This Privacy Policy explains how I, as an independent developer, collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you use Ameet ("the App" or "Service").
By using the App, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Please note that parts of this Policy may not be applicable to you, depending on the jurisdiction in which you reside and the applicable laws.
For any questions or concerns, please contact me via our email address: [email protected].
This Policy describes the following:
1. What types of Personal data do we collect?
2. Cookies
3. How we process your Personal Data
4. How do we share your Personal Data
5. Storage and processing of your information
6. Third party services and websites
7. Children‘s privacy
8. Your data protection rights
9. Submitting a privacy request
10. How to delete your account and data
11. How Do We Protect Your Data
12. How to contact us
As long as quality of the Services can be guaranteed, we will endeavor to collect as little of your personal information as possible. The information we collect from you for the performance of our Services are as follows:
1.1 Account information: When you choose our service to register an account, we will collect your account information, such as account number, login password, third-party account information.
1.2 Device Information: When you visit or access the Services, we also collect your device ID, operating system, IP address, country code, device type and versions, mobile network operator, etc.
You may refer to Appendix 1 of this Privacy Policy for more details on the information we collect from your devices.
1.3 Your Profile Information: When you create your profile in our app, we collect your profile infomation, such as profile photo, nickname, gender, date of birth, personal signature, etc.
1.4 User Content & Behavior Information: Such as browsing history, searching history, friend list, comments, messages, audio-video streaming data, etc.
1.5 Virtual Currency & Payment Information: order number, recharge information, payment method, virtual currency balance, user props and rights, etc.
1.6 Communication data: When you send me an email or contact me via the support in our Services, we collect the Personal Data you provide us. This may include your name, email address and any other information you choose to provide.
1.7 Log-in history and usage data: In order to enhance the functionality of the Services and to provide you with a better user experience, we collect technical information transmitted by your device when you use the Services, including information related to your behavior and use of the Services.
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Appendix 1: List of System Permissions |
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System |
Permission |
Purpose |
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Android |
PHONE STATE |
Get the device's unique identifier and detect incoming call status |
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Android |
INTERNET |
For optimize user network experience |
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Android |
RECORD_AUDIO |
Voice call, voice recognition, audio recording applications |
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Android |
CAMERA |
For taking pictures, video chats |
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Android |
MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS |
For improve audio output |
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Android |
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE |
Get network connection information |
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Android |
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE |
Get Wi-Fi connection information |
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Android |
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE |
Access photos, files, and more |
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Android |
READ_MEDIA_IMAGES |
For saving and uploading pictures |
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Android |
READ_MEDIA_AUDIO |
For playing local music or video |
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Android |
WAKE_LOCK |
For keep the device awake in a specific scenario, such as video playback |
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Android |
NOTIFICATION |
For pushing information to users in a timely manner |
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Android |
BLUETOOTH |
For connecting and using Bluetooth devices to play and record sound |
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Android 12+ |
BLUETOOTH_CONNECT |
For Android 12+ connecting and using Bluetooth devices to play and record sound |
When you use the Services, we may collect and store relevant information about your access to the Services through the use of various technologies, and we will be able to recognize you when you access or revisit the Services and provide you with a better experience. By understanding your usage habits through these small data files which identify you, we are able to save you from the need to repeatedly enter in account information, and/or to help monitor the security of your account. These data files may be cookies, flash cookies, or other local storage provided by your browser or associated applications (collectively referred to as "cookies").
If you do not want me to collect your information through the use of cookies, you can set your web browser to reject cookies from the Services. Each browser is different, so you should check your browser’s “Help” menu to learn how to change your cookie preferences. Please understand that some of our services can only be achieved through the use of cookies, and if you reject or block such essential cookies from the Services, the relevant Services may not function as intended.
To learn more about how can manage your cookies, below is a list of useful links that can provide you with more information:
● Description of Cookies - Microsoft Support
● Cookies - Information that websites store on your computer | Firefox Help
● Clear cookies in Safari on Mac – Apple Support (UK)
3.1 For provision of our Services; customer support
We use your Personal Data, such as your name and email, address, to provide you with our services and provide customer support. This includes, for example, allowing you to log-in or responding to your inquiries.
3.2 Payments
We collect certain information about your payment instruments from our third-party payment processors, for the purposes of orderly filing, connecting your payment method to your account on the Services, billing and sending invoices.
3.3 Improving our Services
We collect and analyze information about you and your usage of our Services for the purposes of usability, quality, functionality and effectiveness of our Services, including debugging to identify and repair errors and undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration.
