KUSE PRIVACY POLICY

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This privacy notice for KUSE Inc. ("we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your information when you use our services ("Services"), such as when you:

  • Visit our website at http://www.kuse.ai, or any website of ours that links to this privacy notice
  • Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events

If you are under 18 years old or do not meet the age requirements for using or accessing the Services in your jurisdiction, or if there are other legal restrictions applicable to your user status, please comply with local laws by either refraining from using the Services or reviewing this Privacy Policy under the supervision of your legal guardian (“Guardian”). You should only access or use the Services after obtaining your Guardian’s consent as required by applicable law. If you are a parent or Guardian and become aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately. Should we learn that personal data has been collected from anyone under 18 years old (or the applicable legal age) without verified Guardian consent, we will promptly take measures to delete such data from our servers.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and in its entirety before using or continuing to use our Services. If necessary, make appropriate decisions based on the guidelines outlined herein. Failure to provide certain personal data may result in our inability to offer you the Services, restrictions on your use of the Services, or the Services not functioning as intended.

Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at [email protected].

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

This summary provides key points from our privacy notice, but you can find out more details about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking for.

What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. Learn more about personal information you disclose to us.

Do we process any sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal information.

Do we receive any information from third parties? We do not receive any information from third parties.

How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn more about how we process your information.

In what situations and with which types of parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific categories of third parties. Learn more about when and with whom we share your personal information.

How do we keep your information safe? We have organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Learn more about how we keep your information safe.

What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Learn more about your privacy rights.

How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by visiting [email protected], or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Want to learn more about what we do with any information we collect? Review the privacy notice in full.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

6. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?

7. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?

8. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

9. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

10. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

11. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

12. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

13. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

14. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?

15. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

16. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information you disclose to us

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.

Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:

  • email addresses
  • usernames
  • passwords
  • names
  • contact preferences
  • contact or authentication data

Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information.

Social Media Login Data. We may provide you with the option to register with us using your existing social media account details, like your Facebook, Twitter, or other social media account. If you choose to register in this way, we will collect the information described in the section called "HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?" below.

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

Kuse Services. We offer interactive services powered by generative AI model technology. You may provide input (“Content”) to the Services, including prompts, uploaded materials such as files and images, or direct operational instructions by interacting with the buttons available in the operation interface.

  • When you upload Content such as files or images to the Services, we may request access to your device’s camera and photo library (or storage) permissions, depending on the type of data you choose to provide. These permissions are required to enable the relevant service functions. If you do not grant such access, you may be unable to upload certain types of Content. Please note that the uploaded Content may include personal data, which we will collect and process accordingly.
  • If the Content you input or submit includes personal data relating to any other individual, you are responsible for ensuring that you have obtained all necessary legal authorizations or consents before providing such data. This is to prevent the unauthorized or inappropriate disclosure of others’ personal data.
  • In order to maintain and enhance the performance and quality of the Services, we may utilize the Content you submit and the corresponding output to optimize our Services. Such use will be conducted only after the information has been securely encrypted, thoroughly de-identified, and rendered incapable of being re-associated with any specific individual. If you do not wish for your personal data to be processed in this manner, you may opt out by contacting us through the channels specified in Section 5 of this Privacy Policy.

Feedback. When you submit feedback to us, we will collect information such as your description of the issue, any attached supporting materials, your email address, and the name of the contact person, to understand the nature of your feedback and your specific needs. This information is necessary to provide the feedback-related services. We may use your email address or other contact details to verify your identity, clarify your concerns, provide relevant support, and help resolve any issues you encounter. To assist with feedback related to your use of the Services, we may access your usage data, including conversation history, content you have liked, and past feedback submissions. If you contact us directly using the methods outlined in Section 5 of this Privacy Policy to submit feedback, complaints, appeals, or inquiries, you will be required to provide your account information for user identity verification. This verification is necessary to process your request. During the course of feedback, complaint, or consultation, you may be asked to provide additional supporting materials, and the system may log communications between you and our team. These records help us address your concerns effectively and enhance the quality of our services.

