Introduction
Welcome to PARTSam! Please make sure that you are an adult when you start using this product and/or service. When you use our products and/or services, we may collect and use information about you. We attach great importance to the protection of users' privacy and personal information. We also truly understand the importance of personal information to you and we will spare no efforts to keep your personal information safe and reliable. We therefore pledge:
I) We will be transparent about the different types of information that we collect and how we use it.
II) Except at your request or for the provision of PARTSam services, we will seek your permission before sharing your personal information with third parties and will only do so when we are confident that they will provide you with additional services that are favored.
III) We will use best-in-class data security tools for your data security and protect PARTSam products from unauthorized access.
Through this Policy, we intend to explain to you how we collect, use, save, share and transfer such information when you use our products and/or services and the methods we provide you to access, update, delete and protect such information. Please read this Policy carefully and make sure that you understand our rules for processing your personal information before accessing PARTSam or using our products or services. If you have any doubts, comments or suggestions during reading, please contact us at support@partsam.com. If you disagree with any part of this Policy or the User Agreement, please stop accessing or using our services. Access to PARTSam or use of our services constitutes your acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy will help you understand the following:
Application Scope
How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information
Device Permission Call
Information Sharing
Information Security and Storage
Your Rights as Data Subject
Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies
Other Matters
Policy Update
Contact Us
1. Application Scope
This Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as "Policy") is applicable to the products and/or services of smart device control and management provided to you by Gaatu, Inc.(hereinafter collectively referred to as "we/us/our") and also explains how your personal information is collected, used, shared and processed when you access PARTSam or use other services provided by PARTSam operators, including any written or electronic communications (collectively referred to as "services"), as well as the rights and choices you have associated with such information.
The company responsible for providing services through PARTSam is Gaatu, Inc., 2900 N MacArthur Dr, STE 150, Tracy, CA 95376, United States.
Please note that, in addition to PARTSam, we may also provide you with products and/or services related to smart device control and management and their extensions through our app or website if you demand. If there is a separate Privacy Policy for a product and/or service we offer, or if there are special terms in the User Agreement for that product and/or service, then such Privacy Policy or User Agreement for the product and/or service should prevail, and anything not covered by the Privacy Policy and User Agreement for that product and/or service will be governed by the terms of this Policy. If the products and/or services provided by our affiliates use our products and/or services (e.g., logging in with a PARTSam platform account) without a separate Privacy Policy, this Privacy Policy also applies to those products and/or services.
2. How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information
Personal information refers to various information recorded electronically or otherwise, which can be used to identify a specific natural person or reflect the activities of a specific natural person, either alone or in combination with other information, excluding information that has been anonymized.
The definition of personal information (which may be used interchangeably with the term "personal data" herein) depends on your place of residence. Pursuant to this Privacy Policy, only the definitions applicable in your country of residence apply to you.
In accordance with the principles of legitimacy, legality and necessity, we will only collect and use your personal information voluntarily provided by you during or arising from your use of products and/or services, as well as your relevant personal information obtained from third parties for the following purposes set forth herein. If we intend to use your personal information for other purposes not set forth herein or use information collected for specific purposes for other purposes, we will inform you in a reasonable manner and seek your consent again before use.
2.1 To provide you with the following core functional services
(1) Account registration, login and authentication
In order to use the PARTSam services and manage smart devices, we need to collect the following information about you: your PARTSam account, E-mail, login password, nickname and avatar. Among the information collected, your E-mail and passwords are sensitive personal information and the purpose of collecting such information is to log into the PARTSam account server to authenticate the user identity and obtain the permission of PARTSam to access the server.
We will use your personal information as follows: the PARTSam account username and login password authentication information you entered will be encrypted and transmitted to the PARTSam account server for login authentication, which will not be stored locally by the app and the server.
If you do not provide such information or are not logged into your PARTSam account, you will not be able to use certain PARTSam services. After logging into the PARTSam account, PARTSam will automatically obtain the nickname and avatar of the account and display them on the app page.
