Privacy Policy

Yada ("Yada", "we", "us") is dedicated to providing an effective and reliable learning experience. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose the personal information we receive about you online and offline, including when you use our website at learnwithyada.com and our iOS application that link to this Privacy Policy, and in any other interactions we have with you (collectively, "Services"). This Policy also outlines certain rights you may have to your personal information. This Policy applies only when you use our Services as a consumer and not as a job applicant, contractor, or employee.

By using our Services, communicating with us, or otherwise interacting with us, you consent and agree to our collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Policy.

1. Personal information we collect and sources

In providing the Services to you, we collect the personal information described below.

Personal information you provide to us

When you use the Services or otherwise interact with us (such as through customer support or other methods of customer service), we may collect the following personal information: username, email address, password, and full name. During the onboarding process, you may also choose to provide us with information about your learning goals, areas of interest, and study preferences.

If you log into the Services using a third-party authentication service such as Apple or Google, those services will authenticate your identity and provide you the option to disclose certain personal information with us, such as your name and email address.

If you complete a purchase transaction with us, we collect limited payment information and any information needed to process your payment. Our third-party payment processors handle any payment card details and payment instrument information that you may provide.

If you create, upload, transmit, or otherwise post information to the Services or communicate with us, we will collect that information, which may include text, images, search queries, survey responses, support communications, and other information types or formats. We may collect information you choose to provide to enhance the Services, including details about your learning context.

Information we collect automatically, including via cookies and similar technologies

We collect certain information from and about you when you interact with our Services, including device information (operating system version, device identifier, app version), language, IP address, the frequency, timing, and duration of your usage, the pages or screens you view, your usage patterns, which websites or search terms referred you to our Services, and information about your interactions with our Services (such as lessons started, items practiced, progress, streaks, and preferences). This information is automatically collected using various tools such as cookies, pixels, tags, scripts, SDKs, and crash reporters. We also use local storage, which allows data to be stored locally on your browser or device.

Information we collect from third parties

Our partners and other companies. We may receive information about you from our partners, service providers, or other third parties (for example, analytics providers or customer support tools). We may combine information we collect from you with information we receive from other sources to improve its accuracy and to better tailor our interactions with you.

Other users. We may receive information about you from our users. For example, if a user refers you to Yada, we may collect your name and email address from that user to send you an invitation.

Third-party platforms and publicly available sources. We may collect information from public posts on social media platforms and other publicly available information sources, in accordance with applicable laws.

2. How we use your personal information

We use your personal information to provide, maintain, improve, and promote the Services, and to communicate with you. The specific purposes of our collection are:

• Providing, maintaining, and personalizing the Services. To help you log in, host your content, enable your use of our learning tools, process payments, and send transactional communications about your use of the Services. We also use your information to personalize your experience and ensure you receive relevant recommendations.
• Measuring, analyzing, and improving the Services. To analyze usage and performance, conduct surveys and user research, and collect feedback.
• Providing support, resolving issues, and responding to requests.
• Sending you marketing communications about the Services, new features, promotions, and special offers. You can unsubscribe at any time.
• Preventing fraud, abuse, and protecting the security and integrity of the Services.
• Protecting our and third parties' rights and property and enforcing our Terms of Service or other applicable agreements or policies.
• Verifying your identity where necessary to protect the security and integrity of the Services and your account.
• Complying with any applicable laws or regulations.
• Other uses we may disclose to you in connection with the Services from time to time. If we intend to process your personal information for a purpose other than that set out above and which is not compatible with the original processing purpose, we will provide you with relevant information prior to such processing and will obtain your consent where necessary.

3. Disclosure of your personal information

Yada may disclose your information to third parties in the following circumstances:

For external processing. We provide personal and non-personal information to our service providers, vendors, partners, payment providers, and other affiliated organizations to process it on our behalf. Our providers process data in accordance with our instructions, this Privacy Policy, and any other appropriate confidentiality, security, or other requirements we deem necessary.

To respond to legal requests and prevent harm. We may provide personal information to third parties if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to (i) comply with applicable law or legal process; (ii) enforce our Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations; (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues; or (iv) protect against and prevent harm to the rights, property, or safety of Yada, our users, or the public as required or permitted by law.

With any successor to all or part of our business. If Yada is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personal information may be transferred to a receiving party.

With your consent. We may otherwise disclose personal information when we have your consent to do so.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

4. Your choices

Email and other communications. You may opt out of receiving marketing communications by changing your notification settings or by following the unsubscribe instructions in those messages. We will still send you transactional communications about your account in accordance with applicable law.

Cookies and tracking tools. You may exercise choice regarding cookies through your browser settings.

Managing your account. You may delete your account at any time from the app settings or by contacting us. If you delete your account, content you created on Yada will be deleted in accordance with our data retention policies.

Do Not Track.We do not currently respond to "do not track" signals except as required by applicable law.

5. How long we retain your personal information

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active, to fulfill our legitimate business purposes, or to comply with our legal obligations. When these conditions no longer exist, we remove that information in accordance with our standard deletion processes. We may retain and use non-personal information, including information that has been de-identified, aggregated, or anonymized, indefinitely.

6. How we secure your personal information

The security of your personal information is important to us. We take measures reasonably designed to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction of personal information. We follow generally accepted industry standards during transmission and once we receive it. However, the Internet is not 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of any information transmitted to or from the Services.

7. Third-party websites or platforms

We may direct you to, or provide you with the option to visit, third-party websites or platforms. Third-party platforms operate independently from us, and we are not responsible for the personal information you choose to submit to them. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party platforms you interact with.

8. Children's privacy

Yada is not directed to children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information.

9. International transfers of personal information

Your information may be processed in countries other than your own. These countries may have data protection laws that differ from the laws of your country. Where required, we take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.

10. Your jurisdictional rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights with respect to your personal information, including the right to access, correct, delete, or port your personal information, to object to or restrict certain processing, and to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@learnwithyada.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request, and may decline or limit your request as permitted by law.

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended ("CCPA"), provides you with additional rights, including the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to request deletion, the right to correct inaccurate information, and the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. As stated above, we do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights.

11. Changes to this policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes, we will revise the "Last updated" date above and, where appropriate, notify you through the Services or by email. Your continued use of the Services after the changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

12. Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hello@learnwithyada.com.