Privacy Policy

Effective Date: February 3, 2025

Welcome to Yap (the "App"), owned and operated by Emily Labs, LLC ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"). This Privacy Policy ("Policy") describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use the App, our related services, or any content provided through the App (collectively, the "Service").

By downloading, accessing, or using the Service, you signify your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Policy and our Terms of Service. If you do not agree with any terms of this Policy, please do not use the Service.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways, including:

  1. Personal Information
    - Account Information: When you register or create an account with the App, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, username, and any other information you voluntarily provide.
    - Payment Information (if applicable): If you make a purchase through the Service, we (or our third-party payment processors) may collect payment information such as billing address and credit card details. We do not store full credit card numbers; payment information is handled by our trusted third-party payment processors.
  2. User Content
    - The Service allows you to upload or link to files (PDFs, images, or websites) in order to transform them into audio content ("User Content"). We may process, store, and analyze the content you upload solely for the purpose of providing and improving the Service.
    - Please be aware that any personal information or sensitive data contained in your User Content is your responsibility. By uploading or linking to User Content, you represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights and permissions to share such content.
  3. Usage Data
    - We may collect information about your use of the Service, such as the frequency and duration of your visits, the features or pages you view, and other usage statistics. This helps us understand how you engage with the Service and allows us to improve it.
  4. Device and Technical Information
    - We may automatically collect certain device information when you use the Service, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, device type, unique device identifiers, and crash logs. We use this information to diagnose issues, maintain security, and optimize performance.
  5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
    - We may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to help personalize your experience, analyze trends, administer the Service, and track how you interact with the Service. You can control cookies at the browser level; however, disabling cookies may affect some features of the Service.

2. How We Use Your Information

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

  • Provide, maintain, and improve the Service.
  • Process your registration and manage your account.
  • Facilitate audio transformation of User Content (e.g., text-to-speech).
  • Personalize your experience and deliver tailored content.
  • Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve the Service.
  • Prevent, detect, and investigate security breaches, fraud, or other potentially illegal or unauthorized activities.
  • Enforce our Terms of Service and other agreements.
  • Comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests from government authorities.

3. How We Share Your Information

  1. Service Providers
    We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as cloud hosting, payment processing, and text-to-speech APIs. These parties are obligated not to disclose or use your information for any purpose other than providing these services.
  2. Business Transfers
    In the event of a merger, acquisition, financing, due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, sale of Company assets, or transition of service to another provider, your information may be transferred as part of such a transaction, subject to standard confidentiality arrangements.
  3. Legal Requirements
    We may disclose your information when we believe, in good faith, that such disclosure is necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests; to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company or others; or to enforce our Terms of Service or other agreements.
  4. With Your Consent
    We may share your information with your consent or at your direction.

4. Third-Party APIs and Services

The Service relies on third-party APIs and services (e.g., text-to-speech providers) to convert your uploaded or linked content. Please note:

  • Your User Content and certain personal information may be shared with these third parties to facilitate the text-to-speech functionality.
  • These third parties may have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. We may retain certain usage data for internal analysis purposes, to improve our services, and to strengthen security and fraud prevention.

6. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to help protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no transmission over the internet or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account credentials you use to access the Service.

7. Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 13 (or other age as required by local law), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you learn that a child under the applicable age has provided us with personal information without consent, please contact us. We will take steps to delete such information as soon as possible.

8. International Users

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than the country in which you are a resident. These countries may have data protection laws different from those of your country. By using the Service, you consent to the transfer, storage, and processing of your information in accordance with this Policy.

9. Your Choices and Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as:

  • Access: You may request access to personal information we hold about you.
  • Rectification: You may request that we update or correct any inaccuracies in your personal information.
  • Deletion: You may request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Restriction: You may request that we restrict how we use your information.
  • Objection: You may object to certain processing of your information.
  • Data Portability: You may have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at legal@useyap.com. We may request additional information to confirm your identity and process your request.

10. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Policy at any time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by posting a notice within the App or by other appropriate means. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting, unless otherwise stated. Your continued use of the Service after any modification indicates your acceptance of the revised Policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our practices, please contact us at:

Emily Labs, LLC
legal@useyap.com

Last Updated: February 3, 2025