Introduction

HOTSALES GLOBAL TRADE LLC and its affiliated companies (hereinafter referred to as "HOTSALES" or "we") respect and protect the privacy of all users who use our services. When using our services, we may collect and use your information. We hope to explain through this privacy policy how we collect, store, protect and use your personal information, and clearly introduce our handling methods for your personal information. This privacy policy is closely related to your use of HOTSALES services, so we recommend that you read it completely to better protect your privacy rights.

If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, you can contact us through the contact information provided on our platform. If you disagree with any of the contents of this privacy policy, you should immediately stop using our services. By using any of the services we offer, you indicate your consent to our lawful use and protection of your personal information in accordance with this privacy policy.

Scope of Application

This privacy policy applies to all the services we offer, including your access to our platform and website, and/or your use of our services through related devices.

It should be noted that this privacy policy does not apply to services provided by third parties on our platform. For example, when a third party provides services to you on our platform, the personal information you provide to the third party is not subject to this privacy policy. We do not assume any responsibility for the information you provide to any third party.

How do we collect information

To provide you with better and more personalized services, we may collect, store and use the following information related to you when providing services. We collect information through the following methods:

The information you provided

The information you fill in and/or submit when registering your account and/or using, paying for the relevant services provided by us, includes name, gender, nationality, language, occupation, educational background, age, ID number, phone number, email address, address, interests, payment account and additional relevant information (such as province/city, postal code, etc.).

The shared information you provide to other parties through our service, as well as the information stored while using the service.

The information we collect while you are using the service

To provide and optimize the services you need, we may collect information about your use of the service, including:

When you use our services or visit our platform website, the system automatically receives and records your browser and computer information, including but not limited to IP address, browser type, language used, access date and time, software and hardware characteristics, and your browsing history; if you download or use the client software of our company and its affiliated companies, or use the platform services through mobile web pages, we may read information related to your location and mobile device, including but not limited to device model, device identification code, operating system, resolution, telecommunications operator, etc.

Log information: Refers to the technical information automatically collected by the system when you use the service through technologies such as Cookies and web beacons (such as for identifying your country/region and language);

The information you search for or browse when using the service, such as the search terms used on web pages, the URLs of visited social media pages, as well as other information and details you browse or request to provide;

The information you provide regarding the use of our mobile application and other software, as well as the usage information of such applications and software;

The information you sent through the service, such as the telecommunication account, communication time, data and duration;

The information (metadata) contained in the content you share through the service, such as the date, time and location of the shooting or recording.

Our Cookies do not collect any additional information on your computer's browser or hard drive. Most browsers offer the option to refuse to store data from Cookies. You can modify your acceptance or rejection of Cookies, but we do not recommend doing so as it may affect your secure access to our related websites and services in certain circumstances.

How we use information

We collect your information with the aim of providing services and improving service quality. Therefore, we may use your information for the following purposes:

Provide the services you use, and design, maintain and improve these services;

When providing services, your information will be used for identity verification, customer service, security protection, anti-fraud monitoring, archiving and backup, to ensure the security of the products and services we offer to you.

Analyze your usage of our services in order to better understand the way you access and use the services, so as to respond to your individual needs (such as language settings, location settings, personalized assistance and instructions), or to respond to you and other users in other areas;

When you use our service, we may use your information to send emails, news or push notifications to your device. If you do not wish to receive such information, you can cancel the subscription on your device according to the relevant instructions.

We recommend content that might interest you, including but not limited to sending you information about products and services, or showing you personalized third-party promotional information through the system, or sharing information with partners under your consent so that they can send you their product and service information.

Software certification or management of software upgrades;

Provide you with more relevant advertisements instead of the regular ones.

We sincerely invite you to participate in our product and service research or promotional activities.

Other purposes as agreed upon by you.

How do we share information

We will not sell or rent any of your information. We will share your information with third parties only under the following circumstances:

Obtain your prior consent or authorization;

In accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations or the requirements of administrative or judicial authorities;

Sharing your personal information with our affiliated parties;

Provide your personal information to trusted partners, who will process it according to our instructions and in accordance with this privacy policy and other relevant confidentiality and security measures.

