Last Updated: November 1, 2024
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) applies to AvaClone Mobile Application (hereinafter referred to as “AvaClone”), an online chatting tool, as well as related contents, tools, features and functionality (together, the “Services”) provided by PARODIST AI L.L.C-FZ (“we”, “our” or “us”). This Policy is hereby formulated by us in accordance with applicable laws to protect personal information of users (“you” or “your”).
1.1 This Policy sets out why, how and what personal information we collect, use, store, process, share, transfer and publicly disclose about you, the information security protection measures we take, and the rights we honor for your access, update, deletion and control of your personal information. Please read this Policy in combination with AvaClone Terms of Use . If you do not agree to this Policy, you shall stop using AvaClone and/or our Services.
1.2. We reserve the right to amend this Policy at any time and from time to time, and we encourage you to regularly review this Policy to get the latest revision. If you do not accept the Policy as amended, you shall stop using AvaClone.
1.3 We will provide a child user with our Services only after his/her parent or guardian has read this Policy, fully acknowledged and agreed to all the terms herein, and given consent required by applicable laws. Unless otherwise permitted or required by law, we will not collect, use, or disclose any personal information of a child user without obtaining consent from that child’s parent or guardian. Parents can review personal information collected about the child user, have the information deleted, and request us to discontinue collection or use of the child’s personal information.
1.4 By accessing and/or using our Services, you confirm that you are either an adult at or over the age of majority in your jurisdiction, or a child under your parent or legal guardian’s supervision, and that you have the right, authority, capacity or consent to access and/or use our Services and agree to abide by this Policy.
1.5 This Policy is an electronic contract formed under applicable laws, and does not require any physical, electronic or digital signature.
1.6 Please read this Policy carefully. By accessing or using AvaClone and/or our Services, you agree and acknowledge that you understand, agree and consent to this Policy and to the collection, use, process, share, transfer and disclosure of information about you and/or your child that you have provided or may in the future provide to us for the purposes set out in this Policy and in accordance with applicable laws.
2.1 We will collect personal information from you and/or your child for the purpose hereof and in line with the principles of legality, legitimacy, necessity and transparency. If we use personal information about you and/or your child for any purpose other than those contained herein, or collect personal information from you and/or your child for any other purposes, we will notify you in a reasonable manner and obtain your prior consent as required under applicable laws. We do not require you or your child to disclose more information than reasonably necessary. 2.2 We may synchronize user personal information on your different mobile devices to ensure smooth user experience. 2.3 Personal information you provide during use of AvaClone. We respect user privacy and are committed to reasonably protect it in all material respects. 2.3.1 You agree that we may collect the following personal information about you and/or your child: - Information necessary to provide, maintain and improve AvaClone and/or our Services; - Information knowingly supplied by you and/or your child; information collected with your consent; - Information collected from other sources in line with this Policy (e.g., third-party service providers). “Personal Information” means any information, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified (a) from that data; or (b) from that data or other information to which we have or are likely to have access, including data in our records as may be updated from time to time. 2.3.2 By registering in AvaClone, or accessing or using AvaClone, you consent to provide us necessary information including your personal information as described herein. User personal information that we may collect include, but is not limited to: - uploaded pictures or input text; - device information, it’s location (country, city), operation system data (type, version, screen resolution) etc.; - log information; - data on the user’s device, including unique identifiers of the device; - request data (time, traffic source, IP-address); - data on the user’s actions in the AvaClone. The following describes the extent to which your personal information may be required and collected. 2.3.2.1 Registration You may log in with your current Google or Apple account. When you do so, a AvaClone account will be automatically created. 