Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 2026

Vat Short LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Wyoming, United States, operates the VatShort brand (“VatShort,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect information when you visit our website at https://vatshort.com (the “Website”) or voluntarily contact us using an email address published on the Website.

The Website is currently intended solely to provide general information about VatShort, our company, our business, and our work involving AI-assisted short-form dramas and motion comics.

The Website does not currently provide user accounts, user registration, payment services, subscriptions, video streaming, file uploads, public comments, contact forms, social-media integrations, or third-party platform links.

By accessing or using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies only to information processed in connection with:

• your visit to the Website;

• the technical operation and security of the Website; and

• emails you voluntarily send to an email address published on the Website.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to independently operated third-party platforms on which VatShort content may separately be distributed or published.

Those platforms operate under their own terms, privacy policies, and data-processing practices.

2. Information We Collect

Because the Website is a company information website, we collect only limited information.

2.1 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Website, our hosting and technical infrastructure may automatically process limited technical information, including:

• Internet Protocol address;

• date and time of access;

• requested page or resource;

• browser type and version;

• device type;

• operating system;

• language settings;

• referring page;

• approximate location inferred from an IP address;

• server response information;

• error and diagnostic information; and

• security or network-event information.

This information is generally contained in standard server, access, error, network, or security logs.

We do not use this information to create detailed visitor profiles or for personalized advertising.

2.2 Information You Voluntarily Provide by Email

The Website may display our company email address.

If you choose to contact us by email, we may receive:

• your email address;

• your name or business name, if included;

• the subject and content of your message;

• information contained in your email signature;

• attachments you voluntarily include; and

• any other information you choose to provide.

Please do not send sensitive personal information unless it is reasonably necessary for your communication.

The Website does not currently include a contact form or an automated email-submission function.

2.3 Information We Do Not Currently Collect

The Website does not currently collect or process:

• user account information;

• usernames or passwords;

• payment-card or banking information;

• subscription or purchase information;

• precise geolocation information;

• biometric information;

• government identification numbers;

• health information;

• user-uploaded content;

• viewing histories;

• public comments;

• social-media account credentials;

• Google OAuth information;

• YouTube account or channel information;

• advertising identifiers; or

• information collected through third-party analytics or advertising pixels.

If the Website’s features or data practices change, we will update this Privacy Policy as appropriate.

3. How We Use Information

We may use information collected through the Website for the following purposes.

3.1 Operating the Website

We may use technical information to:

• make the Website available;

• deliver requested pages and resources;

• maintain Website performance;

• diagnose technical problems;

• correct errors; and

• support basic Website functionality.

3.2 Security and Fraud Prevention

We may use technical information to:

• protect the Website and its infrastructure;

• identify unauthorized access;

• detect malicious activity;

• investigate attacks or abuse;

• prevent fraud;

• maintain network security; and

• protect our rights and property.

3.3 Responding to Emails

If you contact us, we may use the information in your email to:

• review and respond to your message;

• direct the message to the appropriate person;

• maintain a record of the communication;

• address legal, privacy, copyright, administrative, or business matters; and

• protect or exercise our legal rights.

3.4 Legal and Compliance Purposes

We may use information when reasonably necessary to:

• comply with applicable law;

• respond to lawful government, court, or regulatory requests;

• investigate suspected unlawful activity;

• establish, exercise, or defend legal claims;

• enforce our Terms of Use; and

• protect the rights, safety, security, or property of Vat Short LLC or others.

3.5 Corporate Transactions

Information may be reviewed, transferred, or disclosed in connection with a proposed or completed:

• merger;

• acquisition;

• financing;

• restructuring;

• reorganization;

• sale of assets; or

• similar corporate transaction.

4. Legal Bases for Processing

Where applicable privacy law requires a legal basis, we may process personal information based on one or more of the following.

4.1 Legitimate Interests

We may process information when reasonably necessary for legitimate interests, including:

• operating and securing the Website;

• maintaining business communications;

• preventing fraud and misuse;

• protecting intellectual property;

• complying with business and recordkeeping requirements; and

• establishing or defending legal claims.

4.2 Consent

When you voluntarily send us an email or otherwise provide information, we may process that information with your consent or at your request.

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent where permitted by applicable law.

Withdrawal does not affect processing completed before consent was withdrawn.

4.3 Legal Obligations

We may process information when necessary to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, accounting, tax, court, or government requirements.

4.4 Steps Related to a Contract

We may process information when necessary to take steps at your request before entering into an agreement or to perform an existing agreement.

5. How We Disclose Information

We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration.

We may disclose limited information in the following circumstances.

5.1 Hosting and Infrastructure Providers

The Website is hosted using Alibaba Cloud infrastructure located in the United States.

Alibaba Cloud may process limited technical information as necessary to provide hosting, network, infrastructure, availability, and security services.

Such information may include:

• IP addresses;

• access timestamps;

• browser and device information;

• page requests;

• server logs; and

• security-event information.

Alibaba Cloud processes information according to its applicable agreements, policies, and legal obligations.

5.2 Email Service Provider

Our company email accounts are associated with our domain and were configured through services provided in connection with GoDaddy.

If you send us an email, the relevant email-service infrastructure may process information necessary to route, deliver, filter, secure, and store the communication, including:

• sender and recipient addresses;

• message content;

• attachments;

• routing information;

• timestamps; and

• spam or security information.

