BINTEO — PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: August 26, 2026

Binteo is operated by H&G Nextgen Private Limited ("Binteo", "we", "us", or "our").

Binteo is a social video, creator, entertainment, marketplace and digital content platform that allows users to create, upload, watch, share and interact with content and, where applicable, participate in creator, marketplace, monetization, subscription and other platform services.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we collect it, why we use it, how we protect it, when we may share it, how long we may retain it, and the choices and rights available to users.

By creating an account or using Binteo, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect information that you provide directly, information generated through your use of Binteo, and information necessary to operate, secure and improve our services.

Depending on the features you use, the information we may collect includes:

• Name
• Email address
• Mobile/phone number
• Country
• Password or authentication credentials
• Username
• Profile information
• Photos and videos
• Comments and other user-generated content
• Creator and professional information
• Marketplace information
• Identity and KYC information
• Payment and payout information
• Device and technical information
• IP address
• Usage and activity information
• Notification identifiers
• Information submitted to customer support

We only collect information that is reasonably necessary for the applicable Binteo service or feature.

2. ACCOUNT AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION

When you create or maintain a Binteo account, we may collect:

• First name
• Last name
• Email address
• Mobile/phone number
• Country
• Username
• Password or authentication credentials
• Profile information
• Account identifiers
• Verification information where applicable

We may use this information to:

• Create and manage your account
• Authenticate your identity
• Provide account recovery
• Secure your account
• Communicate important service information
• Provide social and creator features
• Prevent unauthorized access
• Provide customer support

Passwords are handled using appropriate security mechanisms and are not intended to be displayed to other users.

3. PROFILE INFORMATION

If you create a Binteo profile, you may choose to provide:

• Profile name
• Username
• Profile photograph
• Bio
• Profile links
• Country or general location
• Professional information
• Creator information
• Business information
• Other information you voluntarily provide

Some profile information may be publicly visible depending on the feature and your account settings.

You should not include sensitive personal information in publicly visible profile fields.

4. PHOTOS, VIDEOS, REELS AND OTHER CONTENT

Binteo is a content platform and processes content that users voluntarily upload or create.

This may include:

• Photos
• Videos
• Reels
• Thumbnails
• Profile images
• Marketplace images
• Audio contained within uploaded videos
• Captions
• Comments
• Other user-generated content
• Metadata associated with uploaded content

We may use this information to:

• Store and process content
• Display content according to selected visibility settings
• Deliver videos and media
• Generate thumbnails and previews
• Operate Reels and video functionality
• Provide creator functionality
• Provide marketplace functionality
• Moderate content
• Detect abuse and policy violations
• Maintain platform security

Binteo does not access photos, videos or other media on your device for unrelated purposes merely because the application is installed.

Where device permissions are required, the applicable permission will be requested for the relevant feature.

5. CAMERA INFORMATION

If you use a Binteo feature that requires the device camera, Binteo may request camera permission.

Camera access may be used for:

• Recording videos
• Creating Reels
• Taking profile photographs
• Creating marketplace content
• Other user-initiated content creation

Camera access is intended to occur in connection with the feature you choose to use.

Binteo does not intentionally use the camera for unrelated purposes.

6. MICROPHONE AND AUDIO INFORMATION

If you use a feature that requires microphone access, Binteo may request microphone permission.

Microphone/audio information may be processed for:

• Recording videos
• Recording original audio
• Creating Reels
• User-generated content
• Other audio-enabled features

Binteo does not intentionally record conversations or continuously record microphone audio without the user's interaction with a relevant feature.

7. MARKETPLACE INFORMATION

Binteo may provide marketplace functionality for creators, sellers, businesses or service providers.

Users who participate in marketplace services may provide additional information necessary for:

• Seller onboarding
• Profile creation
• Product or service listings
• Identity verification
• KYC
• Payment processing
• Payout processing
• Fraud prevention
• Customer support
• Legal or regulatory compliance

7.1 Marketplace Profile Information

Depending on the user's role, we may collect:

• Display name
• Username
• Profile photograph
• Business name
• Business or professional information
• Seller category
• Product or service information
• Business description
• Business location
• Contact information
• Marketplace profile information
• Product photographs
• Product videos
• Other voluntarily submitted information

Information intended for public marketplace display may be visible to other users.

Confidential KYC, identity and banking information is not intended to be displayed publicly.

8. KYC AND IDENTITY VERIFICATION

Certain Binteo services may require identity verification.

This may include creator monetization, marketplace participation, payout services, age verification, fraud prevention or other applicable requirements.

