Last Updated: May 20, 2024
Effective Date: May 20, 2024
This Privacy Policy applies to the products and services provided by Yeskeeper.com (hereinafter referred to as "our company" or "YesKeeper"). The client software of YesKeeper mentioned in this Privacy Policy may involve different application versions. Users need to select the software version that matches their installed phone. The functions and services provided by different versions of YesKeeper may vary.
We understand the importance of personal information to you and will do our utmost to protect your personal information securely and reliably. We are committed to maintaining your trust in our company and protecting your personal information by adhering to the following principles: consistency of rights and responsibilities, clarity of purpose, consent through choice, minimum necessity, security assurance, subject participation, and transparency. At the same time, we promise that we will adopt corresponding security protection measures in accordance with the mature security standards in the industry to protect your personal information.
To better protect your personal information, we recommend that you carefully read the updated Privacy Policy. If you have any objections or questions about the terms of this Privacy Policy, you can contact us through the contact information published in Article 9 of this Privacy Policy.
I. How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information
II. How We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies
III. How We Share, Transfer, and Publicly Disclose Your Personal Information
IV. How We Protect Your Personal Information
V. Your Rights
VI. How We Handle Children's Personal Information
VII. How Your Personal Information Is Transferred Globally
VIII. How This Privacy Policy Is Updated
IX. How to Contact Us
X. Dispute Resolution
1. Definitions of Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information
Personal Information refers to any information recorded by electronic or other means that can identify a specific natural person alone or combined with other information, or reflect the activities of a specific natural person. The specific types of personal information collected by our company are subject to the descriptions below.
Sensitive Personal Information refers to personal information that, if leaked, illegally provided, or misused, may endanger personal and property safety, and easily lead to damage to personal reputation, physical and mental health, or discriminatory treatment. The specific types of sensitive personal information collected by our company are subject to the descriptions below.
2. How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information
(1) Logging into YesKeeper
When you create and log into YesKeeper, you need to provide your phone number and email address, as well as the username and password you create. If you do not create an account, it will not affect your ability to use the search and browsing functions of YesKeeper, but it will affect your ability to use additional features such as posting comments.
You can also log into YesKeeper using third-party accounts such as GitHub or WeChat. If you log in using a third-party account, we will collect your avatar, nickname, region, and gender. This information will be used as your avatar and nickname on YesKeeper. If you refuse to authorize this information, you will not be able to log into YesKeeper using your third-party platform account or post comments, but it will not affect your ability to use the search and browsing functions of YesKeeper.
(2) Posting Content
When you use features or services that require identity verification, such as posting content, you need to provide your real identity information (real name, ID number, phone number, etc.) to complete real-name verification. If you do not provide this information, you will not be able to post any content, but you can continue to use other services on YesKeeper.
(3) Personalized Recommendations
To provide you with personalized article and advertising recommendations, as well as customized services that are more suitable for you, we will collect your reading preferences, search keyword history, reading history, reading duration, click data, and your device identification information (including hardware model, operating system version/type, unique device identifier (IMEI/Android ID/IDFA/OpenUDID/GUID/SIM card IMSI information, etc.), device MAC address, IP address, software version number, network access method and type). When you enable the device's location function, we will also collect your geographic location information, including precise location information. You can disable the authorization for the location function through system settings to stop us from collecting your location information, but this may affect the expected usage of related services.
(4) Mobile Phone Diagnostics
When you use the mobile phone diagnostic function, we will collect your phone brand, model, Android system version, unique device identifier, network status, screen size, memory usage, APP user information, carrier, IP address, and DNS server address to assist in collecting error information and diagnosing bugs on your mobile phone's YesKeeper application.
(5) Mobile Phone Contacts
When you use the "Contacts" page to add friends, we will collect your mobile phone contact information. You can invite users from your contacts to improve the social aspect of YesKeeper.
(6) Product Compatibility
To ensure that YesKeeper products are compatible with your device, we will collect your unique device identifier, operating system name, and version.
3. You understand and agree that in the following situations, our company may collect and use your personal information without obtaining your separate authorization and consent:
(1) Related to the company's obligations to comply with local laws and regulations;
(2) Directly related to local national security and defense security;
(3) Directly related to local public safety, public health, and significant public interests;
(4) Directly related to local criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, and the execution of judgments;
(5) Necessary to safeguard your or other individuals' significant legitimate rights and interests, such as life and property, when it is difficult to obtain your authorization and consent;
(6) The information about you is publicly disclosed by yourself to the general public;
(7) Necessary for signing and fulfilling contracts as requested by you;
(8) Collecting your personal information from legally disclosed information, such as legitimate news reports, government information disclosure, and other channels;
(9) Necessary for maintaining the secure and stable operation of the YesKeeper products or services provided by our company, such as detecting and handling product or service failures;
(10) Other situations stipulated by laws, regulations, and other relevant provisions.
