Privacy Policy

This summary provides key points from our Privacy Policy, but you can find out more details about any of these topics 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.
• Do we process any sensitive personal information? Some of the information may be considered "special" or "sensitive" in certain jurisdictions, for example your racial or ethnic origins, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. We may process sensitive personal information when necessary with your consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
• Do we collect any information from third parties? We may collect information from public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms, and other outside sources.
• 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.
• 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.
• How do we keep your information safe? We have adequate 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.
• 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.
• How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by submitting a data subject access request, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

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
• To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user
• To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users
• To send administrative information to you
• To fulfill and manage your orders, payments, returns, and exchanges
• To enable user-to-user communications
• To request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services
• To send you marketing and promotional communications (you can opt out at any time)
• To deliver targeted advertising tailored to your interests, location, and more
• To protect our Services, including fraud monitoring and prevention
• To identify usage trends so we can improve our Services
• To determine the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional campaigns
• To save or protect an individual's vital interest
• To process and distribute revenue payments to creators
• To verify user identity and age for compliance purposes
• To register and manage intellectual property rights on blockchain
• To facilitate derivative work licensing and permissions
• To execute smart contracts for automated royalty distribution
• To maintain user account security and authentication
• To provide content recommendations and personalization
• To enforce community guidelines and content moderation
• To process subscription and monetization services
• To manage parental controls and minor protection features
• To sync user data across multiple devices and platforms
• To provide analytics and performance tracking to creators
• To facilitate collaboration between creators
• To manage dispute resolution and customer support
• To comply with legal obligations and regulatory requirements
• To maintain blockchain network security and integrity
• To prevent intellectual property theft and unauthorized use
• To optimize content discovery algorithms
• To synchronize data across multiple blockchain networks
• To monitor compliance with international regulations
• To optimize platform performance and user experience

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.

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

In Short: We are not responsible for the safety of any information that you share with third parties that we may link to or who advertise on our Services, but are not affiliated with, our Services.

The Services may link to third-party websites, online services, or mobile applications and/or contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliated with us and which may link to other websites, services, or applications. Accordingly, we do not make any guarantee regarding any such third parties, and we will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the use of such third-party websites, services, or applications. The inclusion of a link towards a third-party website, service, or application does not imply an endorsement by us. We cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of data you provide to any third-party websites. Any data collected by third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other websites, services, or applications that may be linked to or from the Services. You should review the policies of such third parties and contact them directly to respond to your questions.

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

In Short: We offer products, features, or tools powered by artificial intelligence, machine learning, or similar technologies.

As part of our Services, we offer products, features, or tools powered by artificial intelligence, machine learning, or similar technologies (collectively, "AI Products"). These tools are designed to enhance your experience and provide you with innovative solutions. The terms in this Privacy Policy govern your use of the AI Products within our Services.

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 Google, Facebook, or X 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 Policy 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.

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

Our servers are located in the United States and Japan. Regardless of your location, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored by, and processed by us in our facilities and in the facilities of the third parties with whom we may share your personal information, including facilities in the United States, Japan, 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 Policy and applicable law.

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.

In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy 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 Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, anti-money laundering, or other legal requirements).

The following retention periods apply to specific categories of data: (a) Account data: retained for the duration of your account plus 30 days after account deletion to allow for recovery; (b) KYC/identity verification data: retained for the duration of your account plus 5-7 years after account closure, as required by anti-money laundering regulations; (c) Transaction and payment records: retained for 7 years after the transaction, as required by tax and accounting regulations; (d) Blockchain records: data recorded on public blockchains is technically immutable and cannot be deleted (see Section 17 for details); (e) Content and usage data: retained for the duration of your account; upon deletion, content is removed from the platform but cached or backed-up copies may persist for a reasonable period; (f) Communication records (support tickets, emails): retained for 3 years after the last interaction.

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 or on a public blockchain), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

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.

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

Our Services are intended for users who are at least 18 years of age. As stated in our Terms of Service, you must be at least 18 years old to create an account or use any part of the Service. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18.

If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a person under 18, we will take steps to delete that information as soon as reasonably practicable. If you believe we have collected information from a person under 18, please contact us at [email protected].

We acknowledge that different jurisdictions may have different age thresholds for digital services (e.g., 16 in parts of the EU under GDPR, 14 in China under PIPL). Where local law imposes a higher age requirement or additional parental consent obligations, we will comply with such requirements to the extent applicable.

In Short: Depending on your state of residence in the US or 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.

In some regions (like the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v) not to be subject to automated decision-making.

If a decision that produces legal or similarly significant effects is made solely by automated means, we will inform you, explain the main factors, and offer a simple way to request human review.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your Member State data protection authority or UK data protection authority. If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.

You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send, by contacting customer support via email, or by contacting us using the details provided in the Contact section. No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.

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.

We recognize Global Privacy Control ("GPC") signals. If your browser or device sends a GPC signal, we will treat it as a valid opt-out request for the sale or sharing of personal information, as required by applicable US state privacy laws (including the California Consumer Privacy Act). You can learn more about GPC at https://globalprivacycontrol.org/.

If additional standards for online tracking are adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about those practices in a revised version of this Privacy Policy.

In Short: If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, or Virginia, you may have the right to request access to and receive details about the personal information we maintain about you and how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, get a copy of, or delete your personal information.