Notification. You acknowledge and agree that we may use the contact information you provide (such as your email address) to send you various notifications related to the operation of the Services. These may include messages for identity or security verification, user updates, experience research, and dispute resolution. We may also send you promotional information about our services, features, or events via the contact details you’ve provided. If you prefer not to receive such promotional messages, you may unsubscribe using the method included in the message or contact us directly to opt out.

[Third-party data. Besides collecting personal data directly from you, we may also acquire your personal data from other sources, including business partners or publicly accessible information on the Internet.]

Information automatically collected

In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

The information we collect includes:

  • Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings and information about your activity in the Services (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called "crash dumps"), and hardware settings).
  • Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access the Services. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.
  • Location Data. We collect location data such as information about your device's location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device. However, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services.

We may aggregate or anonymize your personal data so that it cannot be linked back to you. This anonymized data is used for purposes such as analyzing service usage, enhancing features, and conducting research. We will keep and utilize this data only in its anonymized form and will not attempt to re-identify it, except where required by law.

2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:

  • To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts. We may process your information so you can create and log in to your account, as well as keep your account in working order.
  • To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may process your information to provide you with the requested service.
  • To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may process your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the requested service.
  • To send administrative information to you. We may process your information to send you details about our products and services, changes to our terms and policies, and other similar information.
  • To fulfill and manage your orders. We may process your information to fulfill and manage your orders, payments, returns, and exchanges made through the Services.
  • To request feedback. We may process your information when necessary to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services.
  • To send you marketing and promotional communications. We may process the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. You can opt out of our marketing emails at any time. For more information, see "WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?" below.
  • To deliver targeted advertising to you. We may process your information to develop and display personalized content and advertising tailored to your interests, location, and more.
  • To identify usage trends. We may process information about how you use our Services to better understand how they are being used so we can improve them.
  • To determine the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional campaigns. We may process your information to better understand how to provide marketing and promotional campaigns that are most relevant to you.
  • To save or protect an individual's vital interest. We may process your information when necessary to save or protect an individual’s vital interest, such as to prevent harm.

3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e., legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or fulfill our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests.

If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:

  • Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission (i.e., consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Learn more about withdrawing your consent.
  • Performance of a Contract. We may process your personal information when we believe it is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, including providing our Services or at your request prior to entering into a contract with you.
  • Legitimate Interests. We may process your information when we believe it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests and those interests do not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. For example, we may process your personal information for some of the purposes described in order to:
  • Send users information about special offers and discounts on our products and services
  • Develop and display personalized and relevant advertising content for our users
  • Analyze how our Services are used so we can improve them to engage and retain users
  • Support our marketing activities
  • Understand how our users use our products and services so we can improve user experience
  • Legal Obligations. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
  • Vital Interests. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.

If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you.

We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (i.e., express consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose, or in situations where your permission can be inferred (i.e., implied consent). You can withdraw your consent at any time.

In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under applicable law to process your information without your consent, including, for example:

  • If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way
  • For investigations and fraud detection and prevention
  • For business transactions provided certain conditions are met
  • If it is contained in a witness statement and the collection is necessary to assess, process, or settle an insurance claim
  • For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and communicating with next of kin
  • If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has been, is, or may be victim of financial abuse
  • If it is reasonable to expect collection and use with consent would compromise the availability or the accuracy of the information and the collection is reasonable for purposes related to investigating a breach of an agreement or a contravention of the laws of Canada or a province
  • If disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena, warrant, court order, or rules of the court relating to the production of records
  • If it was produced by an individual in the course of their employment, business, or profession and the collection is consistent with the purposes for which the information was produced
  • If the collection is solely for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes
  • If the information is publicly available and is specified by the regulations

4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following categories of third parties.

