隱私政策 · Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 6, 2026
BAYLINK is a Bay Area local community and lifestyle information platform. This Privacy Policy explains how BAYLINK collects, uses, and protects information when users access baylink.us, create an account, publish posts, send messages, use service bookings or BayBay AI features, or verify their phone number.
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以下說明幫助你理解不同資訊的用途與可見範圍;詳細內容見下方完整政策。
- 帳號資料、公開帖子和公開個人資料可能被其他用戶或訪客看到。請勿在公開正文中填寫不希望公開的電話號碼、住址或證件資訊。
- 用於簡訊驗證的手機號與「聯繫方式設定」中主動填寫的電話、微信、郵箱是不同用途的資訊。驗證手機號不會因為完成驗證而自動展示在帖子或資料中。
- 預約雙方可以查看該預約的時間、狀態和顧客填寫的備註。請不要在備註中填寫密碼、證件號碼或無需提供的資訊。提供者發布的可申請時段與服務設定會用於預約展示。
- 手機驗證與預約簡訊同意分開。服務提供者可單獨開啟預約業務簡訊;當前不向顧客發送預約簡訊。簡訊開關不影響站內預約記錄與通知。
- 你可選擇優先私信、對方請求後自動發送聯繫方式,或經你確認後發送。接收人可以保存已收到的聯繫方式,請在發送前確認內容與對象。
- 使用 BayBay AI 時,你輸入的文字可能被處理以生成建議和草稿。不要輸入證件號碼、帳號密碼或其他高度敏感資訊。
- 登入後,可在「我的 → 隱私與安全」下載本人資料、退出所有登入或確認永久註銷。每次敏感操作都須確認當前憑證。資料較多、帳號無法登入或需人工核驗時,可向頁末郵箱提出隱私申請;不承諾固定處理時限或外部緩存即時清除。
帳號導出、註銷與兩步驗證
帳號資料導出使用明確的本人字段和記錄範圍,包括本人資料、發布、自己發送的文字消息與私密計劃;不批量提供別人發來的私信、別人分享的聯繫方式、安全密鑰、密碼哈希或登入令牌。導出文件含私人資訊,請自行安全保管。
永久註銷要求當前密碼、已啟用時的驗證器代碼或恢復碼,以及明確輸入註銷確認語句。成功後,線上帳號資料、本人聯繫方式、本人消息、私密計劃、聯繫方式快照與令牌關聯會刪除或去標識;本人發佈會移除,主持的小隊會取消。共享記錄中的其他人的內容按其記錄用途保留。管理員必須先安全移交權限。註銷不可恢復;仍在處理的相關寫入或清理失敗時,會拒絕確認成功。
可選管理員驗證器僅在服務器配置獨立加密密鑰後提供。密鑰加密儲存,恢復碼只保存哈希;必須保存恢復碼並驗證首枚代碼後才啟用。登入需要密碼及額外代碼,停用和更換恢復碼需要重新確認憑證。尚未啟用的帳號不會因缺少該配置被鎖住。
已收到的聯繫人可能有自己的副本;註銷或刪帖無法撤回他人自行保存的內容。非私密安全審計保留去標識案例與操作時間。託管日誌、備份、第三方圖片儲存及緩存有獨立的保留與清理流程,不保證與線上帳號同時消失;需要人工處理的請求可聯繫頁末郵箱。未經可信上傳歸屬驗證,不會僅憑提交的圖片網址刪除第三方資源。
實際服務提供方與通知選擇
BAYLINK 使用 Vercel 託管網站、Render 運行 API、MongoDB Atlas 保存帳號與業務記錄、Cloudinary 保存上傳的圖片。這些服務會按其用途處理請求、相應記錄或上傳文件,並可能保留服務日誌、備份或緩存。
選擇 AI 功能時,OpenAI 處理該功能明確選取的輸入;聯網檢索可能處理搜尋詞。啟用路線估算時,Google Routes 處理公開地點、出行方式與請求的日期時間。交互地圖使用 OpenFreeMap 圖塊;地圖與路線請求不應填寫私人家庭住址。站點不聲稱這些第三方會在帳號註銷時即時清除其日誌。
配置且需要發送郵件時,Resend 處理收件郵箱與郵件內容;配置且需要發送簡訊時,Twilio 處理電話號碼與簡訊內容。郵箱驗證、帳號恢復和手機號驗證依其獨立流程處理。可選消息、聯繫請求或小隊通知需主動選擇渠道及主題;郵箱須先驗證,簡訊須使用已驗證的號碼。通知預設關閉,並取決於服務器是否啟用投遞。撤回通知同意不會取消帳號登入或站內私信。
為避免重複通知和核驗真實首次請求的24小時回覆,服務保存最少的帳號、會話、帖子編號和相關時間,不復制私信正文到統計記錄。通知隊列保存目的、渠道、同意版本及投遞狀態;這些帳號關聯記錄按模型到期或註銷清理。產品統計只累加匿名每日計數,不識別活躍人數或個人留存。
Small-group visibility / 小隊資訊可見範圍
發布後,小隊標題、介紹、日期時段、城市、公共集合點、費用說明、人數和隊長公開暱稱可被其他人看到。請勿填寫家庭住址、電話或證件資訊。申請備註提供給隊長;確認成員可以查看成員名單和隊內討論。退出或被移除後,不能繼續訪問討論。舉報會將相關內容提供給管理員處理;退出小隊不會撤回別人已經看到的資訊,也不會自動刪除舉報記錄。
Published outing details and the host’s public nickname are visible to other users and visitors. Request notes are shown to the host, while confirmed members can access the group roster and discussion. Leaving or removal ends discussion access. We store membership status, consent timestamps, changes, messages and report evidence to operate groups and handle abuse. Reports are available to administrators. Using the optional AI draft tool sends the idea you submit and any linked public event context to the AI provider; private profiles or group conversations are not included by this tool. Outing notifications use the site, not SMS.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following information:
- Account information such as email address, nickname, password hash, avatar, profile description, area, city, profile tags, interests, website, and social links.