5.3 Authorized Personnel

Information may be accessed only by authorized personnel who require access for:

• Website operation;

• security;

• administration;

• legal compliance;

• responding to communications; or

• other legitimate business purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Access is limited according to business need and applicable access-control practices.

5.4 Legal and Safety Disclosures

We may disclose information if we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:

• comply with applicable law;

• respond to a subpoena, court order, or lawful government request;

• protect the Website;

• investigate fraud, attacks, or unlawful activity;

• protect our rights or intellectual property;

• enforce an agreement; or

• protect the safety and security of Vat Short LLC or others.

5.5 Corporate Transactions

Information may be disclosed to advisers, counterparties, or successors in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale of assets, or similar corporate event.

5.6 With Your Direction

We may disclose information when you ask or authorize us to do so.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Website may use strictly necessary cookies or similar technical technologies required for:

• hosting;

• security;

• network management;

• load balancing;

• fraud prevention;

• session integrity;

• caching; and

• basic Website operation.

We do not currently use cookies or similar technologies for:

• personalized advertising;

• behavioral tracking;

• cross-site tracking;

• remarketing;

• audience profiling;

• advertising measurement; or

• third-party website analytics.

We do not currently use Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, TikTok Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, or similar analytics or advertising technologies.

You may configure your browser to block or delete cookies.

Blocking strictly necessary technologies may affect the operation, availability, or security of the Website.

7. Do Not Track and Privacy Preference Signals

Some browsers or devices may transmit “Do Not Track,” Global Privacy Control, or similar signals.

Because the Website does not currently sell personal information, engage in cross-context behavioral advertising, or use advertising-tracking technologies, these signals generally do not change the Website’s current operation.

If our data practices change, we will evaluate applicable requirements relating to browser-based privacy signals.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Technical and security logs may be retained for a reasonable period necessary to:

• operate and secure the Website;

• investigate errors;

• detect or respond to attacks;

• prevent fraud;

• comply with legal requirements; and

• protect our rights.

Emails and related communications may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• respond to the communication;

• maintain appropriate business records;

• address legal or copyright matters;

• resolve disputes;

• comply with applicable law; and

• protect or enforce our rights.

Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and the purpose for which it was collected.

When information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete, anonymize, or securely isolate it, subject to applicable legal obligations.

9. Data Security

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

• unauthorized access;

• accidental loss;

• misuse;

• alteration;

• destruction; and

• unauthorized disclosure.

These measures may include access controls, account authentication, infrastructure security, software maintenance, network monitoring, and restrictions on access to information.

No website, network, email system, or data-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

We therefore cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or processed through the Website or email.

You should not send highly sensitive or confidential information through ordinary email unless appropriate additional security arrangements have been made.

10. International Access and Processing

The Website is available to visitors in multiple countries.

The Website is hosted in the United States, and Website-related information is currently processed primarily in the United States.

If you access the Website from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Where required by applicable law, we will use appropriate safeguards for international transfers of personal information.

The fact that the Website can be accessed from a particular country does not necessarily mean that Vat Short LLC directs services to, maintains operations in, or is subject to every law of that country.

11. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you reside and the laws applicable to our processing of your personal information, you may have the right to:

• request access to personal information we hold about you;

• request correction of inaccurate personal information;

• request deletion of personal information;

• request restriction of certain processing;

• object to certain processing;

• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;

• request a portable copy of certain personal information;

• request information about how personal information is used or disclosed; and

• submit a complaint to an applicable privacy or data-protection authority.

These rights may be subject to legal conditions, exceptions, limitations, and identity-verification requirements.

To submit a privacy request, contact:

admin@vatshort.com

Please provide sufficient information for us to understand and verify your request.

We may request additional information when reasonably necessary to confirm your identity or authority.

We will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising an applicable privacy right.

12. Children’s Privacy

The Website is not directed to children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe that a child under 13 has provided personal information to us, please contact:

admin@vatshort.com

If we determine that we collected such information without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it, subject to applicable law and legitimate security or recordkeeping requirements.

13. Third-Party Platforms

VatShort content may separately be published, distributed, licensed, or made available through independently operated third-party platforms.

The Website does not currently link to, embed, integrate with, or collect information from such platforms.

Your use of a third-party platform is governed by that platform’s own terms, privacy policy, and data-processing practices.

Vat Short LLC does not control the technical operation or independent privacy practices of those platforms.

This Privacy Policy applies only to the Website and communications directly processed by Vat Short LLC in connection with the Website.

14. No Sale or Behavioral Advertising

Vat Short LLC does not currently:

• sell personal information collected through the Website;

• share Website visitor information for cross-context behavioral advertising;

• display personalized advertisements on the Website;

• use advertising pixels;

• create advertising profiles of Website visitors; or

• use Website information for remarketing.

If these practices change, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any notices or choices required by applicable law.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in:

• Website functionality;

• hosting or email providers;

• data-processing practices;

• applicable laws;

• security practices;

• company operations; or

• regulatory requirements.

The updated Privacy Policy will be posted on the Website with a revised “Last Updated” date.

Where required by applicable law, we may provide additional notice of material changes.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

16. Contact Us

Questions, concerns, copyright notices, legal communications, and privacy requests relating to the Website may be sent to:

Vat Short LLC Brand: VatShort Email: admin@vatshort.com Website: https://vatshort.com

Vat Short LLC is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Wyoming, United States.

Business Hours: Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern Time.