TanTan

We ding this product as it is unclear to us from their privacy policy how the data is being shared/sold. Also, the list of exemptions of when the company says they can share your personal information without your consent is long and worrisome to us.

Privacy policy

"Sharing
We will not share your personal information with any company, organization and individual other than the service providers of Tantan, except in the following circumstances.

3.1.1 Sharing upon obtaining your express consent: we will share your personal information with another party upon obtaining your express consent.

3.1.2 Sharing when required by law: we may externally share your personal information in accordance with the provisions of laws and legislations, based on the requirements of resolving actions and disputes or as legally required by an administrative or judicial authority.

3.1.3 Sharing with affiliates: your personal information may be shared with our affiliates to facilitate our joint provision of services to you based on the associated account, recommend information that may be of interest to you or protect the personal safety of and prevent infringement of the property of the affiliates of Tantan, other users of Tantan or the public. We will only share the necessary personal information, such as sharing your necessary account information with our affiliates to facilitate your use of the Tantan account and the products or services of the affiliates, and we will seek your authorization and consent again if we share your sensitive personal information or the affiliates change the purpose for using and processing your personal information.

3.1.4 Sharing with authorized partners:
We may send the information to the suppliers, service providers and other partners that provide support to our businesses, where such support includes but is not limited to providing technical infrastructure services, analyzing how our services are used, measuring the effectiveness of advertisements and services, providing customer service, facilitating payments or carrying out academic research and surveys. We will enter into strict data protection agreements with companies, organizations and individuals with which and whom we share personal information and require them to process the personal information in accordance with our instructions, this Privacy Policy and any other relevant confidentiality and security measures.

We may send the information to the suppliers, service providers and other partners that provide support to our businesses, where such support includes but is not limited to providing technical infrastructure services, analyzing how our services are used, measuring the effectiveness of advertisements and services, providing customer service, facilitating payments or carrying out academic research and surveys. We will enter into strict data protection agreements with companies, organizations and individuals with which and whom we share personal information and require them to process the personal information in accordance with our instructions, this Privacy Policy and any other relevant confidentiality and security measures."

"We will not transfer your personal information to any company, organization and individual, except in the following circumstances.

(I) Transferring upon obtaining your express consent: we will transfer your personal information to another party upon obtaining your express consent.

(II) In the case of a merger, acquisition or bankruptcy liquidation, or in other circumstances involving a merger, acquisition or bankruptcy liquidation, if the transfer of personal information is involved, we will require the new company and organization holding your personal information to continue to be bound by this Policy, otherwise, we will require such company, organization and individual to seek your authorization and consent again."

"To improve the security of your use of the services provided by us and our affiliates and partners, protect the personal safety of and prevent infringement of the property of yourself, other users, or the public, take better measures against phishing websites, fraud, network vulnerabilities, computer viruses, cyberattacks, network intrusions and other security risks, and more accurately recognize violations of laws and legislations or the provisions of relevant agreements and regulations of Tantan,we may use or combine your user information, transaction information, device information, related network logs and information shared by our affiliates and partners with your authorization or in accordance with the law to comprehensively determine your account and transaction risks, conduct identity verification, detect and prevent security incidents, and conduct the necessary recording, audit, analysis and disposal measures in accordance with the law."

"We are not required to obtain your prior authorization and consent when sharing, transferring and publicly disclosing your personal information in the following circumstances:
(I) the personal information is related to national security and the security of national defense;
(II) the personal information is related to public security, public health and significant public interests;
(III) the personal information is related to the investigation of a crime, prosecutions, trials, judgment executions, etc.;
(IV) the personal information is collected for the protection of the life, property and other significant legitimate rights and interests of the subject of the personal information or another person, and it is difficult to obtain your consent;
(V) the personal information that is collected has been publicly disclosed to the general public at your own discretion;
(VI) the personal information is information that has been lawfully and publicly disclosed, such as lawful news reports, government information disclosures and other channels;

In accordance with laws and legislations, the sharing and transfer of personal information that has been de-identified with the condition that the data recipient cannot restore and re-identify the subject of the personal information shall not constitute sharing, transfer and public disclosure of personal information, and we are not required to notify you or seek your consent when storing and processing such data."

We cannot confirm if all users, regardless of location, can get their data deleted.

"You can delete part of your personal information through the approach specified in Clause '(5.1) Accessing Your Personal Information' in this section. You can request us to delete the personal information in the following circumstances: You can delete part of your personal information through the approach specified in Clause '(5.1) Accessing Your Personal Information' in this section. You can request us to delete the personal information in the following circumstances:

(I) if our processing of personal information violates laws and legislations;

(II) if we collect and use your personal information without obtaining your express consent;

(III) if our processing of the personal information is in material breach of our agreement with you;

(IV) if you no longer use our products or services;

(V) if we will never provide you with products or services again.

If we decide to respond to your request for deletion, we will also exercise our best efforts to notify the parties who have obtained your personal information from us, and request them to delete the personal information in a timely manner, except as otherwise provided for by laws and legislations, or when these parties have obtained your separate authorization.

When you delete the information from our services, we may not immediately delete the corresponding information in the backup system, but will delete such information when the backup is updated."

"We will exercise our best efforts to avoid collecting irrelevant personal information by taking reasonably practicable measures. We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes set forth in this Policy, except where it is necessary to prolong the retention period or permitted by law."