(2) Smart device management
In order to realize the functions of smart device binding, controlling and managing, we need to collect the following information: device name, model, version, device identifier, MAC address, device running status, custom attributes, parameter settings, business events and device control and usage records. The purpose of collecting such information is to bind, control and manage smart devices, set device attributes and parameters, view device operating status and history, conduct statistics, review and research on devices and service operation status, and improve the service quality of smart devices. The above information will be encrypted and saved to the server, and PARTSam App will query the data from the server upon your authorization and display it on the device page.
If you do not provide such information, you will not be able to use the device binding, control and management functions of the PARTSam.
(3) Problem feedback
To enable feedback on PARTSam service problems, we need to collect the following information about you: log information of apps and devices, contact information and problem description of your feedback, your communication history with us, and your account information. Among them, the log information of apps and devices includes device status, information perceived by sensors, device operation records, device identifiers, etc. The purpose of collecting such information is to analyze and locate the cause of problems.
We will use your personal information as follows: only for the positioning of and solutions to submitted problems, not for displaying personal information, and not for pushing commercial advertisements.
If you do not provide such information, it will not be as effective locating the problems from your feedback, and you will not be able to solve the problems.
2.2 Service guarantee and optimization
To support continuous improvement, research, development and testing of new services and functions, and to perform troubleshooting activities, we collect additional information in the following ways:
We use Google Analytics (analytics.google.com), a third-party data analysis service, to collect information, such as the functions used by users, the results of operations, the time, frequency and duration of users' online activities, crash logs, etc. The analysis service generally does not identify individual users.
We collect information through questionnaires, voting and other activities, such as users' preference for the appearance of a device, their preference for functions and device installation locations. Participation in questionnaires and voting is voluntary, and generally does not identify individual users.
3. Device Permission Call
Location permission: In order to enable the networking between PARTSam and smart devices, we need to obtain the WLAN list and Bluetooth device list of the system. According to the system permission application principle, it is required to obtain your precise location permission to read the WLAN list and Bluetooth device list. On iOS, this permission is also required to scan for BLE devices and retrieve nearby Wi-Fi networks.
Bluetooth Permission: To enable device scanning, adding, and connecting, we need to access your Bluetooth permission. On iOS, this permission is required for all Bluetooth device scanning, pairing, and connection operations.
Nearby Devices Permission: For Android 12 and later systems, we need to access your nearby devices permission to retrieve the device list.
You can manage these permissions by accessing the system "Settings" page.
4. Information Sharing
We may share your personal information with the following types of third-party service providers. We strive to ensure that such third-party service providers will only use your data for provided purposes in compliance with our written instructions and control such use to the extent necessary.
4.1 Data sharing within a PARTSam-based organization
PARTSam is part of a corporate organization with multiple legal entities, business processes, management structures, and technical systems. We may share your personal information with our associated group companies and, in some cases, with other affiliates of our corporate group for purposes of business maintenance and individualized continuity. We will ensure that your data is only used for the previously claimed purposes and control such use to the extent necessary.
4.2 Data sharing for IT systems and software services
PARTSam may share your personal data with IT systems and software providers cooperating with PARTSam due to reasons such as using Web hosting services (including cloud storage), mobile app or software optimization services, customer relationship management software, E-mail services or system maintenance services. Your refusal to provide such information will hinder the normal functions of PARTSam.
4.3 Data sharing for legal reasons
We may share personal data as required to: (I) comply with applicable laws or respond to, investigate or participate in effective legal proceedings and lawsuits, including those of law enforcement or government agencies. (II) execute or investigate potential violations of its terms of service or policies. (III) detect, prevent or investigate potential fraud, abuse or security concerns, including threats to the public. (IV) fulfill our commitments to corporate and social responsibility. (V) protect our rights and property and those of our clients. (VI) resolve disputes and perform agreements.
