Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

At Yakle ("we," "us," or "our"), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and share information when you use our website at yakle.io, mobile applications, and any other related services (collectively, the "Service").

By using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Service.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

We may collect the following types of personal information:

Account information: When you create an account, we collect your username, email address, and password.
Profile information: Any information you choose to add to your profile, such as a profile picture, biography, or location.
User Content: Information contained in the quizzes you create, your responses to quizzes, comments, and other contributions to the Service.
Communications: Information you provide when you contact us for support or other inquiries.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you access or use our Service, we automatically collect certain information, including:

Usage Data: Information about your interactions with the Service, such as the quizzes you play, your scores, creation dates, and session duration.
Device Information: Information about your device, including device type, operating system, browser type, and screen resolution.
Log Data: Information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service, such as your IP address, access dates and times, referring/exit pages, and clickstream data.
Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

To provide, maintain, and improve our Service
To create and manage your account
To personalize your experience
To analyze usage patterns and optimize our Service
To communicate with you, including sending notifications about your account or activities on the Service
To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or illegal activity
To comply with legal obligations

4. Sharing Your Information

We may share your personal information in the following circumstances:

With other users, according to your account settings and the nature of the Service (e.g., your username may be visible to others when you create or play quizzes)
With service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics, customer service, and marketing
To comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes
To protect our rights, property, or safety, and that of our users and others
In connection with a business transaction, such as a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Service 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 guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children under 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

The right to access the personal information we hold about you
The right to request correction of your personal information
The right to request deletion of your personal information
The right to object to processing of your personal information
The right to request restriction of processing your personal information
The right to data portability
The right to withdraw consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at yakletrivia@gmail.com.

9. Third-Party Services

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

10. 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 updating the "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at yakletrivia@gmail.com.