Privacy Policy of Hive 5 Studio

Owner and Data Controller

Hive 5 Studio

Owner contact email: [email protected]

Types of Data collected

Among the types of Personal Data that Hive 5 Studio collects, by itself or through third parties, there are: Trackers; Usage Data; unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example); country; app information; device logs; device information; diagnostics; advertising data; product interaction; purchase history; Universally unique identifier (UUID); payment info; crash data; geography/region; number of Users; number of sessions; session duration; in-app purchases; Application opens; Application updates; launches; operating systems; first name; last name; email address; username; social media accounts ; User ID; Sensors permission; Motion sensors permission; Health Data read permission; date of the message; time the message was sent; IP address; browser fingerprint; browser information.

Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using Hive 5 Studio.
Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by Hive 5 Studio is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for Hive 5 Studio to provide its services. In cases where Hive 5 Studio specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service.
Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner.
Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools — by Hive 5 Studio or by the owners of third-party services used by Hive 5 Studio serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document.

Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through Hive 5 Studio.

Mode and place of processing the Data

Methods of processing

The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.
The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of Hive 5 Studio (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.

Place

The Data is processed at the Owner's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.

Depending on the User's location, data transfers may involve transferring the User's Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.

Retention time

Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on the Users’ consent.

The purposes of processing

The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its Service, comply with its legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect its rights and interests (or those of its Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as the following: Analytics, Advertising, Platform services and hosting, Beta Testing, Handling payments, Infrastructure monitoring, Content performance and features testing (A/B testing), Social features, Managing contacts and sending messages, Registration and authentication, Hosting and backend infrastructure, Displaying content from external platforms, Traffic optimization and distribution, Device permissions for Personal Data access and Spam and bots protection.

For specific information about the Personal Data used for each purpose, the User may refer to the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data”.

Device permissions for Personal Data access

Depending on the User's specific device, Hive 5 Studio may request certain permissions that allow it to access the User's device Data as described below.

By default, these permissions must be granted by the User before the respective information can be accessed. Once the permission has been given, it can be revoked by the User at any time. In order to revoke these permissions, Users may refer to the device settings or contact the Owner for support at the contact details provided in the present document.
The exact procedure for controlling app permissions may be dependent on the User's device and software.

Please note that the revoking of such permissions might impact the proper functioning of Hive 5 Studio.

If User grants any of the permissions listed below, the respective Personal Data may be processed (i.e accessed to, modified or removed) by Hive 5 Studio.

Health Data read permission

Allows reading the User’s health Data.

Motion sensors permission

Used for accessing the User's device motion sensors to measure the User's activity such as step counts, stairs climbed, and movement type (walking, cycling, etc.).

Sensors permission

Used for accessing data from sensors that Users may use to measure what is happening inside their body, such as for instance, heart rate.

Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data

Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

• Advertising

  This type of service allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes. These communications are displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on Hive 5 Studio, possibly based on User interests.
  This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below.
  Some of the services listed below may use Trackers to identify Users or they may use the behavioral retargeting technique, i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User’s interests and behavior, including those detected outside Hive 5 Studio. For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.
  Services of this kind usually offer the possibility to opt out of such tracking. In addition to any opt-out feature offered by any of the services below, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section "How to opt-out of interest-based advertising" in this document.

  ironSource (ironSource Ltd.)

  ironSource is an advertising service provided by ironSource Ltd.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Israel – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California
  • a Sharing in California

  AdMob (Google LLC)

  AdMob is an advertising service provided by Google LLC.
  In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers; unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example); Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California
  • a Sharing in California

  Unity Ads (Unity Technologies ApS)

  Unity Ads is an advertising service provided by Unity Technologies ApS.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Denmark – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California
  • a Sharing in California

  AppLovin (AppLovin Corporation)

  AppLovin is an advertising service provided by AppLovin Corporation.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California
  • a Sharing in California

  Vungle (Vungle, Inc.)

  Vungle is an advertising service provided by Vungle, Inc.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California
  • a Sharing in California

  Tapjoy (Tapjoy, Inc.)

