A1P ("we", "us", or "our"), a company incorporated in Hong Kong with its registered address at Unit 2705, Zung Fu Commercial Centre, 64 Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, operating the website https://basicrouter.ai/ under the brand name "BasicRouter", respects your privacy and we are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this Privacy Policy. We have created this Privacy Policy to inform you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data and the choices you have associated with that information. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Privacy Policy have the meaning given to them in our Terms of Service.
This Privacy Policy applies to all personal data collected through any written, electronic, or oral communications, as you:
- Access the website located at https://basicrouter.ai/ and all corresponding webpages and websites that link to this Privacy Policy (the "Site");
- Interact with applications on third party websites and services, if those applications include links to this Privacy Policy;
- Utilize our Service.
Before using our Site and Service, please carefully read our Terms of Service, which you can view here and this Privacy Policy. By using this Site or Service, you consent to the collection and use of your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service. If you do not feel comfortable with any part of this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Service, you should not use or access our Site or Service.
We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time, without prior notice, and changes may apply to any personal data we hold about you, as well as any new personal data collected after the Privacy Policy is modified. If we make changes, a revised Privacy Policy will be posted to our Site; the date of the last revision is included at the top of the page. We will provide individuals who create an account ("Users") with advanced notice by email if we make any material changes to how we collect, use or disclose Users' personal data or that impact Users' rights under this Privacy Policy. Your continued use or revisitation of the Site or the Service following the posting or notice of a revised Privacy Policy means that you accept and agree to the changes.
We also may provide additional "just-in-time" disclosures or additional information about the data collection, use and sharing practices of our Service. Such notices may supplement or clarify our privacy practices or may provide you with additional choices about how we process your personal data.
1. Collection of Personal Data
We collect personal data when you use our Site and our Service. Personal data is any information that relates to you, identifies you personally or could be used to identify you including, but not limited to: your name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number. Any text or data you input into the Service ("Inputs") may be processed to provide the Service. Inputs are processed only to provide the Service and are not stored by default unless explicitly enabled. Certain technical and usage data may be retained for billing, security, and compliance purposes. We do not control, and are not responsible for, how third-party AI models (including large language models) process, store, or use your Inputs or Outputs, including for model training. You should avoid submitting any sensitive personal data when using the Service. Third-party model providers may have their own data processing and retention policies. Users are encouraged to review the respective providers' privacy policies when using the Service.
The types of personal data that we may collect include, but are not limited to: the personal data you provide to us, personal data collected automatically about your use of our Site or Service, and information from third parties, including our business partners.
Personal Data You Voluntarily Provide to Us
The personal data we collect from you may include:
- Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Site or Service, including information provided at the time of registering and creating an account, using our Service, and sending Inputs.
- Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us.
- Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for internal purposes.
- Details of transactions you carry out through our Site and of the fulfillment of Credits purchases.
- Your search queries on the Site.
Personal Data Collected Automatically
As you navigate through and interact with our Site or Service, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your device, browsing actions and patterns, including:
- Details of your visits to our Site, including traffic data, location data, log files, browser history, search, information about links you click and pages you view, and other communication data.
- Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system and browser type, time zone setting, and other unique identifiers.
- Information about your preferences to make your use of the Site more productive, via the use of Cookies.
Cookies and Other Tracking Technology
We may use cookies, embedded scripts, and other similar tracking technologies ("Tracking Technologies") to collect additional personal data automatically as you interact with the Site and to personalize your experience with our Site. These technologies help us recognize you, customize your experience, market products or services to you, and analyze the use of our Service.
Cookies
Cookies are small web files that a site or its provider transfers to your device's hard drive through your web browser that enables the site's or provider's system to recognize your browser and remember certain information. We use first-party and third-party cookies to make our Site function properly, to improve our Site and Services, to make login easier, to recognize you when you return, to track your interaction with the Site, to enhance your experience, and to provide a secure browsing experience.
The following types of cookies are used on our Site:
Where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.
Changing Your Cookie Settings
Your browser may provide you with the option to refuse some or all browser cookies. You may also be able to remove cookies from your browser. Please note, if you set your browser to disable cookies, you may not be able to access secure areas of the Site. You can find more information about how to change your browser cookie settings at http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
Analytics and Other Tracking Technologies
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Site. Presently, we use Google Analytics. We use analytics and performance monitoring tools to improve the Service. Non-essential cookies (such as analytics cookies) are only enabled after obtaining user consent via a cookie banner. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on is available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
We may also use Tracking Technologies to collect "clickstream" data, such as the domain name, device type, IP address, browser type and version, operating system and platform, average time spent on our Site, and other relevant statistics. We use PostHog for this purpose. You may review PostHog's terms here: https://posthog.com/terms.
