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Updated on October 27, 2026 – YIAHO.COM

Yiaho.com is a free French platform that requires no registration and does not systematically collect personal data. We use cookies to serve ads via Google AdSense and to anonymously analyze browsing via Google Analytics. You can accept or refuse these cookies via the consent banner.

Comments left voluntarily are moderated, and the associated data (IP address, username, email) is kept temporarily. Messages exchanged with our AI agents or chatbots are sent to the AI model provider (OpenAI or DeepSeek) to generate the replies, and Yiaho keeps them for 90 days, along with the date and IP address, to run the service and prevent abuse. Your rights are protected in accordance with the GDPR.

Article 1: Preamble

This privacy policy informs Yiaho.com users about:

  • How their personal data is collected and processed;
  • The rights they have over this data;
  • The data controller;
  • The recipients of the data;
  • The site’s cookie policy.

This policy supplements the legal notice and the Terms of Use available at: https://www.yiaho.com/mentions-legales/.

Article 2: Principles relating to the collection and processing of personal data

In accordance with European Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR), personal data is:

  • Processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently;
  • Collected for specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes;
  • Adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary;
  • Accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date;
  • Kept for no longer than necessary for the purposes;
  • Secured against any unauthorized access, loss, or destruction.

Processing is based on:

  • The user’s consent (for example, for advertising cookies);
  • Yiaho’s legitimate interest (for example, for comment moderation or funding through advertising).

Article 3: Data collected and purposes

3.1 Data collected

Yiaho.com is designed to work without registration or systematic collection of personal data. The only data collected is:

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, we collect your IP address, your browser’s user agent, and optionally the username, first name, last name, or email address you choose to provide.
  • Cookies and browsing data: We use cookies to:
    • Anonymously analyze browsing via Google Analytics (for example, pages visited, browser type).
    • Serve personalized ads via Google AdSense, which may collect data such as IP address or unique identifiers and share it with 151 TCF vendors and 66 advertising partners (see Google’s policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy).
  • Interactions with AI agents: messages entered in chatbots or AI agents and the generated replies are stored on our servers, with the date and IP address of the exchange. They are not linked to any account. They are deleted automatically after 90 days. To generate each reply, the message is sent to the provider of the AI model used by the chatbot, OpenAI (United States) or DeepSeek (China), which processes it in accordance with its own privacy policy. Do not enter personal or sensitive information in the chatbots.

3.2 Purposes

This data is used to:

  • Run the AI chatbots and prevent abuse (automated requests, misuse of the service);
  • Moderate comments to ensure appropriate content;
  • Improve the user experience through anonymous analytics (Google Analytics);
  • Fund the platform through personalized ads (Google AdSense).

3.3 Collection method

  • Comments: Data is collected only when you submit a comment.
  • Cookies: A consent banner lets you accept or refuse advertising and analytics cookies on your first visit. You can change your choices at any time via the “Privacy settings” link at the bottom of the page.
  • AI agents: messages are stored when you send them in a chatbot, then sent to the AI model provider (OpenAI or DeepSeek) to generate the reply.

3.4 Retention period

  • Comments: Data (IP address, user agent, optional username or email) is kept for 12 months for moderation purposes, unless otherwise required by law.
  • Cookies: Comment cookies expire after 1 year. Advertising and analytics cookies follow the durations defined by Google (generally 13 months for Google Analytics).
  • Chatbot messages: 90 days (messages, replies, date and IP address), then deleted automatically.

3.5 Data hosting

The Yiaho.com website is hosted by o2switch, a French company located at 222-224 Boulevard Gustave Flaubert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France. All collected data is hosted within the European Union.

3.6 Transfers outside the EU

Data processed by Google AdSense may be transferred outside the European Union. These transfers are governed by GDPR-compliant safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses. See the providers’ privacy policies for more information:

Article 4: Security measures

Yiaho.com implements technical and organizational measures to protect data against any unauthorized access, loss, or destruction, including:

  • Secure protocols (HTTPS);
  • Securing servers at o2switch;
  • Regular security checks.
    Third-party providers (Google, OpenAI, DeepSeek) apply their own measures, detailed in their policies.

Article 5: Cookies

A cookie is a text file stored on your device (computer, phone) to make browsing easier or to serve ads. The cookies used by Yiaho include:

  • Comment cookies: To avoid re-entering your information for future comments (duration: 1 year).
  • Analytics cookies: To collect anonymous statistics via Google Analytics.
  • Advertising cookies: To serve personalized ads via Google AdSense.

You can accept or refuse cookies via the consent banner or configure your browser:

For more information about cookies:

Article 6: Data controller and data protection officer

5.1 Data controller

Data is collected by:

Contact: Please use the contact form

Article 7: Users’ rights

In accordance with the GDPR and the French Data Protection Act (Law 78-17), you have the following rights:

  • Access, rectification, and erasure of your data (GDPR Articles 15, 16, 17);
  • Data portability (GDPR Article 20);
  • Restriction of and objection to processing (GDPR Articles 18, 21);
  • Refusal of an automated decision;
  • Instructions regarding what happens to your data after your death;
  • Lodging a complaint with the CNIL (GDPR Article 77).

To exercise your rights, contact us via the online form. Specify your request and, if necessary, the information needed to identify the data concerned (for example, a specific comment).

To manage cookies, use the consent banner or your browser settings.

Article 8: Notification of data breaches

In the event of a personal data breach, Yiaho will inform the CNIL within 72 hours (GDPR) and notify the affected users if the breach presents a high risk to their rights.

Article 9: Policy changes

Yiaho.com reserves the right to modify this policy to remain compliant with applicable law. Users are encouraged to review it regularly. Changes do not affect prior interactions with the site.

This policy, published on February 15, 2023, was updated on October 27, 2026.