2.3.2.2 AI Chatting When you use the “AI Chatting” feature, you can choose from the following two (2) ways to initiate a chat: - Create an AI character via our AI algorithm; - Find an existing AI character on our server. Therefore, if you do not allow access to your album, device internal storage or text inputs, we may not be able to offer you this feature. 2.3.2.3 Online Payment We offer value-added premium (Pro) services, for which you need to pay through a third party (such as App Store, Google Play). 2.3.2.4 User Consent You will be asked to consent to the following: - photos/storage: to collect the photos that you wish to upload - it will be displayed as an avatar for your created character, also to other users if you decide to make the character public for other users (photos will be uploaded to our back-end server); - voice recording: you can create your character’s voice by loading audio/video file or by recording it; - speech recognition: without it you can’t talk with your created character or with character created by other users; - push notifications. 2.4 User Information Automatically Collected To safeguard the security of your account and better serve you, we will collect and use the following information generated during your use of AvaClone, but only to the extent permitted under applicable laws. 2.4.1 Device Information When you use AvaClone, we will collect certain of your device information, including device ID, IMEI, OAID, operator information and usage, information about device location (IP address), device model, operating system version, IDFA (for iOS only), IDFV (for iOS only), Android ID (for Android only). Such information is the unique identification of the device, and we may combine it with other personal information we collect so that we can provide consistent Services. 2.4.2 Log Information AvaClone will automatically collect and save user logs, so that we can evaluate use of AvaClone, optimize it and improve our Services. 2.5 Exceptions to Acquiring User Consent Subject to applicable laws, we may not need to obtain your consent when collecting and using your personal information, but only if: - it is related to performance of the obligations required by applicable laws; - it is directly related to national security, public safety, public health, or significant public interests; - it is directly related to crime investigation, prosecution, trial and execution of judgment, or is required by the competent authorities or other circumstances required by applicable laws including but not limited to in response to court orders and subpoenas; - it is required for safeguarding a user’s life, property and other significant legal interests but it is difficult to obtain your consent, or we have reason to believe that someone is or may be causing injury to or interference with our rights or property, other users, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities; - the information was made available to the general public by yourself; - it is necessary for execution and performance of a contract between you and us per your request; - the information is collected from legally and publicly disclosed channels, such as legal news reports, published government information or other channels; - it is necessary for maintaining the operation of AvaClone, such as troubleshooting, discovering and resolving issues in relation with AvaClone and/or our Services; or - other circumstances specified or permitted under applicable laws.
3.1 We only use strictly necessary cookies. These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around in AvaClone and use its features, such as remembering your log-in status and accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, certain services you ask for cannot be provided. 3.2 These cookies do not contain any personal information. We use these cookies to remember the way you log in (by Google or Apple account) and provide our Services accordingly.
In general, we collect, process, and use your information for the following purposes and legal bases. 4.1 We use your information collected by AvaClone to: - provide our Services; - improve AvaClone and/or our Services; - respond to your questions and requests; - provide you with a safe, efficient, and customized experience, and share with third parties (including the Chat-GPT platform or/and various LLMs) that help us deliver effective functionality. 4.2 We use aggregate user information and non-personal information to analyze AvaClone and user behavior and prepare aggregated reports. 4.3 We use user information to prevent, detect, and investigate fraud, security breaches, and potentially prohibited or illegal activities, establish, exercise, or defend a legal claim, and enforce our Terms of Use or this Policy. We also use information in response to requests by government or law enforcement authorities, or in response to complaints where we are under a legal or regulatory obligation to adhere to a complaint-handling procedure. 4.4 We use user information to contact you to maintain AvaClone or to comply with your stated communication preferences, to provide other services as described at the time when we collect the information from you, or to contact you for other purposes authorized by law.
