Retention of Your Information

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to provide our Services or fulfill the original or directly related purpose for which such information was collected, or for other business purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our agreements. We are required by law to keep some types of information for certain periods of time (e.g. statute of limitations). If your personal information is no longer necessary for the legal or business purposes for which it is processed, we will generally destroy or anonymize that information.

7. How We Share Your Information

We never sell any personal information to third parties, although it may be shared only when necessary to perform a legitimate business function.

We may share your necessary personal information data to third-party service providers to help us deliver and improve Services, marketing, push/deliver notification bar message, and to help you to share content to third-parties media websites, and other legitimate business functions. We will confirm on what basis each third-party will use your per sonal information and we will ensure that there are adequate safeguards and processes in place to protect your personal data.

• Analyze the partners in the service category and the advertising category.To maintain / improve our products / services and provide you with better content, partner SDK s or other applications are embedded in the software and the relevant SDK acquire your unique device ID (AndroidID) to analyze your use of our services, demonstrating advertising, measuring the effectiveness of advertising and services.
• Partners in the third-party channel sharing category.To enable you to share information (such as video) on third-party platforms, the partner SDK s or other similar applications are embedded in the software, and the relevant SDK gets your unique device ID (AndroidID).
• Information push partners. In order to provide you with the information push function, the partner's SDK or other similar applications will be embedded in the software, and the relevant SDK retrieves your unique device ID (AndroidID) and a list of running applications.

We will disclose or transfer your Information, only if required to do so by law, or we have acquired consent from you, or in the good faith belief that any such action is necessary to: (a) comply with any legal requirements or comply with the legal process served on us or the Platforms; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of us; and (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of our users, or the general public.

We will not share, transfer or disclose your personal information in way of violating this Policy or applicable laws. In the event of a transfer of information that may result from a possible merger, division, acquisition, asset sale, or bankruptcy liquidation by us, we will require the successor to protect your personal information in accordance with laws, regulations and standards not lower than those set forth in this Policy.

8. How We Protect Your Information

We are committed to ensuring that your personal information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure or other similar risks, we have put in place reasonable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect from your using of our Services on the Platforms. We will use all reasonable efforts to safeguard your personal information.

We review our strategies and update as necessary to meet our business needs, changes in technology, and regulatory requirements. These measures include, but are not limited to, technical and organizational security policies and procedures, security controls and employee training. For example, when you send or receive data from GemPic App, we make sure they are encrypted using Secure Sockets Layer ("SSL") or other algorithms.

If we become aware of any breach that affects the security of your personal information, we will provide you with notice as required by applicable laws. By using the Platforms, you agree to accept notice electronically.

9. Your Rights

If you would like further information in relation to your legal rights under applicable law or would like to exercise any of them, please contact us using the information in the “How to Contact Us” section below at any time. Your local laws may permit you to request that we:

• provide access to and/or a copy of certain information we hold about you
• prevent the processing of your information for direct marketing purposes (including any direct marketing processing based on profiling)
• delete certain information which we are holding about you
• restrict the way that we process and disclose certain of your information
• transfer your information to a third party provider of services
• revoke your consent for the processing of your information

We will consider all requests and provide our response within the time period stated by applicable laws. Please note, however, that certain information may be exempt from such requests in some circumstances, which may include if we need to keep processing your information for our legitimate interests or to comply with a legal obligation. We may request you provide us with information necessary to confirm your identity before responding to your request.

10. Minor’s/Children’s Privacy

The Platform is not intended for Children. Children under the age of 16(or other age specified by the law applicable to your region) must not use the Platform for any purpose without first obtaining parental/guardian’s consent to this Privacy Policy (both for themselves and on your behalf). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children.

It is our policy not to require personal information from minors or offer to send any promotional materials to persons in that category. We do not seek or intend to seek to receive any personal information from minors. Should a parent or guardian hav e reasons to believe that a minor has provided us with personal information without their prior consent, please contact us to ensure that the personal information is removed and the minor unsubscribes from any of our applicable Services.

11. Modification of This Policy

The effective date of this Policy is set forth at the top of this webpage. We reserve the right to amend this Policy at any time with or without notice and will place any updates on this webpage. The amended Policy supersedes all previous versions. Your continued use of Services on the Platforms will be taken as acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

12.Contact us

If our APP violates your privacy and rights, please contact us in time. If you have thoughts or questions about this privacy policy, contact our privacy team, including our data protection officer, by sending an email to freetools66@gmail.com