Vendors, Consultants, and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents ("third parties") who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. We have contracts in place with our third parties, which are designed to help safeguard your personal information. This means that they cannot do anything with your personal information unless we have instructed them to do it. They will also not share your personal information with any organization apart from us. They also commit to protect the data they hold on our behalf and to retain it for the period we instruct. The categories of third parties we may share personal information with are as follows:

  • Cloud Computing Services
  • Communication & Collaboration Tools
  • Data Storage Service Providers
  • Product Engineering & Design Tools
  • Sales & Marketing Tools
  • User Account Registration & Authentication Services

We also may need to share your personal information in the following situations:

  • Business Transactions: In the event of a strategic transaction, restructuring, bankruptcy, acquisition, or transfer of services to another provider (collectively referred to as a “Transaction”), your personal data may be disclosed to the counterparty and other parties involved in the Transaction for due diligence purposes. Furthermore, your personal data may be transferred to a successor or affiliate along with other assets as part of the Transaction.
  • Government Agencies or Other Third Parties: We may disclose your personal data, including details of your interactions with our Services, to government authorities, industry partners, or other third parties under certain circumstances: (i) to comply with applicable laws or when we have a good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to fulfill legal obligations; (ii) to protect and enforce our rights or property; (iii) if we reasonably determine that you have breached our terms, policies, or legal requirements; (iv) to identify, prevent, or address fraud or unlawful activities; (v) to safeguard the safety, security, and integrity of our products, employees, users, or the public; or (vi) to mitigate legal risks or liabilities.
  • Affiliates: We may share personal data with our affiliates, who are permitted to use such data in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy
  • Other Users and Third Parties with Whom You Interact or Share Information: Certain features allow you to engage with other users or third parties and share information. For example, you may share outputs from the Services with others via shared links, send data to third-party applications through Kuse’s custom actions, or perform web searches to obtain supplementary information. Please note that any information you provide to third parties is subject to their respective terms of service and privacy policies. We advise you to carefully review those terms and policies prior to sharing your data.

5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.

We use cookies to monitor which parts of our website you visit. Cookies are small data files stored by your browser on your device. While not essential for basic website use, cookies help improve performance and functionality. Without them, some features like videos might not work properly, and you may need to log in each time because your previous login won’t be remembered. Most browsers let you disable cookies, but this may restrict or block certain website functions. Importantly, we never store personal data within cookies.

You may choose to configure your browser to block cookies and similar tracking technologies regardless of your location. However, doing so may disrupt the normal operation of our website by preventing essential cookies from being stored, which could limit or disable certain features and services. Furthermore, blocking cookies might lead to the loss of saved data such as login credentials and site preferences. Browser settings for managing cookies vary, and disabling cookies or specific categories of cookies does not automatically remove them from your device—you will need to delete them manually. For detailed instructions on managing cookies, please consult your browser’s help resources. To learn more about cookies, the following online resources may be helpful: http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

6. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?

In Short: If you choose to register or log in to our Services using a social media account, we may have access to certain information about you.

Our Services offer you the ability to register and log in using your third-party social media account details (like your Facebook or Twitter logins). Where you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile information about you from your social media provider. The profile information we receive may vary depending on the social media provider concerned, but will often include your name, email address, friends list, and profile picture, as well as other information you choose to make public on such a social media platform.

We will use the information we receive only for the purposes that are described in this privacy notice or that are otherwise made clear to you on the relevant Services. Please note that we do not control, and are not responsible for, other uses of your personal information by your third-party social media provider. We recommend that you review their privacy notice to understand how they collect, use, and share your personal information, and how you can set your privacy preferences on their sites and apps.

7. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?

In Short: We may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own.

Our servers are located in the United States. If you are accessing our Services from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed by us in our facilities and by those third parties with whom we may share your personal information (see "WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?" above), in and other countries.

