Privacy Policy

Last updated on 11/Jan/2022

VP.Start Technology Co., Ltd is the owner of AlienCheck which is a professional social media messaging mobile application that we released and launched officially on February 22, 2022. AlienCheck is unlike other social messaging applications because it has been developed to not only communicate with professionals in other fields and create new business relationships, but it also integrates IoT platform services to control Home Vision devices.

AlienCheck respects the sensitive nature of any personal data you provide to us. We have created this Privacy Policy in order to demonstrate our commitment to the privacy of those who use our Service.

This Privacy Policy describes our online data collection, storage and disclosure practises and the choices you have regarding how your personal information is collected and used by us and our service providers. It also explains some of the security measures we take to protect your privacy, and tells you certain things we will not do.

By using our Service, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of information as described in this Privacy Policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meaning as in our Term and Conditions.

Definition

  • AlienCheck is professional social media messaging mobile application and IoT platform.
  • Service is the AlienCheck App which is provided by VP.Start
  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable living individual. And what identifies an individual could be as simple as a name or a number, or it could include other identifiers such as an IP address, a cookie identifier, or other factors.
  • We, Us and Our refer to AlienCheck or VP.Start
  • You refers to the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which such an individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
  • Device means any device that can access our Service such as a smartphone, digital tablet, or computer.

1. Personal Data That We Collect and How We Use It

AlienCheck collects personal data about you when you use our Service. "Personal data" is information that may be used to directly or indirectly identify you. We collect several different types of information for various purposes, including to provide, improve, understand, customize, support, maintain, and improve our services to you. The types of information we receive and collect depend on how you use our Services. We require certain information to deliver our Services and without this, we will not be able to provide our Services to you.

2. Type of Personal Data we Collect

2.1 Personal data

The majority of such Personal data is collected when you register with AlienCheck and use our Services, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. The personal data collected varies depending on what you agree to be provided, and therefore may include, but is not limited to:

  • First name and Last name
  • Phone number
  • Profile picture
  • Address, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
  • Account creation date

2.2. Use of Data

AlienCheck use collected personal data following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service.
  • To notify you about changes to our Service.
  • To allow you to participate in interactive feature of our Service when you choose to do so.
  • To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
  • To monitor the usage of the Service.
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues.
  • To provide technical support and customer care.

3. Protecting and Storing Your Personal Data

3.1 Storing Data

When you signed up for an AlienCheck user account, your data was stored in VP.Start data centers, which are safely stored in our server and app, are secured by using a high level of encryption that makes unauthorised or third-party connections almost impossible and ensures all information cannot be read or tampered with by an internet service provider (ISP), application service provider, hacker, or any other entity or service. We make every effort to keep your personal data information private at all times.

3.2. Protecting Data

We have strict security measures to protect information, and we also have built end-to-end encryption and other privacy security features into AlienCheck. This includes following certain procedures, such as encrypting (encoding) all the communications between the sender and recipient.

4. Personal Data You Share

  • Your Account Information: You must provide your mobile phone number and basic information (including a profile name of your choice, profile picture) to create an AlienCheck user account. You provide us with the phone numbers in your mobile address book on a regular basis, including those of both users of our service and other contacts. If you don’t provide us with this information, you will not be able to create an account to use our Services. You confirm that you are authorised to provide us with such a number. You can add other information to your account, such as status information.
  • Your Messages: AlienCheck is a cloud service. We save messages, photos, videos, voiceovers, and documents from your cloud chats on our servers so you can access them from any of your devices at any time without relying on third-party backups. All data is stored heavily encrypted, which means that your messages are encrypted to prevent us and third parties from reading them.
  • Your Connections: To help organize how you communicate with others, we stored a list of your AlienCheck contact on our server. This is to help you find your phonebook contacts that are also using AlienCheck. You can create, join, or get added to groups and broadcast lists. These groups and lists get associate with your account information.
  • Location Data: If you share a location in a chat, this location data is treated like other messages in the cloud respectively.
  • Customer Support: When you contact us for customer support or otherwise communicate with us, you may provide us with information related to your use of our Services, including copies of your messages, any other information you deem helpful, and how to contact you (e.g., an email address). For example, you may send us an email with information relating to the performance of the app or other issues.
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues.
  • To provide technical support and customer care.

5. Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services, or to assist us in analysing how our Service is used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

7. Links to Other Sites

Our Services may contain links to other sites that are not under the control of AlienCheck. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practises of any third-party sites or services.