Depending on the verification process, we may collect:

• Full legal name
• Date of birth
• Age-verification information
• Government-issued identification information
• Identity document number
• Identity document photographs or scans
• PAN information
• Aadhaar-related information where legally permitted and required
• Address
• Proof of address
• KYC verification status
• Verification results
• Supporting documents

KYC information may be used for:

• Identity verification
• Seller verification
• Age verification
• Creator verification
• Payout verification
• Fraud prevention
• Account security
• Compliance with applicable law
• Resolving verification issues

KYC information is not intended to be publicly displayed on Binteo profiles, posts, marketplace listings or comments.

Access to KYC information is restricted to authorized systems, personnel and service providers that require such access for legitimate operational, verification, security, payment or compliance purposes.

9. BANKING, PAYMENT AND PAYOUT INFORMATION

If you receive payments, creator earnings, marketplace payouts or other eligible payments through Binteo, we may collect information necessary to process those transactions.

Depending on the payment or payout method, this may include:

• Bank account holder name
• Bank account number
• Bank name
• IFSC code
• UPI ID or payment identifier
• Payment account information
• Transaction information
• Payout information
• Refund information
• Payment status
• Information required to investigate payment issues

This information may be used for:

• Payment processing
• Creator payouts
• Marketplace payouts
• Payment verification
• Transaction management
• Fraud prevention
• Financial reconciliation
• Refund processing
• Dispute resolution
• Legal and regulatory compliance

Banking and payment information is not intended to be publicly displayed.

Where a third-party payment processor, bank, payment gateway or financial service provider processes payment information, that provider may process the information according to its own privacy practices and applicable law.

10. LOCATION INFORMATION

Binteo may process location-related information where required for a particular feature.

This may include:

• Country
• Address provided by you
• Marketplace/business location
• General location information
• Approximate region inferred from IP or network information where technically applicable

If a feature requires precise device location, Binteo will request the relevant device permission.

Binteo does not claim to collect precise GPS location unless the relevant feature and device permission actually enable such collection.

11. DEVICE AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

When you use Binteo, we may automatically process technical information such as:

• IP address
• Browser or User-Agent information
• Device type
• Operating system
• Application version
• Network information
• Session information
• Device/application identifiers where technically required
• Security and authentication information
• Push notification token where notifications are enabled

We may use this information for:

• Authentication
• Security
• Fraud prevention
• Abuse prevention
• Session management
• Troubleshooting
• Performance monitoring
• Compatibility
• Service operation
• Notification delivery
• Maintaining platform integrity

We do not intentionally collect persistent device identifiers such as IMEI or SIM serial numbers unless a specific lawful and permitted use applies.

12. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS

Binteo may use Firebase Cloud Messaging or similar notification technologies.

Notifications may include:

• New content notifications
• Follower/subscriber notifications
• Upload processing notifications
• Account notifications
• Marketplace notifications
• Payment or payout notifications
• Security notifications
• Important service notifications

A device or application notification token may be processed to deliver notifications.

You can generally manage notification permissions through your device settings.

13. USAGE AND PLATFORM ACTIVITY

When you use Binteo, we may collect information about your interactions with the platform.

This may include:

• Videos viewed
• Reels viewed
• Likes
• Comments
• Shares
• Follows
• Subscriptions
• Content uploads
• Searches where stored
• Marketplace activity
• Profile interactions
• Notification interactions
• Login activity
• Session activity
• Creator activity

We may use this information to:

• Operate platform features
• Display and recommend content
• Measure engagement
• Provide creator statistics
• Improve recommendations
• Improve platform functionality
• Detect fraud and abuse
• Maintain security
• Improve user experience
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14. COMMENTS AND USER-GENERATED CONTENT

Users may voluntarily submit:

• Posts
• Videos
• Reels
• Images
• Audio
• Comments
• Captions
• Reviews
• Marketplace listings
• Other content

Content intentionally published publicly may be visible to other Binteo users or, depending on the feature, the public.

Users should not publish:

• Passwords
• OTPs
• Bank account information
• PAN documents
• Aadhaar documents
• Private identity documents
• Other sensitive personal information
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15. PUBLIC AND RESTRICTED CONTENT

Binteo may provide public, private, restricted or age-limited content and features.

Public content may be visible to other users or members of the public depending on the applicable feature.

Restricted content may require authentication, age verification or other access controls.

Users are responsible for ensuring that content they upload complies with Binteo's applicable policies and law.

16. ANALYTICS AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Binteo may use first-party analytics and, where implemented, third-party analytics, crash-reporting and performance services.