We only collect sensitive personal information, as defined by applicable privacy laws or the purposes allowed by law or with your consent. Sensitive personal information may be used, or disclosed to a service provider or contractor, for additional, specified purposes. You may have the right to limit the use or disclosure of your sensitive personal information. We do not collect or process sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about you.

We have not sold personal information to third parties for monetary consideration in the preceding twelve (12) months. We may share personal information with third-party service providers for business purposes as described in Section 4, and with AI service providers as described in Section 7 (only with your consent for AI training purposes). Under the broad definition of "sale" or "sharing" in certain US state laws, some of these disclosures may be considered "sharing" for targeted advertising purposes. You may opt out of such sharing as described in this section.

To exercise these rights, you can contact us by submitting a data subject access request, by emailing us at [email protected], or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document.

Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are the same person about whom we have the information in our system. We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or authority to make the request.

Under certain US state data protection laws, if we decline to take action regarding your request, you may appeal our decision by emailing us at [email protected]. We will inform you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decisions. If your appeal is denied, you may submit a complaint to your state attorney general.

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year.

This section explains how we process your content from a data protection perspective. For the full terms governing intellectual property rights and content licensing, please refer to our Terms of Service (Section 11: Contribution License).

We do not claim ownership of your content. You retain full ownership of all content you publish on the platform and any intellectual property rights associated with it, as stated in our Terms of Service.

Our platform integrates with blockchain technology to provide intellectual property registration, content ownership verification, NFT creation, and automated revenue distribution. This section explains how blockchain technology affects the processing of your personal data. For complete terms governing blockchain features and NFT purchases, please refer to our Terms of Service (Section 31) and NFT Purchase Agreement.

In the event of a personal data breach that is likely to result in a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify the relevant supervisory authority without undue delay and, where feasible, within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach, as required by GDPR Article 33 and other applicable data protection laws.

If a data breach is likely to result in a high risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify affected users without undue delay, providing: (a) a description of the nature of the breach; (b) the categories and approximate number of individuals affected; (c) the likely consequences of the breach; (d) the measures taken or proposed to address the breach; and (e) contact information for our data protection point of contact.

We maintain incident response procedures to detect, investigate, and respond to data breaches promptly. We regularly test and evaluate the effectiveness of these procedures.

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

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, 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 Policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

If you are a resident of Japan, you have rights under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), as amended in April 2022.

We collect and use your personal information for the purposes described in Section 2 of this Privacy Policy. Under APPI, we will not use your personal information beyond the scope of these stated purposes without your prior consent.

You have the right to: (a) request disclosure of your personal information and records of third-party provision; (b) request correction, addition, or deletion of inaccurate personal information; (c) request suspension of use or erasure of your personal information if it was obtained improperly or is no longer needed; (d) request us to stop providing your personal information to third parties.

Your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside Japan, including the United States. We take appropriate measures to protect your information in accordance with APPI requirements for cross-border transfers, including confirming that the receiving country has an equivalent level of data protection or implementing appropriate contractual safeguards.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within a reasonable period as required by APPI.

If you are a resident of Taiwan, you have rights under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA).

We collect your personal data for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including: account management, service provision, payment processing, intellectual property management, content recommendation, and compliance with legal obligations.

Under the PDPA, you have the right to: (a) inquire about and review your personal data; (b) request copies of your personal data; (c) supplement or correct your personal data; (d) request cessation of collection, processing, or use of your personal data; (e) request deletion of your personal data.

The categories of personal data we collect include: identifying information (name, email, phone), financial information (payment records), social activity information (reading history, comments), and other information as described in Section 1 of this Privacy Policy.

Your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside Taiwan, including the United States and Japan. We ensure that appropriate protections are in place in accordance with PDPA requirements for international data transfers.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 15 days for inquiry requests and 30 days for correction or deletion requests, as required by the PDPA.

If you are a resident of the People's Republic of China (Mainland China), you have rights under the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL).

We process your personal information based on the following legal grounds as applicable: (a) your consent; (b) necessity for performing a contract with you; (c) necessity for performing statutory duties or obligations; (d) necessity for responding to public health emergencies or protecting your vital interests; (e) processing of personal information that you have made publicly available, within a reasonable scope.

Under PIPL, certain categories of personal information are classified as sensitive, including biometric data, financial account information, location data, and personal information of minors under 14. We will obtain your separate consent before processing sensitive personal information and inform you of the necessity of such processing and the impact on your rights.

Under PIPL, you have the right to: (a) know about and decide on the processing of your personal information; (b) restrict or refuse the processing of your personal information (except where required by law); (c) access and copy your personal information; (d) request transfer of your personal information to a designated processor; (e) request correction or supplementation of your personal information; (f) request deletion of your personal information; (g) request an explanation of our processing rules.

Your personal information may be transferred outside of Mainland China for processing. In accordance with PIPL, we will: (a) inform you of the name and contact information of the overseas recipient, the purpose and method of processing, the categories of personal information involved, and the means for you to exercise your PIPL rights with the overseas recipient; (b) obtain your separate consent for such cross-border transfers; (c) take necessary measures to ensure the overseas recipient provides a level of protection equivalent to PIPL requirements.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors under 14 years of age without the consent of their parents or guardians. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us immediately.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within 15 days.

If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may email us or contact us by post at: