Privacy, First
Beautiful Things Privacy Statement
WildThings Holdings, Inc. (“Beautiful Things”) cares about how your personal information is used and shared. By using the Beautiful Things website or app (collectively, the “Service”), you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Statement.
WHAT DOES THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT COVER?
This Privacy Statement covers Beautiful Things’s treatment of personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) that Beautiful Things gathers when you access or use the Service. It also explains how we collect and use any non-personally identifiable information that may be automatically sent by your device (e.g., “Log Data”) and how we utilize AI features in connection with personal data or content.
AI USAGE AND THIRD-PARTY DATA
Beautiful Things may provide AI-driven features that use third-party data sources and machine-learning models (“AI Features”). These AI Features may process user-submitted text, audio, or other content to generate outputs or suggestions. By using AI Features, you acknowledge that:
- We may transmit and temporarily store your input data to our servers or trusted third-party service providers to generate AI outputs.
- We make no guarantees regarding the accuracy, reliability, or appropriateness of AI outputs for any particular purpose.
- Any content generated by the AI Features is for informational purposes only and should not be deemed professional, medical, legal, or financial advice.
- We may use anonymized AI usage metrics (e.g., frequency of use, average query length) to improve our AI models or user experience.
We do not knowingly use your AI inputs to re-identify you. However, any personal data you provide via AI queries may remain on our servers or on third-party AI service providers for a limited duration to facilitate the feature’s functionality.
WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DOES BEAUTIFUL THINGS COLLECT?
We collect information you voluntarily submit, such as your name and email when you register for an account. The Service allows users to post and organize text, graphics, images, music, software, audio, web links, files, video, and other content (“User Submissions”). Depending on your settings, your User Submissions may be visible to other users or the public.
We automatically receive and store certain anonymized information whenever you interact with the Service, such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and timestamps. This data helps us analyze usage trends and administer the Service. Examples of data collected from registered users include:
- Email address
- First and last name, or nicknames
- About/bio metadata if provided
- Billing information for Premium users (processed by third parties like Stripe, PayPal, or Apple Pay)
- Server-side user metrics (e.g., uploads, edits, invites)
- Things metadata, Collections metadata, and content associated with them
AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED INFORMATION (“LOG DATA”)
When you access the Service, we automatically log data provided by your device, which may include:
- IP address and device type
- Operating system and browser version
- Date/time stamps and pages visited
- Error logs and crash reports
While this information may not immediately identify you, combining it with other data sources could potentially make it personally identifiable. We use Log Data to diagnose technical issues, monitor performance, and enhance your user experience.
YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING PERSONAL DATA
Access: You can contact hello@beautifulthings.xyz to request information on all data we store about you.
Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You can request to remove all your personal data from our systems by contacting us.
Correction: You can request corrections to any personal data we hold about you.
Withdrawal of Consent: You can unsubscribe from newsletters or contact us to revoke previously granted consent.
Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in plain text format for transfer to another service.
Complaints: If you are dissatisfied with how we handle your data, please contact hello@beautifulthings.xyz first. If we cannot resolve your concerns, you may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authorities.
WHAT ABOUT CHILDREN?
The safety and privacy of children is extremely important to us. The Service is not intended for children under 13 without explicit parental or guardian consent. If we discover that a user under 13 has signed up without the required authorization, we will terminate that account and remove all personally identifiable information.
HOW DOES BEAUTIFUL THINGS USE THE INFORMATION IT COLLECTS?
We primarily use your data to provide, personalize, and improve the Service. This includes:
- Providing core features and functionalities
- Improving user experience and developing new products or features, including our AI Features
- Monitoring and analyzing usage trends
- Ensuring system security and preventing abuse
We may also use aggregated or anonymized data internally or share it with third parties for research or analytics purposes, provided it does not identify individual users.
WILL BEAUTIFUL THINGS SHARE ANY OF THE PERSONAL INFORMATION IT RECEIVES?
We do not rent or sell your Personal Information to anyone. However, we may share data in specific scenarios:
- User Submissions: Content you choose to make public or share with others may be visible accordingly.
- Service Providers and Agents: We employ third parties (e.g., payment processors, hosting providers) to perform tasks on our behalf. They may have access to your data as needed to provide the Service. These providers are obligated not to use your personal data for anything beyond the scope of their services to us.
- Protection of Beautiful Things and Others: We may release Personal Information when we believe in good faith that doing so is necessary to comply with the law, enforce our Terms of Service, or protect the rights, property, or safety of Beautiful Things, our employees, users, or the public.
- With Your Consent: Beyond these cases, you will be notified if your Personal Information might be shared with third parties, and you can prevent such sharing.
CONDITIONS OF USE
By using the Service, you agree that any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Statement and our Terms of Service, including applicable limitations on damages, disclaimers of warranties, and the application of Massachusetts law.
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES/SERVICES
The Service may link to third-party websites or services. We have no control over—and assume no responsibility for— the privacy policies or practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy statements of any website or service you visit.
COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
Beautiful Things may use cookies or similar technologies to improve user experience, analyze trends, or store small pieces of data on your device (e.g., session tokens). You can typically disable cookies in your browser settings, but doing so may limit certain features of the Service. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT
We may amend this Privacy Statement from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by posting an announcement on our website or via the Service, or by sending you an email. Your continued use of the Service after any updates become effective indicates your acceptance of the revised Privacy Statement.
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Statement, please email us a detailed message at hello@beautifulthings.xyz. We will make every effort to address and resolve your concerns as promptly as possible.