4.4 Data sharing for corporate transactions
In case of a merger, divestiture, reorganization, restructuring, dissolution or sale or transfer of certain assets, we may disclose personal information (including account information) or all of our assets to buyers, potential buyers, subsidiaries or other successors of the company, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceedings, and the personal information about the users of our services we hold is a transferred asset. You acknowledge and agree to our right to transfer or assign your personal information.
4.5 Data sharing based on your consent
We may disclose your personal information for any purpose with your consent.
5. Information Security and Storage
PARTSam cares about the security of your information and adopts physical, administrative, and technical protections to help maintain the integrity and security of all the information we collect and the information we share with service providers. The Internet is not an absolutely secure environment. We strongly recommend that you adopt secure methods and use complex passwords to help us ensure your account security. We also strongly recommend you not share your password with others, nor reuse passwords on our services that you have used on other websites or apps, as doing so would increase the likelihood of being a victim of a hacker attack or other malicious network behavior. If you believe that the security of your account or personal data has been compromised, please contact us immediately.
When you access or use our services, your personal data may be processed or transmitted outside your country/region of residence. The data protection laws of such countries or jurisdictions may be different or less protective than those of your residence in some respects. If you do not wish to have your information transferred for processing or maintenance outside your country or jurisdiction of residence, you should immediately stop accessing or using the services. If you need more details about these transmissions and the protective measures we use to facilitate such transmissions, please contact us immediately.
In addition, we can't 100% guarantee the security of our system as no security system is impermeable. In case of a personal information security incident, we will, as required by laws and regulations, inform you of: the basic situation and possible impacts of the security incident, the disposal measures we have taken or will take, the suggestions for you to prevent and reduce risks independently, and the remedial measures available to you. We will inform you of the incident by email, SMS, push notification, etc. When it is difficult to inform the subjects of personal information on an individual basis, we will issue an announcement in a reasonable and effective way. In addition, we will report the disposal of personal information security incidents as required by the regulatory authorities.
Data Retention: We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. Device data and usage records are retained for up to 3 years from the date of collection, or until you delete your account, whichever comes first. Anonymized analytics data may be retained indefinitely. You may request deletion at any time as described in Section 6.2.
6. Your Rights as Data Subject
In accordance with applicable laws, you are entitled to certain rights in relation to personal data, including the right to request for access, correction, modification, deletion, and transfer of personal data to other service providers and the right to refuse to have the data used for specific purposes. To make it easier for you to exercise such rights while using PARTSam, we provide you with corresponding operation settings in product design and you can refer to the following guidelines for operation.
6.1 Access personal information
You can view the running status and history of the bound devices at any time on the device list of PARTSam, and view the device information on the "Device Settings" page, including the device name, MAC address, device model and other information.
You can view your personal information at any time by going to "My Profile" and then tapping the account avatar and redirecting to the "Personal Information" page.
6.2 Delete personal information
You can at any time access the "Device Settings" page of PARTSam, delete the device you have bound through the "Delete device" button and clear the device information stored locally by PARTSam and on the server.
You can at any time uninstall PARTSam, apply for account cancellation or clear PARTSam data, to clear the data stored locally by PARTSam. In addition, except as otherwise required by law, relevant personal information shall be deleted or anonymized.
6.3 Update personal information
You can at any time set the device operation parameters and change the device information on the "Device Settings" page on PARTSam.
You can go to "My Profile," tap the account avatar and redirect to the "Personal Information" page to change your personal information at any time.
6.4 Withdrawal of Consent
If allowed by applicable laws, you have the right to withdraw your consent for the processing of your personal information by us at any time. However, the withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of our processing based on your consent before the withdrawal.
7. App Local Storage
To enable offline access and improve performance, the PARTSam app stores certain data locally on your device. This includes device configuration, session tokens, and user preferences.
You may clear this local data at any time via your device's app settings (e.g., "Settings > Apps > PARTSam > Clear Data/Cache" on Android, or by reinstalling the app on iOS).
Clearing local storage will sign you out and remove locally cached device information. Your data stored on our servers will not be affected.