  Tapjoy is an advertising service provided by Tapjoy, Inc.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California
  • a Sharing in California

  Pangle (BYTEDANCE PTE. LTD.)

  Pangle is an advertising service provided by BYTEDANCE PTE. LTD.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Singapore – Privacy Policy – Opt out.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California
  • a Sharing in California

  Meta Audience Network (Meta Platforms, Inc.)

  Meta Audience Network is an advertising service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. or by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, In order to understand Meta's use of Data, consult Meta's data policy.

  Hive 5 Studio may use identifiers for mobile devices (including Android Advertising ID or Advertising Identifier for iOS, respectively) and technologies similar to cookies to run the Meta Audience Network service. One of the ways Audience Network shows ads is by using the User's ad preferences. The User can control this in the Facebook ad settings.

  Users may opt-out of certain Audience Network targeting through applicable device settings, such as the device advertising settings for mobile phones or by following the instructions in other Audience Network related sections of this privacy policy, if available.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers; unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example); Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out; Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California
  • a Sharing in California

  Google Ad Manager (Google LLC)

  Google Ad Manager is an advertising service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, that allows the Owner to run advertising campaigns in conjunction with external advertising networks that the Owner, unless otherwise specified in this document, has no direct relationship with.

  This service uses Cookies and similar identifiers, including information transmitted automatically such as Users' IP addresses, to identify Users' devices and to track use of Hive 5 Studio and User behavior concerning ads, products and services offered.

  Users may manage their advertising preferences and disable advertising Cookies via Google Ad Settings. Please note that this may not prevent Users' devices from being identified on the basis of information transmitted automatically, such as their IP address.

  In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult their partner policy and their Business Data page.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California
  • a Sharing in California

  Google AdSense (Google LLC)

  Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing. This service uses Cookies and similar identifiers, including information transmitted automatically such as Users' IP addresses, to identify Users' devices and to track use of Hive 5 Studio and User behavior concerning ads, products and services offered.

  Users may manage their advertising preferences and disable advertising Cookies via Google Ad Settings. Please note that this may not prevent Users' devices from being identified on the basis of information transmitted automatically, such as their IP address.

  In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult their partner policy and their Business Data page.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out; Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California
  • a Sharing in California

  Mintegral (Mintegral International Limited)

  Mintegral is an advertising service provided by Mintegral International Limited.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

  Place of processing: China – Privacy Policy – Opt out.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California
  • a Sharing in California

• Analytics

  The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.

  Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) (Google LLC)

  Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of Hive 5 Studio, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
  Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

  In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out; Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in the United States

  Google Analytics for Firebase (Google LLC)

  Google Analytics for Firebase or Firebase Analytics is an analytics service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.
  In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.

  Firebase Analytics may share Data with other tools provided by Firebase, such as Crash Reporting, Authentication, Remote Config or Notifications. The User may check this privacy policy to find a detailed explanation about the other tools used by the Owner.

  Hive 5 Studio uses identifiers for mobile devices and technologies similar to cookies to run the Firebase Analytics service.

  Users may opt-out of certain Firebase features through applicable device settings, such as the device advertising settings for mobile phones or by following the instructions in other Firebase related sections of this privacy policy, if available.

  Personal Data processed: Application opens; Application updates; device information; geography/region; in-app purchases; launches; number of sessions; number of Users; operating systems; session duration; Trackers; unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example); Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; commercial information; internet or other electronic network activity information; geolocation data.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California

  Tenjin

  Tenjin - mobile measurement partner (MMP) is a company that acts as a third-party provider to attribute, collect, and organize app data to deliver a unified overview of a brand’s campaign performance.
  
  Read more https://tenjin.com/privacy/

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in the United States
  • a Sharing in California
  • Targeted Advertising in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, Tennessee, Minnesota, Maryland, Indiana, Kentucky, Rhode Island and Montana

• Beta Testing

  This type of service makes it possible to manage User access to Hive 5 Studio, or parts of it, for the purpose of testing a certain feature or the entire Application.
  The service provider may automatically collect data related to crashes and statistics related to the User's use of Hive 5 Studio in a personally identifiable form.

  TestFlight (Apple Inc.)

  TestFlight is a beta testing service provided by Apple Inc.

