This Privacy Policy outlines the overall policy of Castle (hereafter referred to as “Castle”, “we”, “us”, and “our”), explaining how we collect and process information when you use Castle. We fully recognize the importance of keeping your personal information confidential, secure, and private. This Privacy Policy aims to inform you about the information we collect when you use the Castle services and any sharing that may happen with companies that collaborate with us. For your understanding, this Privacy Policy may be updated periodically, and WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THE FOLLOWING CONTENT CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY.

A. What Kind of Information We Collect

Castle provides you with an intermediary platform where you can upload, edit, view, and share audio and video content. To enhance your user experience on Castle, we collect various types of data when you choose and use different features:

a. Information You Provide

1. Information you provide: We collect information you provide during registration to use Castle, including login details such as session start/stop times and network connection types (e.g., WiFi, cellular). This information is necessary for managing our services so you don’t have to log into Castle each time you use it.

2.Your use of Castle: We collect information about your usage of Castle, including login times, app usage duration, features accessed, content viewed or liked, and the duration and frequency of your activities.

3.Networks and connections: We gather information about what you choose to view and like on your own Castle account.

b. Device Information

As previously mentioned, to provide you with an enhanced service on Castle, we collect data that helps us update, optimize, personalize, and improve our services:

1.Device information: Data such as the type and model, operating system of your mobile phone or personal computer, hardware versions, carrier name, IP address, applications using the Castle services, and the version of such applications, battery level, signal strength, available storage space, and other similar types. Other device data include the name of your mobile operator or ISP and language.

Device identifiers: Identifiers assigned to your device, such as IDFA, Android Advertising ID, telecom operator data, or similar information.

c. Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device, enabling the features and functionality of Castle services. Castle uses its cookies solely to provide a re-targeting service. We receive a cookie when you use Castle services. NOTABLY, the information mentioned in Section A is all Non-Personally Related Information (“NPRI”). Such information is collected by Castle for the purpose of online re-targeting only. NPRI collected by Castle for service enhancement purposes is completely anonymous. None of the NPRI information can trace back to a specific individual under any circumstances, individually or collectively. After a period of one year, all NPRI will be routinely destroyed.

B. How We Use Such Information

a. To Provide Better Services of Castle

We use the information we collect to provide services to you, including personalized features and content, such as the dashboard interface you can access after registration and logging into your account. These personalized features are uniquely relevant to you.

b. Safety, Integrity, and Security

We use the information we collect to verify accounts and activities, combat harmful conduct, and detect and prevent viruses, plugins, trojans, or other malicious programs. These safeguards maintain the integrity and good business environment of Castle, thereby providing you with a better service experience.

C. How Such Information is Shared  

a. Information You Share with Others

When you update content, audio, or video on Castle or interact with other users, they can see the content you upload and share or communicate with them.

b. Law Enforcement or Legal Requests

Castle discloses personal information when required by law, judicial process, warrant, subpoena, or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary for the following: To conform to the edict of the law or comply with a legal process served on Castle or its website or services; to protect and defend the property rights of Castle, the Castle website, or Castle users; or to act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Castle users, employees, or the general public.

D. How to Manage Your Information on Castle

You have full rights, and Castle provides you with choices within our product to manage your information according to your preferences.

a. Opting-Out

Managing and opting out of Castle’s information collection services is easy; however, please note that by opting out, you will not be able to take full advantage of our services. By deleting your cookies, you will diminish Castle’s ability to provide personalized services. However, you must ensure you clear your cookies each time you interact with Castle to avoid receiving personalized services.

b. Consent Choice
If you access Castle through an Android-based device, your settings may allow you to “Opt out of Interest-Based Ads.” Castle will not use in-app information collected from that device to infer your interests or serve ads targeted based on your inferred interests. Your mobile web browser may also provide a “Do Not Track” browser setting. When you enable this setting, Castle will not use mobile web browsing information from that browser to infer your interests or serve ads based on your inferred interests. Castle respects opt-out preferences expressed using these controls.

By visiting Castle, you consent to our collection, use, and sharing of data as outlined above. If there are any changes to the policy statement, you will be notified before the continued use of our technology on the Castle product interface. Although we may alter the privacy policy at any time, you will be publicly notified on Castle’s product interface as soon as any adjustments are made.

E. Security

At Castle, the security of your information is our utmost priority, and we undertake strict measures to protect our data from unauthorized access and disclosure. Our data is stored in centers that provide the highest quality security for your information. Physical access is strictly controlled at both the perimeter and building ingress points by professional security staff utilizing video surveillance and other electronic means.

F. Limitation of Liabilities

Castle has no direct control over, nor does it bear any responsibility for, the privacy policies and/or content of any sites or Castle services, or the data these sites might deposit on your hard drive.

G. Contact Us

If you wish to learn more about Castle’s Privacy Policy or have any questions, please feel free to contact us at the following email address: ***.