VNSEEA Privacy Policy
What is a privacy policy and who does it apply to?
Effective date:December 16, 2025
VNSEEA wants you to understand what information we collect, and how we use and share it. Therefore, you should read our Privacy Policy. This way, you will use our products and services in a way that suits you.
The Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, retain, and transfer information. We also inform you about the rights you have. Each section of this Policy provides helpful examples and uses simpler language to make our practices easier to understand. Additionally, we have added links to information and resources so you can learn more about privacy-related topics that interest you.
We believe you should be able to control your privacy. Therefore, we will also show you where you can manage your information in the settings of the VNSEEA Products you use. You can make settings to shape your experience.
Please read the entire Policy below.
What information do we collect?
The information about you that we collect and process depends on how you use our systems. For example, if you sell furniture on Marketplace, we will collect different information than if you ask VNSEEA's artificial intelligence to write a joke for you. When you use the Products, we collect some information about you.
What if you don't let us collect some information?
We need to have some information to operate the Product. Other information is optional, but if it is missing, the quality of your experience may be affected.
What if the information we collect is not personally identifiable?
In some cases, third parties will remove identifying information, aggregate or anonymize information so that it no longer identifies an individual, and then provide that information to us. We use this information as described below without attempting to re-identify individuals.
How do we use your information?
We use your information to provide you with a personalized experience (including advertising), as well as for other purposes that we explain in detail below.
For some of these purposes, we use automated and linked information. The information we use for these purposes is automatically processed by our systems. However, in some cases, we also conduct manual reviews to access and review your information.
To limit the use of information linked to individual users, in some cases, we remove identifying information or aggregate or anonymize information so that it no longer identifies you. We use this information in the same way as described in this section.
Here's how we use your information:
To provide, personalize, and improve our Products
We use the information we have to provide and improve services, including:
- Checking whether our Products are working correctly (such as troubleshooting) and fixing bugs when they are not.
- Personalizing features, content, and recommendations, such as Feeds, Reels, videos, Stories, and ads.
- We use the privacy information you choose to provide for these purposes, not to show you ads.
To enhance safety, security, and integrity
We use the information we collect to help protect people from harmful situations and provide safe, secure Products.
To provide measurement, analytics, and business services
Many people use our Products to run/promote their businesses or share content. We help them measure the effectiveness of ads as well as other content, products, and services.
To communicate with you
We communicate with you using the information you’ve provided, such as contact information you enter on your profile.
To research and innovate for the community
We use information we have, information from researchers, and public data sets from experts and non-profits to conduct and support research.
How is your information shared on VNSEEA Products or with integration partners?
On VNSEEA Products
Your information may be shared publicly or with your connections, groups, or Pages according to your settings on the VNSEEA social network.
With integrated partner
You can choose to connect to third-party applications using our Product. These integration partners will then receive information about you and your activity. They can access publicly available information on our Product at any time.
How do we share information with third parties?
We do not sell any of your information to anyone, and we never will. We also require our partners and other agents to adhere to rules that govern how they can and cannot use and disclose the information we provide.
Here are more details about the parties with whom we share information:
- Partners:Advertisers, analytics, data measurement units.
- Agents:Entities processing data on our behalf.
- Service Providers:Technical infrastructure support, customer service units.
- Other Third Parties:We share information with other parties to respond to legal requests, comply with applicable laws, or prevent harm.
If we sell or transfer all or part of our business to another party, in some cases, we may provide your information to the new owner as part of that transaction, but only if permitted by law.
How do VNSEEA companies coordinate with each other?
We are among the affiliated companies that provide VNSEEA Products. This ecosystem includes all social networking services, chat applications, and other VNSEEA products that this Policy governs.
We share the information we collect and use shared infrastructure, systems, and technology with other VNSEEA Companies. We also process information received about you from other VNSEEA Companies, in accordance with the terms and policies of those companies, as well as current regulations. In some cases, VNSEEA acts as a data processor for other VNSEEA Companies. We act on their behalf, according to their instructions and terms.