  Personal Data processed: app information; country; device information; device logs; Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California

• Content performance and features testing (A/B testing)

  The services contained in this section allow the Owner to track and analyze the User response concerning web traffic or behavior regarding changes to the structure, text or any other component of Hive 5 Studio.

  Firebase Remote Config (Google LLC)

  Firebase Remote Config is an A/B testing and configuration service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.

  Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California

• Device permissions for Personal Data access

  Hive 5 Studio requests certain permissions from Users that allow it to access the User's device Data as described below.

  Device permissions for Personal Data access (Hive 5 Studio)

  Hive 5 Studio requests certain permissions from Users that allow it to access the User's device Data as summarized here and described within this document.

  Personal Data processed: Health Data read permission; Motion sensors permission; Sensors permission.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: biometric information; internet or other electronic network activity information.

  Addition to “Types of Data collected”

  For the Steplings app only: step count data read from Android Health Connect or from the device’s step counter sensor, subject to the permissions the User grants.
  
  “Health data in the Steplings app”
  
  This section applies only to the Steplings app. Steplings is a step-counting game: the steps you walk each day earn in-app rewards and collectible creatures. To provide this feature, the app accesses health data as described below.
  
  What we access. With your permission, Steplings reads your step count from Android Health Connect. It reads the total number of steps recorded for the current day and the day’s step entries, including when each entry ended and whether it was entered manually rather than recorded by a device. With the physical activity permission, the app also reads your phone’s built-in step counter sensor to update your step count while the app is open, and uses it as the only step source on phones that do not have Health Connect. Steplings reads step count data only. It does not read any other Health Connect data type, and it does not write data to Health Connect.
  
  Why we use it. Step count data is used exclusively to provide the app’s features: showing your daily step count, awarding mystery eggs and step boosters when you reach daily milestones, tracking progress in the Nest, and displaying progress in the app’s notifications, including the ongoing notification shown while a step booster is active. With the background reading permission, the app may read your current day’s step total periodically while it is not open, so rewards and their notifications can be delivered when you reach a milestone.
  
  Where it is stored. Your daily step totals and the rewards earned from them are stored on your device, in the app’s local data, as your game progress. Hive 5 Studio does not operate servers that receive or store this data, and the app does not transmit it to Hive 5 Studio. If you have Android’s automatic app backup enabled, Android may include the app’s local data, which contains your daily step totals, in the encrypted backup of your Google Account and in device-to-device transfers. This backup is managed by Android under your Google Account settings; Hive 5 Studio cannot access it. You can turn app backup off in your device settings.
  
  Sharing and other uses. Your step count and other health data are not shared with third parties and are not used for advertising, marketing, analytics, profiling or any purpose unrelated to the app’s core functionality. The advertising, analytics and attribution services described elsewhere in this policy do not receive your health data.
  
  Your control. You can grant, review or withdraw the app’s access to Health Connect at any time in the Health Connect settings on your device, and withdraw the physical activity permission in your device’s app permission settings. Withdrawing these permissions stops the app from reading step data; because step tracking is the core of the game, its features will not work until access is restored. You can delete the step data stored by the app by clearing the app’s data or uninstalling it. Data held in Health Connect itself is managed in Health Connect.

• Displaying content from external platforms

  This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of Hive 5 Studio and interact with them.
  This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.

  Google Fonts (Google LLC)

  Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, that allows Hive 5 Studio to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California

  Adobe Fonts (Adobe Systems Incorporated)

  Adobe Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Adobe Systems Incorporated that allows Hive 5 Studio to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

  Personal Data processed: Usage Data; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California

• Handling payments

  Unless otherwise specified, Hive 5 Studio processes any payments by credit card, bank transfer or other means via external payment service providers. In general and unless where otherwise stated, Users are requested to provide their payment details and personal information directly to such payment service providers. Hive 5 Studio isn't involved in the collection and processing of such information: instead, it will only receive a notification by the relevant payment service provider as to whether payment has been successfully completed.

  Payments processed via the Google Play Store (Google LLC)

  Hive 5 Studio uses a payment service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, that allows the Owner to offer the purchase of the app itself or in-app purchases.

