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Yotober Privacy Policy. Your Data & Your Rights

Last updated: July, 2025

At Yotober, we empower families and educators to create magical audio adventures for smart speakers. We believe in imagination — protected by strong privacy principles, especially when it comes to children’s data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal information.

Yotober is headquartered in Ontario, Canada and complies with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable international privacy laws such as GDPR, COPPA, and the UK Age Appropriate Design Code.

1. Who This Policy Applies To

This policy applies to:

  • Adult account holders (parents, educators, content creators)
  • Children under 18 using smart speakers or interacting via adult accounts
  • Visitors to our website or application
  • Third-party collaborators contributing to content creation

2. What We Collect

We collect personal information only as needed to provide and improve the Yotober service. This includes:

Account Data

  • Name, email address, region/country
  • User role (e.g., parent, educator, creator)
  • Password (encrypted)
  • Subscription status and billing details

Story Creation Data

  • Text or audio prompts submitted by users
  • AI-generated content derived from prompts
  • Audio recordings voluntarily created by adults (or children under direct supervision)

Device & Usage Data

  • Smart speaker type (e.g., Alexa, Google, Yoto)
  • Logs of publishing events (timestamped)
  • Metrics from embedded analytics (e.g., Mixpanel)

Cookies & Web Analytics

  • IP address, browser type, session time
  • Interaction with our website or app

3. AI and Third-Party Services

Yotober integrates with third-party AI and infrastructure providers that may process or retain data outside Yotober’s direct control. These include:

  • Google Cloud / Vertex AI
  • OpenAI
  • ElevenLabs
  • Mixpanel
  • Amazon Alexa & Google Assistant APIs

Some of these vendors may use user-provided prompts, recordings, or metadata for AI model training or tuning, in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms of service.

⚠️ By submitting prompts, stories, or recordings, you acknowledge that data may be transmitted to upstream AI processors that may not be governed solely by this Privacy Policy.

We work to select reputable vendors who comply with applicable laws and maintain high privacy standards. You may choose to opt out of AI-powered features via account settings.

4. How We Use Personal Data

We use your personal information to:

  • Create and manage your account
  • Enable family-safe content creation and publishing
  • Provide AI-generated stories and audio transformations
  • Deliver content to your linked smart speaker
  • Analyze usage and improve platform functionality
  • Enforce our Terms of Service and prevent misuse

We do not sell personal data to advertisers or third parties.

5. Children’s Privacy

Yotober is designed to be adult-mediated:

  • Only verified adults can create accounts and submit content
  • Children under 13 may use Yotober tools only under adult supervision
  • Audio or text data from children is not collected independently
  • Parents can review and delete any content their child may help create

Where required, verifiable parental consent is collected before storing or processing any identifiable child data.

6. Your Rights

As a Canadian resident (and under GDPR/COPPA as applicable), you have rights to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Correct inaccuracies
  • Delete your data
  • Withdraw consent
  • File a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

To make a request, email us at [email protected]

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as needed for:

  • Active service provision
  • Legal or compliance obligations
  • Parental or user-initiated deletion requests

Audio recordings and prompts are stored securely and can be deleted from your account dashboard or by written request.

8. Where Your Data Lives

Data is hosted primarily in Canada or jurisdictions deemed adequate under PIPEDA. Some processing (e.g., AI inference) may occur in the United States or Europe under binding agreements and standard contractual clauses (SCCs).

9. Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your data with:

  • Infrastructure and AI service providers listed above
  • Payment processors (e.g., Stripe)
  • Legal or regulatory authorities if required
  • Other users only if you explicitly choose to share content

We do not share your personal information with advertisers or social media networks without consent.

10. Security

We apply modern security safeguards including:

  • End-to-end encryption for data in transit
  • Secure credential storage (bcrypt, OAuth)
  • Role-based access controls
  • Audit logging of publishing events
  • Incident response procedures per PIPEDA guidelines

11. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Significant changes will be emailed to users and posted prominently in the app.

Last updated: July, 2025

12. Contact Us

Yotober
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
📧 [email protected]

Yotober is built for imagination — protected by privacy, powered by trust.