If you are a resident in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), or Switzerland, then these countries may not necessarily have data protection laws or other similar laws as comprehensive as those in your country. However, we will take all necessary measures to protect your personal information in accordance with this privacy notice and applicable law.

European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses:

We have implemented measures to protect your personal information, including by using the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses for transfers of personal information between our group companies and between us and our third-party providers. These clauses require all recipients to protect all personal information that they process originating from the EEA or UK in accordance with European data protection laws and regulations. Our Standard Contractual Clauses can be provided upon request. We have implemented similar appropriate safeguards with our third-party service providers and partners and further details can be provided upon request.

8. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). No purpose in this notice will require us keeping your personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with us.

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

9. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.

10. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Services. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at [email protected].

11. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), Switzerland, and Canada, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.

In the EEA, Switzerland and the UK you have the following rights, subject to the conditions under the GDPR and/or local data protection law:

  • You have the right to object, based on your specific situation, to our processing of your personal data. This includes the right to object to the use of your personal data for direct marketing purposes (also referred to as mass marketing under Swiss law), as well as the right to object when we process your data in the public interest or pursue our legitimate interests or those of a third party. If our processing is based on legitimate interests or the public interest, you may object, and we will stop processing your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate reasons or legal obligations that require continued processing. For direct marketing related to our own services, you may always opt out of future marketing communications by using the unsubscribe link provided or through other available methods.
  • To request from us confirmation on whether your personal data is being processed, and if so, to access information regarding how we handle your data along with copies of the personal data itself.
  • To request correction of any inaccurate personal data we hold about you.
  • To ask for the deletion of your personal data when it is no longer necessary for legal compliance or for security and integrity purposes.
  • To request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, in which case the data will be marked and processed only for specified purposes.
  • To receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transfer that data to another party without obstruction from us.
  • To withdraw your consent to data processing at any time; this withdrawal will not affect the legality of any processing conducted prior to the withdrawal.
  • To file a complaint with a relevant supervisory authority.
  • In certain jurisdictions, such as France and Portugal, you may also have the right to provide instructions regarding the processing of your personal data after your death.

You may view a list of supervisory authorities in the EEA, UK and Switzerland and their respective contact information here:

  • EEA: https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/about-edpb/members_en
  • United Kingdom: https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/
  • Switzerland: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home/the-fdpic/contact.html

To submit a request to exercise your privacy rights, you can contact us by emailing [email protected]. When submitting your request, please specify which rights you wish to exercise and how we can assist you. To verify your identity and confirm your authorization to make the request, we may ask you to provide certain information. These security measures help prevent unauthorized disclosure or improper processing of personal data. Additionally, we may reach out to you for further details to clarify your request and expedite our response. We will handle all requests to exercise your privacy rights in accordance with applicable laws.

We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, which may be express and/or implied consent depending on the applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?" below.

However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal nor, when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.

Opting out of marketing and promotional communications: You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send, or by contacting us using the details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?" below. You will then be removed from the marketing lists. However, we may still communicate with you — for example, to send you service-related messages that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, to respond to service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes.

Account Information

If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can:

  • Contact us using the contact information provided.

Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our legal terms and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.

Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Services.

If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us at [email protected].

12. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice.

13. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: If you are a resident of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Oregon, Texas, Montana, Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey or California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.

VIRGINIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, UTAH, OREGON, TEXAS, MONTANA, DELAWARE, IOWA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NEW JERSEY

The following is only addressed to residents of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Oregon, Texas, Montana, Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire and New Jersey.

Subject to the conditions under applicable laws, you have the right to request that a controller of your personal data:

  • Confirm whether your personal data is being processed and provide you with copies of that data;
  • Correct inaccuracies in your personal data, considering the nature of the data and the purposes for which it is processed; please note this right is not available in Iowa and Utah;
  • Delete personal data provided by you or collected about you;
  • Opt out of the processing of your personal data for: (i) targeted advertising, (ii) the sale of personal data, or (iii) profiling used to make decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on you.