  Personal Data processed to complete the purchases are processed by Google, as described in the privacy policy for the Google Play store.

  Personal Data processed: device information; payment info; purchase history; Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: commercial information; internet or other electronic network activity information.

  Payments processed via the Apple App Store (Apple Inc.)

  Hive 5 Studio uses a payment service provided by Apple Inc. that allows the Owner to offer the purchase of the app itself or in-app purchases.

  Personal Data processed to complete the purchases are processed by Apple, as described in the privacy policy for the App Store.

  Personal Data processed: device information; payment info; purchase history; Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: commercial information; internet or other electronic network activity information.

• Hosting and backend infrastructure

  This type of service has the purpose of hosting Data and files that enable Hive 5 Studio to run and be distributed as well as to provide a ready-made infrastructure to run specific features or parts of Hive 5 Studio.

  Some services among those listed below, if any, may work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.

  Google BigQuery (Google LLC)

  Google BigQuery is a hosting and backend service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.

  Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy; Brazil – Privacy Policy; Canada – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.

  Amazon Web Services (AWS) (Amazon Web Services, Inc.)

  Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a hosting and backend service provided by Amazon Web Services, Inc.

  Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Canada – Privacy Policy; Brazil – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy; United Kingdom – Privacy Policy; France – Privacy Policy; Germany – Privacy Policy; India – Privacy Policy; Australia – Privacy Policy; Korea, Republic of – Privacy Policy; Japan – Privacy Policy; Singapore – Privacy Policy; Italy – Privacy Policy; Sweden – Privacy Policy; Bahrain – Privacy Policy; South Africa – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.

  OpenAI API (OpenAI, L.L.C.)

  The OpenAI API provided by OpenAI, L.L.C. is a service that helps the Owner to automate tasks through its AI engine.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in the United States
  • a Sharing in California
  • Targeted Advertising in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, Tennessee, Minnesota, Maryland, Indiana, Kentucky, Rhode Island and Montana

• Infrastructure monitoring

  This type of service allows Hive 5 Studio to monitor the use and behavior of its components so its performance, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting can be improved.
  Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and mode of implementation of these services, whose function is to filter the activities of Hive 5 Studio.

  Crashlytics (Google LLC)

  Crashlytics is a monitoring service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.

  Personal Data processed: crash data; device information; Universally unique identifier (UUID).

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.

  Firebase Performance Monitoring (Google LLC)

  Firebase Performance Monitoring is a monitoring service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.

  Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.

• Managing contacts and sending messages

  This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.
  These services may also collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the User, as well as when the User interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message.

  Firebase Notifications (Google LLC)

  Firebase Notifications is a message sending service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing. Firebase Notifications can be integrated with Firebase Analytics to target analytics-based audiences and track opening and conversion events.

  Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California
  • a Sharing in California

  Firebase Cloud Messaging (Google LLC)

  Firebase Cloud Messaging is a message sending service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing. Firebase Cloud Messaging allows the Owner to send messages and notifications to Users across platforms such as Android, iOS, and the web. Messages can be sent to single devices, groups of devices, or specific topics or User segments.

  Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy; United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy; Canada – Privacy Policy; Canada – Privacy Policy; Brazil – Privacy Policy; Brazil – Privacy Policy; United Kingdom – Privacy Policy; United Kingdom – Privacy Policy; Belgium – Privacy Policy; Belgium – Privacy Policy; Switzerland – Privacy Policy; Switzerland – Privacy Policy; Germany – Privacy Policy; Germany – Privacy Policy; India – Privacy Policy; India – Privacy Policy; Singapore – Privacy Policy; Singapore – Privacy Policy; Indonesia – Privacy Policy; Indonesia – Privacy Policy; Hong Kong – Privacy Policy; Hong Kong – Privacy Policy; Taiwan – Privacy Policy; Taiwan – Privacy Policy; Japan – Privacy Policy; Japan – Privacy Policy; Australia – Privacy Policy; Australia – Privacy Policy; Korea, Republic of – Privacy Policy; Korea, Republic of – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California
  • a Sharing in California

  Resend (Plus Five Five, Inc.)