To collect the aforementioned personal information, our company and third-party authorized partners may use technologies to provide you with a more personalized experience by understanding and remembering your specific usage preferences. Here are the technologies we use:
1. Cookies: To ensure the proper functioning of YesKeeper, our company stores small data files called cookies on your mobile device. Cookies typically contain identifiers, site names, and some numbers and characters. With the help of cookies, websites can store your preferences and other data. Our company will not use cookies for any purpose other than those stated in this privacy policy. You can manage or delete cookies based on your preferences.
2. SDK: SDK is a set of tools and/or codes embedded in YesKeeper by our company, allowing third-party authorized partners to collect information about how users interact with the service;
1. Sharing
Our company will not share your personal information with any companies, organizations, or individuals outside our company, except in the following cases:
(1) With your explicit authorization or consent obtained beforehand;
(2) When sharing your personal information is required by applicable local laws and regulations, legal procedures, government mandates, or judicial decisions;
(3) When it is necessary to provide your personal information to third parties within the scope required or permitted by local laws to protect the interests, property, or safety of YesKeeper, its users, or the public;
(4) Your personal information may be shared among our affiliated companies. We will only share necessary personal information, and such sharing is also subject to the purposes stated in this privacy policy. If an affiliated company wishes to change the purpose of processing personal information, they will seek your authorization and consent again;
(5) To achieve the purposes stated in this privacy policy, some of our company's services will be provided by authorized partners. We may share some of your personal information with our partners to provide better customer service and user experience. For example, when distributing physical prizes, we must share your personal information with logistics service providers to arrange delivery, or arrange for partners to provide services. We will only share your personal information for legitimate, proper, necessary, specific, and clear purposes, and only share the personal information necessary to provide the service. Our company's partners have no right to use the shared personal information for any other purpose. If you refuse our company's partners from collecting necessary personal information for providing services, it may result in your inability to use that third-party service on YesKeeper. Our company's authorized partners include the following major types:
① Partners who entrust our company with information promotion and advertising placement: You acknowledge that our company has the right to share indirectly formed user profiles, de-identified or anonymized analytical/statistical information created from our use of your relevant information collection with partners who entrust us with information promotion and advertising placement to help them with advertising or decision-making recommendations, improve the effectiveness of advertising outreach, and further understand user needs. Our company promises: Without your consent, we will not share your personally identifiable information with them.
② Third-party SDK service providers: To recommend more suitable services for you, our company's products and services may include third-party products and services, as well as links to third-party websites. Your information may also be collected when you use these products or services.
For companies, organizations, and individuals that our company shares personal information with, we will sign strict confidentiality agreements with them, requiring them to handle personal information in accordance with our company's instructions, this privacy policy, and any other relevant confidentiality and security measures.
2. Transfer
Our company will not transfer your personal information to any company, organization, or individual, except in the following cases:
(1) After obtaining your explicit consent, our company will transfer your personal information to other parties;
(2) In cases involving mergers, acquisitions, or bankruptcy liquidation, if personal information transfer is involved, our company will require the new company or organization holding your personal information to continue to be bound by this privacy policy. Otherwise, our company will require that company or organization to seek your authorization and consent again.
3. Public Disclosure
Our company will only publicly disclose your personal information in the following cases:
(1) After obtaining your explicit consent;
(2) Disclosure based on local laws: In cases where it is required by law, legal procedures, litigation, or mandatory requirements of government authorities, our company may publicly disclose your personal information.
1. Our company has implemented security measures that meet industry standards to protect the personal information you provide, preventing unauthorized access, disclosure, use, modification, damage, or loss of data. We will take all reasonable and feasible measures to protect your personal information. For example, we use encryption technology to ensure data confidentiality; we employ trusted protection mechanisms to prevent malicious attacks on data; we deploy access control mechanisms to ensure that only authorized personnel can access personal information; and we hold security and privacy protection training sessions to enhance employees' awareness of the importance of protecting personal information.
2. The internet is not an absolutely secure environment, and email, instant messaging, and other communication methods with other users are not encrypted. We strongly advise you not to send personal information through such methods. Please use complex passwords to help us ensure the security of your account.
3. The internet environment is not 100% secure, and our company will do its utmost to ensure or guarantee the security of any information you send to us. If our physical, technical, or administrative safeguards are compromised, resulting in unauthorized access, disclosure, tampering, or destruction of information, causing damage to your legitimate rights and interests, our company will bear corresponding legal responsibility.
4. After a personal information security incident unfortunately occurs, our company will promptly notify you in accordance with local laws and regulations regarding the basic situation and possible impact of the security incident, the disposal measures we have taken or will take, suggestions for you to independently prevent and reduce risks, remedial measures for you, etc. We will promptly inform you of the relevant situation of the incident through methods such as email, letters, phone calls, push notifications, etc. When it is difficult to notify each individual information subject, our company will issue a public announcement in a reasonable and effective manner.
At the same time, our company will also actively report the handling of personal information security incidents in accordance with the requirements of the regulatory authorities.