When you use our Services, we may collect, use, and disclose your personal data for targeted advertising purposes as outlined above. Certain laws classify this collection, use, and disclosure of personal data for targeted advertising as the “sale” of personal data. You have the right to opt out of targeted advertising and such sales by contacting us at [email protected].

CALIFORNIA

The following is only addressed to residents of California.

Notice of Collection: Please see Section 1 above for information about the types of personal data we collect. The categories of personal data correspond with the following categories of personal data enumerated under the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) definition of “personal data” and their respective letter grouping:

Category Examples Collected
A. Identifiers Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, and account name YES
B. Protected classification characteristics under state or federal law Gender and date of birth NO
C. Commercial information Transaction information, purchase history, financial details, and payment information NO
D. Biometric information Fingerprints and voiceprints NO
E. Internet or other similar network activity Browsing history, search history, online behavior, interest data, and interactions with our and other websites, applications, systems, and advertisements NO
F. Geolocation data Device location YES
G. Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information Images and audio, video or call recordings created in connection with our business activities NO
H. Professional or employment-related information Business contact details in order to provide you our Services at a business level or job title, work history, and professional qualifications if you apply for a job with us NO
I. Education Information Student records and directory information NO
J. Inferences drawn from collected personal information Inferences drawn from any of the collected personal information listed above to create a profile or summary about, for example, an individual’s preferences and characteristics NO
K. Sensitive personal information NO


If California residents upload images or videos to our Services, they may also disclose any type of personal data to us and others in the images or videos.

Please refer to Section 1 above for details on the purposes for which we collect and use personal data. In accordance with the CCPA, we may collect, use, and disclose personal data of California residents for cross-context behavioral advertising, which the CCPA defines as “selling” and “sharing” personal data. Below, you will find a copy of our CCPA Privacy Policy, including our Notice of Right to Opt-Out of the Selling or Sharing of Personal Information.

We retain personal data solely for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with legal obligations. The retention period depends on the specific purposes of collection and use, as well as the duration required to meet applicable laws, including legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting obligations. Once the personal data is no longer needed for these purposes, it will be securely deleted.

We will use and retain the collected personal information as needed to provide the Services or for:

  • Category A - As long as the user has an account with us
  • Category F - As long as the user has an account with us

We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories through instances where you interact with us in person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:

  • Receiving help through our customer support channels;
  • Participation in customer surveys or contests; and
  • Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to your inquiries.

How do we use and share your personal information?

Learn about how we use your personal information in the section, "HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?"

Will your information be shared with anyone else?

We may disclose your personal information with our service providers pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider. Learn more about how we disclose personal information to in the section, "WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?"

We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as for undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered to be "selling" of your personal information.

We have disclosed the following categories of personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months:

The categories of third parties to whom we disclosed personal information for a business or commercial purpose can be found under "WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?"

We have sold or shared the following categories of personal information to third parties in the preceding twelve (12) months:

The categories of third parties to whom we sold personal information are:

The categories of third parties to whom we shared personal information with are:

  • User Account Registration & Authentication Services

CCPA Privacy Policy:

A. Right to Know About Personal Information Collected, Disclosed, or Sold

We collect, use, and disclose personal data about California residents, who have the right to request details regarding the personal data we have collected, used, disclosed, or sold about them (“right to know”). To exercise this right, please email  [email protected] with the subject line “California Request to Know,” specifying the information you wish to access.

To verify your identity, we may require certain information from you; if you have a password-protected account, verification may be conducted through our existing authentication processes. The information requested for verification depends on your previous interactions with us and the sensitivity of the data involved. We will respond to your request in compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and if we deny your request, we will provide an explanation.

B. Our Personal Information Handling Practices over the Preceding 12 Months

We have set out below the categories of personal data we have collected about California residents in the preceding 12 months, as enumerated in the CCPA’s definition of “personal data”.

