Privacy Policy

Thank you for trusting Yeap News. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit real.yeap.news or interact with any content, tools, or services we offer. By accessing or using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Policy.

1. Scope

This Policy applies to information we collect:

• Directly from you when you create an account, purchase a subscription, complete forms, post content, or communicate with us.
• Automatically as you browse the Site (for example, through cookies, pixels, log files, and analytics tools).
• From third parties such as payment processors, advertising networks, or social media platforms, if you connect or interact with them through the Site.

It does not apply to third-party websites or services that we do not own or control.

2. Information We Collect

• Account and contact data: name, username, email address, mailing address, phone number.
• Payment and transaction data: partial card digits, billing address, purchase history (all processed by PCI-compliant providers; we never store full card numbers).
• Usage and device data: IP address, browser type, device identifiers, pages visited, links clicked, referring URLs, session timestamps.
• Location data: approximate location inferred from IP or device settings (city/region level).
• User-generated content: comments, messages, portfolio entries, and any other material you upload.
• Third-party data: social media profile information if you log in via OAuth, and marketing/attribution data from advertising partners.

3. How We Use Your Information

• Provide, operate, and maintain the Site - Legal basis: performance of a contract.
• Process payments and manage subscriptions - Legal basis: performance of a contract / legitimate interests.
• Personalize content, recommendations, and dashboards - Legal basis: consent / legitimate interests.
• Send administrative notices, newsletters, and updates - Legal basis: consent / legitimate interests.
• Conduct analytics, research, and product development - Legal basis: legitimate interests.
• Detect, investigate, and prevent fraud or security incidents - Legal basis: legitimate interests / legal obligation.
• Comply with laws, regulations, and lawful requests - Legal basis: legal obligation.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to the withdrawal.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use first-party and third-party cookies, web beacons, and local storage to:

• Remember your preferences and login.
• Measure Site performance and usage patterns.
• Deliver and measure the effectiveness of advertising.

You can adjust cookie settings in your browser or use our preference panel on the Site. Disabling cookies may limit certain functionality.

5. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information. We only share it as follows:

• Service providers - vetted vendors that perform services on our behalf (e.g., cloud hosting, payment processing, analytics, email delivery) under strict confidentiality agreements.
• Affiliates and partners - entities that are legally part of the Yeap News corporate family, for internal business purposes consistent with this Policy.
• Legal and security requirements - when required by law, subpoena, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Yeap News, our users, or the public.
• Business transfers - in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, subject to this Policy.
• With your consent - if you expressly authorize us to do so.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, meet our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Retention periods vary depending on the type of data and the context.

7. Security

We implement administrative, technical, and physical measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Your Privacy Rights

• EU / UK residents - Right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of or objection to processing, and data portability. You may lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.
• California residents - CCPA rights to know, delete, and opt out of certain data sharing. We honor Global Privacy Control signals.
• Other regions - Depending on local law, you may have similar rights. Contact us to exercise them.

To submit a request, use our contact page. We may verify your identity before processing it.

9. Children's Privacy

The Site is not directed at children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA/UK). We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If we discover that we have done so, we will delete that information promptly.

10. International Data Transfers

We are based in the United States and may transfer, process, and store information on servers located in the U.S. or other countries with data-protection laws that differ from those in your jurisdiction. When transferring personal data outside the EEA/UK or other regions with strict laws, we use approved mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses.

11. Third-Party Links

The Site may contain links to external websites or plug-ins. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third parties. You are encouraged to review their policies before providing personal information.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the Site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please reach out through our contact page.