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Independent News & Media Plc (“we” or “us” or “our”) , the owner of Yet'Ale, respects the privacy of our users (“user” or “you”).
Please take a few minutes to rea the following policy concerning your privacy while using Yet’Ale mobile application. As we continuously improve and expand our services with new features and stakeholders, this policy might change, so please check it periodically. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Application after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.
This Privacy Policy applies to Yet’Ale mobile application. The Privacy Policy describes how Yet’Ale (Yet’Ale Crowd-Sourced Marketplace, We, our , us) collects, uses, and shares information you provide through our app and websites. It also describes your rights and choices regarding our use and
Your use of our App and Websites constitute your agreement to our Terms of Use, and acceptance of this Privacy Policy and your consent to the practices it describes. If you happen to have any question about our privacy policy, please contact us as set forth in the section entitled ‘’Contact Us” below.
Your use of our App and Websites constitute your agreement to our Terms of Use, and acceptance of this Privacy Policy and your consent to the practices it describes. If you happen to have any question about our privacy policy, please contact us as set forth in the section entitled ‘’Contact Us” below.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS THE APPLICATION.
Yet’Ale collects information you provide directly via our App and websites. The information we may collect via the Application depends on the options you choose from within our application and includes:
Personal Data
Demographic and other personally identifiable information (such as your name and email address) that you voluntarily give to us when choosing to register for the services our application provides.
Derivative Data
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Application, such as your native actions that are integral to the Application, including re-blogging, or ordering a product, as well as other interactions you may have with the Application and other users via server log files.
Financial Data
Currently we do not collect any Financial data from any user, only transaction history on purchases that are managed on cash on delivery fashion.
Phone Authentication Permissions
The Application needs your phone number to verify and authenticate new registrations. Considering that we will be retaining your phone number on the backend server we use to provide the delivery service.
Geo-Location Information
We need access or permission to and track location-based information from your mobile device, either continuously or while you are using the Application, to provide location-based services. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device’s settings. And upon such decisions we do not guarantee you a streamlined service for almost all of the service we provide entirely depends on location.
Mobile Device Access
We may request access or permission to certain features from your mobile device, including your mobile device’s SMS messages, Camera, and Photo Album and other features. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device’s settings. Again here, upon such decisions we do not guarantee you a streamlined service for almost all of the service we provide entirely depends on location.
Mobile Device Data
Device information such as your mobile device phone number, country, location, and any other data you choose to provide.
Push Notifications
We may request to send you push notifications regarding your account or the Application. If you wish to opt-out from receiving these types of communications, you may turn them off in your device’s settings. However, the streamlined service Yet’Ale offers will be interrupted upon such discontinuations, resulting very low consumer experience.
Data From Contests, Giveaways, and Surveys
Personal and other information you may provide when entering contests or giveaways and/or responding to surveys.
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a streamlined, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Application to
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
By Law or to Protect Rights
If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, SMS delivery, email delivery, hosting services that house our backend services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
Interactions with Other Users
If you interact with other users of the Application, those users may see your name, profile photo, and descriptions of your activity.
Online Postings
When you post an item for sale, within the Application, your posts may be viewed by all users of our ecosystem and may be publicly distributed outside the Application in perpetuity.
Business Partners
We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions. Featured product suppliers could get the chance to advertise directly within your dashboard in the application and even send push/email notification to get your attention.
Sale or Bankruptcy
If we reorganize or sell all or a portion of our assets, undergo a merger, or are acquired by another entity, we may transfer your information to the successor entity. If we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, your information would be an asset transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that the transferee may decline honor commitments we made in this Privacy Policy.
We are not responsible for the actions of third parties with whom you share personal or sensitive data, and we have no authority to manage or control third-party solicitations. If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for contacting the third party directly.
We may also partner with selected third-party vendors, specifically with Google Analytics, to allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on the Application through the use of first party cookies and third-party cookies, to, among other things, analyze and track users’ use of the Application, determine the popularity of certain content, and better understand online activity. By accessing the Application, you consent to the collection and use of your information by these third-party vendors. You are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions. We do not transfer personal information to these third-party vendors. However, if you do not want any information to be collected and used by tracking technologies, you can install and/or update your settings for one of the following:
[Google Analytics Opt-Out Plugin]
You should be aware that getting a new computer, installing a new browser, upgrading an existing browser, or erasing or otherwise altering your browser’s cookies files may also clear certain opt-out cookies, plug-ins, or settings.
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.
We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems [and our mobile applications] include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy Policy.
Account Information
You may at any time review or change the information in your account or terminate your account by:
● Logging into your account settings and updating your account
● Contacting us using the contact information provided below
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use and/or comply with legal requirements.
Emails and Communications
If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from us, you may opt-out by:
● Noting your preferences at the time you register your account with the Application
● Logging into your account settings and updating your preferences.
● Contacting us using the contact information provided below
If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for contacting the third party directly.
Our Application caters for anyone living in Ethiopia. Considering the limited demographic circumference, we are not explicitly following the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) to the word. However, much of the provisions in our Privacy Policy comply to the general rules of engagement in online privacy.
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Independent News & Media Plc
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia Sierra Leone Street (Debre Zeit Road) Next to Global Hotel, Kirkos District, Kebele 03 House No. 542 Tegene Building, 7th Floor. Email: kemessob@gmail.com kemessob@outlook.com
