Nobody cares more about your privacy than you. And yaza. We’ve incorporated Yaza as a public benefit corporation, legally obligating us to do right by our customers, employees, society and the environment, not just shareholders. A mandatory requirement to protect your privacy is written directly into our articles of incorporation, holding us to a higher standard than other social media companies. You can read our complete privacy policy below.
Here’s a summary of the highlights:
Location. Purpose: so Application can move center of map to phone’s current location; so app can find places of interests (POIs) near current location
Camera. Purpose: so Application can record videos to be posted
Contacts. Purpose: so Application can allow User to select who to share posts with and display which of User contacts is also a User.
Microphone. Purpose: so Application can record sound for videos while recording them. This is the only time the microphone is accessed.
SMS access. Purpose: so Application can pre-populate a text message with invite language (editable) so a user can invite a friend.
Google Maps SDK
Data shared: location of your phone, map search requests. Purpose: so app can move center of map to your current location and show places of interest (POIs) near a location.
Twilio
Data shared: phone number. Purpose: to send a text message with a code to validate that a new user enters the phone number of their own phone.
Owner:
Yaza Society PBC (a Delaware public benefit corporation)
One Embarcadero Center, 32nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94115
+1 415 223 7000
info@yaza.io
Among the types of Personal Data that this Application collects, by itself or through third parties, there are: Usage Data; geographic position; Contacts permission; Camera permission; Approximate location permission (continuous); Microphone permission; SMS permission; phone number.
Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Application.
Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by this Application is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for this Application to provide its services. In cases where this Application specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service.
Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner.
Yaza does not use Cookies, although external platforms we use, such as Google Maps, may use cookies. Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools – by this Application or by the owners of third-party services used by this Application serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User.
Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through this Application and confirm that they have the third party's consent to provide the Data to the Owner.
Methods of processing
The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.
The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. Within the Owner’s organization, in some cases, anonymized aggregate Date may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge involved with the operation of this Application (marketing, product development, system administration, customer support), or, with the user’s explicit permission, individual data may be shared with customer support personnel. Appointed external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications providers) may access the Data if necessary for the provision of their services to support operation of the Application. In these cases the Data is encrypted whenever possible and governed by the privacy policies of each external party. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.
Legal basis of processing
The Owner may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:
In any case, the Owner will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.
Place
The Data is processed at the Owner's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located
Depending on the User's location, data transfers may involve transferring the User's Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.
Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis of Data transfers to a country outside the European Union or to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Owner to safeguard their Data.
If any such transfer takes place, Users can find out more by checking the relevant sections of this document or inquire with the Owner using the information provided in the contact section.
Retention time
Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for.
Therefore:
The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to do so for the performance of a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.
Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right to access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.
The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its Services via the Application, such as Displaying content from external platforms, Location-based interactions, Device permissions for Personal Data access, Managing contacts, and Sending messages. The Data in anonymized aggregate form may be used for the following purposes: product development, marketing.
Users can find further detailed information about such purposes of processing and about the specific Personal Data used for each purpose in the respective sections of this document.
Depending on the User's specific device, this Application may request certain permissions that allow it to access the User's device Data as described below.
By default, these permissions must be granted by the User before the respective information can be accessed. Once the permission has been given, it can be revoked by the User at any time. In order to revoke these permissions, Users may refer to the device settings or contact the Owner for support at the contact details provided in the present document.
The exact procedure for controlling app permissions may be dependent on the User's device and software.
Please note that the revoking of such permissions might impact the proper functioning of this Application.
If User grants any of the permissions listed below, the respective Personal Data may be processed (i.e accessed, modified or removed) by this Application.
Approximate location permission (continuous)
Used for accessing the User's approximate device location. This Application may collect, use, and share User location Data in order to provide location-based services.
Camera permission
Used for accessing the camera or capturing images and video from the device.
Contacts permission
Used for accessing contacts on the User's device so that the User can select who to share posts with and display which of User’s contacts is also a User.
Microphone permission
Allows accessing and recording microphone audio from the User's device during the recording of video for posts.
SMS permission
Used for accessing features related to the User's sending of SMS messages to invite new Users.
This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the the Application and interact with that content.
Google Maps SDK (Google LLC)
Google Maps is a maps visualization service provided by Google LLC that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data we share with them: geographic location, map search requests
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.
Twilio (Twilio, Inc.)
Twilio is a phone numbers management and communication service provided by Twilio, Inc.
Personal Data we share with them: phone number.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Non-continuous geolocation (this Application)
This Application may collect, use, and share User location Data in order to provide location-based services.
If explicit authorization has been provided, the User’s location data may be tracked by this Application.
The geographic location of the User is determined in a manner that isn't continuous, either at the specific request of the User or when the User doesn't point out its current location in the appropriate field and the application detects the position automatically.
Personal Data collected: geographic position.
This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.
Within the Application, these services may collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the User, as well as when the User interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message.
Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner.
In particular, Users have the right to do the following:
Details about the right to object to processing
Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.
Users must know that, however, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time without providing any justification. To learn, whether the Owner is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.
How to exercise these rights
Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner through the contact details provided in this document. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by the Owner as early as possible and always within one month.
Yaza does not use cookies, although external platforms we use, such as Google Maps, may use cookies.
The User's Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Application or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.
In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Application may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.
For operation and maintenance purposes, this Application and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with this Application (System logs) use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.
More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.
This Application does not support “Do Not Track” requests, because the Application does not work without the Personal Data required.
To determine whether any of the third-party services it uses honor the “Do Not Track” requests, please read their privacy policies.
The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by giving notice to its Users on this page and possibly within this Application and/or - as far as technically and legally feasible - sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.
Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.
Personal Data (or Data)
Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.
Usage Data
Information collected automatically through this Application (or third-party services employed in this Application), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this Application, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment.
User
The individual using this Application who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.
Data Subject
The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.
Data Processor (or Data Supervisor)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.
Data Controller (or Owner)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this Application. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this Application.
This Application
The yaza smartphone app and supporting server software, which is the sole means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.
Service
The service provided by this Application as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.
European Union (or EU)
Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.
Cookies
Small sets of data stored in a User's browser.
This privacy statement has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations, including Art. 13/14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation).
This privacy policy relates solely to this Application, if not stated otherwise within this document.
