Updated: March 8, 2025
Welcome to ShortSky!
We are committed to protecting your privacy and respecting your personal information. Safeguarding your privacy is essential to us, and we strive to maintain transparency regarding how we use the information we collect. This Privacy Policy applies to the ShortSky application, website, and all related services and content (collectively referred to as "ShortSky" or "Services").
This Privacy Policy outlines our practices concerning the collection, use, disclosure, and sharing of your personal data (as defined below) in connection with ShortSky. It also explains your rights and choices concerning your personal data. Please note that this Privacy Policy does not apply to other products or services governed by separate privacy policies.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, feel free to contact us using the information provided at the bottom of this page. This does not limit your right to file a complaint with a local data protection authority or to follow the dispute resolution procedures outlined in our Terms of Use.
We encourage you to take the time to carefully read this Privacy Policy.
ShortSky is not intended for children under 13 years of age ("Children"). Children are prohibited from using our Services, and we do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from users under 13.
Users aged 13 to 18 ("Teenagers") may access ShortSky only under the following conditions:
Both the Teen and their parents or legal guardians must agree to this Privacy Policy, and the use of the service must be supervised and authorized by the parents or legal guardians. If you permit a Teen to use the service, you represent and warrant that you agree to this Privacy Policy and are responsible for all activities conducted through the Teen’s account.
If you believe we have collected personal data from a child under the relevant age, please contact us using the contact information at the bottom of the page.
To improve and deliver our Services, we collect various types of information based on how you use ShortSky. This includes basic details such as language preferences and more complex data about usage patterns, interests, and preferences.
We collect both "Personal Data" (information that can identify you) and "Non-Personal Data" (information that cannot identify you). The specific data we collect depends on how you interact with ShortSky and the choices you make.
Information We Collect Automatically:
- Device Information:When you use ShortSky, we automatically collect data about your device, including its type, model, operating system, and identifiers (e.g., Android Advertising ID).
- Usage Data: We log your interactions with ShortSky, such as app events (e.g., app activations, browsing, clicks), session duration, search activity, and preferences.
- Clipboard Data:
We may access and use your device's clipboard data under the following circumstances:
1）Providing Specific Features: When you use our app, if you choose to paste, copy, or cut content, we may read clipboard data to enhance your user experience. For example, we may offer features like automatic pasting or quick form-filling based on clipboard content.
2) Optimizing User Experience: We analyze clipboard data to improve the relevance and convenience of features. However, we do not collect or store any personal sensitive data, nor do we share it with any third parties.
User-initiated information:
In order for the Platform to serve you better, we need to collect your email submissions, photo captions and other relevant information during the process of processing your feedback or certain features during your usage.
This information is critical to the Platform and helps us to resolve your queries and serve your needs more quickly.
- Information provided by users:
In order to provide better services, when processing your feedback or certain functions during use, we need to collect your email submissions, photo descriptions and other relevant information in the process.This information is crucial to the platform and helps us solve your questions and serve your needs more quickly.
Information Collected by Third Parties:
To ensure the normal operation of our product features, we may use SDK services from third parties. It is important to note that when we integrate SDK services from third-party platforms, these platforms may collect certain information based on their operational rules, feature compatibility requirements, and compliance obligations. The third-party platform may collect the following types of information, including but not limited to:
- Device Information: Including device brand, device model, operating system, operating system api version (system attributes), system language, system time zone, screen density, screen resolution, CPU information, which is used to ensure the normal operation of the service and security wind control, maintain the security and stability of the service, as well as push the content of short dramas and short stories that may be of interest to the end users.
- Network Information: IP address, WiFi status, query network status, and provide corresponding services when the network status changes to ensure the safe operation of the service, operational quality and efficiency.
- Application information:Application version, application package name, used to ensure the normal operation of the service with security wind control and maintain the security and stability of the service.
- Service Content & Logs: Browsing and click history, user behavior logs, to provide technical services to SDK developers for video player services, ensuring the normal operation of video streaming services, and recommending content such as short dramas and stories that users may find interesting.
Search Algorithm and Mechanism
When you use the search service, we collect and analyze your search queries (which may be in text, voice, or image form), search logs, to automatically provide you with search results. To present more relevant search results, we rank the search results based on relevance, timeliness, authority, and other factors. Some search results and related search terms may be displayed based on your search/browsing history, location information, and log data.
Search Control and Management
To provide efficient search services, some of the above information may be temporarily stored on your local storage device and show search results and history. You can view and delete your local search history by clicking on the search bar.
We process your data to fulfill our contract with you, provide services, and comply with legal obligations. We may also process your data for legitimate business interests, such as improving services and providing personalized features.
- Service Provision:Verify user identity, provide personalized features, process transactions, and enhance user experience.
- Security and Fraud Prevention:Detect misuse and protect the security of our services.
- Analysis and Improvement:Understand usage patterns, optimize the application, and improve features.
We do not share your personal data without your consent, except as specified in this Privacy Policy.
- Service Providers: We may share your data with trusted third-party providers (e.g., cloud storage) who assist us in providing services.
- Government and Legal Compliance: We may share your data when required by law or to protect our rights, users, or the public.
- Affiliates and Partners:We may share data with subsidiaries or partners to improve our services and address fraud issues.
Your data may be transferred, stored, or processed in locations outside your country or jurisdiction. By providing your data, you consent to this transfer.
In order to provide a better service experience, our apps may request access to your device's location information (only when using the app). This permission (NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription) allows us to access your geolocation data during your use of the app for the following purposes:
Personalised services: Based on your location information, we may provide you with more relevant and personalised content or services.
Data Analytics: We may use location information for data analytics to improve products and services.
We take security seriously and implement measures to protect your data during transmission and storage. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.
We retain your data as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services.
Once you leave ShortSky and related services or access other websites, services, and content resources, we will have no direct obligation or ability to protect any personal information you submit outside of ShortSky and its services, whether you access or use these resources through links or guidance from ShortSky.
You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data and to restrict or object to certain processing activities. You may request a data copy or withdraw consent at any time by contacting us.
We are committed to legally protecting your personal information's security and privacy. To achieve this, we employ reasonable and industry-standard technical measures and management practices to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, use, or loss. However, due to the complexity of technology and potential risks, we cannot guarantee that your information will be completely secure from any form of threat.
User Responsibilities
When using our products or services, you must ensure the authenticity, legality, and completeness of the information you provide. You are fully responsible for any consequences arising from providing inaccurate, illegal, or incomplete information. Additionally, you should keep your account and password secure to prevent security issues caused by information leakage.
Third-Party Service Responsibility Limitations
Our products or services may include third-party services (e.g., third-party login, advertising, or plugins). We recommend you carefully read their privacy policies to understand how they process your information. We are not directly responsible for personal data breaches or other damages caused by third-party services, but we will assist in protecting your legal rights.
Force Majeure Disclaimer
We will take reasonable steps to minimize relevant losses in the event of information leakage, loss, or damage due to force majeure (e.g., natural disasters, network attacks, government actions), but we are not liable for any direct or indirect losses caused by such events.
Liability Under Applicable Laws
We will interpret and apply the contents of this Privacy Policy within the scope permitted by applicable law. Any disputes arising from the policy or services should be resolved according to the applicable laws.
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices. Any updates will be posted on our website, and we will notify you of significant changes.
Continued use of our Services after updates indicates your acceptance of the revised policy.
If you have any questions, please contact us at: [service@shortsky.com]