  Resend is an email address management and message sending service provided by Plus Five Five, Inc.

  Personal Data processed: date of the message; email address; time the message was sent.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.

• Platform services and hosting

  These services have the purpose of hosting and running key components of Hive 5 Studio, therefore allowing the provision of Hive 5 Studio from within a unified platform. Such platforms provide a wide range of tools to the Owner – e.g. analytics, user registration, commenting, database management, e-commerce, payment processing – that imply the collection and handling of Personal Data.
  Some of these services work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.

  Google Play Store (Google LLC)

  Hive 5 Studio is distributed on the Google Play Store, a platform for the distribution of mobile apps, provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.

  By virtue of being distributed via this app store, Google collects usage and diagnostics data and share aggregate information with the Owner. Much of this information is processed on an opt-in basis.

  Users may opt-out of this analytics feature directly through their device settings. More information on how to manage analysis settings can be found on this page.

  Personal Data processed: Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

  App Store Connect (Apple Inc.)

  Hive 5 Studio is distributed on Apple's App Store, a platform for the distribution of mobile apps, provided by Apple Inc.

  App Store Connect enables the Owner to manage Hive 5 Studio on Apple's App Store. Depending on the configuration, App Store Connect provides the Owner with analytics data on user engagement and app discovery, marketing campaigns, sales, in-app purchases, and payments to measure the performance of Hive 5 Studio. App Store Connect only collects such data from Users who have agreed to share them with the Owner. Users may find more information on how to opt out via their device settings here.

  Personal Data processed: advertising data; diagnostics; product interaction; purchase history; unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example); Universally unique identifier (UUID).

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; commercial information; internet or other electronic network activity information.

• Registration and authentication

  By registering or authenticating, Users allow Hive 5 Studio to identify them and give them access to dedicated services.
  Depending on what is described below, third parties may provide registration and authentication services. In this case, Hive 5 Studio will be able to access some Data, stored by these third-party services, for registration or identification purposes.
  Some of the services listed below may also collect Personal Data for targeting and profiling purposes; to find out more, please refer to the description of each service.

  Firebase Authentication (Google LLC)

  Firebase Authentication is a registration and authentication service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing. To simplify the registration and authentication process, Firebase Authentication can make use of third-party identity providers and save the information on its platform.

  Personal Data processed: email address; first name; last name; social media accounts ; username.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California

  Sign in with Apple (Apple Inc.)

  Sign in with Apple is a registration and authentication service provided by Apple Inc. In cases where Users are required to provide their email address, Sign in with Apple may generate a private relay address on behalf of Users that automatically forwards messages to their verified personal email account - therefore shielding their actual email address from the Owner.

  Personal Data processed: email address; first name; last name; User ID.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California

• Social features

  Firebase Dynamic Links (Google LLC)

  Firebase Dynamic Links is a social feature provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing. Dynamic Links are tracked within Firebase or Google Analytics for Firebase, which informs the Owner about the details of the User journey to and within Hive 5 Studio.

  Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California

• Spam and bots protection

  This type of service analyzes the traffic of Hive 5 Studio, potentially containing Users' Personal Data, with the purpose of filtering it from unwanted parts of traffic, messages and content that are recognized as spam or protecting it from malicious bots activities.

  Cloudflare Turnstile (Cloudflare, Inc.)

  Cloudflare Turnstile is a spam protection service provided by Cloudflare, Inc.

  Personal Data processed: browser fingerprint; browser information; IP address; Trackers; Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

• Traffic optimization and distribution

  This type of service allows Hive 5 Studio to distribute their content using servers located across different countries and to optimize their performance.
  Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and the way these services are implemented. Their function is to filter communications between Hive 5 Studio and the User's browser.
  Considering the widespread distribution of this system, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the contents that may contain Personal Information of the User are transferred.

  Cloudflare (Cloudflare Inc.)

  Cloudflare is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Cloudflare Inc.
  The way Cloudflare is integrated means that it filters all the traffic through Hive 5 Studio, i.e., communication between Hive 5 Studio and the User's browser, while also allowing analytical data from Hive 5 Studio to be collected.

  Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.

  This processing constitutes:

  • a Sale in California

  Bunny CDN (BunnyWay d.o.o.)

  Bunny CDN is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by BunnyWay d.o.o.

  Personal Data processed: Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Slovenia – Privacy Policy.

  Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

Information on opting out of interest-based advertising

In addition to any opt-out feature provided by any of the services listed in this document, Users may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU), the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar initiatives. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.

The Digital Advertising Alliance offers an application called AppChoices that helps Users to control interest-based advertising on mobile apps.

Users may also opt out of certain advertising features through applicable device settings, such as the device advertising settings for mobile phones or ads settings in general.

Further information about the processing of Personal Data

• Push notifications

  Hive 5 Studio may send push notifications to the User to achieve the purposes outlined in this privacy policy.

  Users may in most cases opt-out of receiving push notifications by visiting their device settings, such as the notification settings for mobile phones, and then change those settings for Hive 5 Studio, some or all of the apps on the particular device.
  Users must be aware that disabling push notifications may negatively affect the utility of Hive 5 Studio.

Further information for Users in Brazil

This section of the document integrates with and supplements the information contained in the rest of the privacy policy and is provided by the entity running Hive 5 Studio and, if the case may be, its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates (for the purposes of this section referred to collectively as “we”, “us”, “our”).
This section applies to all Users in Brazil (Users are referred to below, simply as “you”, “your”, “yours”), according to the "Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados" (the "LGPD"), and for such Users, it supersedes any other possibly divergent or conflicting information contained in the privacy policy.
This part of the document uses the term “personal information“ as it is defined in the LGPD.

The grounds on which we process your personal information

We can process your personal information solely if we have a legal basis for such processing. Legal bases are as follows:

• your consent to the relevant processing activities;
• compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation that lies with us;
• the carrying out of public policies provided in laws or regulations or based on contracts, agreements and similar legal instruments;
• studies conducted by research entities, preferably carried out on anonymized personal information;
• the carrying out of a contract and its preliminary procedures, in cases where you are a party to said contract;
• the exercising of our rights in judicial, administrative or arbitration procedures;
• protection or physical safety of yourself or a third party;
• the protection of health – in procedures carried out by health entities or professionals;
• our legitimate interests, provided that your fundamental rights and liberties do not prevail over such interests; and
• credit protection.

To find out more about the legal bases, you can contact us at any time using the contact details provided in this document.

Categories of personal information processed

To find out what categories of your personal information are processed, you can read the section titled “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data” within this document.

Why we process your personal information

To find out why we process your personal information, you can read the sections titled “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data” and “The purposes of processing” within this document.

Your Brazilian privacy rights, how to file a request and our response to your requests

Your Brazilian privacy rights

You have the right to:

• obtain confirmation of the existence of processing activities on your personal information;
• access to your personal information;
• have incomplete, inaccurate or outdated personal information rectified;
• obtain the anonymization, blocking or elimination of your unnecessary or excessive personal information, or of information that is not being processed in compliance with the LGPD;
• obtain information on the possibility to provide or deny your consent and the consequences thereof;
• obtain information about the third parties with whom we share your personal information;
• obtain, upon your express request, the portability of your personal information (except for anonymized information) to another service or product provider, provided that our commercial and industrial secrets are safeguarded;
• obtain the deletion of your personal information being processed if the processing was based upon your consent, unless one or more exceptions provided for in art. 16 of the LGPD apply;
• revoke your consent at any time;
• lodge a complaint related to your personal information with the ANPD (the National Data Protection Authority) or with consumer protection bodies;
• oppose a processing activity in cases where the processing is not carried out in compliance with the provisions of the law;
• request clear and adequate information regarding the criteria and procedures used for an automated decision; and
• request the review of decisions made solely on the basis of the automated processing of your personal information, which affect your interests. These include decisions to define your personal, professional, consumer and credit profile, or aspects of your personality.

You will never be discriminated against, or otherwise suffer any sort of detriment, if you exercise your rights.

How to file your request

You can file your express request to exercise your rights free from any charge, at any time, by using the contact details provided in this document, or via your legal representative.