Pages of our Site and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags and single-pixel gifs), and session replay tools that permit us to track purchase and transaction events, count users who have visited pages or opened an email, and monitor user behavior.
2. How We Use Your Personal Data
We will only use your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy or as disclosed to you prior to such processing taking place. The purposes for which we may use your personal data include:
- Providing the Service.
- Contacting you regarding the administration of any features or functions of the Site or Service you have registered to use.
- Providing you with notices about your account.
- Notifying you about changes to our Site, our policies, terms or any products or Service we offer.
- Sending you marketing and promotional emails.
- Responding to your questions or other requests.
- Allowing you to participate in the interactive features of the Site and Service.
- Tailoring your experience on the Site or Service.
- Saving your user account, registration and profile data or other personal data.
- Tracking your return visits to and use of the Site and Service.
- Accumulating and reporting aggregate, statistical information in connection with the Site and user activity.
- Determining which features and services users like best to help us operate, enhance and improve our Site.
- Keeping you secure and safe while using our Site, combating spam, malware, malicious activities or security risks.
- Improving and enforcing our security measures.
- Maintaining legal and regulatory compliance.
- Enforcing compliance with our Terms of Service and other policies.
- Investigating and resolving disputes.
- Investigating and preventing fraud, abuse, and violations of our Terms of Service.
- Protecting you, others and our business.
- For any other purpose disclosed to you prior to you providing us your personal data or which are reasonably necessary to provide the Service.
We do not use your Inputs or Outputs to train AI models.
Data Classification and Management
We classify the data we collect into three categories based on privacy sensitivity, applying different usage, storage, and protection rules for each type:
For scenarios where your input and output content is used for AI model training, we will provide a separate opt-in consent option that is not tied to service usage or log storage functionality. You may freely choose whether to consent, and you may withdraw this consent at any time. Upon withdrawal, we will securely delete your related training data.
Aggregated and De-identified Information
We may process personal data in an aggregated or de-identified form to analyze the effectiveness of our Services, study user behavior, and to share with corporate partners, including in the following ways:
- To process Feedback. In so doing, we disassociate Inputs and Outputs from your user ID.
- To create analytics reports to share on our Site. We disassociate Inputs and Outputs from your user ID and assign a topic category to each Input.
- To improve the user experience. We analyze and aggregate general user behavior and usage data that does not identify individual users.
- With corporate partners. With your consent, we may disclose Inputs in aggregated, de-identified form in connection with a contractual relationship with corporate partners.
3. How We Share and Disclose Your Personal Data
We may share or disclose your personal data in the following circumstances:
4. Your Rights and Choices
Marketing Communications
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal data you provide to us. If you do not wish to have your email address or other contact information used by us to promote our Service, you can opt-out by sending an email stating your request to support@basicrouter.ai. You may also choose to stop receiving our promotional or marketing communications by following the "unsubscribe" instructions included in these messages.
Keeping Your Personal Data Accurate and Deletion
We are committed to ensuring that your personal data is kept accurate and up to date. You can review and change your personal data by logging into the Site and visiting your account profile page. You may also send us an email at support@basicrouter.ai to request access to, or to correct any personal data. If you no longer wish to use our Service or have your personal data processed, you may request to delete your account by emailing us at support@basicrouter.ai. Once you confirm your request to delete your account and data, this process cannot be canceled, undone, withdrawn, or reversed.
Rights Regarding Your Personal Data
Depending on where you live and the laws that apply in your country of residence, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. While we strive to prioritize the protection of personal data and comply with all applicable laws, we may decline a request from you if we have a lawful reason for doing so.
To exercise your rights, you or your authorized agent may submit a request by email at support@basicrouter.ai. We may first request additional information to verify your identity before processing your request.
5. Data Security
In anticipation of future regulatory requirements from the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), we have proactively established security measures benchmarked against their expected standards to maintain a compliance baseline. We implement and maintain physical, technical and administrative security measures, including access controls, encrypted transmission, and security incident response procedures, designed to protect Your Data from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration and disclosure. All personal data you provide to us is stored on our secure servers behind firewalls.
The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. You should not share your password with anyone.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal data transmitted to our Site. Any transmission of personal data is at your own risk.
6. Integration of Third-Party Platforms and Services
The Site may be linked to, rely on and be integrated with websites, applications, interfaces, services and platforms operated by other companies, including Third-Party Services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such websites, applications, interfaces, services and platforms operated by third parties. Once you leave this Site via a link or access a third-party service, you should check applicable privacy policies. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by BasicRouter.
