Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting Taalas Inc.’s website (the “Website”). At Taalas Inc., (“Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”) we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This privacy policy (the “Policy”) outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you (i) visit our Website or otherwise interact with us; and (ii) access or use our hardware model offering whereby we host large language models embodied on silicon chips and associated software used to deliver such models, including by API or through our conversational chatbot interface (the “Services”). Please refer to the Terms of Use on this Website for additional information and terms of use.
1. Information We Collect
Personal Information Collected Directly from You
We may collect personal information such as your first and last name, email address, and company/affiliation when you voluntarily provide it through our Website, for example, when filling out a contact form or subscribing to newsletters.
When you register on our Website, we collect your first and last name, email address, and company/affiliation in order to provide you with an API key that you can use to access the Services.
If you choose to use our Services, please do not share information that you don’t want the models to use, such as any sensitive personal information. Taalas and its third-party providers do not use your prompts and outputs for any purpose, including to create, train, fine tune, or otherwise improve an AI model. If you provide us with feedback about our Website or Services, including any suggestion, enhancement request, recommendation, correction, and the survey information provided on registration, we may use that information to develop and improve the Website and/or Services.
Automatically Collected Information
Services Usage Data: We collect diagnostic, technical and other data about how you interact with the Services, including frequency and duration of usage, specific features or functions accessed, and user preferences. We may use this information to (i) monitor performance of our chips; (ii) improve future versions; and (iii) develop new products and services.
Website Usage Data: Our Website may collect certain information automatically, including but not limited to your IP address, browser type, and operating system. We may use this information to improve our Website’s functionality and enhance your experience.
2. How We Use Your Information
Communication
We may use your personal information to respond to your inquiries, provide information about our products and services, and send newsletters or updates if you have opted-in to receive them.
Services and Website Improvement
Automatically collected information helps us improve our Services and may be used to improve the Website’s design and content.
3. How We Share Your Information
We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.
We may disclose personal information that we collect, or you provide as described in this Policy:
– To our subsidiaries and affiliates;
– In accordance with applicable law, to a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of the Company’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by the Company about our customers and users is among the assets transferred;
– To advertisers and advertising networks that require the information to select and serve relevant advertisements to you and others. We do not disclose data about identifiable individuals to our advertisers, but we may provide them with aggregate information about our users. We may also use such aggregate information to help advertisers target a specific audience. We may make use of the personal information we have collected from you to enable us to display our advertisers’ advertisement to that target audience;
– To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business and who are contractually obligated to keep personal information confidential, use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them, and to process the personal information with the same standards set out in this Policy;
– To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;
– For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information;
– With your consent;
– To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request, in accordance with applicable law; and
– If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
4. How We Protect Your Information
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
This Policy DOES NOT apply to information that:
– We collect offline or through any other means, including on any other Company or third-party website (including our affiliates and subsidiaries).
– You provide to or is collected by any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries), through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.
5. How We Retain Your Information
Except as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law or regulation, we will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Under some circumstances we may anonymize your personal information so that it can no longer be associated with you. We reserve the right to use such anonymous and de-identified data for any legitimate business purpose without further notice to you or your consent.
6. Your Rights Regarding Your Information
You may have specific consumer rights in regard to your personal information. Some of these rights may be subject to specific requirements or limitations under applicable law. Such rights may include but are not limited to the right to opt-out, right of access, correction and deletion, right to objection or restriction of processing, etc.
In the sole discretion of the Company or where required by law, we will make your information available to you in a form that is understandable. Further, you may also request that your information be amended in case of inaccuracies.
If you wish to access, amend or exercise any consumer rights with regards to your information, please contact policy@taalas.com.
7. Third-Party Links
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not intended nor directed towards children 13 years of age or younger. If you believe we have collected information from your child in error or have questions about our practices relating to children, please contact policy@taalas.com.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Policy on our Website. You are encouraged to review this Policy periodically.