3.4 Marketing and advertising
We use Tracking Technologies in order to provide you with advertisements when you visit our Services, including personalized and non-personalized advertising, in short-term, transient use, shown as part of your current interaction with us, while your Personal Data is not disclosed to another third party and is not used to build a profile about you.
3.5 Integrity
We process certain information about you and your usage of our Services to keep the integrity and security of our Services, prevent fraud, identify your identity and enforce our policies.
3.6 Compliance with applicable laws; assistance to law enforcement agencies
We process your Personal Data in order to comply with our legal obligation under applicable laws.
3.7 Special Categories of Personal Data
Our processing of your Personal Data may also involve special categories of Personal Data, such as your racial or ethnic origin. We will process such information, as well as disclose it to competent authorities (such as licensing bodies or law enforcement bodies), where it is necessary for the following purposes (to the extent permissible by applicable law): (i) prevention or detection of an unlawful act, (ii) prevention of dishonesty, malpractice or other seriously improper conduct, provided that obtaining your consent may prejudice those purposes.
We are not in the business of selling our users' Personal Data to others.
Ameet may use your personal information, such as your name, home address, email address, telephone number, etc., by itself or through our third-party subcontractors to provide you with services. Ameet may use the combined information to operate, provide, develop and improve our products and services.
We may share your information with:
4.1. Authorized Service Providers
Third-party vendors providing cloud hosting, customer support, analytics, and fraud detection services. These providers may only access your data for the purpose of performing their contractual duties.
4.2. Payment processors
We use third-party processors to handle transactions securely. They may access billing info and transaction metadata to complete your purchase.
4.3. Third-party Integrations
You may choose to connect your account with third-party services (e.g., Google, Apple, Facebook). These integrations may share user ID, profile information, or authentication tokens.
4.4. Legal Requests
We may disclose data if required by law, court order, or to respond to valid legal processes. We may also disclose information to prevent fraud, enforce our terms, or protect others’ rights and safety.
4.5. Business Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will ensure that your data remains protected.
5.1. Storage of Your Information
Your information collected through the Services may be processed and/or stored in any other country where we, or our service providers maintain facilities. We may transfer your information, including personal data, across jurisdictions in accordance with applicable data protection laws. We take appropriate measures to ensure that such transfers are carried out securely and that your personal data remains protected.
5.2. Retention of Your Information
We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy or as required by law.
- For users with an active account, we retain data as long as your account remains active or as necessary to provide services.
- For visitors or temporary users, we retain your data for a limited time after your last interaction, based on legal requirements.
We may retain certain information to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Data may be anonymized or deleted when no longer needed. Backup data may be retained temporarily for recovery and audit purposes, in line with applicable retention policies.
5.3. International Transfer of Your Information
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries or regions outside your own, solely for the purposes outlined in this Policy. We ensure that such transfers comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Where required, we rely on recognized safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) to protect your data across borders.
To the extent that the GDPR or UK GDPR are applicable, we will only transfer or share your Personal Data to data recipients: located in the EEA or in the UK; located in non-EEA countries or UK which have been approved as providing adequate level of data protection; or who have entered into legal arrangements ensuring an adequate level of data protection.
Our Services may link to third-party websites or services. The privacy practices of these third parties are not governed by this Policy. This Policy does not apply to the privacy practices of companies that we do not own or control, or individuals that we do not employ or manage, including any third parties to whom we may disclose information under this Policy. We recommend that you review the privacy policies of these third-party websites and services to understand their privacy practices. When you connect your account to a third-party service or choose to connect your account with an external platform, you authorize me to share certain information with that third party on your behalf. This information may include details such as your user name, that the connection originated from our service, and other relevant usage or diagnostic data. We may also share information about the content or activities you interact with on our platform. You knowingly and voluntarily assume all risks of using any third-party services. You agree that we are not responsible for such third-party services and your use of them.
Our Services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18 or below the age of digital consent (“Age of Consent”) as defined by the applicable laws in your jurisdiction.
We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose Personal Data from children under the Age of Consent. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected Personal Data from a user who is under the Age of Consent, we will take immediate steps to delete such data from our records and disable the associated account.
If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe that your child has provided me with Personal Data, please contact me at [email protected] to request the removal of your child's account and information.
In jurisdictions where explicit consent is required for the processing of a minor’s Personal Data, we do not process such data without valid consent from a parent or legal guardian. We comply with all applicable child privacy regulations, including but not limited to COPPA, GDPR (Article 8), and other local child data protection laws.
For more details about children safety, visit https://api.ameetcloud.com/pages/childsafe.html.