How and when we will respond to your request

We will strive to promptly respond to your requests.
In any case, should it be impossible for us to do so, we’ll make sure to communicate to you the factual or legal reasons that prevent us from immediately, or otherwise ever, complying with your requests. In cases where we are not processing your personal information, we will indicate to you the physical or legal person to whom you should address your requests, if we are in the position to do so.

In the event that you file an access or personal information processing confirmation request, please make sure that you specify whether you’d like your personal information to be delivered in electronic or printed form.
You will also need to let us know whether you want us to answer your request immediately, in which case we will answer in a simplified fashion, or if you need a complete disclosure instead.
In the latter case, we’ll respond within 15 days from the time of your request, providing you with all the information on the origin of your personal information, confirmation on whether or not records exist, any criteria used for the processing and the purposes of the processing, while safeguarding our commercial and industrial secrets.

In the event that you file a rectification, deletion, anonymization or personal information blocking request, we will make sure to immediately communicate your request to other parties with whom we have shared your personal information in order to enable such third parties to also comply with your request — except in cases where such communication is proven impossible or involves disproportionate effort on our side.

Transfer of personal information outside of Brazil permitted by the law

We are allowed to transfer your personal information outside of the Brazilian territory in the following cases:

• when the transfer is necessary for international legal cooperation between public intelligence, investigation and prosecution bodies, according to the legal means provided by the international law;
• when the transfer is necessary to protect your life or physical security or those of a third party;
• when the transfer is authorized by the ANPD;
• when the transfer results from a commitment undertaken in an international cooperation agreement;
• when the transfer is necessary for the execution of a public policy or legal attribution of public service;
• when the transfer is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation, the carrying out of a contract or preliminary procedures related to a contract, or the regular exercise of rights in judicial, administrative or arbitration procedures.

Further information for Users in the United States

This part of the document integrates with and supplements the information contained in the rest of the privacy policy and is provided by the business running Hive 5 Studio and, if the case may be, its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates (for the purposes of this section referred to collectively as “we”, “us”, “our”).

The information contained in this section applies to all Users (Users are referred to below, simply as “you”, “your”, “yours”), who are residents in the following states: California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, Tennessee, Minnesota, Maryland, Indiana, Kentucky, Rhode Island and Montana.

For such Users, this information supersedes any other possibly divergent or conflicting provisions contained in the privacy policy.

This part of the document uses the term Personal Information (and Sensitive Personal Information).

Notice at collection

The following Notice at collection provides you with timely notice about the categories of Personal Information collected or disclosed in the past 12 months so that you can exercise meaningful control over our use of that Information.

While such categorization of Personal Information is mainly based on California privacy laws, it can also be helpful for anyone who is not a California resident to get a general idea of what types of Personal Information are collected.

ℹ️ You can read the definitions of these concepts inside the “Definitions and legal references section” of the privacy policy.

To know more about your rights in particular to opt out of certain processing activities and to limit the use of your sensitive personal information (“Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information”) you can refer to the “Your privacy rights under US state laws” section of our privacy policy.

For more details on the collection of Personal Information, please read the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data” of our privacy policy.

We won’t process your Information for unexpected purposes, or for purposes that are not reasonably necessary to and compatible with the purposes originally disclosed, without your consent.

What are the sources of the Personal Information we collect?

We collect the above-mentioned categories of Personal Information, either directly or indirectly, from you when you use Hive 5 Studio.

For example, you directly provide your Personal Information when you submit requests via any forms on Hive 5 Studio. You also provide Personal Information indirectly when you navigate Hive 5 Studio, as Personal Information about you is automatically observed and collected.

Finally, we may collect your Personal Information from third parties that work with us in connection with the Service or with the functioning of Hive 5 Studio and features thereof.

Your privacy rights under US state laws

You may exercise certain rights regarding your Personal Information. In particular, to the extent permitted by applicable law, you have:

• the right to access Personal Information: the right to know. You have the right to request that we confirm whether or not we are processing your Personal Information. You also have the right to access such Personal Information;
• the right to correct inaccurate Personal Information. You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate Personal Information we maintain about you;
• the right to request the deletion of your Personal Information. You have the right to request that we delete any of your Personal Information;
• the right to obtain a copy of your Personal Information. We will provide your Personal Information in a portable and usable format that allows you to transfer data easily to another entity – provided that this is technically feasible;
• the right to opt out from the Sale of your Personal Information; We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
• the right to non-discrimination.

