If it's hosted in China, they can tell you whatever you want to hear and do whatever they want to do.
What are you going to do? Take a CCP company in front of a CCP judge?
What are you going to do? Take a CCP company in front of a CCP judge?
It would be a hassle, but China does have privacy laws. Companies do get sued for violating them.[0]
0. https://www.chinajusticeobserver.com/a/china%E2%80%99s-top-c...
Remember China is still an authoritarian dictatorship. One leader with absolute power for life. Don't let the facade misguide you.
Trying suing when it's in the states interest, like it is to build AI datasets on western data. For reference, no case in China has ever been ruled against the government. They don't have things like judges smacking down executive orders or refunding tariffs.
If they are doing it to you, they are probably doing it to others, which makes an easy class action
(not commenting on whether it was a fair amount - just saying these companies are not immune to lawsuits)