8. Other Matters
Without your prior consent, we have never and will never share, disclose, sell, lease or otherwise provide your personal data to other companies for their products or services promotion, except for the sharing of personal information that you authorize us to do so under this Policy, and we have never and will not "sell" your personal information.
8.1 Links to third party websites
Our App or websites may contain links redirecting to third-party websites, and this Policy does not apply to these third-party websites. If you click on the links to these websites, please note that they have their own privacy policies, and we have no responsibility or obligation for their policies. Before submitting any information to these websites, please check their respective privacy policies.
8.2 Children's privacy
Our services are not intended for children or minors under the age of 16 (as defined by applicable national laws), nor do we knowingly collect or maintain children's personal information. If you are a minor, please do not attempt to fill out our form or send us any personal information about you. If any minor provides us with personal information without the consent of his/her parent or guardian, the parent or guardian shall contact us immediately at support@partsam.com to delete such personal information and cancel the subscription.
If we discover that any minor has provided us with personal information, we will take immediate measures to remove such information from our files.
8.3 Your privacy rights in California
Pursuant to Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, California residents are entitled to request from us annually, free of charge, a copy of list of third parties to whom we have disclosed the personally identifiable information (as defined in the Code) of such California residents in the previous year, as well as the categories of personally identifiable information disclosed to such third parties. If you are a California resident and you wish to make such a request, please contact us at support@partsam.com.
8.4 Specific information subject to European data protection
If you are located in EEA, Switzerland or the UK, your rights with respect to our processing of your personal data as a controller include, in particular:
Access and/or port: you have the right to access the personal information that we retain about you and, in some cases, may request that such information be made available to you so that you can provide or "port" it to other providers.
Delete: under certain circumstances, you have the right to delete the personal data that we retain about you (e.g. such data is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was originally collected).
Object to processing: under certain circumstances, you have the right to demand us to stop processing your personal data and/or stop sending marketing communications to you.
Correct: you have the right to demand us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
Restrict processing: under certain circumstances, you have the right to request us to restrict the processing of your personal data (e.g., you believe that the personal data we retain about you is inaccurate or illegal).
In order to exercise your rights, or in case of any other doubts about our use of your personal data, please send the request to the contact information specified in the "Contact us" section of this Privacy Statement. Please note that we may require you to provide us with additional information in order to confirm your identity and ensure that you have access to relevant personal data.
You also have the right to file a complaint to the data protection agency. For more information, please contact your local data protection agency.
8.5 EU Data Act
The EU Data Act requires data controllers to provide specific information in a clear and understandable manner, such as the data type, approximate volume, generation frequency, and how to access it. Access to such data must be granted to users and third parties (e.g., EU-based companies or governments).
8.6 Third-party transmission of personal data
If any third party is involved during our performance of the contract, they will only receive such personal data to the extent of transmission required by the corresponding services.
If we outsource certain parts of data processing (hereinafter referred to as "order processing"), we will contractually require our order processors to use personal data only in accordance with the data protection law, and guarantee the protection of the rights and interests of the data subjects.
9. Policy Update
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If such change will result in material impairment of your rights and interests under this Privacy Policy, we will prompt you to a prominent position on the page before the change takes effect. In case of any change in the privacy protection guidelines for specific products and services regarding the processing purpose, processing method and types of personal information, your consent will be obtained again.
You have the right to refuse to agree to this Privacy Policy update, but you also acknowledge and understand that if you refuse us to collect and process your personal information as necessary to realize the updated services or functions, we may not be able to provide you with the updated services or functions, or achieve the effect of updating the services.
10. Contact Us
If you have any doubts, suggestions or comments about this Privacy Policy or our User Agreement, please contact us at support@partsam.com.
We will reply as soon as possible upon receipt of your request. In addition, if you think that our processing behavior violates your legitimate rights and interests of privacy and personal information, you have the right to complain and report to the corresponding regulatory authorities.
Last revision date: This Policy was last revised on July 1, 2026 and entered into force thereafter.