Yip Yap Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 24, 2024

1. Introduction

Welcome to Yip Yap, a chat app for communities operated by Second Coffee, LLC ("we," "us," or "our"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our Yip Yap mobile application and related services (collectively, the "Service").

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use the Service.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

  • Personal Information: Name, Email address, Chat information, Profile photo
  • Usage Data: Log and usage data, Device information

We do not collect any sensitive information such as health data or financial information.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for various purposes, including:

  • To provide and maintain our Service
  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
  • To monitor the usage of our Service
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal information indefinitely unless you request its deletion.

5. Disclosure of Data

We may disclose your personal information in the following situations:

  • To third-party service providers: Google Analytics for analytics purposes, OpenAI/Claude for AI-related features
  • To comply with a legal obligation
  • To protect and defend our rights or property
  • To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public

6. Data Transfer

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there.

7. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to maintain the safety of your personal data. However, remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights under data protection laws:

  • The right to access, update, or delete your personal information
  • The right to rectification
  • The right to object to processing
  • The right of restriction
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to withdraw consent

To exercise these rights, please contact us at support@yipyap.xyz.

For EU and California residents: To request deletion of your data or to obtain a copy of your personal information, please email support@yipyap.xyz.

9. Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your personal data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

10. Analytics

We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.

11. Advertising

Yip Yap may display general advertisements. We do not use targeted advertising based on user data.

12. Age Restriction

Our Service is intended for users who are 17 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 17.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and sending you an email notification.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

  • By email: support@yipyap.xyz
  • By mail: Second Coffee, LLC, 1234 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94123

15. User Content and Prohibited Activities

Users are prohibited from using the Service for any illegal activities, sharing pornographic content, or infringing on copyrighted material. Any content or behavior that violates these terms is strictly forbidden.

16. Data Breach Procedures

In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users via email as soon as reasonably possible, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

17. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

18. International Data Transfers

YipYap may present your content to international locations if others in your community are accessing it internationally. By using the Service, you consent to this transfer.

19. Accessing and Updating Your Information

You can access, modify, or delete your personal information by:

  1. Visiting https://www.yipyap.xyz/users/settings
  2. Emailing support@yipyap.xyz

We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.

20. GDPR and CCPA Compliance

Yip Yap complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). For more information about your rights under these regulations, please contact us at support@yipyap.xyz.