- Contact and verification information such as phone number when a user chooses to complete phone verification.
- Contact details such as WeChat ID, phone number, email address, and contact-sharing preferences that a user chooses to provide for contact requests.
- User-generated content such as posts, comments, messages, listings, service descriptions, images, and profile content.
- Event IDs, interest and public buddy-list choices, and timestamps when signed-in users choose Interested or Go together.
- Provider booking settings and availability; booking participant references, selected times, status, customer notes, status changes and related in-site messages.
- Optional provider booking-SMS preferences, consent version and time, the verified phone number covered by consent, and notification submission or failure records.
- Technical information such as IP address, device information, browser type, log data, and usage activity.
- AI feature input when users choose to use BayBay AI Guide or AI post-assist features.
Anonymous product counters / 匿名功能統計
客戶端功能統計只按日期和界面語言累計瀏覽、粗略來源、推薦、保存、分享、收藏、地圖與官方連結操作次數,不識別個人或跨次訪問。來源只分直接訪問、搜尋、微信、社交、分享卡、Opus與其他,不發送來源網址。統計請求不攜帶帳號、會話編號、IP、問題正文、頁面網址或精確位置;瀏覽器開啟 Do Not Track 或 Global Privacy Control 時不發送這些客戶端統計請求。聚合記錄保留180天,不代表活躍人數、個人留存或回覆百分比。
服務端另累加已完成註冊與真實消息請求及回覆的匿名每日總數,不復制帳號、聯繫方式或消息正文到匿名統計中。客戶端統計開關不停止這些後臺運營總數;為核驗回覆而保存的最少帳號關聯編號和時間遵循上文的清理範圍。託管及安全日誌也與客戶端匿名計數分開。
2. How We Use Information
BAYLINK uses information to:
- Provide account login, registration, password reset, and user profile features.
- Allow users to publish local posts, listings, service offers, requests, and community content.
- Support messaging, safety features, reporting, moderation, and account trust.
- Send account-related emails such as password reset emails.
- Send one-time SMS verification codes when users request phone verification.
- Publish provider availability, process booking requests and confirmations, prevent overlapping bookings, and notify participants of booking changes through the site.
- Send optional transactional booking SMS to service providers who separately enable them and meet the phone-verification and SMS-service requirements.
- Improve BAYLINK features, user experience, safety, and reliability.
- Prevent spam, abuse, fraud, fake accounts, and unsafe activity.
3. Phone Numbers and SMS Consent
BAYLINK may collect your mobile phone number when you choose to complete phone verification for account security and community trust purposes. We use it to send requested verification codes and help protect the community from spam, fraud, and abuse. If you are a service provider and separately enable booking SMS, we also use your verified number for those transactional notices. Verification or booking-SMS consent does not publicly display that number. Contact details you separately provide for contact requests follow the sharing preferences you select.
BAYLINK does not share, sell, rent, or disclose mobile phone numbers, SMS opt-in data, or SMS consent records with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.
