Summary: BeeChat is an interest-based content community and messaging app. To provide account access, profile display, content recommendations, interest tag recommendations, messaging, content safety, updates, and support, we process the information described below. We do not sell your personal information.
1. Information We Collect
When you use BeeChat, we may collect the following information:
- Account information: phone number, email address, username, encrypted password data, verification results, login status, and account security records.
- Profile information: nickname, avatar, gender, birthday, location, signature, interest tags, albums, voice intro, and other information you choose to provide.
- Community and interaction data: follows, friend requests, Buzz posts, likes, comments, joined Hives, group membership, reports, and feedback.
- Communication data: text, images, voice, videos, files, call records, delivery status, and related message data. Messaging capabilities may be supported by integrated instant messaging providers.
- Device and log data: device model, OS version, app version, network status, crash logs, performance logs, IP address, and operation timestamps.
- Location data: only after your permission, used for location display, content region filters, or optional location features you enable. You may disable location permission in system settings.
2. How We Use Information
- To create and maintain your BeeChat account, including login, registration, password recovery, account binding, and security verification.
- To display profiles, interest tags, avatars, albums, Buzz posts, and Hive information so users can understand your interests and community identity.
- To provide messaging, friend requests, content recommendations, interest tag recommendations, Hive interactions, audio/video calls, notifications, and favorites.
- To perform content moderation, anti-spam checks, violation handling, report review, risk control, and account protection.
- To diagnose crashes and network issues, improve product experience, manage version updates, and provide support.
- To provide notifications, location display, content region filters, or other optional features after you grant permission.
3. Third-Party Services and Sharing
To operate BeeChat, we may integrate technical service providers for instant messaging, content safety, cloud storage, push notifications, crash analysis, and similar capabilities. We only provide the information necessary for those services and require appropriate data protection.
We do not share your personal information with unrelated third parties unless you authorize it, it is required by law, it is necessary to address fraud or safety issues, or it is needed to protect the rights and safety of users or the public.
4. Storage and Protection
- We retain information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
- We use HTTPS, access controls, encryption for sensitive data, audit logs, and least-privilege authorization to protect information.
- No internet service is perfectly secure. If a personal information security incident occurs, we will respond and notify users as required by applicable laws.
5. Your Rights
You may view, edit, or delete certain profile information in the app and manage camera, photo library, microphone, location, and notification permissions in system settings. You may also contact us to request access, correction, deletion, withdrawal of consent, account cancellation, or an explanation of this policy.
6. Minors
BeeChat is not intended for users under 18. If you are under 18, please do not register or use the service. If we discover that a minor's information has been collected, we will delete it or take other appropriate protective measures as required by law.
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this policy due to product changes, legal requirements, or security needs. Material changes will be notified through in-app prompts, page notices, or other reasonable methods. Continuing to use BeeChat after an update means you understand and accept the updated policy.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions, comments, or requests about this privacy policy or personal information protection, contact us at:
Email: support@astarlynk.com
We will verify and respond as soon as reasonably possible, generally within 15 business days.