1. Introduction

Welcome to YaadBook. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the Jamaica Data Protection Act (2020) ("JDPA"). This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

2. Data We Collect About You

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

• Identity Data includes your display name or username.
• Contact Data includes your email address.
• Profile Data includes your username, password (hashed), profile picture, liked words, and any content you submit to the platform (such as words, definitions, stories).
• Usage Data includes information about how you use our website, products, and services.

3. How We Use Your Personal Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

• To register you as a new user and manage your account.
• To process and publish your contributions (words, stories, comments).
• To manage our relationship with you, including notifying you about changes to our terms or privacy policy.
• To enable you to partake in interactive features of our service, such as learning games and quizzes.
• To administer and protect our business and this website (including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data).

4. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. We are based in Jamaica and all data is processed and stored in accordance with the JDPA.

5. Your Legal Rights Under the JDPA

Under the Jamaica Data Protection Act, you have rights in relation to your personal data. These include:

• The right to access your data: You can ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• The right to rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccuracies in your personal data.
• The right to erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it.
• The right to prevent processing: You can request that the processing of your personal data be stopped if it is causing or is likely to cause substantial damage or distress.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through the channels provided on our website.