Yak Network, LLC (“Yak Network”) operates the YakNetwork.com website. This Privacy Policy sets out how Yak Network collects, uses and discloses personal information when you use Yak Network’s website and services.
Yak Network is committed to ensuring that your information is secure. We have instituted appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure of the information we collect. But remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and Yak Network cannot guarantee its absolute security.
You agree to the collection and use of information as described in this Privacy Policy if you choose to use Yak Network’s website and services. Yak Network may change this Privacy Policy from time to time by updating this page. You agree to review the terms of this Privacy Policy periodically to be aware of any such revisions.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND USE
We collect Personal Identifiable Information and Anonymous Information from you based on what you submit to us and on your use of Yak Network’s website and services. The Information that we collect is used for providing and improving our website and services. Yak Network will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
We may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to your name, phone number, and postal address to provide you with a better user experience. We may collect the following information when you use our website and services:
- Your name and job title and any other information you submit when you sign up for access to our website and services
- Your contact information including email address
- Your demographic information, preferences, and interests
- Information you provide to us for customer service and support
- Any information you populate your profile with including photographs
- Any messages that you send or receive through our website
- Details of any transactions that you conduct while using our website and services, including any information we require to provide the products or services that you sign up for
- Data from your other social network accounts if they are linked to our website
- Your location according to the IP address assigned to your computer machine or mobile device by your Internet Service Provider, and mobile location data
- Usage data about how you use our site, so-called Anonymous Data, which we collect using Cookies
- Other Information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
We collect the information described above for the following reasons:
- For our internal record-keeping purposes and requirements
- To administer your user account with us (including notifying you of any compatible matches, tips, announcements, updates, special offers or services, should you consent to these things)
- To ensure that you are complying with the terms and conditions of use and to comply with our statutory and regulatory obligations
- To help us improve the structure, layout, and usability of our website and services
- To allow you to participate in interactive features offered by our website and services
- To help personalize your repeat visits to and usage of our website and services
- To provide you with information on products or services or news and offers that you request from us
- To answer questions you may raise or respond to comments you may send to us
- To notify you about changes to our service or the functionality of our website and services
- To carry out market analysis and research
CONTROL OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
You may request that we delete any of your personal information we have by notifying us at info@yaknetwork.com. You may also decline to provide Information when requested on our website to provide you with access to our website’s functionality. If you decline to provide information that is required for you to use Yak Network’s website and services, however, you may be prevented from accessing and using some, or all, portions of our website and services or experience a loss of functionality of our website and a reduced user experience.
If you previously permitted Yak Network to use your Information for direct marketing purposes, you may rescind that permission at any time by writing to or emailing us at info@yaknetwork.com.
We will not sell, distribute, or lease your Information to third parties unless we have your permission or unless we are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
You may request details of personal information which we have about you. If you would like a copy of your personal information that we have please write to info@yaknetwork.com. You may be charged a small administrative fee for this service.
If you believe that any of your personal information we have is incorrect or incomplete, you may have the information corrected by notifying us at info@yaknetwork.com.
WHERE WE STORE YOUR INFORMATION
The information that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a location outside the European Economic Area including but not limited to Canada and the United States. It may also be processed by law enforcement agencies, employees, and independent contractors located outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers (for example, staff who are involved in providing services that you order from us, processing your payment details or providing support services to us). By submitting your information to us, you agree to this transfer, storing, and processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
HOW LONG WE RETAIN/KEEP YOUR DATA
We only store data for as long as it is necessary to provide products and services to you and others, with information typically being held until you terminate your account. We will delete your information within nine (9) months after the date that you terminate your account. It is important that we retain your data for this period to ensure that we can answer any payment or other account-related queries and to provide information to third parties in line with our disclosure provisions outlined in this Privacy Policy. Even after you remove information from your profile or terminate your account, copies of your information may still be viewable and/or accessed on the Internet to the extent that you have shared such information with others, or copied or stored by other users, or to the extent, such information has been shared with search engines. Yak Network cannot control this, nor do we accept any liability for this. If you have given third-party applications or websites access to your information they may retain such information to the extent permitted under their terms of service or privacy policies.
If you are an inactive user or infrequently use our website and services, you should be aware that we will continue to store your information until you cancel your account. You are responsible for changing your preferences or canceling your account.
If your account is ever terminated by us for a violation of our Terms of Use, or you are detected as a potential or actual threat to our business or our users, your email address will be retained for as long as we deem necessary to protect our business and users.
LOG DATA AND COOKIES
We collect information that your browser sends to us that is called Log Data whenever you visit our website. This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser version, pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data that is commonly used as an anonymous unique identifier. These are sent to your browser from the website that you visit and are stored on your computer’s hard drive. Our website uses these “cookies” to collect information and to improve our Service.
Cookies help us provide you with a better website user experience by enabling us to monitor which pages are being used. A cookie in no way gives Yak Network access to your computer or any Information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies through your browser and to know when a cookie is being sent to your computer. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions and functionalities of our website and service.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
YakNetwork.com may contain links to other websites of interest. If you use any of these links to leave our website, Yak Network does not have any control over that other website or the information that the other website may collect from you. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services or for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide while visiting such other websites.
THIRD PARTIES
We may be required by law, for example, through potential or actual litigation, court order, public or governmental authorities, or rules and regulations within or out with your country of residence to disclose all or part of your information to third parties. We may also deem it necessary to make such a disclosure in the event of an issue of national security, law enforcement, or other such similar situations as we deem necessary including, for example, allegations of an alleged infringement of copyright, trademarks, or other third parties’ rights.
SERVICE PROVIDERS
We share your personal information with third-party service providers in order to provide our website functionality and services to you including third parties who assist us with:
- information and data processing
- credit and payment processing
- order fulfillment
- managing and hosting data
- consumer research or satisfaction surveys
- To improve our services
- To provide service on our behalf
- To perform service, maintenance and repair-related activities
- To assist us in analyzing how our website and services are used
These third-party companies may have access to your Personal Information to perform the tasks described above. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the Information for any other purpose. We do not provide your information to third parties that enable them to engage in any direct marketing to you without your express consent.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Yak Network does not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under the age of eighteen (18). If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can delete the information.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at info@yaknetwork.com.
Updated by Yak Network, LLC on May 2, 2018