7. Personal Data Retention
We are subject to applicable laws on the retention of information and will retain your information according to data type within the following specified periods to comply with our business and legal obligations:
- Financial transaction records, KYC identity verification documents, accounting vouchers: retained for 5 years after transaction completion
- Accounting books: retained for 10 years
- General user behavioral data: retained for up to 3 years after service termination (securely deleted or anonymized)
- Customer service conversation records: retained for 1-3 years (securely deleted)
- Prompt / conversation content: service usage period + 1 year (users may request early deletion)
When the personal data we have collected reaches its corresponding retention period, we and our service providers will perform secure deletion or anonymization processing as permitted or required by applicable laws, implementing full data lifecycle management.
8. Eligibility
This Site is offered and available to users who are at least 16 years of age, or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction. By using the Site, you represent and warrant that you meet this age requirement and that your parent or guardian has granted you permission to use the Site, or that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with us. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use our Site.
9. Data Transfers
When you access our Site or Service, your personal data may be transferred to our servers in the US, or to other countries outside the European Economic Area ("EEA") and the UK. When information is transferred outside the EEA or UK, we ensure it benefits from adequate legal protection by relying on adequacy decisions from the European Commission under Article 45 of the GDPR, and standard contractual clauses approved under Article 46 of the GDPR.
10. Governing Law
All disputes arising out of or relating to the Privacy Policy or the purchase, registration, or use of any BasicRouter product or Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong, regardless of where you access the Site or the Service, and notwithstanding any conflicts of law principles.
11. Additional U.S. State Disclosures and Legal Bases for Processing Under the GDPR
The GDPR and some U.S. state privacy laws require specific disclosures. The information below provides additional information about the categories of personal data we collect and how we use and disclose that information.
Categories of Personal Data:
We collect the following information, as described above: Identifiers, such as your name, contact details, IP address, and other device identifiers; Commercial information, such as your transaction history; Network activity information, such as how you interact with our Service; Communication information, such as your contact information when you send us email; Geolocation data, such as the general area from which your device accesses our Service; Your account credentials.
Use of Personal Data
We use this information for the following purposes: Provide, analyze, and maintain our Service (legal basis: perform a contract with you); Improve and develop our Service and conduct research (legal basis: legitimate interest); Communicate with you (legal basis: your consent); Prevent fraud, illegal activity, or misuses of our Service (legal basis: legitimate interest and legal obligation); Comply with legal obligations (legal basis: legitimate interest and legal obligation).
Disclosure of Personal Data
We may disclose this information in the following circumstances: Vendors, service providers, and affiliates to process in accordance with our instructions; Government authorities or other third parties for the legal reasons described above; Parties involved in corporate transactions; Other users and third parties you interact or share information with.
12. Model Provider Service and Privacy Terms
The large model services available on this platform are provided by third-party cloud vendors. Privacy rules and data service policies related to the models are subject to the terms published on the official websites of the respective vendors.
Details:
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
Tencent Cloud
Huawei Cloud
- End User License Agreementhttps://www.huaweicloud.com/intl/en-us/declaration-sg/eula.html
- Data Protection Termshttps://www.huaweicloud.com/intl/zh-cn/securecenter/privacy/personal-data-protection.html
- AI Privacy Statement: Privacy Statement-HUAWEI CLOUDhttps://www.huaweicloud.com/declaration/tsa-modelarts.html
Alibaba Cloud
- Service Termshttps://www.alibabacloud.com/help/zh/legal/latest/alibaba-cloud-international-website-product-terms-of-service-v-3-8-0?spm=a2c63.p38356.help-menu-42384.d_0_0.640c655ba21R9W&scm=20140722.H_42416._.OR_help-T_intl~zh-V_1
- Privacy Policyhttps://www.alibabacloud.com/help/zh/legal/latest/alibaba-cloud-international-website-privacy-policy?spm=a2796.11564157.1095549.3.4ce74b15cQQbgn
- Model Service Termshttps://terms.alicdn.com/legal-agreement/terms/common_platform_service/20230728213935489/20230728213935489.html?spm=a2c4g.11186623.0.0.34d0e9abaGf8l0
BytePlus
- Service Termshttps://docs.byteplus.com/zh-CN/docs/legal/docs-terms-of-service
- Privacy Policyhttps://docs.byteplus.com/zh-CN/docs/legal/docs-privacy-policy
- Model-related Service Termshttps://docs.byteplus.com/zh-CN/docs/ModelArk/BytePlus_ModelArk_Data_Processing
