Welcome to our product. hot Cloth (including services provided by the App and other products, hereinafter referred to as the "Products and Services") is developed and operated by hot Cloth (hereinafter referred to as "we"). Ensuring data security and privacy protection for our users is our top priority. This Privacy Policy outlines the data collected and how it is processed when you access and use our Products and Services.

Before continuing to use our Products, please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure you fully understand all its rules and key points. By choosing to use our Products, you are deemed to have agreed to the entire content of this Privacy Policy and consented to our collection and use of your relevant information. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, you should discontinue using our Products and Services.

This Privacy Policy will help you understand the following:

  1. How we collect and use your personal information;
  2. How we store and protect your personal information;
  3. How we share, transfer, and publicly disclose your personal information;
  4. How we use Cookies and other tracking technologies;

1. How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information

Personal information refers to any information recorded electronically or otherwise that can identify a specific natural person or reflect the activities of a specific natural person, either alone or in combination with other information. In accordance with the requirements of the Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China, the Information Security Technology — Personal Information Security Specification (GB/T 35273-2017), and other relevant laws and regulations, and strictly adhering to the principles of legitimacy, legality, and necessity, we collect and use your personal information during your use of our Products and Services, including but not limited to phone numbers, etc.

To access our comprehensive Products and Services, you must first register a user account, which we will use to record relevant data. All information you provide comes from the data you supply during registration. We may use text messages or emails to verify the validity of your identity based on the account name, password, and contact information you provide.

2. How We Store and Protect Your Personal Information

As a general rule, we retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to manage our relationship with you (e.g., when you open an account or receive services from our Products). To comply with legal obligations or to prove certain rights or contracts meet applicable statute of limitations requirements, we may need to retain your archived personal information beyond the above period and may not be able to delete it at your request. When your personal information is no longer necessary for the purposes of our legal obligations or statutory limitations, we ensure it is completely deleted or anonymized.

We use industry-standard security measures to protect the personal information you provide, including encrypting key data to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, use, modification, damage, or loss. We take all reasonably feasible measures to protect your personal information. We use encryption technologies to ensure data confidentiality and trusted protection mechanisms to prevent malicious attacks.

3. How We Share, Transfer, and Publicly Disclose Your Personal Information

In the course of managing our daily business activities, we may use your personal information lawfully and appropriately to pursue legitimate interests and better serve our customers. For business and operational considerations, we use this data solely ourselves and do not share it with any third parties.

We may share your personal information as required by laws and regulations or mandatory requests from government authorities. Where permitted by laws and regulations, when we receive such requests for information disclosure, we will require corresponding legal documents, such as subpoenas or investigation letters. We firmly believe that, to the extent permitted by law, we should remain as transparent as possible regarding the information we are required to provide.

In the following circumstances, sharing, transferring, or publicly disclosing your personal information does not require prior authorization from you:

  1. Directly related to national security or national defense security;
  2. Directly related to criminal investigation, prosecution, trial, or execution of judgments;
  3. Necessary to protect the life, property, or other significant legitimate rights and interests of you or other individuals where it is difficult to obtain consent;