If you, as a qualified intellectual property complainant, have already filed a legal case, you should disclose it to the person being complained against upon their request, so that both parties can resolve any potential rights disputes.

If the service you request requires the sharing of the information you provide, or the handling of disputes between you and others. For example, in a transaction you created on our platform, if either party fulfills or partially fulfills their transaction obligations and makes a request for information disclosure, we will, depending on the circumstances, provide the user with the contact information and other necessary information of the other party in order to facilitate the completion of the transaction or the resolution of the dispute;

If you violate any relevant Chinese laws and regulations or our related agreements/rules, and it is necessary to disclose the information to a third party;

To detect, prevent or handle fraud, security or technical issues;

In cases of emergency to safeguard the interests of users and the public;

Protect the legitimate rights and interests of us, our affiliates, and users.

How do we protect your personal information?

To ensure the security of your information, we implement all reasonable physical, electronic and management security measures to protect your information from being leaked, damaged or lost, including but not limited to SSL, encrypted information storage, and data center access control. We also implement strict management for employees or outsourced personnel who may have access to your information, including but not limited to:

Set different permission controls according to job positions

Sign a confidentiality agreement with the relevant personnel

Monitor its operational behavior

We will provide appropriate security measures based on existing technologies to protect your information. Through reasonable security safeguards, we will do our best to ensure that your information is not leaked, damaged or lost.

Your account is protected by security measures. Please keep your account and password information safe. We will ensure that your information is not lost, misused or altered through security measures such as server backups and user password encryption. Although there are these security measures in place, it should be understood that there are no "100% secure" measures for network information.

When you conduct online transactions using our platform services, it is inevitable that you will need to disclose personal information (such as bank account numbers, contact details or mailing addresses) to the other party of the transaction. Please protect your personal information and only provide it to others when necessary. If you discover a leak of personal information (especially account password information), please contact the customer service immediately so that we can take appropriate measures.

VI. Data Processing and Security for Calendar Function

When you use our Android application calendar function (including multi-level task management, list grouping, monthly/weekly/daily views, note function, and the Pomodoro technique), we will strictly adhere to the following guidelines:

Data collection scope

Manually create data: Your inputted schedules, reminders (including alarms), task lists, notes, and focus records (such as Pomodoro timer data).

Authorized synchronization of data: Only when you actively enable Google/Outlook calendar, the basic event information (title, time, location) will be synchronized, without obtaining sensitive data such as attachments and email contents.

Data Usage Explanation

The collected data is solely used to achieve the following core functions:

Schedule reminders and local alarm notifications

Cross-device cloud synchronization and permanent storage (using AES-256 encryption)

Efficiency tools support (four-quadrant task classification, Pomodoro technique)

Google/Outlook Calendar Bidirectional Synchronization (Requires Your Explicit Authorization)

Note: All calendar functions are provided free of charge and no membership is required.

Safety protection measures

Transmission security: All calendar data is transmitted via SSL/TLS encryption to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.

Storage security: Cloud data is stored in fragmented form and managed with dynamic key systems. Even if the data is leaked, the original content cannot be restored.

Permission isolation: Data access for each functional module (such as notes and calendar) requires your active authorization for association.

Synchronization security: Achieves third-party calendar synchronization through the OAuth 2.0 protocol, and never stores your account password.

User data control rights

You can easily cancel the association with a third-party account at "Settings" → "Calendar Sync". Once the association is removed, the server will immediately delete the synchronization cache.

The local calendar data can be exported in the standard ICS format, allowing it to be used even when the system is not active.

VII. Protection of Minors

We encourage parents or legal guardians (hereinafter referred to as "guardians") to guide minors under the age of 18 in using our services. It is recommended that minors, before submitting personal information, have their guardians read this privacy policy and seek their guardians' consent and guidance. HOTSALES will establish and maintain reasonable procedures to protect the confidentiality and security of minors' personal data.

VIII. Changes

We may update the terms of this privacy policy from time to time. Such updates form part of this policy. If the updates affect your rights under this privacy policy, we will notify you via email or post a notice on the platform. If you continue to use the service under such circumstances, it will be deemed that you agree to be bound by the revised privacy policy.