Kwai | Cookie and Similar Technologies
Policy
Introduction to Cookies and Similar
Technologies
Cookies, which are small text files that
websites store on user devices, allow web servers to record users’ web browsing activity and remember
their submissions, preferences, and login status as they navigate a website. Cookies used on our sites
include "session cookies" that are deleted at the end of a session, "persistent cookies" that are
retained for longer periods of time, "first-party" cookies that we manage, and "third-party" cookies
that our third-party business partners and service providers place.
Local storage technologies, such as HTML5, provide equivalent
services to cookies but can store large amounts of data related to a particular application on devices
outside of your browser.
Web beacons, also known as pixel tags or clear
GIFs, which are used to demonstrate that a webpage or email address was accessed or opened, or that
certain content was viewed or clicked.
Purpose of Using Cookies and Similar
Technologies
Security and Authentication. Some cookies and similar technologies
are necessary and vital to ensure the security of your use of our Service, such as in maintaining the
security and integrity of the website, authentication and logging into Kwai, and ensuring the ability to
securely complete transactions.
Remembering Your Preferences: We need to remember the settings you
choose on Kwai so that they work the way you want them to. This includes remembering your choices and
preferences when browsing the website, staying logged in when returning to Kwai, and maintaining your
choices on Kwai features.
Service Performance Optimization.Some cookies and similar technologies
help provide performance data about how the Service is functioning in order to improve our Service, such
as data on the functionality and speed of the website and mobile application.
Service Analytics.To help us understand user activity on
the Service, including which pages are most and least visited and how visitors move around the Service,
as well as user interactions with our emails.
We, our service providers, and our
third-party advertising partners may collect and use your personal information for advertising purposes.
Please note, however, that we do not allow our third-party advertising partners to collect this
information from the Kwai mobile application for iOS devices. Our third-party advertising partners may
use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your interaction including data
described in the privacy policy section of the Privacy Policy with the
Service, our communications and other online services over time, and use that information to serve
online ads that they think will interest you. This is called interest-based advertising. We may also
share information about our users with these companies to facilitate interest-based advertising to those
or similar users on third-party platforms. In providing interest-based ads, we follow the Digital
Advertising Alliance’s Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising. You can limit the
use of your information for interest-based advertising via the link below.
Your Choices
Limit interest-based advertising. You may limit the use of your
information for interest-based advertising in the following ways:
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Browser settings. Block third-party
cookies in your browser settings.
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Privacy browser/plugin. Allows you to
block tracking technologies by using privacy browsers or ad-blocking browser plug-ins.
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Opt out of Google Analytics
Advertising Features. You can opt out of Google Analytics Advertising Features through Google Ad
Settings: https://myadcenter.google.com/.
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Change Facebook ad selections. You can
prevent Facebook from using your information for interest-based advertising through Facebook Ad
Settings: https://www.facebook.com/about/ads.
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Change the settings of your mobile
device. Use your mobile device settings to limit the use of the advertising ID associated with your
mobile device for interest-based advertising purposes.
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For iOS 14.5 or Higher: Go to your Settings
> Select Privacy > Select Tracking > Disable the "Allow Apps to Request to Track"
setting.
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For Android devices with
OS 2.2 or higher and Google Play
Services version 4.0 or higher: Open your Google
Settings app > Ads > Enable "Opt out of interest-based advertising."
Block cookies and similar technologies. Most browsers let you remove or
reject cookies. To do this, follow the instructions in your browser settings. Many browsers accept
cookies by default until you change your settings. Please note that if you set your browser to disable
cookies, the Service may not work properly. For more information about cookies, including how to see
what cookies have been set on your browser and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org. You can also configure your device
to prevent images from loading to prevent web beacons from functioning.Do Not Track. Some Internet browsers may be
configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services that you visit. We currently do not
respond to “Do Not Track” or similar signals. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit
http://www.allaboutdnt.com.
Changes to the Cookie and Similar Technologies
Policy
We reserve the right to modify this
Cookie and Similar Technologies Policy at any time. If we make material changes to this Cookie and
Similar Technologies Policy, we will notify you by updating the date of this Cookie and Similar
Technologies Policy, posting it on the Service or providing any notice required by applicable laws. Any
modifications to this Cookie and Similar Technologies Policy will be effective upon our posting the
modified version (or as otherwise indicated at the time of posting). We recommend that you review the
Cookie and Similar Technologies Policy each time you visit our Service to stay informed of our privacy
practices.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments
about our Cookie Policy or the terms mentioned, you may contact us at any time:
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Send an email to customer-service@kwai.com