Privacy Policy

Honey Short Privacy Policy

Updated Date: August 5, 2026

Update Description for This Privacy Policy:

This revision supplements the rules regarding the collection, use, storage and sharing of personal information associated with paid subscriptions and top-up transactions. The revised content takes effect concurrently with the updated Member Agreement and Top-up Agreement.

Welcome to use our short drama and novel application (hereinafter referred to as the "Application"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share and protect your personal information. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using the Application.

1. Collection and Use of Information

1.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily

When you register for an account or use our Application, we may collect personal information actively submitted by you, including but not limited to your name, email address and gender. Such information is used to create and manage your account, deliver personalized services, and communicate with you.

When you activate memberships, complete payments or top-ups, or apply for invoices, we will collect transaction data such as order numbers to distribute membership benefits, verify payment deductions and process after-sales refunds. Sensitive payment data including bank card numbers, payment passwords and SMS verification codes are processed independently by third-party payment institutions. We do not collect or store any such sensitive payment information.

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

During your use of the Application, we may automatically gather certain data, including without limitation device information (device model, operating system version), browsing history, click behaviors and usage duration. This data is adopted to optimize user experience, improve service quality and conduct statistical analysis to better match your usage demands.

1.3 Procedures to Delete Your Data

iOS and Android users may submit a personal data deletion request via the contact mailbox: novelhot@potatonovel.com. We will review your application based on actual circumstances. To safeguard legitimate rights and interests as well as comply with applicable laws and regulations, we may retain partial data of yours with an extended retention period where necessary.

You are entitled to apply for account cancellation. Please be aware that once your account is cancelled, you will lose partial or full access rights to the Honey Short Application.

1.4 Self-service Account Cancellation

iOS and Android users may cancel their accounts directly within the Application by following the path: Me — Settings — Cancel Account.

Account cancellation shall be deemed as a request to erase personal data under the corresponding account. Kindly note that upon successful cancellation, you will be deprived of partial or all permissions to use Honey Short.

2. Information Protection & Security

We implement rigorous security protection mechanisms to prevent unauthorized access, usage, disclosure or loss of your personal information via encryption technologies, access control systems and secure communication protocols. Nevertheless, absolute information security cannot be guaranteed due to the inherent risks of internet transmission, even with comprehensive protective measures deployed.

3. Information Sharing

3.1 Partner Entities

We may share necessary information with our partners to upgrade and optimize our services, including third-party service providers and advertising partners. We only disclose minimum required data and oblige all partners to strictly abide by confidentiality obligations.

3.2 Legal Compliance Requirements

We are authorized to share your personal information in accordance with applicable laws, regulations or mandatory official requirements issued by government authorities.

4. Privacy Preferences

4.1 Account Information Management

You may log into your personal account at any time to update and modify your profile information on the settings page.

4.2 Push Notifications

With your explicit consent, we may send push notifications to deliver personalized content or service updates. You are allowed to disable push notification permissions anytime in your device system settings.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

This Application may adopt Cookies, web beacons and analogous technologies to collect and store relevant data. These technologies help us analyze user behaviors, identify usage preferences and elevate overall user experience. You may reject or restrict the operation of such technologies through your browser configurations.

6. Minor Protection

We attach top priority to the privacy protection of minors. Users under the legal age shall use this Application under the supervision and guidance of their parents or legal guardians. We will not actively collect personal information from minors on purpose. If parents or guardians notice that minors have submitted personal data to us, please contact us promptly and we will delete the relevant information accordingly.

7. Amendments to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy on an irregular basis according to actual operational needs. The latest revised version will be published inside the Application after update, and you may also receive relevant notifications via email or other communication channels.