- Specific Supplemental Terms: Service Specific Terms--BytePlus Legal-Byteplushttps://docs.byteplus.com/zh-CN/docs/legal/docs-service-specific-terms
- Customer Agreement: Customer Agreement--BytePlus Legal-Byteplushttps://docs.byteplus.com/zh-CN/docs/legal/docs-customer-agreement
Volcengine
- Model-related Termshttps://www.volcengine.com/docs/85621/1538138?lang=zh
Model Provider Terms Comparison
| Cloud Provider | Original Comparison of “Whether Customer Data Is Used to Train Models” (Simplified) | Model Provider Data Isolation | Zero Data Retention | Inference Data Retention | User Control Method | Anonymized | Vendor Privacy Terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS Bedrock | “AWS does not use customer prompts or completions to train foundation models.” Customer inputs or outputs are not used to train foundation models. ❌ Not used for training | ✅ Fully isolated and not shared with the model provider | ✅ Supported (inference data is not retained by default) | Prompts and completions are not stored by default. Logs are configured by the customer in CloudWatch. | Not used for training by default | Yes | https://aws.amazon.com/cn/bedrock/security-privacy-responsible-ai/ |
| Microsoft Azure | “Prompts, completions, and training data are NOT used to train, retrain, or improve OpenAI models.” Prompts and outputs are not used to train or improve OpenAI models. ❌ Not used for training | ✅ Logically isolated from OpenAI | ✅ Supported (enterprises can apply for Zero Retention) | Retained for up to 30 days by default for abuse monitoring. Enterprises can apply for Zero Retention. | Not used for training by default | Yes | https://learn.microsoft.com/zh-cn/legal/cognitive-services/openai/data-privacy |
| Google Cloud | Google Cloud "Your data does not train our models." Your data is not used to train models. ❌ Not used for training by default | ✅ Model providers cannot access customer data | ⚠️ Logs are retained by default but can be reduced through configuration | Logs are retained for about 30 days by default. Enterprises can customize retention. | Not used for training by default | Yes | https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/genai_privacy_google_cloud.pdf |
| Alibaba Cloud (International) | Alibaba Cloud (International) “Customer content will not be used for model training without customer authorization.” Customer content will not be used for model training without authorization. ❌ Not used for training by default | ✅ User data is isolated from platform models | ⚠️ No unified Zero Retention offering (depends on product configuration) | Retained according to logging and compliance policies, typically 30 days to 6 months, depending on the product. | Some AI services offer opt-out or enterprise agreement controls | Yes | https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/privacy-notice?spm=a2c63.p38356.help-menu-2400256.d_0_8_2.476627e1aBFXPX |
| Tencent Cloud | Tencent Cloud “Customer data may be processed to provide and improve services, subject to applicable privacy settings.” Customer data may be used to provide and improve services, subject to privacy settings. ⚠️ May be used for service improvement (can be disabled) | ⚠️ Third-party model calls must follow the corresponding vendor policy. Data may be shared with authorized service providers or model providers, depending on the invoked model. | ⚠️ Service logs are usually retained and cannot be fully zero-retention | Logs are typically retained for 30 to 180 days. | Some AI services offer opt-out or enterprise agreement controls | Yes | https://www.tencentcloud.com/zh/document/product/301/74049 |
| Huawei Cloud | Huawei Cloud “Customer data is processed strictly according to customer instructions and will not be used for other purposes.” It is processed only according to customer instructions and is not used for other purposes. ❌ Not used for training | ✅ Strong emphasis on complete isolation of customer data | ⚠️ Logs are retained by default | Retained according to log policies, usually 30 to 180 days. | Not used for training by default; processed only under customer instructions | Yes | https://www.huaweicloud.com/declaration/tsa-modelarts.html |
| BytePlus | BytePlus “We may use service data to improve and develop our services, including machine learning models.” Service data may be used to improve services, including machine learning models. ⚠️ May be used for model optimization (can be disabled) | ⚠️ Policies may differ when third-party models are used | ⚠️ Logs and service data are retained by default | Retained during the service period and as required by compliance obligations; no unified public retention period is disclosed. | Controlled through privacy settings or enterprise contracts | Yes | https://docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/legal/AI_Models_FAQ?vtm=a78999.b69280.0.0.0.0.5_7650326184026785333 |
| Volcengine | Volcengine “Customer content will not be used to train base models unless authorized.” Customer content will not be used to train base models unless authorized. ❌ Not used for training by default (users can authorize use for model optimization) | ✅ User data is isolated from the models | ⚠️ Logs are retained by default | Retained during the service period and according to compliance log policies. | Data use for model optimization can be disabled in the console | Yes | https://www.volcengine.com/docs/82379/1104498?lang=zh |