8. Automatically Collected Data

  • Usage And Log Information: We collect information about your activity on our Services, like service-related, diagnostic, and performance information. This includes information about your activity (such as how you use our Services, how you interact with others using our Services and the time, frequency, and duration of your activities and interactions). This may include log files and diagnostic, crash, and performance logs and reports.
  • Device And Connection Information: We collect device and connection-specific information when you install, access, or use our Services. This includes information such as hardware model, operating system information, IP address, mobile network, connection information including phone number, mobile operator or ISP, device operations information, and identifiers.
  • Location Information: We collect and use precise location information from your device with your permission when you choose to share your location with your contacts, view locations nearby, or view locations others have shared with you. There are certain settings relating to location-related information that you can find in your device settings, such as location sharing. We use IP addresses and other information, like phone numbers and area codes, to estimate your general location (e.g., city and country). We also use your location information for diagnostic and troubleshooting purposes.
  • Status Information: We collect information about online and status message changes on your Services, such as whether you are online (your "online status"), when you last used our Services (your "last seen status"), and when you last updated your message status.
  • Customer Support: When you contact us for customer support or otherwise communicate with us, you may provide us with information related to your use of our Services, including copies of your messages, any other information you deem helpful, and how to contact you (e.g., an email address). For example, you may send us an email with information relating to the performance of the app or other issues.

9. How We use Personal Data

We use all information we have to operate, provide, improve, understand, customize, support, maintenance and our Services. Here's how:

  • Our Services: We analyse and use the information that we have to evaluate and improve our Services; research, develop, and test new services and features, and conduct troubleshooting activities. We also use your information to respond to you when you contact us.
  • Safety and Security: We use the information we have to verify accounts and activities, promote safety and security on and off our Services, such as by investigating suspicious activity or violations of our terms and policies, and to ensure our Services are being used legally.
  • Communications About Our Services And VP.Start: We use the information we have to communicate with you about our Services and let you know about our terms, policies, and other important updates. We may provide you with marketing and advertising for our Products and Services and those of the VP.Start Technology.

10. Who We share your personal data with

We do not, and will not, sell any of your personal data to any third party. This is vital to us ensuring we maintain the trust you have in us and in order to maintain the privacy of your data.

  • Your Account Information: Your phone number, profile name and photo, "about" information, last seen information, and message receipts are available to anyone who uses our Services.
  • Your Contacts And Others: Users with whom you communicate can store or reshare your information (including your phone number or messages) with others on and off our Services.
  • Third-Party Service Providers: We work with third-party service providers to help us operate, provide, improve, understand, customize, support, maintain, and upgrade our Services. When we share information with third-party service providers in this capacity, we require them to use your information on our behalf in accordance with our instructions and terms or with express permission from you.
  • Third-Party Services: When you or others use third-party services that are integrated with our Services, those third-party services may receive information about what you or others share with them. For example, if you use a data backup service integrated with our Services (like iCloud or Google Drive), they will receive information you share with them. If you interact with a third-party service linked through our Services. You may be providing information directly to such a third party. Please note that when you use third-party services, their own terms and privacy policies will govern your use of those services.

11. Disclosure of Your Personal Data

11.1. Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, VP.Start Technology Co., Ltd may be required to disclose Your Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

11.2. Other Legal Requirements

VP.Start Technology Co., Ltd may disclose Your Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of VP.Start
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

12. Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13 (“children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

 

13. Updates to Our Policy

We may amend or update our Privacy Policy. We will provide you notice of amendments to this Privacy Policy, as appropriate, and update the “Last modified” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy from time to time.


 

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

Terms of Service

AlienCheck builds services that enable people to connect with each other professionally. While you use our Service. You accept our privacy policy and terms and conditions.

Registration: To access or use our Services, you must create an account with us. When you create this account, you must provide accurate and up-to-date information, such as your current active mobile phone number. You agree to receive text messages (from us or third-party providers) with codes to register for our Services.

Termination: By using AlienCheck Services, We reserve the right to disable or delete your user account at any time, including if you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms, or if activities occur on your account that, in our sole discretion, would or might cause damage to or impair the Services, infringe or violate any third-party rights, or violate any applicable laws or regulations. In our discretion, we may delete and/or store data associated with your user account. In the event of termination, we have no further obligations to you.

Age Limit: The Terms form a legally binding agreement between you and us. Please take the time to read them carefully. If you are under 13, you may only use the Services with the consent of your parent or legal guardian. Please be sure your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and discussed these Terms with you.

Open Source: The Platform contains certain open source software. Each item of open source software is subject to its own applicable license terms, which can be found at Open Source Policy.


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