In accordance with relevant local laws, regulations, standards, and common practices in other countries and regions, our company guarantees that you have the following rights to exercise over your personal information:
1. Access to your personal information
You have the right to access your personal information, except in exceptional cases stipulated by laws and regulations. If you wish to exercise your data access rights, you can access it yourself through the following methods:
(1) To access basic information such as avatars, nicknames, gender, and birthdays:
① Enter YesKeeper and click "My" or "My Favorites"
② Click on the avatar or My Settings
③ Perform information inquiries and access
2. Correct your personal information
When you discover that the personal information processed by our company about you is incorrect, you have the right to request our company to make corrections. You can submit a correction request through the methods listed in "Accessing My Profile or Personal Settings".
3. Delete your personal information
In the following situations, you can request our company to delete your personal information:
(1) If our company's handling of personal information violates laws and regulations;
(2) If our company collects and uses your personal information without your consent;
(3) If our company's handling of personal information violates the agreement with you;
(4) If you no longer use our company's products or services, or if you have deactivated your account;
(5) If our company no longer provides you with products or services.
If our company decides to respond to your deletion request, we will also notify the entities that have obtained your personal information from us to request that they delete it promptly, unless otherwise stipulated by laws and regulations, or if these entities have obtained your independent authorization.
When you delete information from our company's services, we may not immediately delete the corresponding information in the backup system, but will delete it during the backup update.
4. Withdraw Consent
You can change the scope of your authorization for our company to continue collecting personal information or withdraw your authorization by turning off device functions. You can also withdraw all authorizations for our company to continue collecting your personal information by deactivating your account.
5. Log Out of Account
You can log out of your previously registered account at any time by following these steps:
(1) After entering YesKeeper, click "Me" or "My Favorites"
(2) Click "Safe Logout"
After logging out of your account, our company will stop providing you with products or services and delete your personal information as per your request, except as otherwise stipulated by laws and regulations.
In the following situations, our company will not be able to respond to your request as required by laws and regulations:
(1) Directly related to local national security or national defense security;
(2) Directly related to local public safety, public health, or significant public interests;
(3) Directly related to local criminal investigation, prosecution, trial, and judgment execution;
(4) Sufficient evidence indicates that you have subjective malice or abuse of rights;
(5) Responding to your request will cause serious harm to the legitimate rights and interests of you or other individuals or organizations;
(6) Involving trade secrets.
6. Account Deactivation
You can deactivate your previously registered account at any time. After account deactivation, the following operations will no longer be available, and related information will be cleared and unrecoverable:
(1) Personal information, historical information, collected content, etc., in the account will be cleared;
(2) Rights and benefits in the account will be canceled, and any acquired member products will be deemed as automatically abandoned;
(3) Invited friend relationships in the account will be cleared;
(4) Check-in records in the account will be cleared;
(5) Account points and other related parameters in the account will be cleared;
In the following situations, our company may not be able to respond to your request as required by laws and regulations:
(1) Directly related to national security or national defense security;
(2) Directly related to public safety, public health, or significant public interests;
(3) Related to the execution of criminal investigation, prosecution, trial, and judgment execution;
(4) Sufficient evidence indicates that you have subjective malice or abuse of power;
(5) Responding to your request will cause serious harm to the legitimate rights and interests of you or other individuals or organizations;
(6) Involving trade secrets.
Account Deactivation Steps
Click "Me" or "My Favorites," then click "Personal Settings," followed by "Account Security." Click "Account Deactivation," read and agree to the Deactivation Agreement, and finally click "Confirm Deactivation."
Our products, websites, and services are primarily directed at adults. Without the consent of a parent or guardian, children are not allowed to create their own user accounts.
In cases where we collect children's personal information with the consent of a parent, we will only use or publicly disclose such information when permitted by law, with explicit consent from the parent or guardian, or when necessary to protect the child.
Although the definition of a child varies across local laws and customs, our company considers anyone under 18 years old as a child.
If our company discovers that it has collected children's personal information without obtaining verifiable parental consent beforehand, we will seek to delete the relevant data as soon as possible.
Currently, our company does not transfer or store your personal information across borders. If there is a need for cross-border transfer or storage in the future, we will inform you of the purpose of the information transfer, the recipient, the security measures, and the security risks, and obtain your consent.
Our company's privacy policy may change. Without your explicit consent, we will not reduce your rights as stipulated in this privacy policy. We will post any changes made to this privacy policy on this page. For significant changes, we will also provide more prominent notifications. Significant changes referred to in this privacy policy include, but are not limited to:
1. Significant changes in our company's service model, such as the purpose of processing personal information, the types of personal information processed, and the ways in which personal information is used;
2. Significant changes in our company's ownership structure, organizational structure, etc., such as ownership changes due to business adjustments, bankruptcies, mergers, and acquisitions;
3. Changes in the main subjects of personal information sharing, transfer, or public disclosure;
4. Significant changes in your rights and how to exercise them regarding the processing of personal information;
5. Changes in the responsible department, contact information, and complaint channels for handling personal information security in our company;
6. When the personal information security impact assessment report indicates high risk.
We will also archive older versions of this privacy policy for your reference.
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding this privacy policy, you can contact our company through the following method. Generally, we will respond to you within 15 working days.
Email: webman.ling@gmail.com
Any disputes arising from or related to this privacy policy shall be submitted to the court with jurisdiction in the location of our company for resolution.