Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2025-03-12

Hot, Inc. (“we,” “our,” or “us”), doing business as TONE3000, values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our website and services available at tone3000.com.

1. Information We Collect

  • Personal Information: Information you provide directly, such as name, email, and account details.
  • Usage Data: Data related to how you interact with our services, including logs and preferences.
  • Uploaded Data: Audio files, models, and other content you upload to our platform.
Security and Compliance Monitoring

To protect our platform and enforce our Terms of Service, we collect:

  • Access patterns: Information about how frequently and systematically you access content
  • Download metrics: Volume and frequency of content downloads to detect bulk downloading
  • Technical data: Information about automated tools, scripts, or non-human access patterns
  • Network data: IP addresses, user agents, and connection patterns to identify potential abuse

2. How We Use Your Information

  • To provide, improve, and personalize our services.
  • For internal research and development purposes to enhance the TONE3000 platform and its features.
  • To communicate updates, promotions, or support.
  • Monitor compliance: Detect and prevent prohibited activities including bulk downloading, scraping, and unauthorized redistribution
  • Enforce Terms of Service: Identify violations and take appropriate enforcement actions
  • Maintain platform security: Protect against abuse, fraud, and unauthorized access

3. Data Ownership

  • You retain ownership of all audio files, models, and related content you upload.
  • TONE3000 may analyze this data to improve our services, but we do not claim ownership and will not sell your files or models to third parties.

4. Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your data. We may share information:

  • With trusted service providers assisting with operations.
  • If required by law or to protect the rights and safety of users.

5. Automated Monitoring and Detection

To maintain platform integrity, we employ:

  • Automated systems that monitor for suspicious access patterns
  • Rate limiting and blocking mechanisms to prevent bulk downloading
  • Pattern recognition tools to identify non-human or systematic access
  • Usage analytics to detect violations of our Terms of Service

Users should be aware that unusual access patterns may trigger automated review and potential account restrictions.

6. Security

We implement industry-standard measures to protect your data, but no system is completely secure. Please use strong passwords and notify us immediately of any unauthorized account access.

7. Your Rights

  • Access, modify, or delete your personal information by contacting us.
  • Opt out of communications at any time.
  • Opt Out of Research and Development Use: You may opt out of having your data used for research and development purposes by emailing us at support@tone3000.com.

8. Updates to the Privacy Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Material changes will be communicated via the website or email.

9. Contact Us

For questions about this policy, email us at support@tone3000.com.