These services may process information such as:

• Device information
• Application information
• Usage information
• Crash information
• Performance information
• Technical identifiers

Such information may be used to:

• Monitor application performance
• Detect crashes
• Improve reliability
• Understand feature usage
• Diagnose technical problems
• Improve the Binteo experience

Third-party services may process information according to their own privacy policies.

Binteo's Google Play Data Safety declarations will be maintained to reflect the actual data practices and SDKs used in the production application.

17. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Binteo's website and applicable services may use:

• Cookies
• Sessions
• Local storage
• Similar technologies

These technologies may be used for:

• Authentication
• Maintaining sessions
• Remembering preferences
• Security
• Platform functionality
• Performance
• Fraud prevention

Some technologies may be necessary for the website or service to function correctly.

18. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may use information we collect to:

1. Create and manage accounts.
2. Authenticate users.
3. Verify identities where required.
4. Provide video, Reel and social features.
5. Process user-generated content.
6. Operate marketplace services.
7. Process seller onboarding.
8. Process KYC verification.
9. Process eligible payments and payouts.
10. Calculate and display creator earnings.
11. Prevent fraud and abuse.
12. Protect platform and user security.
13. Send service notifications.
14. Provide customer support.
15. Improve platform functionality.
16. Monitor system performance.
17. Investigate policy violations.
18. Comply with applicable law.
19. Enforce our terms and policies.
20. Resolve disputes.
21. Protect the rights, safety and property of Binteo, our users and others.
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19. WHEN WE SHARE INFORMATION

We do not sell personal information as a general business practice.

We may share information when reasonably necessary with appropriate parties, including:

Service Providers

We may use providers for:

• Cloud hosting
• Storage
• Content delivery
• Video processing
• Authentication
• Notifications
• Payment processing
• KYC/identity verification
• Security
• Fraud prevention
• Customer support
• Analytics
• Technical infrastructure

These providers may process information as necessary to provide their services and in accordance with applicable law.

Legal and Regulatory Requirements

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law
• Respond to lawful requests
• Protect users
• Prevent fraud
• Investigate security incidents
• Enforce our policies
• Protect Binteo's rights and property

Business Transactions

If Binteo is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, sale of assets or similar transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

20. DATA SECURITY

We use reasonable technical, administrative and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against:

• Unauthorized access
• Unauthorized disclosure
• Alteration
• Loss
• Destruction
• Misuse

Security measures may include:

• Access controls
• Authentication
• Encryption where appropriate
• Secure transmission
• Logging
• Monitoring
• Restricted administrative access
• Security controls

However, no internet-based service can guarantee absolute security.

21. DATA RETENTION

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for applicable purposes, including:

• Providing services
• Maintaining accounts
• Processing transactions
• Security
• Fraud prevention
• Dispute resolution
• Legal compliance
• Enforcement of agreements
• Legitimate operational purposes

When information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete, anonymize or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal, regulatory, financial, security, fraud-prevention or dispute-retention requirements.

Certain KYC, transaction, payment, financial, security or legal records may need to be retained for longer periods where required or permitted by law.

22. ACCOUNT DELETION AND DATA DELETION

Binteo provides users with a mechanism to request deletion of their account and associated personal information.

Users may request account deletion through the deletion functionality provided within Binteo and through the external account-deletion resource made available by Binteo.

When an account deletion request is submitted:

1. Binteo records the deletion request.
2. Reasonable verification and security checks may be performed.
3. The account may be placed into a deletion-request or restricted state while processing occurs.
4. Personal information that is no longer required will be deleted or anonymized, subject to applicable retention requirements.

Account deletion does not necessarily mean that every record is immediately removed from every system.

Certain information may need to be retained for legitimate legal, financial, security, fraud-prevention, dispute-resolution or regulatory purposes.

23. INFORMATION THAT MAY BE DELETED

Subject to applicable retention requirements, account deletion may result in deletion or anonymization of:

• Account information
• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Profile information
• Profile photograph
• User-generated content where applicable
• Uploaded media where applicable
• Comments and account-linked content where applicable
• Marketplace profile information
• Seller information
• KYC information where legally permitted
• Identity documents where legally permitted
• Payment information where legally permitted
• Device/account identifiers
• Notification information
• Other personal information associated with the account

Where information has been processed by a service provider on behalf of Binteo, Binteo may take reasonable steps to request deletion or appropriate handling where required.

