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Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY
Updated: June 10, 2025
This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains how MediaLab.Ai (“MediaLab” or “we” or “us”) collects, uses, and shares your information when you use our website (“Website”), or other products or features we offer, including the following: Kik; Worldstar; Amino; Genius; and any other features, apps, technologies, software, products, or services offered by MediaLab (collectively with Website, the “Services”). By accessing and using any of our Services, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the accompanying Terms of Service.
This Privacy Policy applies to our Services that link to or reference this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply to websites or applications maintained by third parties that we may link to or that may be accessible to you through our Services.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
To provide you the Services, we collect the categories of information described below.
Information you provide us when using our Services;
Information we collect automatically;
Information we get from advertisers, third parties, and offline sources;
Any other information you choose to provide to us.
Most of the data collection and uses described in this Privacy Policy are necessary in order for us to be able to provide you the Services. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, we will not be able to provide you usage of the Services. Some of the data collection and uses are not strictly necessary for us to provide the Services, but they are related, and our basis for such collection and processing is for legitimate interests we may have, such as to analyze and improve the Services as explained in more detail below. If you want to know how to exercise your rights to manage or delete the personal information we may have about you, please review “YOUR CHOICES” below.
Information You Provide Us When Using Our Services.
Account Information. When you sign up to become a user of our Services, we collect personal information you choose to provide us, which may include your name, address, email, and phone number. We may also ask you for, or you may choose to provide, additional information, such as age or gender that will be associated with your Services account. All of this information that may identify, relate to, describe, reference, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer, household, or device is called “Personal Information”. Personal information does not include: (a) Publicly available information from government records; (b) De-identified or aggregated consumer information; or (c) Information excluded under sector-specific privacy laws.
User Content. We collect the content, communications and other information you provide when you use our Services, including when you sign up for an account, create or share content, and message or communicate with others (collectively, “User Content”). For example, we review the text and/or image content of your posts, replies, chat messages, and collect metadata regarding such messages that may collect the identity of the user and any users they communicate with. All posts of contents and replies are public and are publicly displayed. User Content may be viewed, shared and modified by our users, us and others for commercial or personal purposes (consistent with the rights and licenses in our Terms of Service). We collect information you choose to upload, sync or import from a device (such as an address book or call log or SMS log history), which we use for things like helping you and others find people you may know.
Your Purchase Transactions. If you make any purchases or engage in any other financial transactions through our Services, we collect information necessary to process the transaction. This includes payment information, such as your credit card or payment account information; authentication information; and billing, shipping and contact details.
Information We Collect Automatically When Using Our Services.
Location Information. Many features of the Services will not work unless you provide us with some information about your location. If you consent to the collection of location information (e.g. if you permit your mobile device to send us your latitude and longitude), we will collect and use this information both while you are directly using the Services and in the “background”.
Usage Information. We collect information about your use of the Services, including access times, pages viewed, user and content interactions and other information about your interactions with our Services, as well as with other users, hashtags, and groups across our Services.
Device Information. We collect information from and about the devices and browsers you use that integrate with our Services. For example, we collect device type, which may include the hardware model, operating system and version, browser type and language, IP Address, plugins, app and file names and types, battery and signal strength, available storage space, unique device identifiers and mobile network information.
Information Collected by Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies. Like most websites and applications, we and our service providers use cookies, web beacons and other technologies to collect information. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us and our service providers to improve our Services and your experience by seeing which areas and features of our Services are popular.
Information We Get From Advertisers, Third Parties, and Offline Sources.
We may receive information about you from advertisers, app developers, and publishers, or other online or offline sources with whom you interact and who have the rights to provide us with your information.
Any Other Information You Choose To Provide To Us.
You may provide other information directly to us when you fill out a form, update your account, interact with the Services, apply for a job at our company, or communicate with us.
Collection and Use of Special Categories of Personal Data.
The following special categories of personal data may be considered sensitive under the laws of your jurisdiction and may receive special protection:
- Racial or ethnic origin.
- Political opinions.
- Religious or philosophical beliefs.
- Trade union membership.
- Genetic data.
- Biometric data.
- Data concerning health.
- Data concerning sex life or sexual orientation.
- Data relating to criminal convictions or offences.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use your information to:
Communicate with you. We use your information to communicate with you by call, text, email, or mail.
Provide and improve our Services. Information you provide or we collect from you may be used to personalize the Services that are unique and relevant to you.
Enhance the safety and security of our Services. We use collected information to verify accounts and activity, combat harmful conduct, detect and prevent spam and other bad experiences.
Develop, Test, Improve, Maintain Our Services. We use collected information to test, develop, and troubleshoot issues with, or to improve upon or maintain our Services.
Monitor and analyze trends and provide analytics. We use information to monitor and analyze trends and usage of our Services.
HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION
We may share the information we have about you in the following ways:
With Public or Others Using The Service. Any content, comments, or other communications posted to any of the Services is public and can be seen by anyone.
With Advertisers. To perform analytics and deliver relevant content and advertising, we may allow others to collect information about how you use our Services.
With Service Providers and Other Third Parties. We may also share information with vendors, consultants and other service providers who need access to such information to help us provide, protect, or maintain the Services.
HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION
How long we keep your information depends on the type of information, the purpose for which it is used, how sensitive it is, and other similar factors. For example, we keep your information until you ask us to delete it, or for the length of time reasonably needed to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.
HOW WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SECURE
The security of your personal information is very important, and we take a number of steps to safeguard it. We have implemented technical and organizational security measures that are designed to help protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, use, and modification.
YOUR CHOICES
We provide you with tools to exercise control over the information we have about you. Keep in mind that each option is subject to applicable legal limitations. Additionally, because your privacy is important to us, we will ask you to verify your identity/request or provide additional information before we let you exercise your choices over the information we have about you.
Access and Portability. You can access and receive a copy of the information we have about you by using our privacy contact form and selecting “Data Request.”
Correction or Modify. You can correct or modify the information we have about you by using our privacy contact form with the subject “Correct or Modify My Information.”
Deletion. If you want to delete the information we have about you, contact us via our privacy contact form and select “Data Deletion.”
If you have any questions or need assistance contact us using our privacy contact form.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Postal Address:
MediaLab.Ai
Attn: Privacy Department
8023 Beverly Blvd, Suite 1144
Los Angeles, CA 90048