🛡️ StegoGuard Privacy Policy

Update Date: September 3, 2025

Effective Date: September 3, 2025

📝 Introduction

StegoGuard is a product provided by stegoguard.top (hereinafter referred to as "we"). When you use our services, we may collect and use relevant information about you.

Through this Privacy Policy, we aim to inform you of:

• How we collect, use, store and share your information

• The methods we provide for you to access, update, control and protect your information

This Privacy Policy is closely related to your use of StegoGuard services, so we recommend that you read it carefully. Your use or continued use of our services means that you agree to our processing of your relevant information in accordance with this Policy.

For any questions, please contact us via email at 729008666@qq.com.

1. 🔍 Information We Collect

When providing services, we or our third-party partners may collect, store and use information related to you.

⚠️ Note: If you do not provide the relevant information, you may not be able to register as a user, enjoy some services, or achieve the intended effect of the services.

2. 💾 Storage of Information

2.1 Storage Method and Duration

• Storage Method: Your information is stored through secure means, including local storage (such as APP data cache), databases and server logs.

• Storage Duration: Your personal information will only be stored for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of the services or under the conditions specified by laws and regulations.

2.2 Storage Region

In strict compliance with laws and regulations.

Currently, we will not transmit or store your personal information across borders. If cross-border transmission or storage is required in the future, we will inform you in advance of:

• The purpose of the information being transferred overseas

• Information about the recipient

• Security assurance measures

• Security risks

  and obtain your consent.

2.3 Notification of Service Termination

If we terminate the operation of our products or services, we will notify you through methods such as push notifications and announcements, and within a reasonable period:

• Delete your personal information

• Or anonymize the information

  (Unless otherwise specified by laws and regulations)

3. 🔒 Information Security

We adopt a variety of security technologies and procedures to prevent the loss, improper use, unauthorized access or disclosure of information. For example:

• We use encryption technology (such as SSL) to protect your personal information in some services.

📌 Special Note: Due to technical limitations and potential malicious means, the Internet industry cannot always ensure 100% security of information. The system and communication network you use to access the services may have problems due to factors beyond our control. Please understand this.

4. 🚀 How We Use Information

The collected information will be used for the following purposes to ensure service quality and your user experience:

1. Provide you with core services;

2. Identity verification, customer service, security prevention, fraud detection, archiving and backup to ensure the security of products and services;

3. Design new services and improve existing services;

4. Analyze your habits of accessing and using the services to provide personalized needs (such as language settings, location settings, personalized assistance);

5. Push more relevant advertisements to you (replacing universally placed advertisements);

6. Evaluate and optimize the effectiveness of advertisements and promotional activities;

7. Software authentication or management of software updates;

8. Invite you to participate in surveys related to products and services.

5. 🤝 Information Sharing

5.1 General Principles

Currently, we will not actively share or transfer your personal information to third parties. If sharing/transfer is required, or if you request us to share/transfer your information, we will:

• Obtain your explicit consent directly

• Or confirm that the third party has obtained your explicit consent

5.2 Advertising-Related Sharing

To place advertisements and evaluate/optimize advertising effectiveness, we will share some non-identifiable data with third-party partners such as advertisers and their agents, and require them to:

• Strictly comply with our data privacy protection measures

• Process data in accordance with data protection agreements, commitment letters and relevant policies

• Not identify individual identities and ensure privacy security

5.3 Rules Prohibiting Disclosure

• We will not share personally identifiable information (such as name, email address) with partners unless you explicitly authorize it;

• We will not publicly disclose the collected personal information. If public disclosure is necessary, we will inform you in advance of:

  • The purpose of disclosure

  • The type of information to be disclosed

  • The sensitive information that may be involved

    and obtain your explicit consent.

5.4 Information Protection in Business Transactions

If we undergo transactions such as mergers, acquisitions or asset transfers, we will inform you of the relevant situation and require the new controller to:

• Continue to protect your personal information

• Maintain a protection standard not lower than that specified in this Privacy Policy

5.5 Exceptions Not Requiring Authorization

In accordance with relevant laws, regulations and national standards, sharing, transferring or publicly disclosing personal information in the following circumstances does not require prior consent from you:

• Information directly related to national security and national defense security;

• Information directly related to public security, public health and major public interests;

• Information directly related to criminal investigation, prosecution, trial and execution of judgments;

• Information used to protect your or others' major legitimate rights and interests (such as life and property), where it is difficult to obtain the person's consent;

• Personal information that you have publicly disclosed to the general public;

• Information collected from legally publicly disclosed sources (such as legal news reports, government information disclosure channels).

6. ✨ Your Rights

During your use of the services, we will provide operational settings based on the product situation to facilitate you to:

• Query, delete and correct your personal information

• Withdraw the authorized information processing rights

You can refer to the specific guidelines within the product for operations. If you cannot exercise your rights through the above channels, you can make a request through the contact information provided in this Policy, and we will respond in accordance with laws and regulations.

In addition, we have set up a complaint and report channel, and your opinions will be handled in a timely manner.

7. 🔄 Policy Changes

We may revise the terms of this Privacy Policy from time to time. When changes occur:

1. We will prompt you of the content of the new Policy when the version is updated;

2. Clearly inform you of the effective date;

3. Your continued use of the services means that you agree to our processing of your personal information in accordance with the updated Policy.