5.1 Share of user information Except as otherwise expressly described herein or otherwise permitted by applicable laws, we will not share user personal information with any third party, unless: - you propose the request for doing so, or we have obtained your prior express consent for doing so; - it is related to performance of our obligations required by applicable laws; - it is directly related to national security, public safety, public health, and/or significant public interests; - it is directly related to crime investigation, prosecution, trial and execution of judgment, or is required by the competent or law enforcement authorities or other circumstances required by applicable laws including but not limited to in response to court orders and subpoenas; - it is required for safeguarding your life, property and other significant legal interests, but it is difficult to obtain your consent, or we have reason to believe that someone is or may be causing injury to or interference with our rights or property, other users, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities; - the information was made available to the general public by yourself; - the information is collected from legally and publicly disclosed channels, such as legal news reports, published government information or other channels; - it is shared with our business partners, subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors, service providers, and other third parties we collaborate with to support our Services in compliance with this Policy, as may be needed. To provide users with integrated services of high quality, some features may be supported by our technical service contractors, and we may therefore subcontract the processing of personal information to them. We will enter into a strict confidentiality agreement and data processing agreement with each service contractor regarding user personal information. Such agreements will specify the responsibilities of the parties, the information to be processed, and the period, nature and purpose of processing. We will require the contactors to process user personal information only as per our request, this Policy and any other relevant confidentiality and security measures. Any such contractor is deemed an independent data processor who has been asked to obtain your consent in its own name. Each contractor may have its independent service agreement and privacy policy, and we suggest that you read them carefully and decide on your own as to whether to grant consent. But please be reminded that your refusal may result in failure to use certain functions contained in AvaClone that are provided by such contractor. 5.2 Transfer of Control of User Information In principle, we will not transfer the right to control user personal information to any other individual, company, or organization, unless we are subject to merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or liquidation. On that occasion, we will notify you of the purpose of transfer, the type of information to be transferred and the recipient of that information. 5.3 Disclosure of User Information Generally, we will not disclose any user personal information, unless: - it is necessary for us to perform our obligations stipulated in our Terms of Use, this Policy, or applicable laws; - we have obtained your consent; - we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable laws, governmental requests, judicial proceedings, court orders and subpoenas, or other legal requirements; or we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or act regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, potential threats to the safety of any person, violations of our Terms and Condition or this Policy, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved. 5.4 By using AvaClone and making in-app purchases, you consent to our sharing of data regarding your usage and consumption of purchased content with Apple, as part of our efforts to resolve refund requests. This information may include details about how you have accessed and interacted with the purchased content. The purpose of sharing this data is to help Apple make an informed decision regarding refund requests. We ensure that such data sharing is done in compliance with Apple's policies and only as necessary to process your requests.
6.1 All user personal information will be retained for no longer than is necessary for the purposes that are stated herein or that you have authorized, unless otherwise set forth in these Terms and/or required or permitted by applicable laws. 6.2 We will also retain usage data for internal analysis purposes. Usage data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of AvaClone, or when we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods. 6.3 We reserve the right to retain the aggregated and anonymized data derived from user personal information for any purpose (commercial and non-commercial) as we deem fit and proper. Please note that such anonymous data may be derived from your or your child’s personal information, but will not be considered personal information at law if it will not be linked to you or your child personally and cannot be used to identify you or your child.
7.1 We stores your personal Information and ensures its protection from unauthorized access and distribution in accordance with internal rules and regulations. 7.2. Your personal Information is kept confidential. 7.3 THE SECURITY OF USER INFORMATION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US, BUT PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT NO METHOD OF TRANSMISSION OVER THE INTERNET OR METHOD OF ELECTRONIC STORAGE IS 100% SECURE. WHILE WE STRIVE TO USE COMMERCIALLY VIABLE MEANS TO PROTECT USER PERSONAL INFORMATION, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE ITS ABSOLUTE SECURITY.
8.1 Subject to applicable laws, user personal information may be transferred and processed outside of your local jurisdiction. We will endeavor to ensure appropriate safeguards so that user information will remain protected in accordance with this Policy and applicable laws. 8.2 We will take reasonably necessary steps to ensure that your personal information is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy and applicable laws, and no transfer of your personal information will be made to an organization or a country unless there is adequate security control in place.
9.1 You confirm that you are the parent of the child who uses AvaClone or an adult user at or above the minimum age permitted to use services like ours in your jurisdiction. If you do not acknowledge and agree to this Policy, please do not use AvaClone and/or our Services and we will not collect personal information from you or your child.
10.1. This Privacy Policy can be unilaterally changed or terminated by us without preliminary notification of the user. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy regularly, i.e. its version currently in force. 10.2. A new Privacy Policy comes into effect from the moment of its placing, unless otherwise provided for by the new version of the Privacy Policy. 10.3. The current Privacy Policy is located in the Internet at: https://avacloneai.com/privacy-policy.
If you have any question concerning user privacy or this Policy, please contact us through sending an email to avacloneai@gmail.com