Verification messages follow your requests for a code. Provider booking SMS requires separate consent and an available, configured SMS service; it covers new booking requests, instant bookings and cancellations by customers. It does not send booking SMS to customers, marketing messages, or scheduled appointment reminders. Frequency varies with verification requests or booking activity, and message and data rates may apply.
For optional provider booking SMS, we record the consent version and time, enabled preference, and verified number covered by the choice. A changed verified number requires fresh consent. You can turn booking SMS off in booking notification settings. Follow the sending service's STOP / HELP instructions to manage sender-level opt-out; this does not cancel bookings, and enabling the site setting does not override that opt-out. SMS submission is not proof of delivery. Failed SMS does not remove a booking or its in-site record.
驗證手機號用於你主動請求的驗證碼與帳號安全;服務提供者單獨開啟預約簡訊後,也用於相應業務通知。系統保存簡訊同意版本、時間、開關狀態與同意對應的已驗證號碼;更換號碼須重新同意。驗證或開啟通知不會公開號碼,另行填寫的聯繫資訊仍按你的分享設定處理。可在預約通知設定中關閉業務簡訊,也可按簡訊發送方說明退訂。簡訊發送請求被接受不等於送達,失敗不影響已儲存的預約和站內消息。BAYLINK 不會出於營銷或推廣目的分享、出售、出租或披露手機號碼及簡訊同意資料。
Service Bookings / 服務預約資訊
Provider availability and published booking settings help customers choose a time to request. A booking's provider and customer can access its selected time, status and customer notes. These appointment details are not a public booking list. BAYLINK processes the records to manage requests, confirmations, cancellations, declines, completion and expiry, and to save related in-site notifications. SMS delivery providers receive the recipient number and message content when an eligible provider has opted in. BAYLINK does not collect service payments through this booking feature.
提供者發布的時段和預約設定用於讓顧客選擇申請時間。預約時間、狀態及顧客備註可由該預約雙方查看,不作為公開預約名單展示。系統處理申請、確認、取消、拒絕、完成與到期狀態,並保存相應站內通知;服務提供者選擇接收簡訊後,簡訊服務商會處理接收號碼和消息內容。本預約功能不收取服務款項。
Canceling a booking, allowing a request to expire, or disabling future availability changes its status or future availability; it does not automatically erase historical booking records or messages. Account-related access, correction or deletion requests can be sent to the contact below. Share only information needed to arrange the service, and avoid credentials, identity-document numbers or unnecessary sensitive details in booking notes.
取消、申請到期或關閉未來可預約時段不等於刪除歷史預約和消息。可通過頁末聯繫方式提出訪問、更正或刪除申請。備註請只填寫安排服務所需的資訊,避免密碼、證件號碼和不必要的敏感內容。
4. SMS Data Sharing
Mobile phone numbers, SMS opt-in data, and SMS consent are not shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.
BAYLINK does not sell, rent, or share SMS opt-in data, SMS consent records, or mobile phone numbers with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. SMS opt-in information and phone numbers are used only to provide BAYLINK account verification, security, and related transactional service messages.
5. Emails
BAYLINK may send account-related emails, including password reset emails and important account notices. Users may contact BAYLINK if they have questions about account emails.
6. User Content
Event interest is stored with your account and contributes to public aggregate counts. Selecting Interested alone does not publish your identity. If you explicitly join Go together, your nickname, avatar and city are displayed in that event's public buddy list, and members may contact you through site messaging. You may leave the list or cancel your interest at any time. Cancellation updates the stored choice; it does not automatically delete historical database records. Account data deletion requests can be made through the contact below.
活動“想去”會與帳號關聯並計入公開總人數,單獨點“想去”不會公開你的身份。主動加入“一起去”後,暱稱、頭像和城市才會顯示在該活動的公開搭子列表,其他用戶可通過站內私信聯繫你。你可隨時退出或取消想去。取消會更新已儲存的狀態,不會自動刪除歷史資料庫記錄;如需刪除帳號相關資料,可通過頁末郵箱申請。
Users are responsible for the content they post on BAYLINK. Public posts, public profile information, and public listing details may be visible to other users or visitors. Users should not post sensitive personal information that they do not want to share publicly.
If you choose to provide contact details for contact requests, those details may be sent to a requesting user automatically or after your confirmation, depending on your selected sharing mode. Recipients may retain information they have already received. Prefer in-platform messaging when you do not want to share contact details.