24. INFORMATION THAT MAY BE RETAINED

Binteo may retain limited information after account deletion where reasonably necessary for:

• Legal compliance
• Regulatory requirements
• Financial and accounting records
• Completed transactions
• Payment and payout records
• Fraud prevention
• Security investigations
• Abuse prevention
• Dispute resolution
• Legal claims
• Enforcement of agreements
• Protection of Binteo's rights and property

Retained information will be restricted to the legitimate purpose for which retention is necessary.

25. PUBLIC CONTENT AFTER ACCOUNT DELETION

If you have published content publicly, deletion of your account may affect the availability or attribution of that content depending on the feature.

Binteo may retain or anonymize limited information associated with content where reasonably necessary for:

• Legal compliance
• Copyright disputes
• Fraud prevention
• Security
• Abuse investigations
• Platform integrity
• Protection of other users

Confidential KYC, identity and banking information is not intended to become public content.

26. CHILDREN AND AGE-RESTRICTED SERVICES

Binteo is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.

Certain Binteo services or content may be age-restricted.

Users must meet the applicable minimum age requirements and must not misrepresent their age.

Where age verification or date of birth is required for a feature, Binteo may process that information for age verification and access-control purposes.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to Binteo in violation of applicable requirements, please contact us so that we can investigate and take appropriate action.

27. YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including:

• Requesting access to information
• Requesting correction of inaccurate information
• Requesting deletion
• Requesting information about processing
• Withdrawing consent where applicable
• Managing notification permissions
• Managing device permissions
• Objecting to certain processing where applicable
• Requesting restriction of certain processing where applicable
• Exercising other rights available under applicable law

Requests may be subject to reasonable identity verification and legal limitations.

You may contact us using the details provided below to exercise applicable privacy rights.

28. DEVICE PERMISSIONS

Depending on the features you use, Binteo may request permissions for:

• Camera
• Microphone
• Photos/media/files
• Notifications
• Location, where required

Permissions are requested for features that require them.

You can manage many device permissions through your Android operating system settings.

Binteo does not request access to device information or permissions for unrelated purposes.

29. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Binteo may use or integrate third-party services for purposes such as:

• Firebase and Google services
• Push notifications
• Cloud hosting
• Content delivery
• Video processing
• Analytics
• Crash reporting
• Payment processing
• Identity/KYC verification
• Security
• Customer support
• Other technical infrastructure

Third-party providers may process information according to their own terms and privacy policies.

Where appropriate, links to relevant third-party privacy policies may be provided.

30. CONTENT OWNERSHIP AND PRIVACY

Users retain rights in content they create to the extent provided by applicable law and Binteo's applicable terms and policies.

By uploading content, users grant Binteo the rights necessary to host, process, display and distribute that content through the platform as required to provide the applicable services and according to Binteo's Terms of Service.

Users should not publicly upload:

• Aadhaar documents
• PAN documents
• Bank account details
• Passwords
• OTPs
• Private identity documents
• Other highly sensitive information

unless the information is specifically requested through a secure Binteo verification process.

Binteo will not intentionally publish private KYC or banking information as ordinary public profile or marketplace content.

31. DATA PROTECTION AND APPLICABLE LAW

Binteo aims to process personal data in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection laws.

For users in India, Binteo will take applicable legal and regulatory requirements into account, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, to the extent applicable and as provisions become effective.

Binteo may update its privacy practices, notices, consent mechanisms and operational procedures as applicable legal requirements develop.

32. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to:

• Binteo features
• Data practices
• Legal requirements
• Security practices
• Third-party services
• Platform functionality

When material changes are made, we may provide appropriate notice through the application, website or other communication channels.

The updated Privacy Policy will include a revised effective date.

33. CONTACT US

For privacy, data protection, account deletion or personal information questions, please contact:

H&G Nextgen Private Limited

Privacy / Legal Contact:
handgnextgenpvtltd@gmail.com

Address:
5-17 Krishnagiri Colony,
Yerpedu, Chittoor – 517619,
Andhra Pradesh, India

34. PRIVACY POLICY ACCURACY

Binteo intends for this Privacy Policy and its Google Play Data Safety disclosures to accurately reflect the data practices of the production application and associated services.

Before major application releases, Binteo may review:

• Android permissions
• Camera access
• Microphone access
• Photo/media access
• Location access
• Firebase services
• Analytics services
• Crash-reporting services
• Payment services
• KYC providers
• Marketplace functionality
• Storage and CDN providers
• Data retention practices
• Account deletion functionality
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If Binteo introduces a new category of personal or sensitive data collection or materially changes how information is used or shared, the applicable privacy disclosures and Google Play Data Safety information will be updated as required.