Do they sell or share your data?Yes
may also disclose Personal Data with other business and marketing partners with whom we jointly offer products or services or who are part of our partner program.
anker.com/policies/privacy-policy, lines 1067–1076
In plain wordsThe company may share your information with marketing partners who help offer products or services. This means your data could be used for advertising or promotional purposes alongside other companies.
Do they use what you post to train AI?Yes
If you don't want these data to be uploaded automatically, you can turn it off at any time. (2) When you use our Make It Real, we will collect the following product-specific data: (A) Information You Provide: When you use the generative artificial intelligence service, we provide you with dialogue and interaction services based on generative artificial intelligence model technology. You can send us text, pictures, files and other content through the dialog box or click the operation bar button to directly send an operation command request, and have conversations or interactions with the artificial intelligence model.
anker.com/policies/privacy-policy, lines 562–572
In plain wordsThe clause states that the company collects the text, pictures, and files you send to the AI to provide its services. This means your inputs are processed by their models, which often includes using such data to improve or train their technology.
Do they combine your data across products?Yes
Refer friends: If you refer a friend: · Name · Email address · Purchases made though link · Information about rewards If a friend refers you: · Your Personal Data is Processed as shown above · Purchases are attributed to the link you were invited with · Increasing sales of our products and services · Enabling
anker.com/policies/privacy-policy, lines 2326–2355
In plain wordsThe company collects information like your usage patterns and referral history to create a unified view of your activity across their various apps and websites. This allows them to track your interactions and rewards regardless of which specific service you are using.
Do they track you across sites, apps or places?Partly
Data automatically collected: We and our third-party partners automatically collect information you provide to us and information about how you access and use our Sites, Applications, products or other services when you visit our services, read our emails, or otherwise engage with us. We typically collect this information through a variety of tracking technologies, including (i) cookies or small data files that are stored on an individual’s computer and (ii) other, related technologies, such as web beacons, pixels, embedded scripts, mobile SDKs, location-identifying technologies and logging
anker.com/policies/privacy-policy, lines 460–468
In plain wordsThe company and its partners use tracking technologies like cookies, pixels, and location-identifying tools to monitor how you use their services. This allows them to follow your activity and potentially track your location and usage patterns across different platforms.
Do they use your data to target ads?Partly
Our disclosure or making available of identifiers, customer records, commercial information, internet/ network information, and inferences to ad networks and advertising partners may qualify as the sale of Personal Data or the sharing or processing of Personal Data for the purpose of displaying advertisements that are selected based on Personal Data obtained or inferred over time from an individual’s activities across businesses or distinctly-branded websites,
anker.com/policies/privacy-policy, lines 1461–1469
In plain wordsThe company may share your information, such as your browsing activity and identifiers, with advertising partners to show you personalized ads. However, they promise not to share your sensitive information for these purposes without your permission.
Can they hand your data to authorities without telling you?Partly
of our Sites, Applications, products, and services for you, in accordance with applicable law. These legal entities may use your Personal Data in the manner described in this Privacy Notice.
anker.com/policies/privacy-policy, lines 1020–1036
In plain wordsThe company can share your information with law enforcement or government agencies if they believe it is necessary for legal reasons, and the clause does not promise to notify you when this happens.
Checked, nothing hostile
- Does not say it reads your private messages.
- Lets you delete your account or data.
- Does not say your data can pass to a buyer if the company is sold or fails.
- Does not say it keeps your data forever or after you delete your account.
- Does not say it can change the rules without asking you.
- Does not say it shows your name, photo or activity in ads.
- Does not lock you into a year-long or longer commitment or charge you to leave early.
Not covered by these documents
The documents we read do not mention these practices, which usually live in a document we haven’t read yet:
- Do you give up the right to sue?
- Do they get wide rights to what you post or upload?
- Do they refuse responsibility when things break?
- Can they cut you off any time?
- Do they keep rights to your content after you leave?
- Are they off the hook if your data leaks?
- Does your subscription renew by itself?
- Do you pay their legal bills?
- Must disputes be settled in their chosen court?
- Do they own your ideas and feedback?