7. AI Features
Quick search searches the published editorial catalog in your browser and may send search keywords to BAYLINK to retrieve public community posts. Opening BayBay and submitting a question may send that question, the current page path, recognized city/date filters, city/date requirements you stated earlier in this chat and up to four recent question-and-answer pairs to our AI service provider. When available, Smart search may use web search for current or additional information; Web search explicitly requests it. Search terms may then be processed by the provider's web-search service. Site only disables external web retrieval, but may still use the AI service to explain site material. Each reply identifies its retrieval scope and any available sources.
快速搜尋在瀏覽器中查找已發布的內容目錄,也可能將搜尋關鍵詞發送給 BAYLINK 查詢公開鄰里帖子。向 BayBay 提問時,問題、當前頁面路徑、已識別的城市與日期篩選、你在本次對話中說明的城市與日期條件,以及最近最多四輪問答可能發送給 AI 服務提供商。服務可用時,「智能檢索」會按需要聯網補充資訊,「聯網查」會主動請求聯網;搜尋詞可能由提供商的聯網檢索服務處理。「僅站內」關閉站外檢索,但仍可能使用 AI 整理站內資料。每條回覆會說明實際檢索範圍並提供可用來源。
BayBay AI features may process user-provided text to generate suggestions, post drafts, guide responses, safety tips, or related content. Users should avoid submitting highly sensitive personal information to AI features.
When you request a BayBay outing suggestion, your submitted text and filters may be sent to our AI service provider to interpret your request. Saved plan titles and account libraries are not included in that request. Suggested places and dates are checked against our published catalog.
When you choose to read an event screenshot, the selected image is sent to our AI service provider. BAYLINK saves the event text only after you review and confirm it; the source image is not added to your saved event. Imported events stay in this browser for guests or privately in the signed-in account. You can edit or remove them in My Week.
Message translation sends only the selected text message to our AI service provider. Reply assistance uses your stated intent and, if selected, one message for context. It does not send the whole conversation. AI replies remain drafts until you choose to send them.
識別活動截圖時,所選圖片會發送給 AI 服務提供商;你核對並確認後,BAYLINK 只保存活動文字,不把原圖加入活動記錄。訪客活動保存在此瀏覽器,登入後的活動私密保存在帳號中,可在「我的這週」修改或移除。私信翻譯只處理所選文字消息,回覆助手只處理你填寫的意思和選中的一條消息,不發送整段聊天記錄;回覆由你決定是否發送。
Outing Plans, Favorites and Maps
Guest plans and favorites stay in browser storage. When signed in, plans, favorites and selected regions, interests and travel preferences are stored with your account for access on other devices. Importing guest content is optional and requires a separate action. These account records are private. Public plan links contain selected public place or event IDs and a date, without your account ID or private plan title. Anyone receiving a link can view or forward those public selections.
訪客計劃和收藏留在本機瀏覽器。登入後保存的計劃、收藏、地區、興趣和出行偏好會與帳號關聯,供其他設備讀取;導入訪客內容需要你主動選擇。帳號計劃不公開,分享連結只包含公開地點編號和日期,不含帳號編號或私人計劃名稱。拿到連結的人可以查看和轉發這些公開選擇。
Opening the interactive map loads tiles from OpenFreeMap, which receives the network request and the map areas requested. This feature does not request your device location. You can remove saved plans and favorites in My Week; account-related privacy requests can be sent to the contact below.
8. Information Sharing
BAYLINK may share limited information:
- With service providers that help operate BAYLINK, such as hosting, database, image storage, email delivery, SMS delivery, analytics, or infrastructure providers.
- When required by law, legal process, or government request.
- To protect BAYLINK, users, property, safety, and legal rights.
- In connection with a business transfer, merger, acquisition, or reorganization.
BAYLINK does not sell personal information.
This excludes mobile phone numbers, SMS opt-in data, and SMS consent, which will not be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.
9. Data Security
BAYLINK uses reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect user information, including password hashing, token-based authentication, limited public profile fields, and restricted access to sensitive information. However, no online service can guarantee complete security.
10. Data Retention
線上帳號註銷與上述去敏清理是獨立可確認的操作。其餘記錄按提供服務、安全與必要核驗的用途保留;我們尚未為每類託管日誌、備份和歷史第三方媒體公佈統一固定期限,也不承諾即時清除。可通過頁末聯繫方式申請人工核驗、訪問、更正或進一步清理。
11. Children
BAYLINK is not intended for children under 13. Users should not use BAYLINK if they are under 13 years old.
12. California Users
California users may have rights under applicable privacy laws, including rights to request access, deletion, or correction of certain personal information, subject to legal limitations.
13. Changes to This Policy
BAYLINK may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updated versions will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.
14. Contact
For privacy questions, contact: Baylink.us@gmail.com