Reasons why we share information among VNSEEA Companies
VNSEEA's products share information with other VNSEEA companies for the purpose of:
- Enhancing safety, security, and integrity, as well as complying with applicable laws
- Personalize offers, advertisements, and commercial content or other sponsored content
- Develop, provide, and personalize integrated features and utilities
- Understand how people use and interact with VNSEEA companies' Products
How can you manage or delete your information and exercise your rights?
We provide you with many tools to view, manage, download, and delete your information as described below. You can also manage your information by accessing the settings of the Product you use. Additionally, you may have other privacy rights under applicable law.
To exercise your rights, please visit our Help Center, the vnseea application system settings, and the settings on your device.
- Privacy Check:Step-by-step tools for account review.
- View and Manage Your Information:Activity logs, public post management.
- Transfer, Download, or Delete Your Information:Export personal data or permanently delete account.
If you have questions about this policy, you can contact us at the address below. In some countries, you may also contact the Data Protection Officer for VNSEEA Platforms, Inc. and, depending on your jurisdiction, you may also contact your local Data Protection Authority ("DPA") directly.
How long do we keep your information?
We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide the Services, comply with our legal obligations, or protect our interests or those of others. We determine the retention period on a case-by-case basis. Here are the factors we consider when determining this:
- Whether we need that information to operate or provide the Products. For example, we need to retain some information to maintain your account.
- The feature for which we use the information, and how that feature works. For example, messages sent in the ephemeral mode of vnseea Chat are retained for a shorter period than regular messages.
- The period for which we need to retain information to comply with certain legal obligations.
- Whether we need that information for other legitimate purposes, such as preventing harm; investigating conduct that may violate our terms or policies; enhancing safety, security, and integrity; or protecting ourselves, including our rights, property, or products.
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Chúng tôi truy cập, lưu giữ, sử dụng và chia sẻ thông tin của bạn để:
- Comply with legal requirements, such as search warrants, court orders, document production orders, or subpoenas from law enforcement and other government agencies.
- Comply with current laws.
- Enhance the safety, security, and integrity of the VNSEEA system, users, employees, company assets, and everyone.
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Lý do và cách chúng tôi xử lý thông tin của bạn
Sau đây là các hạng mục thông tin chúng tôi sử dụng, cũng như lý do và cách chúng tôi xử lý thông tin đó:
1. Cá nhân hóa Sản phẩm của VNSEEA
- Lý do và cách xử lý:Our systems automatically process information linked to you and others that we have collected and stored to evaluate and understand your preferences and choices, and to provide you with a personalized experience on and across the VNSEEA companies' Products. Our advertising systems prioritize ads that will be shown to those who may be interested, based on the audience advertisers want to reach.
- Categories of information used:
- Thông tin cá nhân:Content you create (posts, comments), camera images, interaction history with AI at VNSEEA, types of content you view, activity time and frequency.
- Thông tin thiết bị:Software characteristics, hover activity, device identifiers, GPS signals, network connection information, cookies.
2. Liên kết tài khoản của bạn
- Lý do và cách xử lý:If you choose to add linked messaging app accounts to the Account Center along with other accounts on VNSEEA companies' Products to share synchronized information.
- Categories of information used:Account connection data, username, and login history.
3. Provide and improve VNSEEA Products
- Reasons and handling:Collect, store to maintain accounts, connect public profile information with integration partners, provide messaging/voice call services, understand and support content creation through automated tools, support purchases via VNSEEA Pay, and analyze technical software errors.
- Categories of information used:Content you create, messages you send and receive, message metadata (in compliance with the law), purchase records (truncated credit card information), selfies when needed for account verification, IP addresses, device information.
4. Develop and improve AI at VNSEEA
- Reasons and handling:Develop and improve artificial intelligence (AI) models for VNSEEA Products as well as for third parties.
- Categories of information used:Public content that you/others create or share; direct conversational interactions with AI tools at VNSEEA.
