This Privacy Policy explains how YOWhatApp.com (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you visit our website. It applies only to this website.
By using YOWhatApp.com, you consent to the practices described here. If you do not agree, please stop using the site.
1. Important Scope Limitation
This policy covers this website only. It does not cover YO WhatsApp or any other application.
We did not develop YO WhatsApp and have no relationship with its developers. We have no knowledge of, control over, or responsibility for what data that application collects, stores, transmits, or shares once installed on your device.
Any personal information you enter into a third-party app — messages, contacts, photos, phone number, location — is handled by that app’s developers under their practices, not ours. As explained in our Disclaimer, those practices cannot be independently verified. Please consider this carefully before installing any modified application.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Give Us Voluntarily
- Contact and email enquiries: your name, email address, and whatever you include in your message. We use this solely to respond to you.
- Comments (if enabled): your name, email address, comment content, and IP address.
- Newsletter (if enabled): your email address.
You are never required to provide personal information to browse this site or download files.
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, our servers and analytics tools automatically record:
- IP address (often truncated or anonymised)
- Browser type and version
- Operating system and device type
- Referring website
- Pages visited, time spent, and click paths
- Date and time of access
- Approximate geographic region (country/city level, derived from IP)
- Language preference
This is aggregate technical data used to understand traffic, diagnose problems, and improve the site. We do not use it to identify you personally.
2.3 What We Do Not Collect
We do not collect or request your phone number, WhatsApp account details, contacts, messages, photos, precise GPS location, government ID, or payment card details. We do not ask you to create an account.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We and our third-party partners use:
- Essential cookies: required for the site to function.
- Analytics cookies: help us understand how visitors use the site.
- Advertising cookies: used by ad networks to serve and measure ads.
- Preference cookies: remember settings such as theme or language.
Managing cookies: You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings – Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge all offer these controls. Blocking cookies may affect how parts of the site work. You can also opt out of personalised advertising at https://www.aboutads.info/choices and https://www.youronlinechoices.com.
4. Third-Party Services
We use third-party services that may collect information under their own privacy policies. Please review them:
Google Analytics — website traffic and usage analysis. We [have/have not] enabled IP anonymisation. Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy | Opt-out: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Google AdSense and third-party advertising partners — Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to our site and/or other sites on the internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads. Google’s advertising privacy information: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
[ADD ANY OTHERS YOU USE: Cloudflare, Hotjar, Disqus, Mailchimp, file hosts, etc.]
We do not control third-party cookies and cannot access the data they collect.
5. How We Use Information
We use the information described above to:
- Operate, maintain, and secure the website
- Respond to your enquiries and support requests
- Understand traffic patterns and improve content
- Display and measure advertising
- Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, spam, and technical attacks
- Comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
6. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR)
If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we process personal data on these legal bases:
- Consent — for analytics and advertising cookies, and for newsletter subscriptions. You may withdraw consent at any time.
- Legitimate interests — for site security, fraud prevention, and basic aggregate analytics, balanced against your rights.
- Legal obligation — where processing is required by law.
7. Data Sharing
We share information only in these circumstances:
- Service providers — hosting, analytics, and advertising partners who process data on our behalf
- Legal requirements — where required by law, court order, or valid governmental request
- Protection of rights — to enforce our terms, investigate abuse, or protect the safety of our users or the public
- Business transfer — if the website is sold or transferred, data may be part of that transfer
8. Data Retention
We keep personal information only as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected:
- Contact and email enquiries: [12–24] months, then deleted
- Comments: until removed by you or us
- Analytics data: per our provider’s retention setting, currently [14/26/38/50] months
- Server logs: [30–90] days
9. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Request deletion of your data (“right to erasure”)
- Restrict or object to processing
- Receive your data in a portable format
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Lodge a complaint with your data protection authority
California residents (CCPA/CPRA): You have the right to know what personal information is collected, to request deletion, to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information, and not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. We do not sell personal information as that term is commonly understood; however, certain advertising cookie practices may qualify as “sharing” under California law. To opt out, use the cookie controls and ad-settings links in Sections 3 and 4.
To exercise any right, email [privacy@yowhatapp.com]. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law (generally 30 days). We may need to verify your identity first.
10. Children’s Privacy
This website is not directed at children under [13/16], and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact [privacy@yowhatapp.com] and we will delete it promptly.
11. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information, including HTTPS/TLS encryption, restricted administrative access, and regular software updates.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, and you provide information at your own risk.
12. International Data Transfers
Our servers and service providers may be located outside your country, including in the United States. Data protection laws in those countries may differ from those where you live. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses for such transfers.
13. External Links
This site links to third-party websites and file hosts. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. This policy does not apply once you leave YOWhatApp.com — read the privacy policy of any site you visit.
14. Do Not Track
Some browsers send a “Do Not Track” signal. There is no industry-standard response to these signals, and this website does not currently respond to them. You can control tracking through the cookie and ad-settings options in Sections 3 and 4.
15. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Material changes will be indicated by updating the “Last updated” date at the top, and where required by law we will seek fresh consent. Please review this page occasionally.
16. Contact Us
Questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy:
If you are in the EEA or UK and are not satisfied with our response, you may lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.