  • Identifiers including name, postal address, phone number, unique personal identifier, IP address, email address and Account name.
  • Information that identifies or is capable of being associated with you.
  • Internet or other electronic network activity information.
  • Audio, electronic, visual or similar information.
  • Inferences drawn from any of the information identified above reflecting your preferences and characteristics.

We collected all these categories of personal data directly from California residents and used them according to the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. We disclosed this information as necessary. We have also “sold” and “shared” device information, browsing and usage data, and purchase history to advertising networks and advertising partners, who may use such personal data for their own purposes, including tailoring advertising to you.

C. Right to Request Correction or Deletion of Personal Information

You have a right to request the correction of personal data that we collect or maintain about you. To submit a request to correct personal data, please submit an email request to [email protected] and include “California Request to Correct” in the subject line. Please specify in your request the personal data about you that you believe is incorrect, and please provide supporting material reflecting the correct information.

You have a right to request the deletion of personal data that we collect or maintain about you. To submit a request to delete personal data, please submit an email request to [email protected] and include “California Request to Delete” in the subject line. Please specify in your request the personal data about you that you would like to have deleted, which can be all of your personal data as required by the CCPA.

We will require certain information from you to verify your identity. If you have a password-protected account with us, we may use our existing authentication methods to confirm your identity. The information requested for verification will depend on your previous interactions with us and the sensitivity of the data involved. After verification, we may ask you to confirm your deletion request. Once confirmed, we will process your request in accordance with the CCPA. If we deny your request, we will provide an explanation.

D. Notice of Right to Opt-Out of Selling/Sharing of Personal Information / Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

You have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal data by businesses. We disclose personal data to third-party advertising networks and partners who may use this information for their own purposes, including customizing advertisements directed at you. Therefore, we “sell” and “share” your personal data. To submit an opt-out request, please send an email to [email protected]. Please be aware that we may require identity verification before processing your request.

E. Right to Non-Discrimination for the Exercise of a Consumer’s Privacy Rights

You may not be discriminated against because you exercise any of your rights under the CCPA.

F. Verification Process and Authorized Agents

Only you, or an individual legally authorized to act on your behalf, may submit a request regarding your personal data. In your request, or in response to our request for further details, you or your authorized representative must provide sufficient information to allow us to reasonably verify that you are the person whose personal data was collected. The specific information required will depend on your previous interactions with us and the sensitivity of the personal data involved. We may ask for additional information to confirm your identity, and if you do not provide enough details for reasonable verification, we will be unable to process your request. Any information collected will be used solely for the purposes of identity verification and fulfilling your request.

You can designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf if:

  • The authorized agent is a natural person or a business entity registered with the Secretary of State of California; and
  • You sign a written declaration that you authorize the authorized agent to act on your behalf.

If you appoint an authorized agent to submit a request to exercise your right to know or your right to request deletion, the authorized agent must, in addition to following the steps described in sections A and C above:

  • Mail a notarized copy of your written authorization allowing the agent to act on your behalf to KUSE Inc., 1111B S Governors Ave STE, #6959, Dover, DE 19904 US (we will reimburse you for reasonable notarization and mailing costs upon receipt of proof); and
  • Provide any information we request to verify your identity and confirm that you have granted the authorized agent permission to act under the CCPA on your behalf. The information requested for verification will depend on your prior interactions with us and the sensitivity of the personal data involved. We may deny requests if the agent does not provide sufficient proof of authorization from you.

If you grant an authorized agent power of attorney under Probate Code sections 4121 to 4130, these additional steps may not be required, and we will handle any requests from such an authorized agent in accordance with the CCPA.

G. Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please reach out to us at [email protected].

14. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?

In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

15. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at [email protected] or contact us by post at:

KUSE Inc.

1111B S Governors Ave STE

#6959

Dover, DE 19904 US

United States

16. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please visit: [email protected].