Additional rights for Users residing in California

In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in California, you have:

• The right to opt out of the Sharing of your Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising;
• The right to request to limit our use or disclosure of your Sensitive Personal Information to only that which is necessary to perform the services or provide the goods, as is reasonably expected by an average consumer. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary to verify or maintain the quality or safety of our service.

Additional rights for Users residing in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, Tennessee, Minnesota, Maryland, Indiana, Kentucky, Rhode Island and Montana

In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, Tennessee, Minnesota, Maryland, Indiana, Kentucky, Rhode Island and Montana you have

• The right to opt out of the processing of your personal information for Targeted Advertising or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you;
• The right to freely give, deny or withdraw your consent for the processing of your Sensitive Personal Information. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, but not limited to, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary for the provision of a product or service specifically requested by the consumer. In Maryland, your Sensitive Personal Information will be collected or processed only if strictly necessary to provide or maintain a specific product or service requested by you.

In Minnesota and Maryland Users also have the right to obtain a list of the specific third parties to which the controller has disclosed the consumer's personal data

* Note that in some states like Minnesota you have the following specific rights connected to profiling:

• The right to question the results of the profiling;
  
• The right to be informed of the reason that the profiling resulted in the decision; if feasible
  
• The right to be informed of what actions the consumer might have taken to secure a different decision and the actions that the consumer might take to secure a different decision in the future;
  
• The right to review personal data used in the profiling;
  
• If inaccurate, the right to have the data corrected and the profiling decision reevaluated based on the corrected data;
  

Additional rights for users residing in Utah and Iowa

In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in Utah and Iowa, you have:

• The right to opt out of the processing of your Personal Information for Targeted Advertising;
• The right to opt out of the processing of your Sensitive Personal Information. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, but not limited to, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary for the provision of a product or service specifically requested by the consumer.

How to exercise your privacy rights under US state laws

To exercise the rights described above, you need to submit your request to us by contacting us via the contact details provided in this document.

For us to respond to your request, we must know who you are. We will not respond to any request if we are unable to verify your identity and therefore confirm the Personal Information in our possession relates to you. You are not required to create an account with us to submit your request. We will use any Personal Information collected from you in connection with the verification of your request solely for verification and shall not further disclose the Personal Information, retain it longer than necessary for purposes of verification, or use it for unrelated purposes.

If you are an adult, you can make a request on behalf of a child under your parental authority.

How to exercise your rights to opt out

In addition to what is stated above, to exercise your right to opt-out of Sale or Sharing and Targeted Advertising you can also use the privacy choices link provided on Hive 5 Studio.

If you want to submit requests to opt out of Sale or Sharing and Targeted Advertising activities via a user-enabled global privacy control, such as for example the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”), you are free to do so and we will abide by such request in a frictionless manner.

How and when we are expected to handle your request

We will respond to your request without undue delay, but in all cases within the timeframe required by applicable law. Should we need more time, we will explain to you the reasons why, and how much more time we need.

Should we deny your request, we will explain to you the reasons behind our denial (where envisaged by applicable law you may then contact the relevant authority to submit a complaint).

We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your request unless such request is manifestly unfounded or excessive and in all other cases where it is permitted by the applicable law. In such cases, we may charge a reasonable fee or refuse to act on the request. In either case, we will communicate our choices and explain the reasons behind them.

Additional information about Data collection and processing

Legal action

The User's Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of Hive 5 Studio or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

Additional information about User's Personal Data

In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, Hive 5 Studio may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.

System logs and maintenance

For operation and maintenance purposes, Hive 5 Studio and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with Hive 5 Studio (System logs) or use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.

Information not contained in this policy

More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.

Changes to this privacy policy

The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within Hive 5 Studio and/or - as far as technically and legally feasible - sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.

Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.