5. Enhance safety, security, and integrity
- Reasons and handling:Account verification, detection of terms of service violations, investigation of suspicious activity, combating inequality, protecting life and health, and preventing malicious spam systems. Decisions may be reviewed by an independent council.
- Categories of information used:All personal information generated on the application, message metadata, network location information, cookies, and device hardware characteristics.
6. Communicate with you
- Reasons and handling:Send emails or in-product notifications about system issues, policy updates, or to respond when you submit a support request.
- Categories of information used:Contact information on your personal page, content of correspondence, and device characteristic information for receiving notifications.
7. Transfer, store, or process information globally
- Reasons and handling:Share information across borders to internal offices, data centers, and global partners to operate a seamless service chain and connect people worldwide.
- Categories of information used:Post content, message metadata, AI interaction data, purchase data, and device network technical information.
8. Processing specially protected information
- Reasons and handling:Process sensitive information especially with your explicit consent to display to your chosen audience or for experience analysis.
- Categories of information used:Any information you actively provide related to religious views, sexual orientation, political views, health, race, or special survey data.
9. Using information from third parties to personalize advertising
- Reasons and handling:Receive off-app activity information from advertisers and external partner businesses to optimize display ads for you on websites and apps within the VNSEEA ecosystem.
- Categories of information used:Matched information such as encrypted names or email addresses provided by partners.
10. Sharing information with third parties at your request
- Reasons and handling:Share contacts, login status, or contact information when you instruct the system to connect with external apps or games.
- Categories of information used:Contact information, public profiles, or personal emails depending on your permission settings.
11. Providing measurement, analytics, and other business services
- Reasons and handling:Automated and manual processing to generate aggregated detailed reports, helping businesses and advertisers understand the effectiveness of their content distribution without revealing your specific personal identity.
- Categories of information used:Content interaction behavior, hashtags, activity time, software characteristics, and device network signals.
12. Delivering a seamless experience
- Reasons and handling:Internal information sharing among VNSEEA companies to facilitate feature integration between different applications (e.g., sharing posts, syncing friend lists).
- Categories of information used:Generated content, metadata, AI activity, and device identification technical parameters.
13. Business information and business analytics data
- Reason and handling:Accurately count the number of actual users and businesses, serving the purposes of auditing, reporting income to shareholders, and improving product direction.
- Categories of information used:Personal operational metadata, interaction behavior, device identification information, and system cookies.
14. Personalized advertising on VNSEEA Audience Network
- Reason and handling:Identify yourself as a user within the VNSEEA ecosystem to display the most relevant advertisements when you visit third-party applications and websites participating in the VNSEEA Audience Network advertising network.
- Categories of information used:Profile information, interaction content, hashtags, device activity characteristics, and network connection information.
15. Providing marketing information
- Reason and handling:Store and use contact information to send promotional programs and marketing offers that comply with legal regulations and your personal settings.
- Categories of information used:Email address, phone number, and device identifier.
16. Conduct research and innovation for the community
- Reason and handling:Analyze aggregated data (e.g., migration patterns during natural disasters) to support relief organizations, contribute to artificial intelligence research, and advance science and technology for public benefit.
- Categories of information used:Created content, interaction behavior, aggregated geolocation tags, cookies, and system metadata.
17. Anonymize your information
- Reason and handling:Completely remove personally identifiable elements to transform data into anonymized information, serving long-term product improvement and technical optimization without affecting privacy rights.
- Categories of information used:All categories of interaction behavior data, created content, and device parameters before being processed by the anonymization filter.
18. Share information to comply with legal requirements
- Reasons and how to handle:Access, retain, and share information as a mandatory or reasonably voluntary obligation to cooperate with law enforcement agencies in handling civil disputes, court orders, or preventing threats to security and human life.
- Categories of information used:Depending on the scope of the judicial authority's request, it may be limited to login information, contact details, or extended to message content, payment transaction history, and location data with a valid order.