Last updated: 1st July 2024
1. Introduction
Welcome to AskReply.social. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website askreply.social and use our application askreplylite.streamlit.app (collectively, the “Service”).
2. Information We Collect
2.1 User Account Information
When you sign in to use our Service, we collect your name and email address. This information is used to create and manage your account, to communicate with you about our Service, and to collect feedback.
2.2 YouTube Account Access
When you use our Service, you may choose to sign in to your YouTube account. This allows us to retrieve comments from your YouTube videos. We do not store your YouTube credentials or the retrieved comments.
2.3 Google Analytics and Cookies
We use Google Analytics to track visitors on our homepage (askreply.social). This service collects anonymous data about your visit, such as pages viewed and time spent on the site.
We use functional cookies for the following purposes:
- Associated with Google Analytics (with your consent): This cookie helps us remember your preferences and improve your user experience. The cookie will expire after one year if you do not revisit our site.
- Session information: We use a cookie to store information about your user session, such as displaying a welcome back message. This cookie is essential for the functioning of our Service.
You can choose to accept or decline these cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. However, declining the session cookie may impact the functionality of our Service.
2.4 Streamlit Data
Our application (askreplylite.streamlit.app) uses Streamlit, which collects anonymous visitor data to help us understand how the app is being used.
3. How We Use Your Information
- We use your name and email address to manage your account, send you important updates about our Service, and collect feedback about your experience.
- With your consent (implied by signing in), we may send you newsletters or promotional emails about our Service.
- We process YouTube comments during your session to provide our service. These comments are not stored in our database and are only held temporarily in your browser.
- Google Analytics data, including information collected through the functional cookie (with your consent), is used to improve our Service and analyze app performance.
- Our session cookie is used to enhance your user experience by remembering your preferences and providing personalized features like welcome back messages.
- Streamlit data is used to understand how our app is being used and to make improvements. More information on Streamlit’s privacy policy: https://streamlit.io/privacy-policy
4. Communication Preferences
By signing in to our Service, you agree to receive emails from us, including newsletters, promotional content, and requests for feedback. You can unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time by replying to any of our emails with the keyword “unsubscribe” in the subject line or body of the email.
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to third parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website and providing our services, as long as these parties agree to keep this information confidential.
We may release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect our or others’ rights, property, or safety.
6. Data Security
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you use our Service. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
7. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to access, correct, or delete the data we hold about you. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our Service is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
11. Consent
By using our Service, you consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. For the use of the functional cookie associated with Google Analytics, we will ask for your explicit consent before setting this cookie. The session cookie is necessary for the functioning of our Service, and by using our Service, you consent to its use. By signing in to our Service, you consent to receive communications from us and to the use of your information for feedback collection, subject to your right to unsubscribe as described in this policy.