Depending on your jurisdiction and applicable data protection laws (such as the GDPR, CCPA, or other regional regulations), you may have some or all of the following rights with respect to your Personal Data:
8.1. Right of Access
You have the right to request confirmation as to whether we process your Personal Data, and if so, to obtain a copy of that data along with related information.
8.2. Right of Data Portability
You have the right to request that we provide your Personal Data to you or a third party in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
8.3. Right to Deletion (Erasure)
You may request that we delete Personal Data we hold about you, subject to certain legal exceptions.
8.4. Right to Rectification
If you believe the information we hold about you is inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated, you may request correction or update.
8.5. Right to Restrict or Object to Processing
You may request that we limit or stop processing certain types of your Personal Data under specific circumstances.
8.6. Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Data
You can request that we limit the collection and use of your sensitive Personal Data to what is strictly necessary to provide our Services.
8.7. Right to Withdraw Consent
Where processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing prior to withdrawal.
8.8. Right Not to Be Subject to Automated Decision-Making
You have the right not to be subject to decisions made solely by automated means, including profiling, which produce legal effects or similarly significant impacts, except where such processing is necessary for service performance or explicitly consented to.
8.9. Right to Opt Out of the Sale or Sharing of Personal Data
If we sell or share your Personal Data for targeted advertising purposes, you have the right to opt out. Please note that we may still share limited data with trusted service providers for essential business operations.
8.10. Right to Non-Discrimination
You will not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights. This means we will not deny you services, charge different prices, or provide a lower quality of service based solely on your request.
Please Note:
These rights may not be absolute and are subject to applicable laws and exceptions. We may retain certain data where required for legal, security, or operational reasons.
If you wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact me at [email protected].
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may file a complaint with your local data protection authority.
9.1. Authorized Agent Requests
You may use an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf to exercise your rights under applicable data protection laws, provided that:
- The authorized agent is a natural person or a registered business entity;
- You have provided the agent with signed, written permission to act on your behalf.
If you submit a request through an authorized agent, we may require:
- A copy of the signed authorization;
- Verification of your identity directly from you.
Please send such requests to [email protected].
9.2. Verification Requirements
For security and compliance reasons, any privacy request must:
- Include sufficient information to allow me to verify your identity (or the identity of your authorized agent), and
- Clearly describe your request so we can understand, evaluate, and respond appropriately.
If we cannot verify the identity or authority of the requestor, we may be unable to fulfill the request.
9.3. Use of Data for Verification Only
Any Personal Data collected as part of a verifiable privacy request will be used solely for the purposes of verifying the identity or authority of the requestor and processing the request.
9.4. No Account Requirement
You are not required to create an account with me in order to submit a verifiable request to exercise your privacy rights.
You may request the deletion of your account and associated Personal Data at any time. To do so:
- Log in to your account;
- Go to “Settings > Account cancellation;
- Confirm your request for permanent deletion.
Your account will be deleted immediately after deletion. Upon deletion, we will remove content you have created, posted, or streamed and all your asset in your account. And there is no way to restore your account or reuse it after deletion.
Please note:
- Data shared by others about you (such as messages, or posts) will not be removed;
- Some data may be retained in accordance with our retention policy and legal obligations, such as for fraud prevention, dispute resolution, or regulatory compliance.
We may also retain backup copies of certain information for a limited time for business continuity or disaster recovery purposes, in accordance with applicable laws.
If you need assistance with the deletion process or have questions, please contact me at:
We care deeply about your privacy and are committed to protecting your Personal Data.
To help prevent unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of your information, we have implemented a combination of administrative, technical, and physical safeguards. These may include:
- Encryption during data transmission (e.g., HTTPS/TLS);
- Access controls and authentication protocols;
- Regular system monitoring and vulnerability assessments;
- Staff training on data protection practices and security policies.
While we take reasonable steps to secure your information and maintain its confidentiality, no system or method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. There is always some level of risk — including the possibility of fraud, identity theft, or reputational harm .
Therefore, we encourage you to use discretion when deciding what Personal Data to share, especially in public areas of the Services. You are also responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials.
If you believe your privacy has been violated, or if you encounter someone misusing the Services or acting inappropriately, please contact me immediately at: [email protected]，or you can contact me via customer support.
If you have any general questions about the Services or the information that we collect about you and how we use it, please contact me via email at [email protected].
If you have any questions about using the app, you can contact me via customer support in app.
We will make an effort to reply within a reasonable timeframe. Please feel free to reach out to me at any time.