Privacy Policy for Hello Books Interactive
Last Updated: July 29, 2024
Welcome to Hello Books Interactive, the company behind transforming written literary books into interactive reading experiences. We are committed to protecting your privacy with the same care and attention we give to our services. This Privacy Policy outlines how we handle your personal data, whether you're a user, applicant, or partner.
When you interact with our Services – including our websites, using our applications, or engaging with us in other ways (the “Services”) – we collect only what's necessary to deliver the experience or respond to your requests.
Your privacy is not a tradeable asset to us. We don’t sell personal data, and we’re not in the business of profiting off your sensitive information. Our priority is creating immersive experiences, not data monetization. However, certain operations, like troubleshooting, completing transactions, and improving our services, do require some data from you and the third parties involved.
I. Data We Collect
A. Data Provided From You
We may collect data that you provide directly to us for the following Services:
Visit Our Websites
When you visit our website(s), you may interact with us by contacting us, visiting our socials, or joining our online communities. When you use our social features, any text, audio, visual, and/or other electronic communications data that you disclose may be read, copied, collected, or used by other community members, and may become publicly available. Please make sure your privacy settings reflect your preferences.
Contact Us
When you contact us, we may collect request data, such as your name, email, and message details. Any additional data in your message or subsequent messages, such as your phone number or a mailing address, may be collected and shared as needed to resolve your request.
Visit Our Socials
When you click on our social media icons, you are directed to our corresponding social media pages (e.g., Twitter, Instagram, YouTube) and our websites receive click-through analytics data. This data includes your IP address, browser type, device type, and operating system.
Use Our Applications
When you use our applications, we collect client data about you and your usage. This includes your device information (e.g., device type and operating system), usage data (e.g., progress, achievements, and statistics), and any personal information you provide to us to resolve issues (e.g., your name and email address). We collect this information to provide you with a seamless experience, as well as to improve our applications and Services.
Apply for a Job
When you submit a job application to us, we may collect data you provide, to include name, address, email address, phone number, employment history, educational background, professional certifications or licenses, references, resume or CV, cover letter, salary expectations or history, availability for work, citizenship status, and other information you provide during the hiring process. We may also collect more data about you once you become an employee, the details of which are provided to employees during onboarding.
Partner with Us
When you partner with us in a shared business, promotion, or charity, we may collect personal data such as name, email address, phone number, job title or business role, company or organization name, business address, and information about the nature of our partnership or collaboration.
B. Data Provided From Third Parties
Social Media Platforms
We may collect data from your social media profile if you use social media (e.g., Twitter, Instagram, YouTube) to connect with us or interact with our content. This may include your public profile information, such as your name, username, profile picture, bio, and location, as well as any content you publicly share or engage with, such as likes, comments, shares, and open group messages.
Streaming Platforms
We may collect data from your public account profile if you use streaming platforms (e.g., YouTube, Twitch) to interact with our content. This could include your username, avatar, subscriber/follower count, and any comments or reactions you make on our content.
Gaming Platforms
Our applications may be available on various platforms such as Google Play and Apple App Store. We may collect necessary data from these platforms to facilitate your application purchase and to understand your usage. This data may include your activity, progress, achievements, and preferences.
Analytics Providers
We partner with analytics providers to gain insights into how users engage with our Services. These providers may collect aggregated information on our community, including interactions and impressions on our Services and content.
C. Data Collected Automatically
We collect certain types of data related to your device and browsing experience automatically when you visit our websites or engage in our Services. This is enabled by various technologies that allow us to collect data without requiring your direct input.
Device and Usage Data
We collect data about your device and usage, such as your IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, and usage data.
Log Data
We may collect log data, such as your device data, engagement data, usage data, and any events that occurred in relation to your use of our Services to help us improve our offerings and diagnose and fix any issues that may arise.
Cookies
We may use cookies and other tracking technologies on our websites, such as web beacons and pixel tags, to keep you signed into your accounts and to help personalize your experience. You can control your cookie settings through your web browser.
D. Children
Our websites and Services are not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If we later learn that we have inadvertently gathered personal data from a child under the age of 13, we will remove this data from our records as quickly as possible.
II. Data We Process
A. Legal Basis for Processing
As a company providing Services globally, we are committed to complying with data protection laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
We process your personal data based on legal requirements and use several legal bases, including consent, contractual necessity, legitimate interests, legal obligations, vital interests, and public interest.
B. Data Management Overview
We use various types of data to operate our services, improve your experience, provide you with services and support, personalize our communications with you, and maintain our legitimate business interests.
AI-Generated Content
We use AI technologies to generate audio and art content for our application. Any data used for AI generation is anonymized and does not include personal user information.
Your Rights
- Access, correct, or delete your personal information.
- Opt-out of receiving marketing communications.
- Restrict or object to the processing of your personal information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at
itsyou@HelloBooksInteractive.com.