Data Usage
We may collect, retain and use your Data for purposes such as:
- Assisting you with Registration and Login:
To provide you with our services, you need to supply basic registration or login information, such as Email Address, Mobile Phone Number, Account Name, Language preference, and Profile Picture…
You may also use a third-party platform account supported by us to log in to Scene; in this case, we will ask permissions to access relevant information (such as your Account Name, Profile photo, Email Address, Phone number, Language preference) from the third-party account as per your authorization.
- Providing Search Services:
When utilizing the search function in Scene, we collect your search terms, browsing history, browsing duration, and interaction frequency. This information helps us deliver the content you need and services that may interest you more.
- Offering Top Up/Subscriptions and Inquiry Services:
When you Top Up your Scene account, for example, purchase coins in Scene, we will collect details about your order and PI. If you check the remaining coins in your user account, we will collect and display it on the relevant page. If you are using any third-party payment services to process your payment, you will provide your information (including payment account, email address, credit card/debit card information etc. ) directly to the third-party payment company; We do not collect and retain your payment information as described above except transaction id and payment amount, currency.
- Ensuring Account Security, Service Operation, and Optimizing Service Experience:
When using Scene, to help us detect account anomalies, understand product suitability, provide basic services such, and maintain the smooth operation of basic functions, we may automatically collect, retain, and process information about your service usage and how you use it, including:
1) Log Details:
When utilizing this service, we may automatically gather comprehensive information about your usage and save it as relevant network logs.
This log information includes your login account, search queries, IP Address, browser type, telecom provider, network environment, language, access date and time, and records such as total page views, push open records, time spent on the page, refresh records, post records, follow and subscribe records, favorites, and sharing.
When you login via google account, Facebook, apple account or any other third-party account, we do not receive your actual credentials from the third party, so we do not any responsibility related to the account information.
2) Device Information:
Based on the specific permissions you grant during the installation and use of Scene, we may receive and record information about your device (including device type, operating system and version, APP version, resolution, software package name, device settings, process and software list, GAID (Google Advertising ID)/IDFA(Identifier For Advertising)), software and hardware feature information, as well as IP Address.
- Providing Information Display and Recommendation Services:
We may use your information (such as interests, personalized tags, browsing and search history, device information, usage habits, location information, order information, etc.) and combine it to extract your browsing, search preferences, behavior patterns, and location information through recommendation algorithm modeling, programming, advertising models, user behavior analysis, and user profiling. This enables us to offer page displays and personalized content recommendations that better suit your needs.
- Sending Notifications to You:
We may send you service-related notices and notifications when necessary (e.g., when we suspend individual services due to system maintenance, when certain server errors occur if any). If you wish to stop receiving messages from us, you can request that we cease sending them. However, by default we may continue to send messages in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Enhancing Our Services:
We may invite you to participate in service-related surveys to help us improve existing services or design new ones; simultaneously, we may use your information for software updates. Therefore, by using Scene Platform you acknowledge that, in order for us to maintain our legitimate interest in enhancing our services, we will process your PI.
- Other Uses of Anonymous Information:
You understand and agree that in certain cases, after collecting your PI, we will de-identify and fully anonymize the Data through technical means, so it embeds PI directly or indirectly related to you or others. The de-identified information does not identify or relate to you, and hence becomes considered as non-PII. In this case, we reserve the right to use such de-identified information for analysis and monetization of the user database.
Please be advised that should we intend to use your PI for purposes not specified in this Policy, we will obtain your prior consent through page prompts, interactive processes, website announcements, or other appropriate means. Upon your agreement, such additional use of PI will be incorporated into and governed by the terms of this Policy.
- Notifications Regarding Permissions for Specific Features:
You acknowledge and agree that we may request certain access permissions on your device to gather and utilize information related to specific features and services.
For instance:
1) With your consent, we can access your storage space, enabling you to cache, download, and save content.
2) With your consent, we can access your device information, using it as your device's unique identifier to provide you with more personalized recommendations, understand product applicability, identify irregularities, and ensure network and service security.
Exceptions to Authorization
According to relevant laws and regulations, your authorization is not required to collect your information in the following situations:
(1) Related to the fulfillment of obligations under applicable laws and regulations;
(2) Pertaining to public safety, public health, and significant public interests;
(3) Related to criminal investigation, prosecution, trial, and execution of judgments;
(4) When it is challenging to obtain your consent to protect the life, property, and other major legitimate rights and interests of you or other individuals;
(5) When the information collected is publicly disclosed by you;
(6) Information collected from legally disclosed sources, such as legal news, government information disclosure, and other channels;
(7) Necessary for signing a contract as per your request;
(8) Required to maintain the safe and stable operation of the service, such as detecting and handling product or service failures;
(9) Necessary for lawful news reporting;
(10) If an academic research institution uses the information for statistical or academic research in the public interest and de-identifies the information contained in the results;
(11) Other circumstances prescribed by laws and regulations.
Special Notice on Personal Sensitive Information
Personal sensitive information refers to information that, if leaked, illegally provided, or misused, may endanger personal property safety and easily lead to damage to personal reputation, physical and mental health, or discriminatory treatment.
For example, ID card numbers, personally identifiable information (such as facial recognition, voiceprints, etc.), bank accounts, contact list information, communication records and content, property information, location information, total page browsing history, health physiological information, transaction information are all considered sensitive data. Please handle your sensitive data with care. You acknowledge and agree that we may process your sensitive data in accordance with this policy.