Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to InStory (hereinafter referred to as “InStory,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). InStory is an interactive short-drama app: you watch cinematic short dramas, and your choices reshape the romance, the revenge, and the ending. When a story ends you can keep texting the characters, who remember your choices and how things ended between you. This Privacy Policy is intended to explain how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal information when you access or use the InStory app, website, and any related services (collectively, the “Services”).

By accessing or using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to this Policy. If you do not agree with this Policy, please discontinue your use of our Services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide, information collected automatically by our systems, and information obtained from third-party sources.

2.1 Information You Voluntarily Provide

• Registration Information: When you register for an account, we may collect your username, email address, password, and date of birth.
• Profile Information: Your display name, avatar, and bio.
• User Content: We collect the content you provide through the Services, including the choices you make within a drama, the messages you exchange with characters, and any comments, ratings or feedback you submit, together with associated metadata.
• Payment Information: If you purchase episodes, coins or subscriptions, we (or our third-party payment processors) collect the payment data necessary to complete the transaction. We do not directly store your full payment card details.
• Communications: When you contact us for support or provide feedback, we collect the content of your inquiry and your contact details.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you interact with InStory, we automatically record certain technical data:

• Device and Technical Information: Including IP addresses, browser type, device model and identifiers, operating system, and screen resolution.
• Usage Data: Information about your activity within the Services, such as dramas viewed, episodes completed, choices made, watch time, navigation paths, and interaction records with characters.
• Log and Diagnostic Data: Crash reports, performance data, and error logs.
• Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies to ensure the proper functioning of the Services and to enhance your user experience.

2.3 Information from Third-Party Sources

If you register using a third-party account (e.g., Google, Apple, Facebook), we may obtain your username, public profile information, and other data from that service provider.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to operate, provide, and improve InStory. Specific purposes include:

• Providing Services: Creating and managing your account, delivering drama content, applying your choices to the storyline, powering conversations with characters, and fulfilling your orders.
• Personalization: Recommending dramas and genres that match your interests.
• Service Improvement and AI Training: Analyzing usage to optimize the platform. Where permitted by applicable law, we may use the choices you make and the messages you exchange with characters for the research, development, and training of the algorithms and AI models that drive those conversations.
• Communications and Notifications: Sending you account notifications, service updates, or notices regarding policy changes.
• Security and Compliance: Verifying user eligibility, ensuring account security, preventing fraud, and fulfilling legal obligations.

4. How We Share Your Information

With your consent or at your direction, we may share your data with third parties for other purposes. Where required by law, we will obtain your explicit consent before such sharing. We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: Trusted third-party vendors who assist us in operating our business, such as cloud hosting and video delivery providers, payment processors, and data analytics providers.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred to the successor entity as part of the assets.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, subpoena, or to protect the rights and safety of InStory, our users, and the public.
• Publicly Shared Content: If you choose to publicly share your profile, comments or ratings on the platform, this content will be visible to other users.

5. Third-Party SDKs

The apps covered by this Privacy Policy are operated by InStory. We use third-party software development kits (“SDKs”) to support the features and services described in the list below. The list specifies which apps and platforms each SDK applies to.

Depending on the SDK and its configuration, personal data may be collected directly by the SDK provider or shared by us with that provider. The list below identifies each SDK and its provider, the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data involved, the circumstances in which collection or sharing occurs, and a link to the provider's privacy policy.

The linked privacy policies provide additional information about the relevant providers' data practices. They do not replace our responsibilities under this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

Where required by applicable law or platform rules, we will provide additional notice and obtain your consent before the relevant collection or processing begins. Available privacy choices and instructions for managing them are described in the relevant list entries or elsewhere in this Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions about our use of third-party SDKs or their handling of personal data, please contact us at [email protected]. Details of the third-party SDKs used in our apps are set out below.

• Facebook SDKhttps://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/Used for user login.
• Firebase SDKhttps://firebase.google.com/support/privacyUsed for push messages, collecting and analyzing application crashes, collecting and analyzing application logs, and Google login.
• AppLovin MAX SDKhttps://www.applovin.com/privacy/Used for commercial monetization.
• AppsFlyer SDKhttps://www.appsflyer.com/legal/privacy-policy/Used to analyze the effectiveness of product placements.
• ThinkingDatahttps://docs.thinkingdata.cn/ta-manual/latest/installation/installation_menu/privacy_policy.htmlUsed for behavior analysis and automatic collection of launch, exit, install, crash, click and page-view events.
• Adjusthttps://www.adjust.com/terms/privacy-policy/Used for install attribution, deferred deep links, ad attribution, and event/revenue reporting.
• Googlehttps://policies.google.com/privacyUsed for Google third-party login, ad loading and display, rewarded ads, and ad revenue statistics.
• Expo SecureStorehttps://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/securestore/Used for local secure storage of login state, tokens, or sensitive configuration.

6. Cross-Border Data Transfers

InStory is a global service. Your personal information may be stored and processed on servers located outside your country of residence, including in the United States or other jurisdictions. We will take appropriate security measures in accordance with applicable laws to ensure your information remains adequately protected during cross-border transfers.

7. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Access and Update: You can view and update your personal information by logging into your account.
• Deletion: You may request the deletion of your personal information or account, subject to legal retention requirements.
• Opt-out: You may opt out of receiving marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the emails.
• Regional Rights (e.g., GDPR/CCPA): Users in Europe or specific U.S. regions may have specific rights regarding data portability, restriction of processing, or the right to opt out of the sale of personal information.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

8. Data Retention

We retain your information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy or as required to comply with our legal obligations. When data is no longer needed, we will delete or anonymize it.

9. Information Security

We have implemented reasonable legal, technical, and administrative measures to protect your personal information. However, no transmission over the internet can be guaranteed 100% secure; please use the Services with an awareness of the associated risks.

10. Protection of Minors

The Services are not directed to children under the age of 13 (or the minimum age required by local law). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we discover that we have collected such data without parental consent, we will take immediate steps to delete it.

11. Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If significant changes are made, we will notify you by updating the “Last updated” date at the top of this page or by posting a notice within the Service.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://instory.art

1. 引言

欢迎使用 InStory（以下简称“InStory”、“我们”或“我们的”）。InStory 是一款互动短剧应用：您观看具有电影质感的短剧，并通过自己的选择改写这段爱恨、复仇与结局。剧情结束后，您还可以继续与剧中角色对话，他们会记得您的选择以及你们之间的结局。本《隐私政策》旨在说明在您访问或使用 InStory 应用、网站及任何相关服务（统称为“服务”）时，我们如何收集、使用、共享和保护您的个人信息。

通过访问或使用本服务，即表示您已阅读并同意本政策。如果您不同意本政策，请停止使用我们的服务。

2. 我们收集的信息

我们收集的信息包括您主动提供的信息、系统自动采集的信息以及从第三方渠道获取的信息。

2.1 您主动提供的信息

• 注册信息：当您注册账户时，我们可能会收集您的用户名、电子邮件地址、密码及出生日期。
• 个人资料信息：昵称、头像及个人简介。
• 用户内容：我们收集您通过本服务提供的内容，包括您在剧情中做出的选择、您与角色之间的对话消息，以及您提交的评论、评分或反馈，以及相关的元数据。
• 支付信息：如果您购买剧集、金币或订阅服务，我们（或我们的第三方支付处理商）会收集完成交易所需的支付数据。我们不会直接存储您完整的银行卡详情。
• 沟通记录：当您联系我们寻求支持或提供反馈时，我们会收集您的咨询内容及联系方式。

2.2 自动采集的信息

当您与 InStory 交互时，我们会自动记录特定的技术数据：

• 设备与技术信息：包括 IP 地址、浏览器类型、设备型号与设备标识符、操作系统及屏幕分辨率。
• 使用情况数据：关于您在服务中的活动信息，例如观看的剧集、完成的剧情、做出的选择、观看时长、导航路径以及与角色的交互记录。
• 日志与诊断数据：崩溃报告、性能数据及错误日志。
• Cookies 及类似技术：我们使用 Cookies 来保障服务的正常运行并提升您的用户体验。

2.3 来自第三方渠道的信息

如果您使用第三方账户（如 Google、Apple、Facebook）注册，我们可能会从该服务商处获取您的用户名、公开个人资料等信息。

3. 我们如何使用您的信息

我们使用您的信息是为了运行、提供并改进 InStory。具体用途包括：

• 提供服务：创建并管理您的账户，提供剧集内容，将您的选择应用到剧情走向，驱动与角色的对话，并履行您的订单。
• 个性化推荐：为您推荐符合兴趣的剧集与题材。
• 服务改进与 AI 训练：分析使用情况以优化平台。在适用法律允许的情况下，我们可能会使用您做出的选择以及您与角色之间的对话消息，用于驱动这些对话的算法和 AI 模型的研发与训练。
• 沟通通知：向您发送账户通知、服务更新或政策变更通知。
• 安全与合规：验证用户资格、保障账户安全、防止欺诈并履行法律义务。

4. 我们如何共享您的信息

经您同意或根据您的指示，我们可将您的数据共享给第三方以实现其他用途。如法律要求，我们会在共享前征得您的明确同意。我们不会出售您的个人信息。我们可能在以下情况下共享信息：

• 服务提供商：协助我们运营业务的受托第三方供应商，如云托管与视频分发服务商、支付处理机构和数据分析服务商。
• 业务转让：在涉及合并、收购或资产出售时，您的信息可能会作为资产转移至继受实体。
• 法律要求：若根据法律、传票要求，或为保护 InStory、用户及公众的权利与安全，我们可能会披露相关信息。
• 公开分享内容：如果您选择在平台上公开您的个人资料、评论或评分，这些内容将对其他用户可见。

5. 第三方 SDK 清单

本《隐私政策》所涵盖的应用程序由 InStory 运营。我们使用第三方软件开发工具包（“SDK”）来支持下文列表中所述的功能和服务。该列表明确了每个 SDK 适用的应用程序和平台。

根据 SDK 及其配置的不同，个人数据可能由 SDK 提供商直接收集，也可能由我们与该提供商共享。下表列出了每个 SDK 及其提供商、处理目的、涉及的个人数据类别、收集或共享发生的情形，以及提供商隐私政策的链接。

所链接的隐私政策提供了有关相关提供商数据处理实践的更多信息。这些政策并不取代我们根据本《隐私政策》和适用法律所承担的责任。

若适用法律或平台规则有要求，我们将在相关收集或处理开始前提供额外通知并征得您的同意。可用的隐私选项及其管理说明详见相关列表条目或本《隐私政策》的其他部分。

如果您对我们使用第三方 SDK 或其处理个人数据的方式有任何疑问，请通过 [email protected] 与我们联系。我们应用中使用的第三方 SDK 详情如下。

• Facebook SDKhttps://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/用于用户登录。
• Firebase SDKhttps://firebase.google.com/support/privacy用于消息推送、应用崩溃的收集与分析、应用日志的收集与分析，以及 Google 登录。
• AppLovin MAX SDKhttps://www.applovin.com/privacy/用于商业化变现。
• AppsFlyer SDKhttps://www.appsflyer.com/legal/privacy-policy/用于分析买量投放效果。
• ThinkingDatahttps://docs.thinkingdata.cn/ta-manual/latest/installation/installation_menu/privacy_policy.html用于用户行为分析，并自动采集启动、退出、安装、崩溃、点击与页面浏览等事件。
• Adjusthttps://www.adjust.com/terms/privacy-policy/用于安装归因、延迟深度链接、广告归因以及事件与收入上报。
• Googlehttps://policies.google.com/privacy用于 Google 第三方登录，以及广告加载与展示、激励视频广告和广告收入统计。
• Expo SecureStorehttps://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/securestore/用于在本地安全存储登录态、令牌或敏感配置。

6. 数据跨境传输

InStory 是一项全球性服务。您的个人信息可能会在您居住国以外的服务器上（包括美国或其他司法管辖区）进行存储和处理。我们将依据适用法律采取适当的安全措施，确保您的信息在跨境传输过程中得到充分保护。

7. 您的权利与选择

根据您所在的位置，您可能享有以下权利：

• 访问与更新：您可以通过登录账户查看并更新您的个人信息。
• 删除：您可以申请删除您的个人信息或账户，但受限于法律规定的留存要求。
• 退订：您可以按照邮件中的退订说明，拒绝接收市场推广邮件。
• 特定地区权利（如 GDPR/CCPA）：欧洲或美国特定地区的用户可能享有关于数据可携带性、限制处理或拒绝出售个人信息的特定权利。

如需行使上述权利，请通过 [email protected] 联系我们。

8. 数据保留

我们仅在实现本政策所述目的所必需的期间内，或在履行法律义务所需的期限内保留您的信息。当数据不再需要时，我们将对其进行删除或匿名化处理。

9. 信息安全

我们采取了合理的法律、技术和管理措施来保护您的个人信息。然而，互联网传输无法保证百分之百的安全，请您在意识到相关风险的前提下使用本服务。

10. 未成年人保护

本服务不面向 13 岁（或您所在地法律规定的最低年龄）以下的儿童。我们不会故意收集儿童的个人数据。如果我们发现未经家长同意收集了此类数据，将立即采取措施予以删除。

11. 政策更新

我们可能会不时更新本《隐私政策》。如有重大变更，我们将通过更新本页面顶部的“更新日期”或在服务内发布通知来提醒您。

12. 联系我们

如果您对本政策或我们的隐私实践有任何疑问，请通过以下方式联系我们：

电子邮箱：[email protected]

网站：https://instory.art